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NE Code § 81-15,246 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,246 - Advisory committee; duties.

81-15,246.  Advisory committee; duties.The advisory committee shall:(1) Meet not less often than annually as determined by the director. The director may call special meetings of the advisory committee;(2) Advise the department on proposed rules and regulations relating to the Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contractors Certification and System Registration Act;(3) Advise the department on rules and regulations for the siting, layout, operation, and maintenance of private onsite wastewater treatment systems; and(4) Advise the department on the administration of the act as requested by the director.Source Laws 2003, LB 94, § 11.
NE Code § 81-15,247 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,247 - Rules and regulations.

81-15,247.  Rules and regulations.The council shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contractors Certification and System Registration Act. Such rules and regulations shall provide for, but not be limited to:(1) Certification of private onsite wastewater treatment system professionals;(2) Establishing categories for such professionals to be certified under the act;(3) Hardship certifications;(4) Examination requirements for certification;(5) Continuing education requirements for certification;(6) A fee schedule which covers direct and indirect costs to administer the act. Such costs include (a) system registration, late fees for system registration, application for certification, examination, and renewal, late fees for renewal, hardship certifications, fees for continuing education classes offered or approved by the department, other continuing education costs, and administration, (b) development and enforcement of standards, and (c) investigation, inspection, and enforcement related to any private onsite wastewater treatment system;(7) Requirements for the registration of private onsite wastewater treatment systems to be constructed, reconstructed, altered, modified, or inspected by professionals certified under the act; and(8) Requiring that all private onsite wastewater treatment system siting, layout, construction, closure, reconstruction, alteration, modification, repair, inspection, or pumping be performed by certified professionals in accordance with the act, rules and regulations adopted under the act, and other rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the council.Source  Laws 2003, LB 94, § 12;  Laws 2007, LB333, § 3;  Laws 2016, LB328, § 2.
NE Code § 81-15,248 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,248 - Private onsite wastewater treatment system; professional required; when; registration; inspection and registration; director; powers; waiver of fees authorized.

81-15,248.  Private onsite wastewater treatment system; professional required; when; registration; inspection and registration; director; powers; waiver of fees authorized.(1) A private onsite wastewater treatment system shall not be sited, laid out, constructed, closed, reconstructed, altered, modified, repaired, inspected, or pumped unless the siting, layout, construction, closure, reconstruction, alteration, modification, repair, inspection, or pumping is carried out or supervised by either a certified professional as required by the Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contractors Certification and System Registration Act, a professional engineer licensed in Nebraska, or a registered environmental health specialist registered in Nebraska.(2) Any private onsite wastewater treatment system constructed, reconstructed, altered, or modified by a certified professional, professional engineer licensed in Nebraska, or registered environmental health specialist registered in Nebraska shall be registered with the department by the certified professional, professional engineer, or registered environmental health specialist within forty-five days of completion of the construction, reconstruction, alteration, or modification. The certified professional, professional engineer, or registered environmental health specialist shall submit the registration on forms provided by the department and shall include the registration fee. The registration fee shall be fifty dollars until rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act provide a schedule of system registration fees adequate to cover direct and indirect program costs.(3) The director by contract may delegate onsite wastewater treatment system inspection and registration to a governmental subdivision which has adopted a program at least as stringent as the requirements provided by the Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contractors Certification and System Registration Act and which has demonstrated authority to administer and enforce its onsite wastewater treatment system inspection and registration program.(4) The director may waive certification and examination fees for inspectors employed by a governmental agency or subdivision which has adopted and has the authority to enforce an inspection and compliance program at least as stringent as the standards for siting, layout, construction, closure, reconstruction, alteration, modification, repair, inspection, and pumping provided by the Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contractors Certification and System Registration Act and rules and regulations under the act adopted and promulgated by the council.Source  Laws 2003, LB 94, § 13;  Laws 2004, LB 449, § 14;  Laws 2007, LB333, § 4.
NE Code § 81-15,248.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,248.01 - Fee schedule.

81-15,248.01.  Fee schedule.The council shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to develop a fee schedule which covers direct and indirect costs to administer requirements related to private onsite wastewater treatment systems authorized by the Environmental Protection Act. Such costs include costs related to review of submitted plans and specifications, issuance of permits and approvals, proper operation and maintenance, development and enforcement of standards, closure, administration, investigation, inspection, and enforcement.Source  Laws 2007, LB333, § 5;  Laws 2016, LB328, § 3.  Cross References  Environmental Protection Act, see section 81-1532.
NE Code § 81-15,249 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,249 - Certificate; grounds for discipline.

81-15,249.  Certificate; grounds for discipline.The director may revoke, suspend, or refuse to grant or renew a certificate issued pursuant to the Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contractors Certification and System Registration Act, following opportunity for hearing, upon any reasonable ground, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) The certificate holder has engaged in fraud or deception; (2) the certificate holder has failed to meet the requirements of the act, the Environmental Protection Act, or rules and regulations of the council; (3) the certificate holder is unable to properly perform duties required by the Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contractors Certification and System Registration Act; (4) the certificate holder has failed to maintain the minimum requirements of a certificate holder under the act; (5) the certificate holder has failed to demonstrate the required continuing education proficiency under the act; or (6) the certificate holder has failed to perform any other requirements of a certificate holder in accordance with the act or the rules and regulations adopted under the act.Source Laws 2003, LB 94, § 14. Cross References  Environmental Protection Act, see section 81-1532.
NE Code § 81-15,250 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,250 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Permit and Approval Cash Fund; created; investment.

81-15,250.  Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Permit and Approval Cash Fund; created; investment.The Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Permit and Approval Cash Fund is created. Fees collected pursuant to section 81-15,248.01 shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the fund. The fund shall be administered by the department. Any money in the 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.Any money remaining in the Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Cash Fund on March 8, 2007, shall be transferred to the Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Certification and Registration Cash Fund created under section 81-15,250.01 on such date.Source  Laws 2003, LB 94, § 15;  Laws 2007, LB333, § 6. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 81-15,250.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,250.01 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Certification and Registration Cash Fund; created; investment.

81-15,250.01.  Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Certification and Registration Cash Fund; created; investment.The Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Certification and Registration Cash Fund is created. Fees collected pursuant to sections 81-15,247 and 81-15,248 shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the fund. The fund shall be administered by the department. Any money in the 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 2007, LB333, § 7. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 81-15,251 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,251 - Certified professionals; additional requirements.

81-15,251.  Certified professionals; additional requirements.The requirements of sections 81-1506 to 81-1511 shall apply to certified professionals.Source Laws 2003, LB 94, § 16.
NE Code § 81-15,252 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,252 - Act; applicability.

81-15,252.  Act; applicability.The Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contractors Certification and System Registration Act does not apply to a private onsite wastewater treatment system at an electric generation facility site owned by a district organized under Chapter 70, article 6.Source Laws 2003, LB 94, § 17.
NE Code § 81-15,253 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,253 - Violation; penalty.

81-15,253.  Violation; penalty.Any person violating any provision of the Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contractors Certification and System Registration Act or rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each such violation. In the case of a continuing violation, each day shall constitute a separate violation.Source Laws 2003, LB 94, § 18.
NE Code § 81-15,254 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,254 - Department of Environment and Energy; Director of Environment and Energy; employees of State Energy Office; transfer; how treated.

81-15,254.  Department of Environment and Energy; Director of Environment and Energy; employees of State Energy Office; transfer; how treated.(1) On and after July 1, 2019, the State Energy Office shall be merged into the Department of Environmental Quality which shall be renamed as the Department of Environment and Energy and the Director of Environmental Quality shall be renamed as the Director of Environment and Energy.(2) On and after July 1, 2019, positions of employment in the State Energy Office related to the powers, duties, and functions transferred to the Department of Environment and Energy pursuant to Laws 2019, LB302, are transferred to the Department of Environment and Energy. For purposes of the transition, employees of the State Energy Office shall be considered employees of the Department of Environment and Energy and shall retain their rights under the state personnel system or pertinent bargaining agreement, and their service shall be deemed continuous. This section does not grant employees any new rights or benefits not otherwise provided by law or bargaining agreement or preclude the department or the director from exercising any of the prerogatives of management set forth in section 81-1311 or as otherwise provided by law. This section is not an amendment to or substitute for the provisions of any existing bargaining agreements.Source Laws 2019, LB302, § 1.
NE Code § 81-15,255 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,255 - Appropriation and salary limit of State Energy Office; how treated.

81-15,255.  Appropriation and salary limit of State Energy Office; how treated.Any appropriation and salary limit provided in any legislative bill enacted by the One Hundred Sixth Legislature, First Session, to Agency No. 71, State Energy Office, in the following program classification, shall be null and void, and any such amounts are hereby appropriated to Agency No. 84, Department of Environment and Energy: Program No. 106, Energy Office Administration. Any financial obligations of the State Energy Office that remain unpaid as of June 30, 2019, and that are subsequently certified as valid encumbrances to the accounting division of the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to sections 81-138.01 to 81-138.04, shall be paid by the Department of Environment and Energy from the unexpended balance of appropriations existing in such program classifications on June 30, 2019.Source Laws 2019, LB302, § 2.
NE Code § 81-15,256 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,256 - References to State Energy Office or Department of Environmental Quality in contracts or other documents; how construed; contracts and property; how treated.

81-15,256.  References to State Energy Office or Department of Environmental Quality in contracts or other documents; how construed; contracts and property; how treated.On and after July 1, 2019, whenever the State Energy Office or the Department of Environmental Quality is referred to or designated by any contract or other document in connection with the duties and functions of the Department of Environment and Energy, such reference or designation shall apply to the Department of Environment and Energy. All contracts entered into by the State Energy Office or the Department of Environmental Quality prior to July 1, 2019, in connection with the duties and functions of the Department of Environment and Energy are hereby recognized, with the Department of Environment and Energy succeeding to all rights and obligations under such contracts. Any cash funds, custodial funds, gifts, trusts, grants, and any appropriations of funds from prior fiscal years available to satisfy obligations incurred under such contracts shall be transferred and appropriated to such department for the payments of such obligations. All documents and records transferred, or copies of the same, may be authenticated or certified by such department for all legal purposes.Source Laws 2019, LB302, § 3.
NE Code § 81-15,257 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,257 - Actions and proceedings; how treated.

81-15,257.  Actions and proceedings; how treated.No suit, action, or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced prior to July 1, 2019, or which could have been commenced prior to that date, by or against the State Energy Office or the Department of Environmental Quality, or the director or any employee thereof in such director's or employee's official capacity or in relation to the discharge of his or her official duties, shall abate by reason of the transfer of duties and functions from the State Energy Office to the Department of Environment and Energy or the renaming of the Department of Environmental Quality as the Department of Environment and Energy.Source Laws 2019, LB302, § 4.
NE Code § 81-15,258 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,258 - Provisions of law; how construed.

81-15,258.  Provisions of law; how construed.On and after July 1, 2019, unless otherwise specified, whenever any provision of law refers to the State Energy Office or the Department of Environmental Quality in connection with duties and functions of the Department of Environment and Energy, such law shall be construed as referring to the Department of Environment and Energy.Source Laws 2019, LB302, § 5.
NE Code § 81-15,259 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,259 - Property of State Energy Office; transfer to Department of Environment and Energy.

81-15,259.  Property of State Energy Office; transfer to Department of Environment and Energy.On July 1, 2019, all items of property, real and personal, including office furniture and fixtures, books, documents, and records of the State Energy Office pertaining to the duties and functions transferred to the Department of Environment and Energy pursuant to Laws 2019, LB302, shall become the property of such department.Source Laws 2019, LB302, § 6.
NE Code § 81-15,260 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,260 - Volkswagen Settlement Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

81-15,260.  Volkswagen Settlement Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The Volkswagen Settlement Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Environment and Energy. All sums of money received from the Volkswagen Settlement shall be deposited in the fund. The department shall expend the fund in accordance with the department use plan. Any money in the 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. The balance of any account established to receive and expend revenue from the Volkswagen Settlement shall be transferred to the Volkswagen Settlement Cash Fund.Source Laws 2019, LB298, § 22. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 81-15,261 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,261 - Environmental Safety Act, how cited.

81-15,261.  Environmental Safety Act, how cited.Sections 81-15,261 to 81-15,292 shall be known and may be cited as the Environmental Safety Act.Source  Laws 2021, LB148, § 1.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 81-15,262 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,262 - Legislative findings.

81-15,262.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds that:(1) Best practices in environmental safety and protection recognize that the regulation of water supply and disposal infrastructure are connected;(2) The proper design, construction, and monitoring of water and wastewater uses is critical for the safety and sustainability of communities in the State of Nebraska;(3) The regulation of mobile homes, recreation camps, and swimming pools provide fundamental environmental safety for persons who use them; and(4) Consolidating the administration of state environmental safety programs and the environmental and water programs of the United States Environmental Protection Agency delegated to the State of Nebraska into the Department of Environment and Energy will better serve the communities in the State of Nebraska.Source  Laws 2021, LB148, § 2.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 81-15,263 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,263 - Environmental Safety Act; terms, defined.

81-15,263.  Environmental Safety Act; terms, defined.For purposes of the Environmental Safety Act:(1) Department means the Department of Environment and Energy; and(2) Director means the Director of Environment and Energy.Source  Laws 2021, LB148, § 3.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 81-15,264 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,264 - Swimming pool, defined.

81-15,264.  Swimming pool, defined.For purposes of sections 81-15,264 to 81-15,270, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Swimming pool means any artificial basin of water modified, improved, constructed, or installed solely for the purpose of public swimming, wading, diving, recreation, or instruction;(2) Swimming pool includes, but is not limited to, a pool serving a community, a subdivision, an apartment complex, a condominium, a club, a camp, a school, an institution, a park, a manufactured home park, a hotel, a motel, a recreational area, or a water park;(3) Swimming pool includes a spa, hot tub, or whirlpool or similar device which (a) is designed for recreational use and not to be drained, cleaned, and refilled after each individual use and (b) may consist of elements, including, but not limited to, hydrojet circulation, hot water, cold water, mineral baths, air induction systems, or any combination thereof; and(4) Swimming pool does not include an artificial lake, a pool at a private residence intended only for the use of the owner and guests, or a pool operated exclusively for medical treatment, physical therapy, water rescue training, or training of divers.Source   Laws 1969, c. 760, § 1, p. 2875;  Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 81;   R.S.1943, (2018), § 71-4301;  Laws 2021, LB148, § 4.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 81-15,265 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,265 - Swimming pools; sanitary and safety requirements.

81-15,265.  Swimming pools; sanitary and safety requirements.The department shall prepare, adopt, and have available minimum sanitary and safety requirements in the form of regulations for the design, construction, equipment, and operation of swimming pools and bather preparation facilities. Such requirements shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for waiver or variance of design standards and the circumstances under which such waiver or variance may be granted.Source   Laws 1969, c. 760, § 2, p. 2876;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 669;  Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 82;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 580;   R.S.1943, (2018), § 71-4302;  Laws 2021, LB148, § 5.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 81-15,266 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,266 - Swimming pools; construction; permit; issuance; when.

81-15,266.  Swimming pools; construction; permit; issuance; when.No swimming pool shall be constructed after January 1, 1970, unless and until plans, specifications, and any additional information relative to such pool as may be requested by the department shall have been submitted to the department and after review by the department found to comply with the minimum sanitary and safety requirements provided in section 81-15,265 and a permit for the construction of the pool issued by the department.Source   Laws 1969, c. 760, § 3, p. 2876;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 670;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 581;   R.S.1943, (2018), § 71-4303;  Laws 2021, LB148, § 6.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021