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NE Code § 70-1702 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1702 - Purchase agreement; contents.

70-1702.  Purchase agreement; contents.Notwithstanding any other provision of Nebraska law, any public entity may enter into an agreement for the purchase of power to be generated by a project consisting of one or more electric generating facilities. A purchase agreement may contain such terms and conditions as the public entity may determine, including provisions whereby the public entity agrees to accept and pay for additional power generated by a project if another public entity that is a purchaser of power from the same project defaults or otherwise is unable to take or pay for such power. A purchase agreement may further provide that the public entity is obligated to make payments regardless of whether power is provided, produced, or delivered to the public entity or whether the project contemplated by a purchase agreement is completed, operable, or operating, and notwithstanding suspension, interruption, interference, reduction, or curtailment of the output of power from such project.Source Laws 2004, LB 969, § 2.
NE Code § 70-1703 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1703 - Agreement; other provisions applicable.

70-1703.  Agreement; other provisions applicable.Any municipality that enters into an agreement for the purchase of power containing any of the provisions described in section 70-1702 shall be deemed to have entered into such agreement under the provisions of this section and sections 18-412.06 and 70-1705. No agreement shall be deemed an agreement entered into pursuant to sections 18-412.09 and 70-1704 unless such agreement specifically states that it is entered into pursuant to such sections.Source Laws 2004, LB 969, § 3.
NE Code § 70-1704 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1704 - Ownership agreement; terms and conditions.

70-1704.  Ownership agreement; terms and conditions.If a public entity enters into an ownership agreement of any electric facility pursuant to section 18-412.09, the agreement may contain such terms and conditions as the public entity may determine.Source Laws 2004, LB 969, § 4.
NE Code § 70-1705 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1705 - Sections; how construed.

70-1705.  Sections; how construed.Sections 70-1701 to 70-1705 shall be liberally construed to effectuate their purposes. The provisions of sections 70-1701 to 70-1705 shall be independent of and supplemental to any other applicable provisions of law, petition for creation, or charter.Source Laws 2004, LB 969, § 5.
NE Code § 70-1801 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1801 - Act, how cited.

70-1801.  Act, how cited.Sections 70-1801 to 70-1819 shall be known and may be cited as the Public Entities Mandated Project Charges Act.Source  Laws 2006, LB 548, § 1;  Laws 2015, LB141, § 1.
NE Code § 70-1802 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1802 - Definitions, where found.

70-1802.  Definitions, where found.For purposes of the Public Entities Mandated Project Charges Act, the definitions found in sections 70-1803 to 70-1811 apply.Source  Laws 2006, LB 548, § 2;  Laws 2015, LB141, § 2.
NE Code § 70-1803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1803 - Financing costs, defined.

70-1803.  Financing costs, defined.Financing costs means:(1) Interest, including, but not limited to, capitalized interest, and redemption premiums that are payable on mandated project bonds;(2) The cost of retiring or refunding a public entity's existing debt in connection with the issuance of mandated project bonds, but only to the extent the debt was issued for the purposes of financing mandated project costs;(3) Any cost related to the issuing and servicing of mandated project bonds, whether issued by a public entity or by a mandated project bond issuer, including, but not limited to, servicing fees, trustee fees, legal fees, administrative fees, bond counsel fees, bond placement or underwriting fees, remarketing fees, broker dealer fees, payments under an interest rate swap agreement, financial advisor fees, accounting or engineering report fees, and rating agency fees;(4) Any expense associated with any bond insurance policy, credit enhancement, or other financial arrangement entered into in connection with the issuance of mandated project bonds; and(5) The funding of one or more reserve accounts related to mandated project bonds.Source  Laws 2006, LB 548, § 3;  Laws 2015, LB141, § 3.
NE Code § 70-1804 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1804 - Mandate, defined.

70-1804.  Mandate, defined.Mandate means a requirement imposed by a statute of the United States or the State of Nebraska, a rule, a regulation, an administrative or a judicial order, a licensing requirement or condition, any agreement with or requirement of a regional transmission organization, or any consent order or agreement between the United States or the State of Nebraska, or any agency thereof, and a public entity.Source Laws 2006, LB 548, § 4.
NE Code § 70-1805 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1805 - Mandated project, defined.

70-1805.  Mandated project, defined.Mandated project means the construction, retrofitting, rebuilding, acquisition, or installation of any equipment, device, structure, improvement, process, facility, technology, or other property owned, licensed, or controlled by a public entity or operated for the benefit of a public entity through a power participation or purchase agreement, either within or outside the State of Nebraska, and used in connection with a new or existing facility related to electrical power generation, transmission, or distribution, which construction, retrofitting, rebuilding, acquisition, or installation is undertaken to satisfy a mandate, including, but not limited to, any equipment, device, structure, improvement, process, facility, technology, or other property related to environmental pollution control, safety, or useful life extension of an existing plant or facility.Source Laws 2006, LB 548, § 5.
NE Code § 70-1805.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1805.01 - Mandated project bond issuer, defined.

70-1805.01.  Mandated project bond issuer, defined.Mandated project bond issuer means an entity created pursuant to section 70-1818.Source Laws 2015, LB141, § 4.
NE Code § 70-1806 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1806 - Mandated project bonds, defined.

70-1806.  Mandated project bonds, defined.Mandated project bonds means bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness that are issued by a public entity or by a mandated project bond issuer, the proceeds of which are used directly or indirectly to pay or reimburse mandated project costs and financing costs and which bonds are secured by and payable from mandated project charges.Source  Laws 2006, LB 548, § 6;  Laws 2015, LB141, § 5.
NE Code § 70-1807 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1807 - Mandated project charge, defined.

70-1807.  Mandated project charge, defined.Mandated project charge means a charge paid by customers of a public entity to pay or reimburse the public entity for mandated project costs, including any adjustment of the charge pursuant to subdivision (1)(d) of section 70-1812, or financing costs.Source Laws 2006, LB 548, § 7.
NE Code § 70-1808 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1808 - Mandated project costs, defined.

70-1808.  Mandated project costs, defined.Mandated project costs means capital costs incurred or to be incurred by a public entity with respect to a mandated project, including the payment of debt service on mandated project bonds, either directly or through a power participation or purchase agreement, and any related operating expenses.Source Laws 2006, LB 548, § 8.
NE Code § 70-1809 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1809 - Public entity, defined.

70-1809.  Public entity, defined.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 entity.Source Laws 2006, LB 548, § 9.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.
NE Code § 70-1810 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1810 - Related operating expenses, defined.

70-1810.  Related operating expenses, defined.Related operating expenses means any necessary operating expenses of a project or system required to be paid from the mandated project charge by an order of a court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 928(b), as such section existed on January 1, 2006.Source Laws 2006, LB 548, § 10.
NE Code § 70-1811 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1811 - Special revenue, defined.

70-1811.  Special revenue, defined.Special revenue has the definition found in 11 U.S.C. 902(2) as such section existed on January 1, 2006.Source Laws 2006, LB 548, § 11.
NE Code § 70-1813 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1813 - Issuance of mandated project bonds; authorized; proceeds; use.

70-1813.  Issuance of mandated project bonds; authorized; proceeds; use.(1) A public entity has the authority to issue mandated project bonds, including refunding bonds, in one or more series. A public entity also may create a mandated project bond issuer pursuant to section 70-1818 to issue mandated project bonds. Mandated project charges to which the public entity may at any time be entitled shall be pledged, without any necessity for specific authorization of the pledge by the public entity, to the mandated project bonds. Each such series of mandated project bonds shall be secured by and payable from a first lien on mandated project charges pledged for such purpose. Any separate consensual lien or security interest shall be created in accordance with and governed by the Nebraska Governmental Unit Security Interest Act. The proceeds of such bonds shall be applied exclusively to payment of mandated project costs and financing costs and, in the case of proceeds of refunding bonds, the retirement or defeasance of mandated project bonds.(2) The public entity and any successor or assignee of the public entity shall be obligated to impose and collect the mandated project charges in amounts sufficient to pay debt service on the mandated project bonds as due. The pledge of mandated project charges shall be irrevocable, and the state, the public entity, or any successor or assignee of the public entity may not reduce, impair, or otherwise adjust mandated project charges, except that the public entity and any successor or assignee thereof shall implement the periodic adjustment method established by the authorizing resolution pursuant to subdivision (1)(d) of section 70-1812. Revenue from mandated project charges shall be deemed special revenue and shall not constitute revenue of the public entity for purposes of any pledge of revenue, receipts, or other income that such public entity has made or will make for the security of debt other than the mandated project bonds to which the revenue from the mandated project charges is expressly pledged.Source  Laws 2006, LB 548, § 13;  Laws 2015, LB141, § 7.  Cross References  Nebraska Governmental Unit Security Interest Act, see section 10-1101.
NE Code § 70-1814 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1814 - Mandated project charges; use.

70-1814.  Mandated project charges; use.Mandated project charges shall be applied exclusively for the purpose of paying mandated project costs, including any adjustments of such charges pursuant to subdivision (1)(d) of section 70-1812, and financing costs.Source Laws 2006, LB 548, § 14.
NE Code § 70-1815 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1815 - Public entity; discretionary actions.

70-1815.  Public entity; discretionary actions.A public entity undertaking a mandated project is not required to pay or reimburse the costs of the mandated project with mandated project charges, and such public entity is not required to issue mandated project bonds. The use of mandated project charges and issuance of mandated project bonds are elective actions wholly within the discretion of the public entity.Source Laws 2006, LB 548, § 15.
NE Code § 70-1816 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1816 - Public entity collecting mandated project charges; billing explanation required.

70-1816.  Public entity collecting mandated project charges; billing explanation required.A public entity collecting mandated project charges shall annually provide its customers with a concise explanation of mandated project charges billed to customers. Such explanation may be by billing insert, website information, or other appropriate means.Source Laws 2006, LB 548, § 16.
NE Code § 70-1817 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1817 - Act and grants of power; how construed.

70-1817.  Act and grants of power; how construed.The Public Entities Mandated Project Charges Act and all grants of power and authority in the act shall be liberally construed to effectuate their purpose, and all incidental powers necessary to carry into effect the provisions of the act are expressly granted to and conferred upon public entities.Source Laws 2006, LB 548, § 17.
NE Code § 70-1818 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1818 - Creation of mandated project bond issuer; procedure; board of directors.

70-1818.  Creation of mandated project bond issuer; procedure; board of directors.A public entity may create, by a duly adopted resolution of its governing body, a mandated project bond issuer. A mandated project bond issuer is a body politic and corporate, not an agency of the state but an independent instrumentality exercising essential public functions, and has the powers and duties set forth in section 70-1819. The chairperson of the governing body of the creating public entity shall appoint a three-person board of directors from among the governing body's members, and such board of directors shall govern the mandated project bond issuer.Source Laws 2015, LB141, § 8.
NE Code § 70-1901 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1901 - Act, how cited.

70-1901.  Act, how cited.Sections 70-1901 to 70-1909 shall be known and may be cited as the Rural Community-Based Energy Development Act.Source Laws 2007, LB629, § 1.
NE Code § 70-1902 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1902 - Legislative intent.

70-1902.  Legislative intent.It is the intent of the Legislature to create new rural economic development opportunities through rural community-based energy development.Source Laws 2007, LB629, § 2.
NE Code § 70-1904 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1904 - C-BED project developer; electric supplier; negotiation; power purchase agreement; development of project; restriction on transfer; eligibility for net energy billing; approval or certification; notice of change in ownership.

70-1904.  C-BED project developer; electric supplier; negotiation; power purchase agreement; development of project; restriction on transfer; eligibility for net energy billing; approval or certification; notice of change in ownership.(1) A C-BED project developer and an electric supplier are authorized to negotiate in good faith mutually agreeable power purchase agreement terms.(2) A qualified owner or any combination of qualified owners may develop a C-BED project with an equity partner that is not a qualified owner.(3) Except for an inherited interest, the transfer of the interest of a qualified owner in a C-BED project to any person other than another qualified owner or other qualified owners is prohibited during the initial ten years of the power purchase agreement.(4) A C-BED project that is operating under a power purchase agreement is not eligible for any applicable net energy billing.(5) A C-BED project shall be subject to approval by the Nebraska Power Review Board in accordance with Chapter 70, article 10, or shall receive certification as a qualifying facility in accordance with the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., with written notice of such certification provided to the Nebraska Power Review Board.(6) A C-BED project developer shall notify any electric supplier that has a power purchase agreement with the C-BED project if there is a change in project ownership which makes the project no longer eligible as a C-BED project.Source  Laws 2007, LB629, § 4;  Laws 2008, LB916, § 2;  Laws 2009, LB561, § 4;  Laws 2014, LB402, § 2;  Laws 2016, LB736, § 2.
NE Code § 70-1905 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1905 - Electric supplier; duties.

70-1905.  Electric supplier; duties.An electric supplier shall:(1) Consider mechanisms to encourage the aggregation of C-BED projects located in the same general geographical area; and(2) Require any qualified owner to provide sufficient security to assure performance under the power purchase agreement.Source  Laws 2007, LB629, § 5;  Laws 2008, LB916, § 3;  Laws 2016, LB736, § 3.
NE Code § 70-1906 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1906 - Construction of new renewable generation facilities; electric supplier; governing body; duties.

70-1906.  Construction of new renewable generation facilities; electric supplier; governing body; duties.The governing body of an electric supplier that has determined a need to construct new renewable generation facilities shall take reasonable steps to determine if one or more C-BED projects are available and are technically, economically, and operationally feasible to provide some or all of the identified generation need.Source  Laws 2007, LB629, § 6;  Laws 2016, LB736, § 4.
NE Code § 70-1907 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1907 - C-BED project developer; provide notices.

70-1907.  C-BED project developer; provide notices.To the extent feasible, a C-BED project developer shall provide, in writing, notice of incentives pursuant to the Rural Community-Based Energy Development Act for local ownership and local participation in a C-BED project to each property owner on whose property a turbine will be located and to the elected governing body of each municipality or political subdivision in which a turbine will be located.Source  Laws 2007, LB629, § 7;  Laws 2008, LB916, § 4;  Laws 2015, LB412, § 2.
NE Code § 70-1908 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1908 - Sections; how construed.

70-1908.  Sections; how construed.Nothing in sections 70-1901 to 70-1907 shall be construed to obligate an electric supplier to enter into a power purchase agreement under a C-BED project.Source  Laws 2007, LB629, § 8;  Laws 2016, LB736, § 5.
NE Code § 70-1909 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1909 - Electric supplier; limit on eminent domain.

70-1909.  Electric supplier; limit on eminent domain.An electric supplier as defined in section 70-1001.01 may agree to limit its exercise of the power of eminent domain to acquire a C-BED project and any related facilities if such electric supplier enters into a contract to purchase output from such C-BED project for a term of ten years or more.Source  Laws 2007, LB629, § 9;  Laws 2014, LB402, § 3.
NE Code § 70-2001 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-2001 - Legislative findings.

70-2001.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds that it is in the public interest to:(1) Encourage customer-owned renewable energy resources;(2) Stimulate the economic growth of this state;(3) Encourage diversification of the energy resources used in this state; and(4) Maintain low-cost, reliable electric service.Source Laws 2009, LB436, § 1.
NE Code § 70-2004 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-2004 - Customer-generator; inspection required; notice to local distribution utility; ownership of credits.

70-2004.  Customer-generator; inspection required; notice to local distribution utility; ownership of credits.(1) A customer-generator shall request an inspection from the State Electrical Division pursuant to subsection (1) of section 81-2124 or subsection (1) of section 81-2125 and shall provide documentation of the completed inspection to the local distribution utility prior to interconnection with the local distribution system.(2) A customer-generator is responsible for notifying the local distribution utility of its intent to install a qualified facility at least sixty days prior to its installation and is responsible for all costs associated with the qualified facility.(3) A local distribution utility shall not be required to interconnect with a qualified facility that fails to meet or maintain the local distribution utility's requirements for safety, reliability, and interconnection.(4) A customer-generator owns the renewable energy credits of the electricity its qualified facility generates.Source Laws 2009, LB436, § 4.
NE Code § 70-2005 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-2005 - Annual net metering report; contents.

70-2005.  Annual net metering report; contents.Beginning March 1, 2010, and on each March 1 thereafter, each local distribution utility shall produce and publish on its website, or if no website is available, in its main office, and provide to the Nebraska Power Review Board an annual net metering report that shall include the following information:(1) The total number of qualified facilities;(2) The total estimated rated generating capacity of qualified facilities;(3) The total estimated net kilowatt-hours received from customer-generators; and(4) The total estimated amount of energy produced by the customer-generators.Source Laws 2009, LB436, § 5.
NE Code § 70-2101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-2101 - Act, how cited.

70-2101.  Act, how cited.Sections 70-2101 to 70-2105 shall be known and may be cited as the Public Power Infrastructure Protection Act.Source Laws 2009, LB238, § 3.
NE Code § 70-2102 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-2102 - Legislative findings.

70-2102.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds that the public has an interest in the uninterrupted generation and transmission of electricity by public power suppliers in this state. The Legislature finds that it is in the public interest to protect facilities and infrastructure used in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity from damage as a result of knowingly unlawful and malicious acts.Source Laws 2009, LB238, § 4.