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NE Code § 2-1226 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1226 - Simulcast facility license; application.

2-1226.  Simulcast facility license; application.Any racetrack issued a license under sections 2-1201 to 2-1223 which operates at least one live race meet during each calendar year except as provided in section 2-1228 may apply to the commission for a simulcast facility license. An application for such license shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the commission and shall contain such information, material, or evidence as the commission may require. Any racetrack issued a simulcast facility license may display the simulcast of a horserace on which parimutuel wagering shall be allowed.Source   Laws 1987, LB 708, § 3;   Laws 1996, LB 1255, § 3.
NE Code § 2-1227 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1227 - Simulcast; license; agreement between tracks; sections applicable; wagering; how conducted.

2-1227.  Simulcast; license; agreement between tracks; sections applicable; wagering; how conducted.(1) The commission may authorize and approve one or more applications by any racetrack issued a license under sections 2-1201 to 2-1223 for a license to provide the simulcast of horseraces for wagering purposes from a track operated by the applicant which is conducting a race to a receiving track which is also licensed pursuant to sections 2-1201 to 2-1223 and has applied for a simulcast facility license. No application shall be approved by the commission without a written agreement between the receiving track and the sending track relating to the simulcast. The written agreement between the receiving track and the sending track shall have the consent of the organization representing a majority of the licensed owners and trainers at both the sending and the receiving track.(2) Every licensee authorized to accept wagers on simulcast racing events pursuant to sections 2-1224 to 2-1227 shall be deemed to be conducting a licensed horserace meeting and shall be subject to all appropriate provisions of sections 2-1201 to 2-1223 relating to the conduct of horserace meetings.(3) The sums retained by any receiving track from the total deposits in pools wagered on simulcast racing events conducted pursuant to sections 2-1201 to 2-1227 shall be equal to the retained percentages applicable to the sending track. Of the sums retained by the receiving track from simulcast pools, the parimutuel tax shall be levied in accordance with sections 2-1201 to 2-1223. Of the sums retained by the receiving track, an amount as determined by agreement between the sending track and receiving track shall be distributed to the sending track.(4) Any simulcast between a sending track located in the state and receiving track located in the state as provided in this section shall result in the combination of all wagers placed at the receiving track located in the state with the wagers placed at the sending track located in the state so as to produce common parimutuel betting pools for the calculation of odds and the determination of payouts from such pools, which payout shall be the same for all winning tickets, irrespective of whether the wager is placed at a sending track located in the state or receiving track located in the state.Source   Laws 1987, LB 708, § 4;   Laws 1989, LB 591, § 6;   Laws 1993, LB 471, § 2.
NE Code § 2-1228 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1228 - Interstate simulcast facility license; application.

2-1228.  Interstate simulcast facility license; application.Any racetrack issued a license under sections 2-1201 to 2-1223 (1) conducting primarily quarterhorse races in the year immediately preceding the year for which application is made, regardless of the total number of days of live racing conducted in such year, or (2) conducting primarily thoroughbred horseraces in the year immediately preceding the year for which application is made which conducted live racing on at least seventy percent of the days for which it was authorized to conduct live racing in 1988 unless the commission determines that such racetrack was unable to conduct live racing on the required number of days due to factors beyond its control, including, but not limited to, fire, earthquake, tornado, or other natural disaster, may apply to the commission for an interstate simulcast facility license. An application for such license shall be in a form prescribed by the commission and shall contain such information, material, or evidence as the commission may require. Any racetrack issued an interstate simulcast facility license may conduct the interstate simulcast of any horserace permitted under its license, and parimutuel wagering shall be allowed on such horserace. The commission shall not authorize interstate simulcasting for any racetrack pursuant to sections 2-1201 to 2-1223 unless all of the thoroughbred racetracks together applied for and received authority to conduct at least one hundred eighty live racing days in the calendar year in which the application is made. If any racetrack conducts live racing for less than seventy percent of the days assigned such racetrack in 1988, (a) such racetrack shall be precluded from conducting interstate simulcasts and (b) the number of live racing days conducted by such racetrack shall be subtracted from an amount equal to seventy percent of all the days assigned such racetrack in 1988 and the amount remaining shall be deducted from the one-hundred-eighty-day total required by this section. If any racetrack ceases to conduct live racing, seventy percent of the days assigned such racetrack in 1988 shall be deducted from the one-hundred-eighty-day total required by this section.Source   Laws 1989, LB 591, § 7;   Laws 1993, LB 471, § 3.
NE Code § 2-1243 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1243 - Horseracing industry participants; legislative findings.

2-1243.  Horseracing industry participants; legislative findings.The Legislature finds that the horseracing industry is an important facet of economic and recreational development in Nebraska. Breeders, owners, and trainers are an important and integral part of the live horseracing industry in Nebraska.Source  Laws 1993, LB 471, § 5.
NE Code § 2-1244 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1244 - Horseracing industry participant, defined.

2-1244.  Horseracing industry participant, defined.For purposes of sections 2-1243 to 2-1246, horseracing industry participant shall mean an individual who currently holds a valid license for purposes of conducting horseracing from the State Racing and Gaming Commission and who owns, trains, cares for, or rides horses stabled at a Nebraska-licensed racetrack for the purpose of horseracing at the live race meeting at such racetrack.Source   Laws 1993, LB 471, § 6;  Laws 2021, LB561, § 24.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021
NE Code § 2-1245 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1245 - Horseracing industry participants; rights.

2-1245.  Horseracing industry participants; rights.(1) A horseracing industry participant shall be entitled to reasonable treatment from those licensed to conduct thoroughbred race meets.(2) Private property belonging to a horseracing industry participant at a racetrack facility shall not unlawfully be converted, seized, damaged, or destroyed by racetrack employees or agents without compensation.(3) A horseracing industry participant shall not be deemed to forfeit or waive any right to privacy without reasonable cause guaranteed by law by virtue of being licensed by the state, by entry upon licensed horseracing facilities, or by engaging in the sport of horseracing in this state.(4) A horseracing industry participant may not be excluded from the grounds of any licensed racetrack by track management without a hearing by the stewards at such racetrack unless there are reasonable grounds to believe such participant has committed a felony or is posing a physical danger to himself or herself, to others, or to animals in his or her care or his or her physical presence will bring immediate harm to horseracing. Such hearing shall be held as soon as practicable and shall be given first priority and precedence by the stewards. This subsection shall not apply to the allocation of stalls pursuant to an agreement between the horseracing industry participant and the licensed racetrack.(5) A horseracing industry participant shall be free from unreasonable searches and seizures of his or her person without probable cause and shall be free from unreasonable searches and seizures of his or her housing, vehicle, papers, and effects.(6) If a horseracing industry participant has been charged with a violation of a rule of racing which involves a substantial risk of loss or suspension of his or her license or which involves a criminal penalty, he or she shall be entitled to the following protections as a matter of right:(a) To remain silent;(b) To the benefit of counsel, including the opportunity to confer with counsel in preparation of a defense;(c) To a speedy and public hearing;(d) To present evidence and to testify in person at his or her hearing;(e) To cross-examine the witnesses who testify against him or her; and(f) To have prospective witnesses excluded from the hearing room during the hearing.Nothing in this section shall prevent a horseracing industry participant from knowingly waiving any rights afforded under this subsection.(7) A horseracing industry participant shall not be required to waive his or her constitutional rights nor the rights granted pursuant to sections 2-1243 to 2-1246 as a condition of pursuing a livelihood in this state or at any licensed thoroughbred horseracing facility.Source  Laws 1993, LB 471, § 7.
NE Code § 2-1246 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1246 - Rules and regulations; sections; how construed.

2-1246.  Rules and regulations; sections; how construed.(1) The State Racing and Gaming Commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations which provide for dismissal, license revocation or suspension, fines, or other suitable penalties necessary to enforce sections 2-1243 to 2-1245.(2) Nothing in such sections shall affect in any way the right of any horseracing industry participant to bring any action in any appropriate forum for the violation of any law of this state or any rule of racing.Source   Laws 1993, LB 471, § 8;  Laws 2021, LB561, § 25.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021
NE Code § 2-1301 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1301 - Refunding of bonded indebtedness; section, how construed.

2-1301.  Refunding of bonded indebtedness; section, how construed.Any corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Nebraska if created not for private gain or profit and under legal restrictions which preclude it from being organized for private gain or profit, and if organized and existing for the purpose of promoting and advancing the interests of agriculture and farm husbandry in the State of Nebraska, having outstanding any bonds or debentures matured or about to mature, may refund such bond indebtedness or debentures in an amount not exceeding the existing unpaid principal and interest due on such bonds or debentures, by issuing new bonds or new debentures in exchange for bonds or debentures maturing or about to mature, or to be sold for the purpose of securing funds to redeem principal and interest of the bonds or debentures maturing or about to mature. Such new bonds or debentures shall not be issued in excess of the amount required to refund the existing indebtedness, shall not be sold or exchanged at less than par and shall not draw interest at a rate in excess of three percent per annum, which interest may be made payable annually or semiannually. No authority is hereby granted nor shall this section be construed to grant authority to any such corporation to increase its indebtedness, the sole object and purpose of this section being to authorize refunding of existing indebtedness.Source   Laws 1937, c. 2, § 1, p. 52;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-1601;   R.S.1943, § 2-1301.
NE Code § 2-1302 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1302 - Refunding debentures; form.

2-1302.  Refunding debentures; form.Said refunding debentures shall be in substantially the form as provided in section 2-111, Compiled Statutes of Nebraska, 1929.Source   Laws 1937, c. 2, § 2, p. 53;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-1602;   R.S.1943, § 2-1302;   Laws 1983, LB 421, § 9.
NE Code § 2-1501 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1501 - Terms, defined.

2-1501.  Terms, defined.As used in sections 2-1501 to 2-15,123, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Commission means the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission;(2) State means the State of Nebraska;(3) Agency of this state means the government of this state and any subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the government of this state;(4) United States or agencies of the United States means the United States of America, the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, and any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America;(5) Government or governmental means the government of this state, the government of the United States, and any subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them;(6) Lands, easements, and rights-of-way means lands and rights or interests in lands whereon channel improvements, channel rectifications, or water-retarding or gully-stabilization structures are located, including those areas for flooding and flowage purposes, spoil areas, borrow pits, access roads, and similar purposes;(7) Local organization means any natural resources district, drainage district, irrigation district, or other public district, county, city, or state agency;(8) Subwatershed means a portion of a watershed project as divided by the department on a complete hydrologic unit;(9) Rechanneling means the channeling of water from one watercourse to another watercourse by means of open ditches;(10) Watercourse means any depression two feet or more below the surrounding land serving to give direction to a current of water at least nine months of the year, having a bed and well-defined banks and, upon order of the commission, also includes any particular depression which would not otherwise be within the definition of watercourse;(11) Director means the Director of Natural Resources;(12) Department means the Department of Natural Resources; and(13) Combined sewer overflow project means a municipal project to reduce overflows from a combined sewer system pursuant to a long-term control plan approved by the Department of Environment and Energy.Source   Laws 1937, c. 8, § 3, p. 93;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-1903;   R.S.1943, § 2-1503;   Laws 1951, c. 7, § 1, p. 73;   Laws 1959, c. 6, § 2, p. 75;   Laws 1961, c. 4, § 1, p. 65;   Laws 1961, c. 3, § 2, p. 62;   Laws 1963, c. 8, § 2, p. 73;   Laws 1963, c. 9, § 1, p. 76;   Laws 1969, c. 16, § 1, p. 164;   Laws 1969, c. 9, § 66, p. 138;   Laws 1971, LB 415, § 1;   Laws 1972, LB 542, § 1;   Laws 1977, LB 510, § 1;   Laws 1984, LB 1106, § 11;  Laws 1999, LB 403, § 1;   R.S.Supp.,1999, § 2-1503;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 17;  Laws 2014, LB1098, § 1;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 8.
NE Code § 2-1503 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1503 - Transferred to section 2-1501.

2-1503.  Transferred to section 2-1501.
NE Code § 2-1503.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1503.01 - Small Watersheds Flood Control Fund; created; use; investment.

2-1503.01.  Small Watersheds Flood Control Fund; created; use; investment.The Small Watersheds Flood Control Fund is created. The State Treasurer shall credit to the fund such money as is specifically appropriated during any session of the Legislature. The State Treasurer shall also credit such fund with money contributed to or remitted by local organizations which was obtained through the sale or lease of property procured through the use of state funds as authorized in sections 2-1502 to 2-1503.03. In addition, funds, services, and properties made available by the United States or one of its departments or agencies may be credited to the fund. The money in the fund shall not be subject to fiscal year or biennium limitations. Transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature. Any money in the Small Watersheds Flood Control Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source   Laws 1963, c. 8, § 3, p. 74;   Laws 1969, c. 584, § 26, p. 2357;   Laws 1986, LB 258, § 2;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 5;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 19;  Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 2. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 2-1503.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1503.02 - Commission; flood control funds; allocations; acquisition of land or easements.

2-1503.02.  Commission; flood control funds; allocations; acquisition of land or easements.The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of the Small Watersheds Flood Control Fund. The commission may allocate to any local organization in this state, from the Small Watersheds Flood Control Fund, such sum or sums as in the judgment of the commission may be necessary to enable such local organization to acquire real property or easements needed to permit the local organizations to install upstream flood control or watershed protection and flood prevention structures on rivers, tributaries, streams, or watersheds thereof, including cooperative projects between the local organization and the United States. When any property or easement has been acquired by the use of any funds allocated under this section and the property is thereafter sold or leased, it shall be the duty of the local organization to remit to the department a pro rata share of the proceeds of such sale or lease equal to the percentage of total state funds involved.Source   Laws 1963, c. 8, § 4, p. 75;   Laws 1963, c. 3, § 1, p. 62;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 20.
NE Code § 2-1503.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1503.03 - Commission; department; powers; authority.

2-1503.03.  Commission; department; powers; authority.The commission shall have sole power and authority to specify the date and all other terms for the sale of any lands or rights-of-way acquired wholly or in part with funds from the Small Watersheds Flood Control Fund and to require the execution of all necessary documents to complete such sales. The department shall, upon acquisition by the local organization of any such lands or rights-of-way, prepare and file with the register of deeds in the county where such lands or rights-of-way are located an affidavit stating that state funds were utilized for the acquisition of such lands or rights-of-way by the organization receiving such funds and that such lands or rights-of-way cannot be sold, conveyed, granted, or in any way transferred by such organization except at the direction of the commission and in compliance with its rules and regulations.Source   Laws 1973, LB 188, § 3;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 21.
NE Code § 2-1505 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1505 - Commission; organization; compensation of members.

2-1505.  Commission; organization; compensation of members.The commission shall designate a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and such other officers as it may desire and may, from time to time, change such designation. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of a majority in any matter within their duties shall be required for its determination. Each of the members of the commission shall receive a per diem of fifty dollars per day for each day in the performance of his or her duties on the commission, but no member shall receive more than two thousand dollars in any one year, and in addition shall be entitled to expenses, including traveling expenses, necessarily incurred in the discharge of his or her duties on the commission, as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.Source   Laws 1937, c. 8, § 4, p. 95;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-1904;   R.S.1943, § 2-1505;   Laws 1957, c. 3, § 3, p. 84;   Laws 1961, c. 4, § 3, p. 68;   Laws 1972, LB 542, § 3;   Laws 1978, LB 653, § 2;   Laws 1980, LB 701, § 1;   Laws 1981, LB 204, § 5;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 23.
NE Code § 2-1506 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1506 - Water Sustainability Fund; goals; legislative findings.

2-1506.  Water Sustainability Fund; goals; legislative findings.(1) The goals of the Water Sustainability Fund are to: (a) Provide financial assistance to programs, projects, or activities that increase aquifer recharge, reduce aquifer depletion, and increase streamflow; (b) remediate or mitigate threats to drinking water; (c) promote the goals and objectives of approved integrated management plans or ground water management plans; (d) contribute to multiple water supply management goals including flood control, reducing threats to property damage, agricultural uses, municipal and industrial uses, recreational benefits, wildlife habitat, conservation, and preservation of water resources; (e) assist municipalities with the cost of constructing, upgrading, developing, and replacing sewer infrastructure facilities as part of a combined sewer overflow project; (f) provide increased water productivity and enhance water quality; (g) use the most cost-effective solutions available; and (h) comply with interstate compacts, decrees, other state contracts and agreements and federal law.(2) The Legislature finds that the goals of the Water Sustainability Fund can be met by equally considering programs, projects, or activities in the following categories: (a) Research, data, and modeling; (b) rehabilitation or restoration of water supply infrastructure, new water supply infrastructure, or water supply infrastructure maintenance or flood prevention for protection of critical infrastructure; (c) conjunctive management, storage, and integrated management of ground water and surface water; and (d) compliance with interstate compacts or agreements or other formal state contracts or agreements or federal law.Source Laws 2014, LB1098, § 3.