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NE Code § 70-1421 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1421 - Board of directors; grants-in-aid and loans; authorized; powers.

70-1421.  Board of directors; grants-in-aid and loans; authorized; powers.The board of directors of a joint authority is hereby authorized to make application and to enter into contracts for and to accept grants-in-aid and loans from the federal and state governments and their agencies for planning, acquiring, constructing, expanding, maintaining, and operating any project or facility, or participating in any research or development program, or performing any function which such joint authority may be authorized by general or local law to provide or perform.In order to exercise the authority granted by this section, the board of directors of a joint authority may:(1) Enter into and carry out contracts with the state or federal government or any agency or institution thereof under which such government, agency, or institution grants financial or other assistance to the joint authority;(2) Accept such assistance or funds as may be granted or loaned by the state or federal government with or without such a contract;(3) Agree to and comply with any reasonable conditions which are imposed upon such grants or loans; and(4) Make expenditures from any funds so granted.Source  Laws 1982, LB 852, § 21.
NE Code § 70-1422 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1422 - Sections, supplemental to other provisions.

70-1422.  Sections, supplemental to other provisions.Sections 70-1401 to 70-1421 shall be deemed to provide an additional, alternative, and complete method for the doing of the things authorized thereby and shall be deemed and construed to be supplemental and additional to powers conferred by existing laws, and shall not be regarded as in degradation of any powers not existing, except that insofar as provisions of sections 70-1401 to 70-1423 are inconsistent with the provisions of any other special or local law, the provisions of sections 70-1401 to 70-1423 shall be controlling. Nothing in sections 70-1401 to 70-1423 shall be construed to authorize the issuance of the bonds for the purpose of financing facilities to be owned wholly or in part by any private corporation.Source  Laws 1982, LB 852, § 22.
NE Code § 70-1423 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1423 - Sections, how construed.

70-1423.  Sections, how construed.In order to effectuate the purposes and policies prescribed in sections 70-1401 to 70-1423, the provisions of sections 70-1401 to 70-1423 shall be liberally construed.Source  Laws 1982, LB 852, § 23.
NE Code § 70-1501 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1501 - Statement of policy.

70-1501.  Statement of policy.It is the public policy of this state to provide its citizens with adequate electric service at as low an overall cost as possible, consistent with sound business practices, and in furtherance of such policy it is necessary to avoid and eliminate conflict and competition among and between suppliers of electric power and energy and to avoid duplication of facilities and resources which result from such conflict and competition.Source  Laws 1984, LB 805, § 1.
NE Code § 70-1502 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1502 - Suppliers; agreements authorized.

70-1502.  Suppliers; agreements authorized.In furtherance of the policy of this state as set forth in section 70-1501, suppliers of electric power and energy, including public power districts, nonprofit corporations, public power and irrigation districts, individual municipalities, registered groups of municipalities, public corporations, electric membership associations, cooperatives, and any other entities, are authorized to enter into written agreements between or among themselves which (1) prohibit, limit, or set conditions on the right of any party to the agreement to sell power and energy at wholesale to any entity which is then or thereafter served by another party to the agreement or to any entity listed in the agreement as a customer of another party to the agreement or (2) require any party to the agreement which sells power and energy at wholesale to any entity which is then or thereafter served by another party to the agreement or to any entity listed in the agreement as a customer of another party to the agreement to purchase power and energy from another party to the agreement.Source  Laws 1984, LB 805, § 2.
NE Code § 70-1503 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1503 - Agreement; Nebraska Power Review Board; approval required; procedure.

70-1503.  Agreement; Nebraska Power Review Board; approval required; procedure.Before any agreement made pursuant to section 70-1502 or amendment to such agreement shall become effective, it shall be submitted to and approved by the Nebraska Power Review Board. When requested to approve such agreement or amendment, the Nebraska Power Review Board shall determine whether such agreement or amendment is in furtherance of the public policy of this state as set forth in section 70-1501. The board may make such investigation as it determines is necessary, give ten days' notice by mail to such alternate power suppliers as it deems affected by the agreement or amendment, and hold a hearing if it determines one to be desirable. At the conclusion of its investigation, the Nebraska Power Review Board shall approve the agreement or amendment unless it determines that the agreement or amendment cannot be reasonably expected to fulfill the purposes of sections 70-1501 to 70-1505. The purpose of this section is to promote and encourage the making of agreements pursuant to section 70-1502.Source  Laws 1984, LB 805, § 3.
NE Code § 70-1504 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1504 - Agreement; dispute; hearing.

70-1504.  Agreement; dispute; hearing.In the event of any disagreement arising among the parties to an agreement authorized by sections 70-1501 to 70-1505 which cannot be settled by negotiations, the dispute may be submitted to the Nebraska Power Review Board. Upon the submission of any such disagreement to the board, the board shall set a time and place for hearing thereon and give notice as provided in section 70-1013. Following such hearing, the board shall make its recommendations for the settlement of such disagreement, which recommendations shall be advisory only.Source  Laws 1984, LB 805, § 4.
NE Code § 70-1505 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1505 - Supplier; competition and antitrust provisions; exemption.

70-1505.  Supplier; competition and antitrust provisions; exemption.In the exercise of the powers granted in sections 70-1501 to 70-1505 and in Chapter 70, article 10, to execute agreements authorized by sections 70-1501 to 70-1505 or other agreements authorized by Chapter 70, article 10, a supplier of electric power and energy shall be exempt from any law, rule, or regulation of this state regulating competition. It is intended that a supplier of electric power and energy carrying out the activities described by an agreement authorized by sections 70-1501 to 70-1505 or any other agreement authorized by Chapter 70, article 10, receive full exemption and immunity from state and federal antitrust laws in light of the public purposes and regulatory provisions of sections 70-1501 to 70-1505.Source  Laws 1984, LB 805, § 5.
NE Code § 70-1601 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1601 - Applicant for service; denial prohibited, when.

70-1601.  Applicant for service; denial prohibited, when.No applicant for the services of a public or private utility company furnishing water, natural gas, or electricity at retail in this state shall be denied service because of unpaid bills for similar service which are not collectible at law because of statutes of limitations or discharge in bankruptcy proceedings.Source   Laws 1972, LB 1201, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 18-417;   Laws 1988, LB 792, § 1.
NE Code § 70-1602 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1602 - Domestic subscriber, defined.

70-1602.  Domestic subscriber, defined.As used in sections 70-1603 to 70-1615, unless the context otherwise requires, domestic subscriber shall not include municipalities, cities, villages, political subdivisions, companies, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, or businesses of any nature.Source   Laws 1979, LB 143, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 19-2703;   Laws 1988, LB 792, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 417.
NE Code § 70-1603 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1603 - Municipal utility; owned and operated by a village; discontinuance of service; notice; procedure.

70-1603.  Municipal utility; owned and operated by a village; discontinuance of service; notice; procedure.No municipal utility owned and operated by a village furnishing water, natural gas, or electricity at retail in this state shall discontinue service to any domestic subscriber for nonpayment of any past-due account unless such utility first gives written notice by mail to any subscriber whose service is proposed to be terminated at least seven days prior to termination.Source   Laws 1979, LB 143, § 16;   Laws 1982, LB 522, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 19-2716;   Laws 1988, LB 792, § 3;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 369;  Laws 2010, LB849, § 17.
NE Code § 70-1604 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1604 - Municipal utility; owned and operated by a village; discontinuance of service; conference; notice; procedure.

70-1604.  Municipal utility; owned and operated by a village; discontinuance of service; conference; notice; procedure.Prior to the discontinuance of service to any domestic subscriber by a municipal utility owned and operated by a village, the domestic subscriber, upon request, shall be provided a conference with the board of trustees of the village. A municipal utility owned and operated by a village shall not be subject to sections 70-1608 to 70-1614, but the board of trustees shall establish a procedure to resolve utility bills when a conference is requested by a domestic subscriber. The procedure shall be in writing and a copy of such procedure shall be furnished upon the request of any domestic subscriber. The board of trustees shall notify the domestic subscriber of the time, place, and date scheduled for such conference.Source   Laws 1979, LB 143, § 17;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 19-2717;   Laws 1988, LB 792, § 4.
NE Code § 70-1605 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1605 - Discontinuance of service; notice; procedure; limitation on fees.

70-1605.  Discontinuance of service; notice; procedure; limitation on fees.No public or private utility company, other than a municipal utility owned and operated by a village, furnishing water, natural gas, or electricity at retail in this state shall discontinue service to any domestic subscriber for nonpayment of any past-due account unless the utility company first gives notice to any subscriber whose service is proposed to be terminated. Such notice shall be given in person, by first-class mail, or by electronic delivery, except that electronic delivery shall only be used if the subscriber has specifically elected to receive such notices by electronic delivery. If notice is given by first-class mail or electronic delivery, such notice shall be conspicuously marked as to its importance. Service shall not be discontinued for at least seven days after notice is sent or given. Holidays and weekends shall be excluded from the seven days. A public or private utility company shall not charge a fee for the discontinuance or reconnection of utility service that exceeds the reasonable costs of providing such service.Source   Laws 1972, LB 1201, § 1;   R.R.S.1943, (1977), § 18-416;   Laws 1979, LB 143, § 1;   Laws 1982, LB 522, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 19-2702;   Laws 1988, LB 792, § 5;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 370;  Laws 2010, LB849, § 18;  Laws 2015, LB104, § 1;  Laws 2020, LB632, § 7.
NE Code § 70-1606 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1606 - Discontinuance of service; notice; contents; accessible to public.

70-1606.  Discontinuance of service; notice; contents; accessible to public.(1) The notice required by section 70-1605 shall contain the following information:(a) The reason for the proposed disconnection;(b) A statement of intention to disconnect unless the domestic subscriber either pays the bill or reaches an agreement with the utility regarding payment of the bill;(c) The date upon which service will be disconnected if the domestic subscriber does not take appropriate action;(d) The name, address, and telephone number of the utility's employee or department to whom the domestic subscriber may address any inquiry or complaint;(e) The domestic subscriber's right, prior to the disconnection date, to request a conference regarding any dispute over such proposed disconnection;(f) A statement that the utility may not disconnect service pending the conclusion of the conference;(g) A statement to the effect that disconnection shall be postponed or prevented upon presentation of a duly licensed physician's, physician assistant's, or advanced practice registered nurse's certificate, which shall certify that a domestic subscriber or resident within such subscriber's household has an existing illness or handicap which would cause such subscriber or resident to suffer an immediate and serious health hazard by the disconnection of the utility's service to that household. Such certificate shall be filed with the utility within five days of receiving notice under this section, excluding holidays and weekends, and will prevent the disconnection of the utility's service for a period of at least thirty days from such filing. Only one postponement of disconnection shall be required under this subdivision for each incidence of nonpayment of any past-due account;(h) The cost that will be borne by the domestic subscriber for restoration of service;(i) A statement that the domestic subscriber may arrange with the utility for an installment payment plan;(j) A statement to the effect that those domestic subscribers who are welfare recipients may qualify for assistance in payment of their utility bill and that they should contact their caseworker in that regard; and(k) Any additional information not inconsistent with this section which has received prior approval from the board of directors or administrative board of any utility.(2) A public or private utility company, other than a municipal utility owned and operated by a village, shall make the service termination information required under subdivisions (d), (e), (f), (g), (i), (j), and (k) of subsection (1) of this section readily accessible to the public on the website of the utility company and available by mail upon request.Source   Laws 1979, LB 143, § 3;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 19-2704;   Laws 1988, LB 792, § 6;  Laws 2020, LB632, § 8.
NE Code § 70-1607 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1607 - Discontinuance of service; third-party notice procedure.

70-1607.  Discontinuance of service; third-party notice procedure.Each utility subject to section 70-1603 or 70-1605 shall establish a third-party notice procedure for the notification of a designated third party of any proposed discontinuance of service and shall advise its subscribers, including new subscribers, of the availability of such procedures.Source   Laws 1979, LB 143, § 4;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 19-2705;   Laws 1988, LB 792, § 7.
NE Code § 70-1608 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1608 - Discontinuance of service; dispute; conference.

70-1608.  Discontinuance of service; dispute; conference.A domestic subscriber may request a conference in regard to any dispute over a proposed discontinuance of service before an employee designated by the utility to hear such matters. The employee designated by the utility shall hear and decide all matters disputed by domestic subscribers. The subjects to be heard shall include matters relating to a disputed bill.Source   Laws 1979, LB 143, § 5;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 19-2706;   Laws 1988, LB 792, § 8.
NE Code § 70-1609 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1609 - Discontinuance of service; dispute; statement; effect.

70-1609.  Discontinuance of service; dispute; statement; effect.A domestic subscriber may dispute the proposed discontinuance of water, natural gas, or electricity by notifying the utility with a written statement that sets forth the reasons for the dispute and the relief requested. If a statement has been made by the subscriber, a conference shall be held before the utility may discontinue service.Source   Laws 1979, LB 143, § 7;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 19-2708;   Laws 1988, LB 792, § 9.
NE Code § 70-1610 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1610 - Conference; employee; duties.

70-1610.  Conference; employee; duties.Upon notice to the employee designated by the utility of any request for a conference by a domestic subscriber, the employee shall:(1) Notify the domestic subscriber, in writing, of the time, place, and date scheduled for the conference; and(2) Hold a conference within fourteen days of the receipt of the domestic subscriber's request. Such conference shall be informal and not governed by the Nebraska Evidence Rules. If the employee determines at the conference that the domestic subscriber did not receive proper notice or was denied any other right afforded under sections 70-1605 to 70-1615, the employee shall recess and continue the conference at such time as the subscriber has been afforded his or her rights. Failure of a domestic subscriber to attend a scheduled conference shall relieve the utility of any further action prior to the discontinuance of service. If a domestic subscriber contacts the utility prior to the scheduled conference and demonstrates that failure to attend is for a legitimate reason, the utility shall make a reasonable effort to reschedule the conference.Source   Laws 1979, LB 143, § 8;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 19-2709;   Laws 1988, LB 792, § 10.  Cross References  Nebraska Evidence Rules, see section 27-1103.
NE Code § 70-1611 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1611 - Conference; employee; decision to terminate service; when.

70-1611.  Conference; employee; decision to terminate service; when.The employee of the utility shall, based solely on the evidence presented at the conference, affirm, reverse, or modify any decision by the utility involving a disputed bill which results in a threatened termination of utility service. The employee shall allow termination of utility service only as a measure of last resort after the utility has exhausted all other remedies less drastic than termination.Source   Laws 1979, LB 143, § 9;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 19-2710;   Laws 1988, LB 792, § 11.
NE Code § 70-1612 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1612 - Appeal; hearing; procedure.

70-1612.  Appeal; hearing; procedure.Any domestic subscriber may appeal an adverse decision of the utility employee to a management office designated by the utility or to the utility board when designated by the utility. Each utility shall establish a hearing procedure to resolve utility bills appealed by domestic subscribers. The procedure shall be in writing and a copy of such procedure shall be furnished upon the request of any domestic subscriber. Such appeal shall be filed with the management office or utility board within the time specified in the procedures established by the utility. Nothing in sections 70-1602 to 70-1615 shall prohibit any utility from providing such additional stages of appeal as it may deem appropriate.Source   Laws 1979, LB 143, § 10;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 19-2711;   Laws 1988, LB 792, § 12.
NE Code § 70-1613 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1613 - Appeal; hearing; domestic subscriber; rights.

70-1613.  Appeal; hearing; domestic subscriber; rights.At any hearing held pursuant to section 70-1612, the domestic subscriber may:(1) Be represented by legal counsel or other representative or spokesperson;(2) Examine and copy, not less than three business days prior to such hearing, the utility's file and records pertaining to all matters directly relevant to the dispute or utilized in any way by the utility in reaching the decision to propose termination or to take other action which is the subject of the hearing;(3) Present witnesses and offer evidence;(4) Confront and cross-examine such other witnesses as may appear and testify at the hearing; and(5) Make or have made a record of the proceedings at his or her own expense.Source   Laws 1979, LB 143, § 12;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 19-2713;   Laws 1988, LB 792, § 13.
NE Code § 70-1614 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1614 - Appeal; hearing; management office; duties.

70-1614.  Appeal; hearing; management office; duties.In any appeal filed pursuant to section 70-1612, the management office designated by the utility shall notify the domestic subscriber of the time, place, and date scheduled for such hearing. The notice requirements, hearing procedures, and other rights of domestic subscribers shall be set forth in the procedures established under sections 70-1612 and 70-1613.Source   Laws 1979, LB 143, § 13;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 19-2714;   Laws 1988, LB 792, § 14.
NE Code § 70-1615 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1615 - Sections; not applicable; when.

70-1615.  Sections; not applicable; when.Sections 70-1602 to 70-1614 shall not apply to any disconnections or interruptions of services made necessary by the utility for reasons of repair or maintenance or to protect the health or safety of the domestic subscriber or of the general public.Source   Laws 1979, LB 143, § 14;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 19-2715;   Laws 1988, LB 792, § 15.
NE Code § 70-1701 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1701 - Terms, defined.

70-1701.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 70-1701 to 70-1705:(1) Power has the same meaning as in section 70-601; and(2) Public entity means a municipality, a registered group of municipalities, a public power district, a public power and irrigation district, an electric cooperative, an electric membership association, a joint entity formed under the Interlocal Cooperation Act, a joint public agency formed under the Joint Public Agency Act, an agency formed under the Municipal Cooperative Financing Act, or any other governmental body or subdivision of government.Source Laws 2004, LB 969, § 1. Cross References   Interlocal Cooperation Act, see section 13-801.  Joint Public Agency Act, see section 13-2501.  Municipal Cooperative Financing Act, see section 18-2401.