reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
NE Code § 75-303.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 75 - Public Service Commission|75-303.03 - Reimbursement for transportation costs; conditions; exemption from commission regulation or commission rate regulation.

75-303.03.  Reimbursement for transportation costs; conditions; exemption from commission regulation or commission rate regulation.(1) The commission, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services, shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations governing minimum liability insurance requirements, equipment standards, driver qualification requirements, and the issuance and filing of notice for any contractor utilized by the department or any agency organized under the Nebraska Community Aging Services Act pursuant to section 75-303.02.(2) The Department of Health and Human Services or any agency organized under the Nebraska Community Aging Services Act shall reimburse common and contract carriers for transportation of passengers at a rate not to exceed the rate of reimbursement pursuant to section 81-1176 multiplied by three. The maximum reimbursement rate provided for in this subsection shall not apply when the carrier (a) transports such person wholly within the corporate limits of the city or village where the transportation of the person originated, (b) transports a disabled person as defined by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 in a vehicle that is compliant with the regulations providing for the transportation of such disabled person, or (c) provides nonemergency medical transportation of medicaid clients pursuant to subsection (3) of section 75-311.(3) Rates for nonemergency medical transportation service providers with a designation of authority issued pursuant to subsection (3) of section 75-311 are not subject to commission regulation, and regulated motor carriers with such a designation reimbursed under this section are not subject to commission rate regulation for such reimbursement rates.(4)(a) The Department of Health and Human Services may reimburse an individual for the costs incurred by such individual in the transportation of a person eligible to receive transportation services through the department if:(i) The individual is under contract with the department and provides transportation to the eligible person; and(ii) The eligible person has chosen the individual to provide the transportation.(b) The department shall reimburse for the costs incurred in the transportation at a rate no greater than that provided for reimbursement of state employees pursuant to section 81-1176.(c) Transportation provided to an eligible person by an individual pursuant to this section does not constitute transportation for hire.(d) The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to implement this subsection.Source  Laws 2006, LB 1069, § 2;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 699;  Laws 2017, LB263, § 84.  Cross References  Nebraska Community Aging Services Act, see section 81-2201.
NE Code § 75-304 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 75 - Public Service Commission|75-304 - Classification of carriers; rules and regulations; contract carriers; insurance; applicability of rules and regulations.

75-304.  Classification of carriers; rules and regulations; contract carriers; insurance; applicability of rules and regulations.(1) The commission may establish such just and reasonable classifications of groups of carriers, included in the terms common carrier and contract carrier, as the special nature of the services performed by such carriers require and adopt and promulgate such just and reasonable rules, regulations, and requirements, to be observed by the carrier so classified or grouped, as the commission deems necessary or desirable in the public interest and as are consistent with the provisions of sections 75-301 to 75-322. All certificates and permits issued by the commission shall be construed and interpreted, and the operations authorized thereunder shall be tested and determined, in accordance with such classification so established and any rule, regulation, or requirement prescribed by the commission relating to such carrier so classified.(2) Contract carriers shall obtain and maintain uninsured and underinsured insurance coverage for each passenger in each motor vehicle in minimum amounts to be established by the commission.(3) The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out sections 75-323 to 75-343. The rules and regulations found in chapter 3 of title 291 of the Nebraska Administrative Code shall not apply to transportation network companies. If there is any conflict between sections 75-301 to 75-322 and sections 75-323 to 75-343 regarding the regulation of transportation network companies, the provisions of sections 75-323 to 75-343 shall apply.Source   Laws 1963, c. 425, art. III, § 4, p. 1378;   Laws 1969, c. 606, § 3, p. 2469;   Laws 1989, LB 78, § 20;   Laws 1993, LB 412, § 6;   Laws 1994, LB 414, § 68;   Laws 1995, LB 424, § 26;  Laws 2015, LB629, § 24.
NE Code § 75-304.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 75 - Public Service Commission|75-304.01 - Rates, fares, and charges; commission prescribe; when.

75-304.01.  Rates, fares, and charges; commission prescribe; when.The commission shall prescribe minimum rates, fares, and charges for contract carriers. No reduction shall be made in any such charge, either directly or by means of any change in any rule, regulation, or practice affecting such charge or the value of service thereunder, except after ten days' notice of the proposed change filed in the form and manner provided for common carrier rate changes. The notice shall plainly state the change proposed and the time when the change will take effect. No contract carrier shall demand, charge, or collect less compensation for such transportation than the charges to be made by common carriers for the same transportation in accordance with sections 75-118 to 75-155 and 75-301 to 75-322, as affected by any rule, regulation, or practice so filed or as prescribed by the commission. It is unlawful for any such carrier to charge less than the rates, fares, and charges approved by the commission.Source   Laws 1972, LB 1370, § 3;   Laws 1974, LB 438, § 1;   Laws 1994, LB 414, § 69;   Laws 1995, LB 424, § 27.
NE Code § 75-304.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 75 - Public Service Commission|75-304.03 - Mover of household goods; license; application; fee; issuance; conditions; renewal; fee; failure to comply; effect; commission; authority.

75-304.03.  Mover of household goods; license; application; fee; issuance; conditions; renewal; fee; failure to comply; effect; commission; authority.(1) Beginning July 1, 2021, any mover of household goods operating in this state and engaged in the intrastate transportation for hire of household goods shall apply to the commission for a license prior to transporting household goods in intrastate commerce. A license shall be issued by the commission to any qualified applicant upon payment of a license fee of two hundred fifty dollars and receipt of a completed application in which the principal place of business of the applicant in the State of Nebraska is identified and the applicant agrees and affirms to perform the service in conformance with applicable sections 75-301 to 75-322 and the rules and regulations of the commission adopted and promulgated under such sections. Otherwise the application shall be denied. Applications for initial and renewal licenses shall be on forms prescribed by the commission. A license issued under this section shall be valid for one year and may be renewed annually for a fee of two hundred fifty dollars. A license may be suspended or revoked by the commission after notice and hearing for failure to comply with applicable sections 75-101 to 75-801, any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated under such sections, or any lawful order of the commission.(2) Any person who applies for a license pursuant to this section shall comply with the requirements of section 75-307. The commission shall have no authority to regulate the rates of any motor carrier who is issued a license under this section.Source Laws 2020, LB461, § 8.
NE Code § 75-304.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 75 - Public Service Commission|75-304.04 - Transportation of railroad carrier employees; license; application; fee; issuance; conditions; renewal; fee; failure to comply; effect; commission; authority.

75-304.04.  Transportation of railroad carrier employees; license; application; fee; issuance; conditions; renewal; fee; failure to comply; effect; commission; authority.(1) Any motor carrier operating in this state engaged in the intrastate transportation for hire of employees of a railroad carrier engaged in interstate commerce to or from their work locations shall apply to the commission for a license prior to transporting such employees in intrastate commerce. A license shall be issued by the commission to any qualified applicant upon payment of a license fee of two hundred fifty dollars and receipt of a completed application in which the principal place of business of the applicant in the State of Nebraska is identified and the applicant agrees and affirms to perform the service in conformance with section 75-307 and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the commission relating to driver qualifications, equipment, operating standards, and recordkeeping. Otherwise the application shall be denied. Applications for initial and renewal licenses shall be on forms prescribed by the commission. A license issued under this section shall be valid for one year and may be renewed annually for a fee of two hundred fifty dollars. A license may be suspended or revoked by the commission after notice and hearing for failure to comply with section 75-307, and any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated under this section, or any lawful order of the commission.(2) Any person who applies for a license pursuant to this section shall comply with the requirements of section 75-307. The commission shall have no authority to regulate the rates of any motor carrier who is issued a license under this section.Source Laws 2020, LB461, § 9.
NE Code § 75-305 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 75 - Public Service Commission|75-305 - Fees; amount; when due; disposition.

75-305.  Fees; amount; when due; disposition.(1) Every regulated motor carrier subject to sections 75-301 to 75-322 other than transportation network companies shall pay an annual fee not exceeding the sum of eighty dollars for each motor vehicle operated, which fee shall be fixed by the commission and shall not exceed the amount actually necessary to sustain the administration and enforcement of such sections. When the applicant has registered his or her motor vehicles under section 60-3,198, such fee shall be payable on whichever shall be the lesser of (a) the proportion of his or her fleet so registered or (b) the number of motor vehicles owned by him or her and actually used in intrajurisdiction business within this state, except that such annual fee for any truck-trailer or tractor-trailer combination shall be one hundred twenty dollars. In the case of a truck-trailer or tractor-trailer combination, only one license plate shall be required for such combination.(2) Every transportation network company shall pay an annual fee. The company may choose to pay either twenty-five thousand dollars or not to exceed eighty dollars for each personal vehicle operated by a driver of the transportation network company. The commission shall establish the amount per vehicle so that the amount collected does not exceed the amount actually necessary to sustain the administration and enforcement of laws, rules, and regulations governing transportation network companies.(3) Such annual fees shall be due and payable on or before January 1 and shall be delinquent on March 1 of each year after such permit or certificate has been issued. If the initial certificate or permit is issued to a motor carrier on or after July 1, the fee shall be fifty percent of the annual fee. Such fees shall be paid to and collected by the commission and remitted to the State Treasurer within thirty days of receipt. The State Treasurer shall credit fees received pursuant to subsection (2) of this section to the Transportation Network Company Regulation Cash Fund for enforcement of laws, rules, and regulations governing transportation network companies. The State Treasurer shall credit fees received pursuant to subsection (1) of this section to the General Fund.Source   Laws 1963, c. 425, art. III, § 5, p. 1378;   Laws 1969, c. 606, § 4, p. 2470;   Laws 1982, LB 928, § 58;   Laws 1989, LB 78, § 21;   Laws 1993, LB 412, § 7;   Laws 1995, LB 424, § 28;   Laws 1996, LB 1218, § 46;  Laws 2003, LB 187, § 23;  Laws 2003, LB 563, § 40;  Laws 2005, LB 274, § 270;  Laws 2015, LB629, § 25.
NE Code § 75-306 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 75 - Public Service Commission|75-306 - Receipt for fees; license plates and renewal tabs.

75-306.  Receipt for fees; license plates and renewal tabs.Receipt for the payment of annual fees shall be issued by the commission. The commission shall issue sufficient license plates and renewal tabs to any regulated motor carrier who is in compliance with sections 75-301 to 75-322 and the rules and regulations of the commission, except contractors operating pursuant to section 75-303.02 and transportation network companies, for the purpose of identification of regulated motor carriers subject to sections 75-301 to 75-322 and to distinguish those regulated motor carriers from other commercial motor carriers not subject to such sections. The Director of Motor Vehicles shall prepare a form of license plate and renewal tab for such regulated motor carriers and furnish a sufficient supply of them to the commission.Source   Laws 1963, c. 425, art. III, § 6, p. 1379;   Laws 1969, c. 606, § 5, p. 2471;   Laws 1989, LB 78, § 22;   Laws 1993, LB 412, § 8;   Laws 1994, LB 414, § 70;   Laws 1995, LB 424, § 29;   Laws 1996, LB 1218, § 47;  Laws 2015, LB629, § 26;  Laws 2017, LB263, § 85.
NE Code § 75-308 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 75 - Public Service Commission|75-308 - Tariff; publication; unlawful practices.

75-308.  Tariff; publication; unlawful practices.It is unlawful for a regulated motor carrier to engage in the transportation of passengers or, until July 1, 2021, household goods, in intrastate commerce unless the motor carrier has filed, published, and kept open for inspection its tariff schedule as provided in section 75-124 in the manner prescribed by the commission pursuant to such section. Until July 1, 2021, no regulated motor carrier shall engage in the transportation of household goods in intrastate commerce unless it has obtained a copy of the most current applicable tariff, or a tariff prepared by a tariff publishing bureau or an individual, which conforms with the rates and charges prescribed by the commission.Source   Laws 1963, c. 425, art. III, § 8, p. 1380;   Laws 1983, LB 309, § 1;   Laws 1995, LB 424, § 34;  Laws 2020, LB461, § 11.
NE Code § 75-308.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 75 - Public Service Commission|75-308.01 - Operational conditions; meetings of motor carriers authorized; purposes; joint-line arrangements authorized; joint rates; how treated.

75-308.01.  Operational conditions; meetings of motor carriers authorized; purposes; joint-line arrangements authorized; joint rates; how treated.(1) Any two or more motor carriers authorized to operate under a common tariff approved by the commission under section 75-118 or 75-304.01 shall be permitted to meet and review operational conditions of affected motor carriers for the following purposes:(a) To study the ratio of expenses to income and general financial condition of the motor carrier industry in Nebraska;(b) To determine whether any change or changes should be made in any commission-approved tariff;(c) To consider the joint employment of technical assistance to accomplish the purposes set forth in this section;(d) To determine whether it is necessary to file an application to make tariff changes; and(e) To do all other acts necessary to accomplish the filing of a rate application with the commission.(2) Motor carriers may establish joint-line arrangements for intrastate transportation of property to exchange or to interline freight that each motor carrier transports over a part of the joint route and to agree to a joint rate for the transportation service. Motor carriers may also collectively participate in, establish, and use a freight classification system and mileage guide that can be used to determine the rates for intrastate transportation.(3) The laws of this state relating to competition shall not apply to motor carriers and other persons who carry out the activities described in subsection (2) of this section. The commission may regulate the activities described in subsection (2) of this section and shall investigate and issue orders when necessary to preserve the sound and efficient transportation of property by motor carriers.Source   Laws 1978, LB 845, § 1;   Laws 1994, LB 414, § 71;   Laws 1995, LB 424, § 35.
NE Code § 75-309 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 75 - Public Service Commission|75-309 - Certificate of public convenience and necessity or permit; required; exception.

75-309.  Certificate of public convenience and necessity or permit; required; exception.Except for operations pursuant to a contract authorized by sections 75-303.02 and 75-303.03, it shall be unlawful for any common or contract carrier by motor vehicle subject to the provisions of sections 75-101 to 75-155 and 75-301 to 75-322 to engage in any intrastate operations on any public highway in Nebraska unless there is in force with respect to such common carrier a certificate of public convenience and necessity, a permit to such contract carrier, or a permit to a transportation network company under section 75-324, issued by the commission which authorizes such operations.Source   Laws 1963, c. 425, art. III, § 9, p. 1381;   Laws 1967, c. 479, § 15, p. 1482;   Laws 1989, LB 78, § 24;   Laws 1993, LB 412, § 9;   Laws 1994, LB 414, § 72;   Laws 1995, LB 424, § 36;  Laws 2015, LB629, § 28;  Laws 2017, LB263, § 86.  Annotations  The Public Service Commission has original jurisdiction and sole power to grant, amend, deny, revoke, or transfer common carrier certificates of public convenience and necessity, and such proceedings are administrative and legislative in character. In re Application of Kilthau, 236 Neb. 811, 464 N.W.2d 162 (1991). Applicant's fitness and his claimed violation hereof are to be judged by the commission on the record before it. Robinson v. National Trailer Convoy, Inc., 188 Neb. 474, 197 N.W.2d 633 (1972). Carrier has no right to tack authorities unless that right is granted in certificate. Nebraska State Railway Commission v. Seward Motor Freight, Inc., 188 Neb. 223, 196 N.W.2d 200 (1972).
NE Code § 75-309.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 75 - Public Service Commission|75-309.01 - Transportation of passengers for hire; operation without certificate; nuisance; penalty.

75-309.01.  Transportation of passengers for hire; operation without certificate; nuisance; penalty.Each motor vehicle owned, used, or attempted to be used by any person as a common or contract carrier to transport passengers for hire in violation of section 75-309 is declared to be a public nuisance and subject to seizure and confiscation by any person charged with the enforcement of this section. Any motor vehicle which is owned, used, or attempted to be used by any person as a common or contract carrier to transport passengers for hire in violation of section 75-309 may be seized upon the arrest of the person who uses or owns the motor vehicle, and upon the conviction of the person for the violation of such section, the motor vehicle shall, as a part of the element of the violation, at the discretion of the court, be forfeited to the state and delivered to the commission to be disposed of as provided by law. The sale shall be subject to any liens of record. The commission shall remit the proceeds of the sale to the State Treasurer for credit to the permanent school fund.Source   Laws 1963, c. 427, § 1, p. 1432;   Laws 1994, LB 414, § 73;   Laws 1995, LB 424, § 37;   Laws 1996, LB 1218, § 49.
NE Code § 75-310 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 75 - Public Service Commission|75-310 - Application for certificate or permit; petition for relief; requirements.

75-310.  Application for certificate or permit; petition for relief; requirements.Except for applications to operate a transportation network company, applications for certificates or permits and petitions for relief shall be made to the commission in writing and shall be in such form and contain such information as the commission shall by rule require. A summary of the authority or relief sought in an application or petition shall be given to interested persons according to the rules the commission shall adopt. After notice of an application or petition has been given to interested persons as provided by the rules for notice, the commission may process the application or petition without a hearing by use of affidavits if the application or petition is not opposed.Source   Laws 1963, c. 425, art. III, § 10, p. 1381;   Laws 1967, c. 479, § 16, p. 1482;  Laws 2015, LB629, § 29.  Annotations Rule relating to tacking of authorities is within the ambit of authority granted to commission under this and other related sections. Nebraska State Railway Commission v. Seward Motor Freight, Inc., 188 Neb. 223, 196 N.W.2d 200 (1972).
NE Code § 75-313 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 75 - Public Service Commission|75-313 - Certificate; permit; terms.

75-313.  Certificate; permit; terms.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, each certificate shall specify the service to be rendered, the routes, the fixed termini, if any, and the intermediate and off-route points, if any, and in case of operations not over specified routes or between fixed termini, the territory within which such carrier is authorized to operate. Each permit shall specify the business of the contract carrier covered thereby and the scope thereof. There shall, at the time of issuance, and from time to time thereafter, be attached to the exercise of the privileges granted by the certificate or permit such reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations as the public convenience and necessity, or the character of the holder as a contract carrier, may from time to time require, including terms, conditions, and limitations as to the extension of the route or routes of the carrier, and such terms and conditions as are necessary to carry out, with respect to the operations of the carrier, the requirements established by the commission. No terms, conditions, or limitations shall restrict the right of a contract carrier to substitute or add contracts within the scope of the permit, or to add to the equipment and facilities within the scope of the permit, as the development of the business and the demands of the public may require.(2) This section does not apply to a transportation network company.Source   Laws 1963, c. 425, art. III, § 13, p. 1382;  Laws 2015, LB629, § 31.  Annotations  Willful failure to perform a service and dormancy cannot in all cases be equated. Dahlsten v. Harris, 191 Neb. 714, 217 N.W.2d 813 (1974). Unless carrier's certificate includes right to tack authorities, it has no such right. Nebraska State Railway Commission v. Seward Motor Freight, Inc., 188 Neb. 223, 196 N.W.2d 200 (1972).