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NE Code § 86-572 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-572 - Council; duties.

86-572.  Council; duties.The Geographic Information Systems Council shall:(1) Make recommendations to the Legislature and the Nebraska Information Technology Commission for program initiatives and funding. The recommendations submitted to the Legislature shall be submitted electronically;(2) Establish guidelines and policies for statewide Geographic Information Systems operations and management to include:(a) The acquisition, development, maintenance, quality assurance such as standards, access, ownership, cost recovery, and priorities of databases;(b) The compatibility, acquisition, and communications of hardware and software;(c) The assessment of needs, identification of scope, setting of standards, and determination of an appropriate enforcement mechanism;(d) The fostering of training programs and promoting education and information about Geographic Information Systems; and(e) The promoting of Geographic Information Systems development in the State of Nebraska and providing or coordinating additional support to address Geographic Information Systems issues as such issues arise;(3) Report to, assist, and advise the Chief Information Officer in setting information technology policy; and(4) Provide assistance as requested by the commission and support the technical panel created in section 86-521.Source   Laws 1991, LB 639, § 4;   Laws 1998, LB 924, § 49;  Laws 1999, LB 446, § 11;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 81-2604;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 342;  Laws 2005, LB 343, § 11;  Laws 2008, LB823, § 20;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 247.
NE Code § 86-573 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-573 - Council; report.

86-573.  Council; report.The Geographic Information Systems Council shall provide a report of its activities to the Nebraska Information Technology Commission for inclusion in the biannual progress report submitted to the Governor and the Legislature by the commission pursuant to section 86-518.Source   Laws 1991, LB 639, § 5;   Laws 1998, LB 924, § 50;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 81-2605;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 343;  Laws 2008, LB823, § 21.
NE Code § 86-574 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-574 - Dark fiber, defined.

86-574.  Dark fiber, defined.For purposes of sections 86-574 to 86-578, dark fiber means any unused fiber optic cable through which no light is transmitted or any installed fiber optic cable not carrying a signal.Source  Laws 2001, LB 827, § 1;   R.S.Supp.,2001, § 86-2301;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 344.
NE Code § 86-575 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-575 - Agency or political subdivision; dark fiber; disposition; powers.

86-575.  Agency or political subdivision; dark fiber; disposition; powers.(1) Any agency or political subdivision of the state may:(a) Own dark fiber;(b) Sell dark fiber pursuant to section 86-576; and(c) Lease dark fiber pursuant to section 86-577.(2) Any agency or political subdivision which sells or leases its dark fiber pursuant to sections 86-574 to 86-578 shall not be deemed to be providing telecommunications services as defined in section 86-593.Source  Laws 2001, LB 827, § 2;   R.S.Supp.,2001, § 86-2302;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 345;  Laws 2005, LB 645, § 9. Annotations Under former law, subsection (2) of this section is preempted by federal law and is unconstitutional. In re Application of Lincoln Electric System, 265 Neb. 70, 655 N.W.2d 363 (2003).
NE Code § 86-576 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-576 - Agency or political subdivision; dark fiber; sale.

86-576.  Agency or political subdivision; dark fiber; sale.Any agency or political subdivision of the state may sell its dark fiber by any method, including auction, sealed bid, or public sale, which it deems to be most advantageous to the public. The sales agreement may require that the agency or political subdivision be solely responsible for the maintenance of the dark fiber and that the buyer is responsible, on a pro rata basis, for any such maintenance costs.Source  Laws 2001, LB 827, § 3;   R.S.Supp.,2001, § 86-2303;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 346.
NE Code § 86-578 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-578 - Dark fiber; violation; procedure; appeal.

86-578.  Dark fiber; violation; procedure; appeal.In an original action concerning a violation of any provision of sections 86-574 to 86-578 by an agency or political subdivision of the state, the Public Service Commission shall have the jurisdiction set forth in section 75-132.01. After all administrative remedies before the Public Service Commission have been exhausted, an appeal may be brought by an interested party. Such appeal shall be in accordance with section 75-136.Source  Laws 2001, LB 827, § 5;   R.S.Supp.,2001, § 86-2305;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 348;  Laws 2003, LB 187, § 32;  Laws 2013, LB545, § 15.
NE Code § 86-579 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-579 - Nebraska Internet Enhancement Fund; created; use; investment; termination.

86-579.  Nebraska Internet Enhancement Fund; created; use; investment; termination.The Nebraska Internet Enhancement Fund is created. The fund shall be used to provide financial assistance to install and deliver broadband or other advanced telecommunications infrastructure and service throughout the state. It is the intent of the Legislature that two hundred fifty thousand dollars shall be appropriated to the fund to be used for startup costs and seed money for FY2001-02. The Public Service Commission may receive gifts, contributions, property, and equipment from public and private sources for purposes of the fund. The fund shall consist of money appropriated by the Legislature, any money transferred pursuant to section 86-127, and gifts, grants, or bequests from any source including any other federal, state, public, and private sources. Transfers from the fund to the General Fund may be made at the direction of the Legislature. Any money in the Nebraska Internet Enhancement 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. The fund terminates on June 30, 2021, and the State Treasurer shall transfer any unencumbered money in the fund on such date to the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund.The State Treasurer shall transfer one hundred thousand dollars from the Nebraska Internet Enhancement Fund to the General Fund on or before July 15, 2003.The State Treasurer shall transfer fifty thousand dollars from the Nebraska Internet Enhancement Fund to the Rural Broadband Task Force Fund on or before July 15, 2018.Source  Laws 2001, LB 827, § 6;   R.S.Supp.,2001, § 86-2306;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 349;  Laws 2002, LB 1211, § 26;  Laws 2003, LB 408, § 8;  Laws 2018, LB994, § 7;  Laws 2020, LB992, § 13.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 86-593 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-593 - Terms, defined.

86-593.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 86-593 to 86-598:(1) Broadband services means the offering of a capability for high-speed broadband telecommunications capability at a speed or bandwidth in excess of two hundred kilobits per second that enables users to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, and video telecommunications using any technology;(2) Internet services means the offering of Internet service provider services, providing voice over Internet protocol services, or providing Internet protocol-based video services;(3) Public power supplier means a public power district, a public power and irrigation district, a municipal electric system, 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 providing electric service;(4) Telecommunications has the same meaning as telecommunications defined in section 86-117;(5) Telecommunications services has the same meaning as telecommunications service defined in section 86-121; and(6) Video services means the delivery of any subscription video service except those described in section 70-625.Source  Laws 2005, LB 645, § 1;  Laws 2009, LB154, § 22. 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 § 86-594 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-594 - Agency or political subdivision of state; limitation on power.

86-594.  Agency or political subdivision of state; limitation on power.(1) Except as provided in the Educational Service Units Act and sections 79-1319, 81-1120.01 to 81-1120.28, 85-401 to 85-411, 85-1501 to 85-1542, and 86-575, an agency or political subdivision of the state that is not a public power supplier shall not provide on a retail or wholesale basis any broadband services, Internet services, telecommunications services, or video services.(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to services which an agency or political subdivision of the state was authorized to provide and was providing prior to January 1, 2005.Source  Laws 2005, LB 645, § 2;  Laws 2021, LB384, § 25.   Effective Date: April 27, 2021  Cross References  Educational Service Units Act, see section 79-1201.
NE Code § 86-595 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-595 - Public power supplier; limitation on retail services.

86-595.  Public power supplier; limitation on retail services.(1) A public power supplier shall not provide on a retail basis any broadband services, Internet services, telecommunications services, or video services.(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to services which a public power supplier was authorized to provide and was providing prior to January 1, 2005.Source Laws 2005, LB 645, § 3.
NE Code § 86-597 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-597 - Retail or wholesale service; how construed.

86-597.  Retail or wholesale service; how construed.(1) For purposes of sections 86-594 and 86-595, providing a service on a retail or wholesale basis shall not include an agency or political subdivision of the state, whether or not a public power supplier, deploying or utilizing broadband services, Internet services, telecommunications services, or video services, for its own use either individually or jointly through the Interlocal Cooperation Act, the Joint Public Agency Act, or the Municipal Cooperative Financing Act for the internal use and purpose of the agency, political subdivision, or public power supplier or to carry out the public purposes of the agency, political subdivision, or public power supplier.(2) Nothing in sections 86-593 to 86-598 prohibits or restricts the ability of an agency, political subdivision, or public power supplier from deploying or utilizing broadband services, Internet services, telecommunications services, or video services for the internal use and purpose of the agency, political subdivision, or public power supplier, or to carry out the public purposes of the agency, political subdivision, or public power supplier.Source  Laws 2005, LB 645, § 5;  Laws 2009, LB154, § 23;  Laws 2014, LB658, § 1. 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 § 86-598 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-598 - Sections; how construed.

86-598.  Sections; how construed.Except as otherwise provided in section 86-595, nothing in sections 86-593 to 86-598 shall be construed to restrict or expand any authority of a public power supplier as that authority existed prior to September 4, 2005.Source  Laws 2005, LB 645, § 6;  Laws 2009, LB154, § 24;  Laws 2014, LB658, § 2.
NE Code § 86-5,100 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-5,100 - Network Nebraska; development and maintenance; access; Chief Information Officer; duties; cost; report.

86-5,100.  Network Nebraska; development and maintenance; access; Chief Information Officer; duties; cost; report.The Chief Information Officer, in partnership with the University of Nebraska, shall develop and maintain a statewide, multipurpose, high capacity, scalable telecommunications network to be called Network Nebraska. The network shall consist of contractual arrangements with providers to meet the demand of state agencies, local governments, and educational entities as defined in section 79-1201.01. Such network shall provide access to a reliable and affordable infrastructure capable of carrying a spectrum of services and applications, including distance education, across the state. The Chief Information Officer shall provide access to each school district, each educational service unit, each community college, each state college, and the University of Nebraska at the earliest feasible date and no later than July 1, 2012. Access may be provided through educational service units or other aggregation points. Participation in Network Nebraska shall not be required for any educational entity. The Chief Information Officer shall aggregate demand for those state agencies and educational entities choosing to participate and shall reduce costs for participants whenever feasible. The Chief Information Officer shall establish a cost structure based on actual costs, including necessary administrative expenses but not including administrative travel or conference expenses, and shall charge participants according to such cost structure. The Chief Information Officer shall annually provide a detailed report of such costs to each participant and to the Legislative Fiscal Analyst. The report submitted to the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall be submitted electronically.Source  Laws 2006, LB 1208, § 30;  Laws 2007, LB603, § 33;  Laws 2010, LB1071, § 43;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 248.
NE Code § 86-5,102 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-5,102 - Act, how cited.

86-5,102.  Act, how cited.Sections 86-5,102 to 86-5,108 shall be known and may be cited as the Broadband Internet Service Infrastructure Act.Source Laws 2020, LB992, § 1.
NE Code § 86-5,103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-5,103 - Legislative findings.

86-5,103.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds and declares that (1) it is in the public interest for commercial broadband suppliers and electric utilities to enter into broadband facility agreements and (2) the use of electric utility easements and electric utility infrastructure for commercial broadband facilities pursuant to a broadband facility agreement does not diminish the value of underlying real estate.Source Laws 2020, LB992, § 2.
NE Code § 86-5,104 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-5,104 - Terms, defined.

86-5,104.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Broadband Internet Service Infrastructure Act:(1) Attached facility means a broadband facility or a broadband network, or any portion of a broadband network, located substantially:(a) Aboveground and attached to an electric utility's electric utility infrastructure; or(b) Underground in an electric utility easement;(2) Broadband facility agreement means an agreement between an electric utility and a commercial broadband supplier for the use of electric utility infrastructure and electric utility easements for attached facilities;(3) Commercial broadband service means broadband service as such term is defined in 7 U.S.C. 950bb(b)(1), as such section existed on January 1, 2020, or broadband Internet service;(4)(a) Commercial broadband supplier means:(i) A provider of commercial broadband service; or(ii) A person that directly or indirectly sells, leases, or otherwise transfers an attached facility or a right to install, operate, maintain, or use an attached facility for another person's provision of commercial broadband service or a person that intends to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer an attached facility or a right to install, operate, maintain, or use an attached facility; and(b) Commercial broadband supplier does not include an electric utility;(5) Electric utility means any entity referred to in subdivision (8) of section 70-601;(6) Electric utility easement means a recorded or unrecorded easement, right-of-way, or similar right in or to real property, including prescriptive rights, no matter how acquired, held by an electric utility for the siting of electric utility infrastructure or for the purpose of delivering electric service;(7) Electric utility infrastructure means electric utility poles, structures, or other facilities used for the distribution of electric service and street lighting, but does not include poles, structures, or other facilities used for electric transmission service;(8) Notice means a written letter substantially complying with the requirements set forth in subdivision (2)(b) of section 86-5,105, which notice shall be deemed delivered on the date postmarked or otherwise time stamped;(9) Person means an individual, a firm, a partnership, a company, a corporation, a trust, a limited liability company, an association, a joint venture, or any other legal entity; and(10) Property owner means a person with a recorded interest in real property upon which an electric utility easement is located.Source Laws 2020, LB992, § 3.
NE Code § 86-5,107 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-5,107 - Electric utility; broadband facility agreement; requirements; electric service; avoid material interference; effect of act.

86-5,107.  Electric utility; broadband facility agreement; requirements; electric service; avoid material interference; effect of act.(1) In entering into a broadband facility agreement, an electric utility shall:(a) Not discriminate among commercial broadband suppliers in offering or granting rights to install or attach any attached facilities; or(b) Charge fees that are nondiscriminatory among commercial broadband suppliers for a substantially similar lease or use of the capacity of attached facilities owned or controlled by the electric utility, but only to the extent an electric utility chooses, in its sole discretion, to offer the lease or use to a particular commercial broadband supplier.(2) Nothing in this section requires an electric utility to offer or grant a right to access or use an electric utility easement or to use attached facilities or electric utility infrastructure owned or controlled by the electric utility in a manner that would, in the electric utility's sole discretion, materially interfere with the electric utility's construction, maintenance, or use of any electric utility infrastructure for the provision of electric service.(3) Nothing in the Broadband Internet Service Infrastructure Act:(a) Is intended to subject an electric utility to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission;(b) Constitutes an exercise of, or an obligation or intention to exercise, the right of the state under 47 U.S.C. 224(c), as such section existed on January 1, 2020, to regulate the rates, terms, and conditions for pole attachments as defined in 47 U.S.C. 224(a)(4), as such section existed on January 1, 2020;(c) Constitutes a certification, or an obligation or intention to certify, to the Federal Communications Commission under 47 U.S.C. 224, as such section existed on January 1, 2020;(d) Prevents the parties involved from filing a claim or cause of action in any court of competent jurisdiction for any dispute arising under the Broadband Internet Service Infrastructure Act; or(e) In any way affects the authority of electric utilities to enter into agreements with any party, outside the requirements of the Broadband Internet Service Infrastructure Act, relating to the use of its easements or electric system facilities.Source Laws 2020, LB992, § 6.
NE Code § 86-5,108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-5,108 - Act; applicability.

86-5,108.  Act; applicability.The Broadband Internet Service Infrastructure Act does not apply to railroad right-of-way or electric utility easements in or to railroad right-of-way property. Crossings of railroad rights-of-way by telecommunications carriers are governed by section 86-164.Source Laws 2020, LB992, § 7.
NE Code § 86-5,109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-5,109 - Legislative declaration; federal funds; scalability requirements; broadband infrastructure; requirements.

86-5,109.  Legislative declaration; federal funds; scalability requirements; broadband infrastructure; requirements.The Legislature declares that it is in the public interest for the state, cities of all classes, villages, and counties to expend federal funds received for the creation and expansion of high-speed broadband services throughout the state. Any political subdivision that directly receives federal funds used for broadband service enhancement purposes shall ensure that the construction of any new infrastructure to provide broadband service is scalable to one hundred megabits per second or greater for downloading and one hundred megabits per second or greater for uploading. Such federal funds shall not be used to serve locations currently capable of receiving broadband service at a minimum download speed of one hundred megabits per second and a minimum upload speed of twenty megabits per second that enables users to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics, and video communications using any technology. Any broadband infrastructure built with federal funds is subject to section 86-594.Source  Laws 2021, LB338, § 8.   Effective Date: May 6, 2021
NE Code § 86-601 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-601 - Telegraph companies; laws governing.

86-601.  Telegraph companies; laws governing.All associations organized or incorporated under the laws of this state, by and under authority of any other state, or by authority of the United States, whose object and purpose is the transmission, collection, and distribution of dispatches by telegraph, are subject to sections 86-602 to 86-610.Source   Laws 1883, c. 80, § 1, p. 321;   R.S.1913, § 7395;   C.S.1922, § 7070;   C.S.1929, § 86-101;   R.S.1943, § 86-101;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 86-101;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 363.
NE Code § 86-602 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-602 - Telegraph companies and press associations; statement; filing.

86-602.  Telegraph companies and press associations; statement; filing.Every telegraph company and every press association or corporation engaged in the transmission, collection, distribution, or delivery of telegraph dispatches, either for private use or for publication in newspapers, shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a statement, a copy of its articles of incorporation or other articles of organization, and a copy of its regulations and bylaws. The statement shall be certified under oath by the president and secretary or by two of the officers and shall contain: (1) The name of the association; (2) the amount of capital invested; and (3) the character of its business.Source   Laws 1883, c. 80, § 2, p. 322;   R.S.1913, § 7396;   C.S.1922, § 7071;   C.S.1929, § 86-102;   R.S.1943, § 86-102;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 549;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 86-102;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 364.