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NE Code § 81-1236 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1236 - Urban workforce housing; shortage; effect; development; impediments; legislative intent.

81-1236.  Urban workforce housing; shortage; effect; development; impediments; legislative intent.(1) Current economic conditions and limited availability of modern housing units impact the ability of Nebraska's older urban neighborhoods and majority-minority communities to maintain residential stability. Low rates of homeownership and a lack of high-quality, non-income-restricted rental housing negatively affects the ability of residents of such neighborhoods and communities to achieve housing stability and invest in their neighborhoods and communities. A lack of workforce housing affects the ability of neighborhoods and communities to maintain and develop viable, stable, and thriving economies. A shortage of quality housing in such areas also impacts the ability of local private, nonprofit, and public employers to grow and prosper.(2) Impediments exist to the construction, rehabilitation, and financing of urban workforce housing. Comparable home sale and appraisal prices do not justify the cost of new construction homes. There is a lack of space that would be large enough for development to achieve cost efficiencies. Due to generations of disinvestment, these neighborhoods and communities frequently receive a stigma that negatively impacts the residential real estate market.(3) In order to develop attractive housing options that lead to the recruitment and retention of a world-class workforce in Nebraska's older urban communities, it is the intent of the Legislature to use new and existing resources to support creation of workforce housing investment funds. Such funds will be used to encourage development of workforce housing in Nebraska's urban and underserved neighborhoods and communities.Source Laws 2020, LB866, § 12.
NE Code § 81-1238 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1238 - Workforce housing investment grant program; established; workforce housing grant; application; form; award; considerations; workforce housing investment fund; requirements.

81-1238.  Workforce housing investment grant program; established; workforce housing grant; application; form; award; considerations; workforce housing investment fund; requirements.(1) The director shall establish a workforce housing investment grant program to foster and support the development of workforce housing in urban communities.(2) A nonprofit development organization may apply to the director for approval of a workforce housing grant for a workforce housing investment fund. The application shall be in a form and manner prescribed by the director. Through fiscal year 2022-2023, grants shall be awarded by the director on a competitive basis until grant funds are no longer available. Grant maximums shall not exceed one million dollars to any one nonprofit development organization over a two-year period, with no more than two million five hundred thousand dollars cumulative for any single grantee through fiscal year 2022-2023. Grants shall require a minimum one-to-one in matching funds to be considered a qualified grant application. Unallocated funds shall be rolled to the next program year. Unallocated funds on June 30, 2025, shall be returned to the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund.(3) Grants shall be awarded based upon:(a) A demonstrated need for additional owner-occupied housing. Need can be demonstrated with a recent housing study or a letter from the planning department of the city in which the fund is intending to operate stating that the proposal is in line with the city's most recent consolidated plan submitted under 24 C.F.R. part 91, subpart D, as such subpart existed on January 1, 2020;(b) A neighborhood or community that has a higher-than-state-average unemployment rate;(c) A neighborhood or community that exhibits a demonstrated commitment to growing its housing stock;(d) Projects that can reasonably be ready for occupancy in a period of twenty-four months; and(e) A demonstrated ability to grow and manage a workforce housing investment fund.(4) A workforce housing investment fund shall:(a) Be required to receive annual certification from the department;(b) Invest or intend to invest in eligible activities for a workforce housing investment fund;(c) Use any fees, interest, loan repayments, or other funds received by the nonprofit development organization as a result of the administration of the grant to support qualified activities; and(d) Have an active board of directors with expertise in development, construction, and finance that meets at least quarterly to approve all qualified investments made by the nonprofit development organization. A nonprofit development organization shall have a formal plan and proven expertise to invest unused workforce housing investment fund balances and shall conduct an annual audit of all financial records by an independent certified public accountant.Source Laws 2020, LB866, § 14.
NE Code § 81-1239 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1239 - Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund; created; use; investment; return of grant funds; when required.

81-1239.  Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund; created; use; investment; return of grant funds; when required.(1) The Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund is created. Funding for the grant program described in section 81-1238 shall come from the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund. The Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund may include revenue from appropriations from the Legislature, grants, private contributions, and other sources. In addition, the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund shall receive a one-time transfer of ten million dollars on November 14, 2020, from the General Fund. Any money in the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment 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.(2) The department shall administer the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund and may seek additional private or nonstate funds to use in the grant program, including, but not limited to, contributions from the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority and other interested parties.(3) Interest earned by the department on grant funds shall be applied to the grant program.(4) If a nonprofit development organization fails to engage in a qualified activity within twenty-four months after receiving initial grant funding, the nonprofit development organization shall return the grant proceeds to the department for credit to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.(5) Beginning July 1, 2025, any funds held by the department in the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund shall be transferred to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.Source Laws 2020, LB866, § 15. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 81-1240 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1240 - Nonprofit development organization; annual report; contents; final report; failure to file; civil penalty.

81-1240.  Nonprofit development organization; annual report; contents; final report; failure to file; civil penalty.(1) Each nonprofit development organization shall submit an annual report to the director to be included as a part of the department's annual status report required under section 81-1201.11. The report shall certify that the workforce housing investment fund meets the requirements of the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act and shall include a breakdown of program activities.(2) The annual report shall include, but not be limited to:(a) The name and geographical location of the nonprofit development organization;(b) The number, amount, and type of workforce housing investment funds invested in qualified activities;(c) The number, geographical location, type, and amount of investments made;(d) A summary of matching funds and where such matching funds were generated; and(e) The results of the annual audit required under subdivision (4)(d) of section 81-1238.(3) If a nonprofit development organization ceases administration of a workforce housing investment fund, it shall file a final report with the director in a form and manner required by the director. Before July 1, 2025, any unallocated workforce housing investment fund grant funds shall be returned for credit to the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund.(4) If a workforce housing investment fund fails to file a complete annual report by February 15, the director may, in his or her discretion, impose a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for such violation. All money collected by the department pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for distribution in accordance with Article VII, section 5, of the Constitution of Nebraska.Source Laws 2020, LB866, § 16.
NE Code § 81-1241 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1241 - Department; duties; powers.

81-1241.  Department; duties; powers.(1) The department shall use its best efforts to assure that any grant funds awarded to a nonprofit development organization are targeted to the geographic communities or regions with the most pressing housing, economic, and employment needs.(2) The department shall use its best efforts to assure that the allocation of grant funds provides equitable access to the benefits provided by the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act to all eligible neighborhoods and communities.(3) The director may contract with a statewide public or private nonprofit organization which shall serve as agent for the department to help carry out the purposes and requirements of the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act. The department or its agent may only use for expenses that portion of the funds available for the workforce housing investment grant program through the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund necessary to cover the actual costs of administering the program.Source Laws 2020, LB866, § 17.
NE Code § 81-1242 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1242 - Report to Legislature and Governor; contents; confidential.

81-1242.  Report to Legislature and Governor; contents; confidential.(1) As part of the department's annual status report required under section 81-1201.11, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor that includes, but is not necessarily limited to:(a) The number and geographical location of workforce housing investment funds;(b) The number, amount, and type of workforce housing investment funds invested in qualified activities; and(c) The number, geographical location, type, and amount of investments made by each nonprofit development organization.(2) The report to the Legislature shall be submitted electronically.(3) Information received, developed, created, or otherwise maintained by the department in administering and enforcing the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act, other than information required to be included in the report to be submitted by the department to the Governor and Legislature pursuant to this section, may be deemed confidential by the department and not considered a public record subject to disclosure pursuant to sections 84-712 to 84-712.09.Source Laws 2020, LB866, § 18.
NE Code § 81-1243 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1243 - Rules and regulations.

81-1243.  Rules and regulations.The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to administer and enforce the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act.Source Laws 2020, LB866, § 19.
NE Code § 81-1245 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1245 - Transferred to section 81-3702.

81-1245.  Transferred to section 81-3702.
NE Code § 81-1246 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1246 - Transferred to section 81-3703.

81-1246.  Transferred to section 81-3703.
NE Code § 81-1247 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1247 - Transferred to section 81-3707.

81-1247.  Transferred to section 81-3707.
NE Code § 81-1248 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1248 - Transferred to section 81-3706.

81-1248.  Transferred to section 81-3706.
NE Code § 81-1249 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1249 - Transferred to section 81-3708.

81-1249.  Transferred to section 81-3708.
NE Code § 81-1250 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1250 - Transferred to section 81-3709.

81-1250.  Transferred to section 81-3709.
NE Code § 81-1251 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1251 - Transferred to section 81-3705.

81-1251.  Transferred to section 81-3705.
NE Code § 81-1252 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1252 - Transferred to section 81-3714.

81-1252.  Transferred to section 81-3714.
NE Code § 81-1253 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1253 - Transferred to section 81-3715.

81-1253.  Transferred to section 81-3715.
NE Code § 81-1254 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1254 - Transferred to section 81-3716.

81-1254.  Transferred to section 81-3716.
NE Code § 81-1255 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1255 - Transferred to section 81-3717.

81-1255.  Transferred to section 81-3717.
NE Code § 81-1256 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1256 - Transferred to section 81-3718.

81-1256.  Transferred to section 81-3718.
NE Code § 81-1257 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1257 - Transferred to section 81-3719.

81-1257.  Transferred to section 81-3719.
NE Code § 81-1258 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1258 - Transferred to section 81-3720.

81-1258.  Transferred to section 81-3720.
NE Code § 81-1259 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1259 - Transferred to section 81-3721.

81-1259.  Transferred to section 81-3721.
NE Code § 81-1260 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1260 - Transferred to section 81-3722.

81-1260.  Transferred to section 81-3722.
NE Code § 81-1261 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1261 - Transferred to section 81-3723.

81-1261.  Transferred to section 81-3723.
NE Code § 81-1262 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1262 - Transferred to section 81-3724.

81-1262.  Transferred to section 81-3724.
NE Code § 81-1263 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1263 - Transferred to section 81-3701.

81-1263.  Transferred to section 81-3701.
NE Code § 81-1272 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1272 - Act, how cited.

81-1272.  Act, how cited.Sections 81-1272 to 81-1277 shall be known and may be cited as the Business Development Partnership Act.Source  Laws 1987, LB 736, § 1.
NE Code § 81-1273 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1273 - Legislative findings.

81-1273.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds and declares:(1) That the availability of business development services at various geographic locations throughout the state would result in the retention, expansion, and diversification of existing businesses and the creation of new businesses;(2) That the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska may authorize the Nebraska Business Development Center as a department of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The Nebraska Business Development Center, if authorized under this section, may provide business development services through a network of small business development centers at: (a) Chadron State College, Peru State College, and Wayne State College, if authorized by the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges; and (b) the University of Nebraska at Kearney, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the University of Nebraska at Omaha, if authorized by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska;(3) That business development services may be augmented through specialized research and technical assistance services; and(4) That the Existing Business Assistance Division of the Department of Economic Development shall coordinate, administer, and support the delivery of such services.Source   Laws 1987, LB 736, § 2;   Laws 1989, LB 639, § 8;   Laws 1989, LB 247, § 12;  Laws 2011, LB334, § 5.
NE Code § 81-1274 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1274 - Business Development Services Program; created; administration.

81-1274.  Business Development Services Program; created; administration.There is hereby created the Business Development Services Program in the Existing Business Assistance Division of the Department of Economic Development. The division shall be responsible for the administration of the program and shall have the power and authority to contract for services as provided in sections 81-1275 and 81-1276.Source   Laws 1987, LB 736, § 3;   Laws 1989, LB 639, § 9.
NE Code § 81-1276 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1276 - Existing Business Assistance Division; contracts; authorized.

81-1276.  Existing Business Assistance Division; contracts; authorized.The Existing Business Assistance Division may contract with any postsecondary institution of higher education, community organization, governmental agency or entity, or any other profit or nonprofit entity to provide specialized research, technology development assistance, technology transfer services, financial packaging or leveraging services, human resources development services, surety bond support, or such other specialized services as the division deems necessary if preference is given to entities based in or operating in Nebraska.Source   Laws 1987, LB 736, § 5;   Laws 1989, LB 639, § 11;   Laws 1997, LB 861, § 1.
NE Code § 81-1277 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1277 - Existing Business Assistance Division; contracts; reports.

81-1277.  Existing Business Assistance Division; contracts; reports.The Existing Business Assistance Division shall require, as a condition of contracts awarded under the Business Development Services Program, satisfactory quarterly reports from recipients describing services provided, clients served, and expenditures. The division shall include, as part of the Department of Economic Development's annual status report under section 81-1201.11, a description of the services provided under the Business Development Partnership Act, an analysis of the impact of the services, recommendations regarding the services, and an evaluation of the performance of service deliverers.Source   Laws 1987, LB 736, § 6;   Laws 1989, LB 639, § 12;  Laws 2011, LB404, § 6.
NE Code § 81-1278 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1278 - Nebraska Agricultural Products Research Fund; created; investment.

81-1278.  Nebraska Agricultural Products Research Fund; created; investment.There is hereby created for the use of the Department of Economic Development a fund, to be known as the Nebraska Agricultural Products Research Fund, to consist of any funds appropriated by the Legislature and any funds received by gift or from the federal government to be used for the purpose provided in section 81-1279. Transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature. Any money in the Nebraska Agricultural Products Research 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 1959, c. 10, § 1, p. 117;   Laws 1963, c. 14, § 1, p. 92;   Laws 1965, c. 478, § 1, p. 1539;   Laws 1967, c. 11, § 1, p. 95;   Laws 1969, c. 584, § 31, p. 2360;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 258;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 2-2501;   Laws 1989, LB 10, § 1;   Laws 1994, LB 1066, § 108;  Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 74. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 81-1279 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1279 - Fund; use.

81-1279.  Fund; use.The proceeds of the Nebraska Agricultural Products Research Fund and any funds received by gift or from the federal government to be used for the purpose provided in this section shall be expended by the Department of Economic Development for research and development of new, additional, and improved uses for agricultural products and for the promotion of industrialization of products developed by the expenditure of such funds. The department may, within the limits of the funds available to it, coordinate and expedite activities toward research with the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the University of Nebraska.Source   Laws 1959, c. 10, § 2, p. 117;   Laws 1963, c. 15, § 1, p. 93;   Laws 1965, c. 478, § 2, p. 1539;   Laws 1967, c. 11, § 2, p. 95;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 2-2502;   Laws 1989, LB 10, § 2.
NE Code § 81-1280 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1280 - Fund; patents; powers of director; royalties.

81-1280.  Fund; patents; powers of director; royalties.The Director of Economic Development may acquire title on behalf of the State of Nebraska to any patent resulting from research projects conducted with funds of the Nebraska Agricultural Products Research Fund. The director, with the approval of the Governor, may grant licenses or otherwise dispose of a patent as he or she deems to be most favorable to the State of Nebraska. Any royalties or other income derived from the licensing, sale, or use of a patent shall be paid into the fund to be used for the purposes of the fund.Source   Laws 1961, c. 7, § 1, p. 82;   Laws 1967, c. 11, § 3, p. 96;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 2-2504;   Laws 1989, LB 10, § 3.
NE Code § 81-1282 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1282 - Transferred to section 81-3601.

81-1282.  Transferred to section 81-3601.
NE Code § 81-1283 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1283 - Transferred to section 81-3602.

81-1283.  Transferred to section 81-3602.
NE Code § 81-1284 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1284 - Transferred to section 81-3603.

81-1284.  Transferred to section 81-3603.
NE Code § 81-1285 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1285 - Transferred to section 81-3604.

81-1285.  Transferred to section 81-3604.
NE Code § 81-1286 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1286 - Transferred to section 81-3605.

81-1286.  Transferred to section 81-3605.
NE Code § 81-1287 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1287 - Transferred to section 81-3606.

81-1287.  Transferred to section 81-3606.