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NE Code § 70-1323 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1323 - Escrow account; deficiency; effect; interest.

70-1323.  Escrow account; deficiency; effect; interest.In the event that the escrow and interest thereon are insufficient to satisfy the provisions of the arbitration board's decision, the party liable for such deficiency shall take all actions necessary to obtain such funds and make payment thereof, including interest, within thirty days from the date of the decision. Interest shall be at the rate set forth in the contract between the parties or in the absence of a contract or if no rate of interest is set forth in the contract, at the average rate of interest earned by the escrow account established pursuant to section 70-1305.Source  Laws 1979, LB 207, § 23.
NE Code § 70-1324 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1324 - Arbitration; time limits; extension.

70-1324.  Arbitration; time limits; extension.Except as otherwise provided in section 70-1326, the parties may, by mutual written agreement filed with the arbitration board, extend any of the time limits prescribed in sections 70-1301 to 70-1329.Source  Laws 1979, LB 207, § 24.
NE Code § 70-1325 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1325 - Arbitration board; final decision; appeal.

70-1325.  Arbitration board; final decision; appeal.The final decision of the arbitration board shall be binding upon the parties. If a party to any arbitration proceeding is not satisfied with the decision entered by the arbitration board, such party may appeal as provided in section 70-1326 to reverse, vacate, or modify the decision, and such decision shall be in abeyance until the appellate court has issued its opinion.Source   Laws 1979, LB 207, § 25;   Laws 1991, LB 732, § 124.
NE Code § 70-1326 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1326 - Arbitration board; decision; reversal, modification, or vacation; procedure.

70-1326.  Arbitration board; decision; reversal, modification, or vacation; procedure.The procedure to obtain reversal, modification, or vacation of a decision rendered by the arbitration board shall be (1) by filing notice of appeal with the Nebraska Power Review Board within thirty days after the date of the filing of the decision with the Nebraska Power Review Board as provided in section 70-1321 or (2) by filing with the arbitration board and with the Nebraska Power Review Board a motion for rehearing within ten days after the filing of the decision with the Nebraska Power Review Board as provided in section 70-1321. If the arbitration board denies the motion for rehearing, a notice of appeal must be filed with the arbitration board and with the Nebraska Power Review Board within thirty days after the date of the filing by the arbitration board with the Nebraska Power Review Board of the decision denying the motion to the party appealing, except that when the arbitration board fails to file a decision on the motion for rehearing within thirty days after such motion is filed, the appeal to the Court of Appeals may be perfected by filing a notice of appeal before the arbitration board files a decision on the motion for rehearing and the review shall be the same as if the board had denied the motion for rehearing. Oral arguments on a motion for rehearing shall be granted when requested. An appeal shall be deemed perfected and the appellate court shall have jurisdiction of the cause when a notice of an appeal has been filed with the Nebraska Power Review Board and appeal has been taken in the manner provided by law for appeals from the district court in civil cases.Source   Laws 1979, LB 207, § 26;   Laws 1991, LB 732, § 125;   Laws 1992, LB 360, § 31.
NE Code § 70-1327 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1327 - Appellate court; trial; de novo on the record.

70-1327.  Appellate court; trial; de novo on the record.Trial in the appellate court shall be de novo on the record. Such case shall be advanced in the same manner as other causes which involve the public welfare and convenience and shall be set for an early hearing.Source   Laws 1979, LB 207, § 27;   Laws 1991, LB 732, § 126.  Annotations  Despite de novo review, when credible evidence is in conflict on material issues of fact, the appellate court will consider and may give weight to the fact that the arbitration board under section 70-1301 et seq. observed the witnesses and accepted one version of the facts over another. In re Application of Northeast Neb. Pub. Power Dist., 300 Neb. 237, 912 N.W.2d 884 (2018). On an appeal from the decision of an arbitration board convened under section 70-1301 et seq., trial in the appellate court is de novo on the record. In re Application of Northeast Neb. Pub. Power Dist., 300 Neb. 237, 912 N.W.2d 884 (2018).
NE Code § 70-1328 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1328 - Record on appeal.

70-1328.  Record on appeal.The verbatim testimony transcribed by the official stenographer, including all exhibits received, shall constitute the bill of exceptions. The decision appealed and the bill of exceptions duly certified by the members of the arbitration board shall constitute the complete record on appeal.Source   Laws 1979, LB 207, § 28;   Laws 1991, LB 732, § 127.
NE Code § 70-1329 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1329 - Wholesale purchaser; failure or refusal to make payment; supplier; remedies.

70-1329.  Wholesale purchaser; failure or refusal to make payment; supplier; remedies.If a purchaser fails or refuses to make payment to the supplier as required by sections 70-1301 to 70-1329, the supplier may, after a charge remains unpaid thirty days after the due date, file suit in the district court in which the supplier or purchaser resides for a writ of mandamus to compel payment of the disputed amount, plus interest, pursuant to sections 70-1301 to 70-1329. If the court issues a writ of mandamus and the purchaser gives the written notice of disputed issues as required by section 70-1304 the matter shall proceed to arbitration as provided by sections 70-1301 to 70-1329. If the court declines to issue a writ of mandamus, it shall nevertheless retain jurisdiction of the matter for the purpose of determining the amount due to the supplier.Source  Laws 1979, LB 207, § 29.
NE Code § 70-1401 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1401 - Act, how cited.

70-1401.  Act, how cited.Sections 70-1401 to 70-1423 shall be known and may be cited as the Joint Public Power Authority Act.Source  Laws 1982, LB 852, § 1.
NE Code § 70-1402 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1402 - Terms, defined.

70-1402.  Terms, defined.As used in the Joint Public Power Authority Act, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Agency shall mean any public body, authority, or commission which is engaged in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric power and energy and which issues indebtedness;(2) Bonds shall mean electric revenue bonds, notes, warrants, certificates, or other obligations of indebtedness of a joint authority issued under the Joint Public Power Authority Act and shall include refunding bonds and notes issued pending permanent revenue bond financing;(3) Cost or cost of a project shall mean, but shall not be limited to, the cost of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, or extension of any project, including the cost of studies, plans, specifications, surveys, and estimates of related costs and revenue; the cost of land, land rights, rights-of-way, easements, water rights, fees, permits, approvals, licenses, certificates, franchises, and the preparation of applications for and securing the same; administrative, legal, engineering, and inspection expenses; financing fees, expenses, and costs; working capital; initial fuel costs; interest on the bonds during the period of construction and for such reasonable period thereafter as may be determined by the joint authority; establishment of reserves; and all other expenditures of the joint authority incidental, necessary, or convenient to the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, or extension of any project and the placing of such project in operation;(4) Governing body shall mean the board of directors of a public power district;(5) Joint authority shall mean a public body and body corporate and politic organized in accordance with the Joint Public Power Authority Act;(6) Public power district shall mean a public power district organized under or subject to Chapter 70, article 6; and(7) Project shall mean any system or facilities for the generation, transmission, and transformation, or any combination thereof, of electric power and energy by any means whatsoever including, but not limited to, any one or more electric generating units situated at a particular site or any interest in any of the foregoing or any right to the output, capacity, use, or services of such units, any system or facilities for the production, storage, or distribution of hydrogen, or any system or facilities for the production or distribution of ethanol.Source   Laws 1982, LB 852, § 2;   Laws 1986, LB 1230, § 51;  Laws 2005, LB 139, § 19.
NE Code § 70-1404 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1404 - Public power district; joint project authorized; limitation; study.

70-1404.  Public power district; joint project authorized; limitation; study.(1) A public power district may plan, finance, develop, acquire, purchase, construct, reconstruct, improve, enlarge, own, operate, and maintain an undivided interest as a tenant in common in a project situated within or without the state jointly with one or more public power districts in this state owning electric distribution facilities, hydrogen production, storage, or distribution facilities, or ethanol production or distribution facilities or with any political subdivision or agency of this state or of any other state and may make such plans and enter into such contracts not inconsistent with the Joint Public Power Authority Act as are necessary or appropriate, except that membership of public power districts in a joint authority shall consist only of public power districts located within this state.(2) Nothing in the Joint Public Power Authority Act shall prevent public power districts from undertaking studies to determine whether there is a need for a project or whether such project is feasible.Source   Laws 1982, LB 852, § 4;   Laws 1986, LB 1230, § 53;  Laws 2005, LB 139, § 21.
NE Code § 70-1405 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1405 - Creation of joint authority; procedure; resolution; membership; considerations; notice; challenge.

70-1405.  Creation of joint authority; procedure; resolution; membership; considerations; notice; challenge.(1) The governing body of two or more public power districts may by resolution determine that it is in the best interests of the respective public power districts and their electric customers to create a joint authority. Such resolution shall be approved by a majority of the members of the governing body of the public power district. Each public power district which will be a member of the joint authority must approve for membership every other district that will be a member of the joint authority.(2) In determining whether or not the creation of a joint authority for such purpose is in the best interests of the public power districts and their electric customers, the governing body shall take into consideration, but shall not be limited to:(a) Whether or not a separate entity may be able to finance the costs of a project or projects or provide financing for its members in a more efficient and economical manner;(b) Whether or not a better financial market acceptance may result if one entity is responsible for issuing all of the bonds required for a project or projects or providing financing for its members in a timely and orderly manner; and(c) Whether or not savings and other advantages may be obtained by providing a separate entity responsible for the acquisition, purchase, construction, ownership, and operation of a project or projects or for issuing bonds in order to make loans to its member districts.(3) If the proposed creation of a joint authority is found to be in the best interests of two or more public power districts, the governing body of each public power district shall cause notice of its action to be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the operating area of each public power district. Any elector of the district affected by the action of the governing body of such public power district may, by action de novo, instituted in the district court for the county in which the principal office of such public power district is located, within twenty days following the last publication of the prescribed notice, challenge the action of the public power district on the grounds that creation of a joint authority is not in the best interest of that public power district.Source  Laws 1982, LB 852, § 5.
NE Code § 70-1408 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1408 - Joint authority; executive committee; creation; exercise powers of board.

70-1408.  Joint authority; executive committee; creation; exercise powers of board.The board of directors of a joint authority may create an executive committee the composition of which shall be set forth in the bylaws of the joint authority. The executive committee shall have and shall exercise the powers and authority of the board of directors during intervals between the board's meetings in accordance with the board's bylaws, rules, motions, or resolutions. The terms of office of the members of the executive committee and the method of filling vacancies shall be fixed by the bylaws of the joint authority.Source  Laws 1982, LB 852, § 8.
NE Code § 70-1410 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1410 - Joint authority; statutory restrictions applicable; when.

70-1410.  Joint authority; statutory restrictions applicable; when.Any joint authority created pursuant to sections 70-1401 to 70-1423 which is itself engaged in the generation, transmission, or sale of electrical energy, at wholesale or retail, or which is itself engaged in the construction, maintenance, expansion, improvement, or operation of a power generating plant or other facility for the production or transmission of electrical energy shall comply with the restrictions contained in Chapter 70, articles 10 and 13, and the provisions of sections 70-624 to 70-680.Source  Laws 1982, LB 852, § 10.
NE Code § 70-1411 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1411 - Joint authority; annual audit.

70-1411.  Joint authority; annual audit.Any joint financing authority created pursuant to sections 70-1401 to 70-1423 shall be required to submit to an annual audit in the same manner as a public power district pursuant to sections 70-623 to 70-623.03.Source  Laws 1982, LB 852, § 11.
NE Code § 70-1413 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1413 - Joint authority project; sale of excess capacity; limitations; applicability.

70-1413.  Joint authority project; sale of excess capacity; limitations; applicability.Excess capacity or output of a project not then required by any of the members of a joint authority shall be first offered for sale or exchange pursuant to section 70-626.01. Any sale of available capacity and energy from the joint authority's project shall only be for the period required for the joint authority to fully utilize the amount of capacity and energy originally purchased in the project. The limitations provided in this section shall not apply to the temporary sale of excess capacity and energy without the state in cases of emergency or when required to fulfill obligations under any pooling or reserve-sharing agreements, except that sales of excess capacity or output of a project to electric cooperatives, electric or public utilities, and other persons, the interest on whose securities and other obligations is not exempt from taxation by the federal government, shall not be made in such amounts, for such periods of time, and under such terms and conditions as will cause the interest on bonds issued to finance the cost of a project to become taxable by the federal government. This section shall not apply to sales of ethanol or hydrogen.Source   Laws 1982, LB 852, § 13;   Laws 1986, LB 1230, § 55;  Laws 2005, LB 139, § 23.
NE Code § 70-1414 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1414 - Joint authority; issue bonds; pledge revenue; restrictions.

70-1414.  Joint authority; issue bonds; pledge revenue; restrictions.A joint authority may issue bonds and pledge the revenue, or any portion thereof, derived or to be derived from all or any of its projects, and any additions and improvements to or extensions of such projects, or contributions or advances from or loans to its members to pay for the principal and interest of such bonds. Bonds of a joint authority shall be authorized by resolution adopted by its board of directors. Any bonds so issued shall be subject to the restrictions contained in sections 70-644 to 70-648.Source  Laws 1982, LB 852, § 14.
NE Code § 70-1417 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1417 - Directors; establish rates and fees; limitation; pledge; lien.

70-1417.  Directors; establish rates and fees; limitation; pledge; lien.A two-thirds majority vote of the directors of the joint authority present, with each member casting the number of votes to which he or she is entitled, is authorized to fix, charge, and collect rents, rates, fees, and charges for electric power and energy, hydrogen, ethanol, and other services, related to the generation, transmission, and sale of electric energy, to the production, storage, or distribution of hydrogen, or to the production or distribution of ethanol. For so long as any bonds of a joint authority are outstanding and unpaid, the rents, rates, fees, and charges shall be so fixed as to provide revenue at least sufficient, together with other available funds, to pay all costs of and charges and expenses in connection with the proper operation and maintenance of its projects and all necessary repairs, replacements, or renewals of such projects, to pay when due the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all bonds payable from such revenue, to create and maintain reserves and comply with such covenants as may be required by any resolution or trust agreement authorizing and securing bonds, and to pay any and all amounts which the joint authority may be obligated to pay from such revenue by law or contract.Any pledge made by a joint authority pursuant to the Joint Public Power Authority Act shall be valid and binding from the date the pledge is made. The revenue, securities, and other money so pledged and then held or thereafter received by the joint authority or any fiduciary shall immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery of such pledge or further act, and the lien of the pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the member district or joint authority without regard to whether such parties have notice of such lien.Source   Laws 1982, LB 852, § 17;   Laws 1986, LB 1230, § 57;  Laws 2005, LB 139, § 25.
NE Code § 70-1418 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1418 - Funds from bond issuance; investment authorized; conditions.

70-1418.  Funds from bond issuance; investment authorized; conditions.The resolution authorizing the bonds of any issue or the trust agreement securing such bonds may provide that any of such money may be temporarily invested and reinvested pending disbursements of such money in such securities and other investments as shall be provided in such resolution or trust agreement, and shall provide that any bank or trust company with which such money shall be deposited shall act as trustee of such money and shall hold and apply the same for purposes pursuant to this section, subject to such regulation as sections 70-1401 to 70-1423 and such resolution or trust agreement may provide.Source  Laws 1982, LB 852, § 18.
NE Code § 70-1419 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1419 - Bondholder; trustee; enforcement of rights.

70-1419.  Bondholder; trustee; enforcement of rights.Any holder of bonds issued under sections 70-1401 to 70-1423 or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights pursuant to this section may be restricted by such trust agreement or the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted in sections 70-1401 to 70-1423, or, to the extent permitted by law, under such trust agreement or resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or under any agreement or other contract executed by the joint authority pursuant to sections 70-1401 to 70-1423, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by sections 70-1401 to 70-1423 or by such trust agreement or resolution to be performed by any joint authority or member district or by any officer of such joint authority, including the fixing, charging, and collecting of rents, rates, fees, and charges.Source  Laws 1982, LB 852, § 19.
NE Code § 70-1420 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-1420 - Refunding bonds; issuance; conditions.

70-1420.  Refunding bonds; issuance; conditions.A joint authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds of the joint authority for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding, in advance of their maturity or earlier redemption date, which shall have been issued under sections 70-1401 to 70-1423, including the payment of any redemption premium on such bonds and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds. The issuance of such bonds, the maturities, and other details of such bonds, the rights of the holders of such bonds, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the joint authority in respect to the same shall be governed by the appropriate provisions of sections 70-1401 to 70-1423 which relate to the issuance of bonds.Source  Laws 1982, LB 852, § 20.