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NE Code § 39-2514 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2514 - Incentive payment; reduction; when.

39-2514.  Incentive payment; reduction; when.(1) A reduced incentive payment shall be made to any municipality or municipal county having appointed and employed either (a) a licensed city street superintendent for only a portion of the calendar year preceding the year in which the payment is made or (b) two or more successive licensed city street superintendents for the calendar year preceding the year in which the payment is made. Such reduced payment shall be in the proportion of the payment amounts listed in section 39-2513 as the number of full months each such licensed superintendent was appointed and employed is of twelve.(2) Any municipality or municipal county that contracts for the services of and appoints a consulting engineer licensed under the County Highway and City Street Superintendents Act or any other person licensed under the act to perform the duties outlined in section 39-2512 rather than appointing and employing a licensed city street superintendent shall be entitled to an incentive payment as provided in section 39-2513 or to the reduced incentive payment provided in subsection (1) of this section, as determined by the Department of Transportation pursuant to section 39-2515.(3) Any municipality or municipal county that contracts with another municipality, county, or municipal county for the services of and appoints a licensed city street superintendent as provided in section 39-2114 shall be entitled to the incentive payment provided in section 39-2513 or the reduced incentive payment provided in subsection (1) of this section.(4) Beginning in calendar year 2022, a municipality or municipal county may appoint and employ a professional engineer who is licensed pursuant to the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act but is not licensed under the County Highway and City Street Superintendents Act and who is serving as city engineer, village engineer, public works director, city manager, city administrator, or street commissioner to perform the duties of city street superintendent outlined in section 39-2512. In such case, the professional engineer's license under the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act shall serve as a Class A license for purposes of incentive payments under sections 39-2512 to 39-2515. This subsection only applies to a professional engineer in the direct employ of a municipality or municipal county and does not apply to an engineer serving as a contractor or consultant.Source   Laws 1969, c. 316, § 4, p. 1140;  Laws 2001, LB 142, § 48;  Laws 2003, LB 500, § 20;  Laws 2017, LB339, § 167;  Laws 2021, LB174, § 20.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021  Cross References   County Highway and City Street Superintendents Act, see section 39-2301.  Engineers and Architects Regulation Act, see section 81-3401.
NE Code § 39-2515 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2515 - Municipality or municipal county; certify information; incentive payments; Department of Transportation, certify amount; State Treasurer; payment.

39-2515.  Municipality or municipal county; certify information; incentive payments; Department of Transportation, certify amount; State Treasurer; payment.(1) By December 31 of each year, each municipality or municipal county shall certify to the Department of Transportation, using the certification process developed by the department:(a) The name of any appointed city street superintendent;(b) Such superintendent's class of license, if applicable; and(c) The type of appointment:(i) Employed;(ii) Contract consultant; or(iii) Contract interlocal agreement with another municipality, county, or municipal county.(2) The Department of Transportation shall, in January of each year commencing in 1970, determine and certify to the State Treasurer the amount of each incentive payment to be made under sections 39-2511 to 39-2515. The State Treasurer shall, on or before February 15, make the incentive payments in accordance with such certification.Source   Laws 1969, c. 316, § 5, p. 1140;  Laws 2017, LB339, § 168;  Laws 2021, LB174, § 21.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 39-2517 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2517 - Allocation of funds for street purposes; factors used.

39-2517.  Allocation of funds for street purposes; factors used.The following factors and weights shall be used in determining the amount to be allocated to each of the municipalities or municipal counties for street purposes each year:(1) Total population of each incorporated municipality or the urbanized area of a municipal county, as determined by the most recent federal census figures certified by the Tax Commissioner as provided in section 77-3,119, fifty percent;(2) Total motor vehicle registrations, other than prorated commercial vehicles, in each incorporated municipality or the urbanized area of a municipal county, as determined from the most recent information available from the Department of Motor Vehicles, thirty percent; and(3) Total number of miles of traffic lanes of streets in each incorporated municipality or the urbanized area of a municipal county, as determined by the most recent inventory available within the Department of Transportation, twenty percent.Source   Laws 1969, c. 316, § 7, p. 1141;   Laws 1993, LB 726, § 10;   Laws 1994, LB 1127, § 6;  Laws 2001, LB 142, § 49;  Laws 2017, LB339, § 169.
NE Code § 39-2518 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2518 - Allocation of funds for street purposes; Department of Transportation; State Treasurer; duties.

39-2518.  Allocation of funds for street purposes; Department of Transportation; State Treasurer; duties.The Department of Transportation shall compute the amount allocated to each municipality or municipal county under the factors listed in section 39-2517 and shall then compute the total allocation to each such municipality or municipal county and transmit such information to the local governing body and the State Treasurer, who shall disburse funds accordingly.Source   Laws 1969, c. 316, § 8, p. 1141;   Laws 1986, LB 729, § 1;  Laws 2001, LB 142, § 50;  Laws 2017, LB339, § 170.
NE Code § 39-2520 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2520 - Funds received; use; restriction; exception.

39-2520.  Funds received; use; restriction; exception.(1) All money derived from fees, excises, or license fees relating to registration, operation, or use of vehicles on the public highways, or to fuels used for the propulsion of such vehicles, shall be expended for payment of highway obligations, cost of construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and repair of public highways and bridges and county, city, township, and village roads, streets, and bridges, and all facilities, appurtenances, and structures deemed necessary in connection with such highways, bridges, roads, and streets, or may be pledged to secure bonded indebtedness issued for such purposes, except for (a) the cost of administering laws under which such money is derived, (b) statutory refunds and adjustments provided therein, and (c) money derived from the motor vehicle operators' license fees or money received from parking meter proceeds, fines, and penalties.(2)(a) The requirements of subsection (1) of this section also apply to sales and use taxes imposed on motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers pursuant to sections 13-319, 77-27,142, and 77-6403, except that such provisions shall not apply in a municipality that has issued bonds (i) the proceeds of which were used for purposes listed in subsection (1) of this section and for which revenue other than sales and use taxes on motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers is pledged for payment or (ii) approved by a vote that required the use of sales and use taxes imposed on motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers for a specific purpose other than those listed in subsection (1) of this section, until all such bonds issued prior to January 1, 2006, have been paid or retired.(b) The municipality shall determine (i) the amount of revenue other than sales and use tax revenue derived from motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers that is to be expended for the purposes listed in subsection (1) of this section and (ii) the amount of sales and use taxes expected to be collected from sales of motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers for that year. The municipality shall create and maintain such determination as a public record and certify the determination pursuant to sections 39-2120 and 39-2121.Source   Laws 1969, c. 316, § 10, p. 1143;   Laws 1971, LB 74, § 2;   Laws 1997, LB 271, § 17;  Laws 2006, LB 904, § 3;  Laws 2019, LB82, § 16;  Laws 2019, LB472, § 9.
NE Code § 39-2601 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2601 - Purpose of sections.

39-2601.  Purpose of sections.For the purpose of promoting the public safety, health, welfare, convenience and enjoyment of public travel, to protect the public investment in public highways, and to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands bordering public highways, it is declared to be in the public interest to regulate and restrict the location and maintenance of junkyards in areas adjacent to the Highway Beautification Control System within this state. The Legislature finds and declares that junkyards which do not conform to the requirements of sections 39-2601 to 39-2612 are public nuisances.Source   Laws 1971, LB 398, § 1;   Laws 1995, LB 264, § 24.
NE Code § 39-2601.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2601.01 - Expenditure of funds; limitation.

39-2601.01.  Expenditure of funds; limitation.The department shall not expend any funds under sections 39-2601 to 39-2612 unless federal-aid matching funds are available for the purpose described in 23 U.S.C. 136.Source  Laws 1995, LB 264, § 34.
NE Code § 39-2602 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2602 - Terms, defined.

39-2602.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 39-2601 to 39-2612, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Junk means old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste or junked, dismantled, or wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof, iron, steel, and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material;(2) Automobile graveyard means any establishment or place of business which is maintained, operated, or used for storing, keeping, buying, or selling wrecked, scrapped, ruined, or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts;(3) Junkyard means an establishment or place of business which is maintained, operated, or used for storing, keeping, buying, or selling junk or for the maintenance or operation of an automobile graveyard, and includes garbage dumps and sanitary fills;(4) Highway Beautification Control System has the same meaning as in section 39-201.01;(5) Scenic byway has the same meaning as in section 39-201.01;(6) Main-traveled way means the traveled portion of an interstate or primary highway on which through traffic is carried and, in the case of a divided highway, the traveled portion of each of the separated roadways;(7) Person means any natural person, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, or governmental subdivision; and(8) Department means the Department of Transportation.Source   Laws 1971, LB 398, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 214;   Laws 1995, LB 264, § 25;  Laws 2017, LB339, § 171.  Annotations For purposes of subsection (2) of this section, a scrapped vehicle is an automobile which has no value whatsoever as a vehicle, but the only worth of which is in the value of its metal for remelting or remanufacturing. For purposes of subsection (2) of this section, a ruined vehicle is one which, through destruction or disintegration, has become formless, useless, or valueless. For purposes of subsection (2) of this section, a wrecked vehicle is one which is seriously damaged in its outward appearance. For purposes of subsection (2) of this section, a dismantled vehicle is one which is stripped of furnishings or equipment. For purposes of subsection (2) of this section, a junked vehicle is one no longer intended or in condition for legal use upon a public highway. State v. Melcher, 240 Neb. 592, 483 N.W.2d 540 (1992).
NE Code § 39-2603 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2603 - Location.

39-2603.  Location.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no person shall locate or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any roadway of the Highway Beautification Control System, without obtaining a permit from the department.(2) Junkyards located in counties which have formally adopted a comprehensive development plan and a zoning resolution regulating the location of junkyards within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any roadway of the Highway Beautification Control System, except those routes which consist of the federally designated National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, shall be exempt from the permit requirements of sections 39-2601 to 39-2612.Source   Laws 1971, LB 398, § 3;   Laws 1995, LB 264, § 26;  Laws 2003, LB 186, § 1.
NE Code § 39-2604 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2604 - Permit; issuance; fees; disposition.

39-2604.  Permit; issuance; fees; disposition.The department may issue permits for the location and operation of junkyards within the limits prescribed in section 39-2603. If the applicant is an individual, the application for a permit shall include the applicant's social security number. The department shall charge an annual permit fee to be paid to the department in the manner provided by the department and shall thereafter be paid into the Highway Cash Fund and shall, by order, adjust the annual fees to cover the costs of administering the provisions of sections 39-2601 to 39-2612.Source   Laws 1971, LB 398, § 4;   Laws 1995, LB 264, § 27;   Laws 1997, LB 752, § 95.
NE Code § 39-2605 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2605 - Permit; issuance; conditions.

39-2605.  Permit; issuance; conditions.No permit shall be granted for the location and maintenance of a junkyard within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any roadway of the Highway Beautification Control System except the following:(1) Those which are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the main-traveled way of the system, or otherwise removed from sight;(2) Those located within areas which are zoned for industrial use under authority of the law of a municipality or county, except those located along any route designated as a scenic byway;(3) Those located within unzoned industrial areas, which areas shall be determined from actual land uses and defined by rules to be promulgated by the department, except those located along any route designated as a scenic byway; and(4) Those which are not visible from the main-traveled way of the system.Source   Laws 1971, LB 398, § 5;   Laws 1995, LB 264, § 28.
NE Code § 39-2606 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2606 - Existing junkyards; screening; expense paid by department.

39-2606.  Existing junkyards; screening; expense paid by department.Except as provided in section 39-2608, any junkyard lawfully in existence on August 27, 1971, which is within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main-traveled way of the Highway Beautification Control System and which does not qualify for a permit under section 39-2605 shall be screened by the department so as not to be visible from the main-traveled way of such highway, the cost of which shall be paid in full by the department.Source   Laws 1971, LB 398, § 6;   Laws 1995, LB 264, § 29.
NE Code § 39-2607 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2607 - Rules and regulations; promulgation.

39-2607.  Rules and regulations; promulgation.The department may promulgate rules governing the materials, location, planting, construction, and maintenance for the screening or fencing required by the provisions of sections 39-2601 to 39-2612.Source   Laws 1971, LB 398, § 7;   Laws 1995, LB 264, § 30.
NE Code § 39-2608 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2608 - Removal; when; department; powers.

39-2608.  Removal; when; department; powers.Any junkyard in existence on August 27, 1971, which does not qualify for a permit under section 39-2605 and which cannot, as a practical matter, be screened may be removed. The department may acquire by gift, purchase, exchange or condemnation from the owner, such interests in lands as may be necessary to acquire the location, or to effect the removal or disposal of such junkyards.Source   Laws 1971, LB 398, § 8;   Laws 1995, LB 264, § 31.
NE Code § 39-2609 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2609 - Nuisance; injunction.

39-2609.  Nuisance; injunction.The department may apply to the district court in the county in which such junkyards may be located for an injunction to abate such nuisance or for such other relief as may be necessary or proper.Source  Laws 1971, LB 398, § 9.
NE Code § 39-2610 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2610 - Sections, how construed.

39-2610.  Sections, how construed.Nothing in sections 39-2601 to 39-2612 shall be construed to abrogate or affect the provisions of any lawful ordinance, regulation, or resolution which is more restrictive than sections 39-2601 to 39-2612.Source   Laws 1971, LB 398, § 10;   Laws 1995, LB 264, § 32.
NE Code § 39-2611 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2611 - Agreements with federal authority; authorization.

39-2611.  Agreements with federal authority; authorization.The department shall be authorized to enter into agreements with the appropriate federal authority as provided by 23 U.S.C., relating to the control of junkyards in areas adjacent to the Highway Beautification Control System, and to take action in the name of the state to comply with the terms of such agreement.Source   Laws 1971, LB 398, § 11;   Laws 1995, LB 264, § 33.
NE Code § 39-2612 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2612 - Violations; penalty.

39-2612.  Violations; penalty.Any person who shall be found in violation of section 39-2603 shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor. Each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense.Source   Laws 1971, LB 398, § 12;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 220.
NE Code § 39-2701 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2701 - Act, how cited.

39-2701.  Act, how cited.Sections 39-2701 to 39-2705 shall be known and may be cited as the Build Nebraska Act.Source Laws 2011, LB84, § 1.
NE Code § 39-2702 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2702 - Terms, defined.

39-2702.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Build Nebraska Act:(1) Department means the Department of Transportation;(2) Fund means the State Highway Capital Improvement Fund; and(3) Surface transportation project means (a) expansion or reconstruction of a road or highway which is part of the state highway system, (b) expansion or reconstruction of a bridge which is part of the state highway system, or (c) construction of a new road, highway, or bridge which, if built, would be a part of the state highway system.Source  Laws 2011, LB84, § 2;  Laws 2017, LB339, § 172.
NE Code § 39-2703 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2703 - State Highway Capital Improvement Fund; created; use; investment.

39-2703.  State Highway Capital Improvement Fund; created; use; investment.(1) The State Highway Capital Improvement Fund is created. The fund shall consist of money credited to the fund pursuant to section 77-27,132 and any other money as determined by the Legislature.(2) The department may create or direct the creation of accounts within the fund as the department determines to be appropriate and useful in administering the fund.(3) 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. Investment earnings from investment of money in the fund shall be credited to the fund.Source Laws 2011, LB84, § 3.Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 39-2704 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2704 - Fund; uses enumerated.

39-2704.  Fund; uses enumerated.The fund shall be used as follows:(1) At least twenty-five percent of the money credited to the fund pursuant to section 77-27,132 each fiscal year shall be used, as determined by the department, for construction of the expressway system and federally designated high priority corridors; and(2) The remaining money credited to the fund pursuant to section 77-27,132 each fiscal year shall be used to pay for surface transportation projects of the highest priority as determined by the department.Source Laws 2011, LB84, § 4.
NE Code § 39-2705 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2705 - Rules and regulations.

39-2705.  Rules and regulations.The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Build Nebraska Act.Source Laws 2011, LB84, § 5.
NE Code § 39-2801 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2801 - Act, how cited.

39-2801.  Act, how cited.Sections 39-2801 to 39-2824 shall be known and may be cited as the Transportation Innovation Act.Source Laws 2016, LB960, § 1.
NE Code § 39-2803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-2803 - Transportation Infrastructure Bank Fund; created; use; investment.

39-2803.  Transportation Infrastructure Bank Fund; created; use; investment.(1) The Transportation Infrastructure Bank Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the department and shall be used for purposes of sections 39-2803 to 39-2807. 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. Investment earnings from investment of money in the fund shall be credited to the fund.(2) The Transportation Infrastructure Bank Fund shall consist of money transferred from the Cash Reserve Fund pursuant to section 84-612 and any other money as determined by the Legislature.(3) It is the intent of the Legislature that additional fuel tax revenue generated by Laws 2015, LB610, shall be transferred from the Roads Operations Cash Fund to the Transportation Infrastructure Bank Fund. Transfers shall be initiated each fiscal year by the State Treasurer following certification of revenue receipts by the Director-State Engineer from July 1, 2016, through June 2033. Transferred funds shall be used for purposes of sections 39-2803 to 39-2807.Source  Laws 2016, LB960, § 3.   Termination Date: June 30, 2033  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.