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NE Code § 57-910.11 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-910.11 - Unit or cooperative development; owner of land not subject to lease; obligation to pay share of costs of unit operation; effect.

57-910.11.  Unit or cooperative development; owner of land not subject to lease; obligation to pay share of costs of unit operation; effect.Notwithstanding any provisions in sections 57-910 to 57-910.12 to the contrary, any person who owns an oil or gas interest within the unit area in a tract which is not subject to an oil and gas lease or similar contract shall be deemed, for purposes of this section, an owner obligated to pay costs of unit operations to the extent of seven-eighths of such interest and shall be deemed a royalty owner to the extent of one-eighth of such interest free from such costs.Source  Laws 1965, c. 343, § 12, p. 980.
NE Code § 57-910.12 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-910.12 - Unit or cooperative development; certified order of commission; recording; effect as notice.

57-910.12.  Unit or cooperative development; certified order of commission; recording; effect as notice.A certified copy of any order of the commission entered under any provisions of sections 57-910 to 57-910.12 shall be entitled to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds for the counties where all or any portion of the unit area is located, and such recordation shall constitute notice thereof to all persons.Source  Laws 1965, c. 343, § 13, p. 981.
NE Code § 57-912 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-912 - Commission; witnesses; power of subpoena; failure to appear or testify; contempt.

57-912.  Commission; witnesses; power of subpoena; failure to appear or testify; contempt.(1) The commission shall have the power to summon witnesses, to administer oaths and to require the production of records, books and documents for examination at any hearing or investigation conducted by it. Any oral or documentary evidence may be received, but the commission shall as a matter of policy provide for the exclusion of irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence, and no decision shall be rendered, sanction imposed or rule or order issued except on consideration of the whole record or such portions thereof as may be cited by any party and as supported by and in accordance with a preponderance of the reliable probative and substantial evidence. Every party shall have the right to present his case or defense by oral or documentary evidence, to submit rebuttal evidence, and to conduct such cross-examination as may be required for a full and true disclosure of facts. No person shall be excused from attending and testifying, or from producing books, papers and records before the commission or a court, or from obedience to the subpoena of the commission or a court, on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture; Provided, that nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring any person to produce any books, papers or records or to testify in response to any inquiry not pertinent to some question lawfully before such commission or court for determination. No natural person shall be subjected to criminal prosecution or to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which, in spite of his objection, he may be required to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, before the commission or court, or in obedience to its subpoena; Provided, that no person testifying shall be exempted from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying.(2) In case of failure or refusal on the part of any person to comply with the subpoena issued by the commission, or in case of the refusal of any witness to testify as to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, any district court in the state, upon the application of the commission, may in term time or vacation issue an attachment for such person and compel him to comply with such subpoena, and to attend before the commission and produce such records, books and documents for examination, and to give his testimony. Such court shall have the power to punish for contempt as in the case of disobedience to a like subpoena issued by the court, or for refusal to testify therein.Source  Laws 1959, c. 262, § 12, p. 910.
NE Code § 57-913 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-913 - Appeal; procedure.

57-913.  Appeal; procedure.Any person having an interest in property affected by and who is dissatisfied with any rule, regulation, or order made or issued under sections 57-901 to 57-921 may appeal the rule, regulation, or order, and the appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.Source   Laws 1959, c. 262, § 13, p. 911;   Laws 1961, c. 280, § 1, p. 818;   Laws 1967, c. 357, § 1, p. 946;   Laws 1988, LB 352, § 101;  Laws 2016, LB1082, § 6.  Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 57-914 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-914 - Temporary restraining order; bond; limitation of actions.

57-914.  Temporary restraining order; bond; limitation of actions.(1) No temporary restraining order or injunction of any kind against the commission or its agents, employees or representatives, or the Attorney General, shall become operative unless and until the plaintiff party shall execute and file with the clerk of the district court a bond in such amount and upon such conditions as the court issuing such order or injunction may direct, with surety approved by the clerk of the district court thereof. The bond shall be made payable to the State of Nebraska, and shall be for the use and benefit of all persons who may be and to the extent that they shall suffer injury or damage by any acts done under the protection of the restraining order or injunction, if the same should not have issued. No suit on the bond may be brought after six months from the date of the final determination of the suit in which the restraining order or injunction was issued.(2) Any suit, action, or other proceedings based upon a violation of any of the provisions of sections 57-901 to 57-921 shall be commenced within one year from the date of the violation complained of.Source   Laws 1959, c. 262, § 14, p. 912;  Laws 2016, LB1082, § 7.
NE Code § 57-915 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-915 - Violations; penalty.

57-915.  Violations; penalty.(1) Any person who violates any provision of sections 57-901 to 57-921, or any rule, regulation or order of the commission shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor. Each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.(2) If any person, for the purpose of evading the provisions of sections 57-901 to 57-921, or any rule, regulation or order of the commission, shall make or cause to be made any false entry or statement in a report required by the provisions of sections 57-901 to 57-921, or by any such rule, regulation or order, or shall make or cause to be made any false entry in any record, account or memorandum required by the provisions of sections 57-901 to 57-921, or by any such rule, regulation or order, or shall remove from this state or destroy, mutilate, alter or falsify any such record, account or memorandum, such person shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.(3) Any person knowingly aiding or abetting any other person in the violation of any provision of sections 57-901 to 57-921, or any rule, regulation or order of the commission shall be subject to the same penalty as that prescribed by the provisions of sections 57-901 to 57-921 for the violation by such other person.(4) The penalties provided in this section shall be recoverable by suit filed by the Attorney General in the name and on behalf of the commission, in the district court of the county in which the defendant resides, or in which any defendant resides, if there be more than one defendant, or in the district court of any county in which the violation occurred. The payment of any such penalty shall not operate to relieve a person on whom the penalty is imposed from liability to any other person for damages arising out of such violation.Source   Laws 1959, c. 262, § 15, p. 913;   Laws 1977, LB 39, § 59;  Laws 2016, LB1082, § 8.
NE Code § 57-916 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-916 - Violations; injunction; parties; process.

57-916.  Violations; injunction; parties; process.(1) Whenever it appears that any person is violating or threatening to violate any provision of sections 57-901 to 57-921, or any rule, regulation or order of the commission, the commission shall bring suit against such person in the district court of any county where the violation occurs or is threatened, to restrain such person from continuing such violation or from carrying out the threat of violation. Upon the filing of any such suit, summons issued to such person may be directed to the sheriff of any county in this state for service by such sheriff or his deputies. In any such suit, the court shall have jurisdiction and authority to issue, without bond or other undertaking, such prohibitory and mandatory injunctions as the facts may warrant.(2) If the commission shall fail to bring suit to enjoin a violation or threatened violation of any provision of sections 57-901 to 57-921, or any rule, regulation, or order of the commission, within ten days after receipt of written request to do so by any person who is or will be adversely affected by such violation, the person making such request may bring suit in his own behalf to restrain such violation or threatened violation in any court in which the commission might have brought suit. The commission shall be made a party defendant in such suit in addition to the person violating or threatening to violate a provision of sections 57-901 to 57-921, or a rule, regulation or order of the commission, and the action shall proceed and injunctive relief may be granted in the same manner as if suit had been brought by the commission; Provided, that in such event the person bringing suit shall be required to give bond in accordance with the rules of civil procedure in the district courts.Source   Laws 1959, c. 262, § 16, p. 914;  Laws 2016, LB1082, § 9.
NE Code § 57-916.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-916.01 - Violations; civil penalty; procedure.

57-916.01.  Violations; civil penalty; procedure.(1) In addition to the penalties prescribed in section 57-915, any person who violates any provision of sections 57-901 to 57-921, any rule, regulation, or order of the commission, or any term, condition, or limitation of any permit issued pursuant to such sections, rule, regulation, or order may be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the commission of not to exceed one thousand dollars. No civil penalty shall be imposed until written notice is sent pursuant to subsection (2) of this section and a period of ten days has elapsed in which the person may come into compliance if possible. If any violation is a continuing one, each day a violation continues after such ten-day period shall constitute a separate violation for the purpose of computing the applicable civil penalty. The commission may compromise, mitigate, or remit such penalties.(2) Whenever the commission intends to impose a civil penalty under this section, the commission shall notify the person in writing (a) setting forth the date, facts, and nature of each violation with which the person is charged, (b) specifically identifying the particular provision or provisions of the section, rule, regulation, order, or permit involved in the violation, and (c) specifying the amount of each penalty which the commission intends to impose. Such written notice shall be sent by registered or certified mail to the last-known address of such person. The notice shall also advise such person of his or her right to a hearing and that failure to pay any civil penalty subsequently imposed by the commission will result in a civil action by the commission to collect such penalty. The person so notified may, within thirty days of receipt of such notice, submit a written request for a hearing to review any penalty to be imposed by the commission. A hearing shall be held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, and any person upon whom a civil penalty is subsequently imposed may appeal such penalty pursuant to such act. On the request of the commission, the Attorney General or county attorney may institute a civil action to collect a penalty imposed pursuant to this section.Source   Laws 1990, LB 922, § 1;  Laws 2016, LB1082, § 10.  Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 57-917 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-917 - Commission; director; appointment; compensation; bond or insurance.

57-917.  Commission; director; appointment; compensation; bond or insurance.To enable the commission to carry out its duties and powers under the laws of this state with respect to conservation of oil and gas and to enforce sections 57-901 to 57-921 and the rules and regulations so prescribed, the commission shall employ one chief administrator who shall not be a member of the commission and who shall be known as the Director of the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and as such he or she shall be charged with the duty of administering and enforcing the provisions of sections 57-901 to 57-921 and all rules, regulations, and orders promulgated by the commission, subject to the direction of the commission. The director shall be a qualified petroleum engineer with not less than three years' actual field experience in the drilling and operation of oil and gas wells. Such director shall hold office at the pleasure of the commission and receive a salary to be fixed by the commission. The director, with the concurrence of the commission, shall have the authority, and it shall be his or her duty, to employ assistants and other employees necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 57-901 to 57-921. The director shall be ex officio secretary of the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and shall keep all minutes and records of the commission. The director shall, as secretary, be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201. The premium shall be paid by the State of Nebraska. The director and other employees of the commission performing duties authorized by sections 57-901 to 57-921 shall be paid their necessary traveling and living expenses when traveling on official business at such rates and within such limits as may be fixed by the commission, subject to existing laws.Source   Laws 1959, c. 262, § 17, p. 914;   Laws 1978, LB 653, § 19;  Laws 2004, LB 884, § 31;  Laws 2016, LB1082, § 11.
NE Code § 57-918 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-918 - Attorney General; act as legal advisor; administration of oath.

57-918.  Attorney General; act as legal advisor; administration of oath.The Attorney General shall be the attorney for the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission; Provided, that in cases of emergency or in other special cases the commission may, with the consent of the Attorney General retain additional legal counsel, and for such purpose may use any funds available under the provisions of sections 57-901 to 57-921. Any member of the commission, or the secretary thereof, shall have the power to administer oaths to any witness in any hearing, investigation or proceeding contemplated by sections 57-901 to 57-921 or by any other law of this state relating to the conservation of oil and gas.Source   Laws 1959, c. 262, § 18, p. 915;  Laws 2016, LB1082, § 12.
NE Code § 57-920 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-920 - Sections; jurisdiction.

57-920.  Sections; jurisdiction.The State of Nebraska being a sovereign state and not disposed to jeopardize or surrender any of its sovereign rights, sections 57-901 to 57-921 shall apply to all lands in the State of Nebraska lawfully subject to its police powers, except it shall apply to lands of the United States or to lands subject to the jurisdiction of the United States only to the extent that control and supervision of conservation of oil and gas by the United States on its lands shall fail to effect the intent and purposes of sections 57-901 to 57-921 and otherwise shall apply to such lands to such extent as an officer of the United States having jurisdiction, or his or her duly authorized representative, shall approve any of the provisions of sections 57-901 to 57-921 or the order or orders of the commission which affects such lands, and the same shall apply to any lands committed to a unit agreement approved by the Secretary of the Interior of the United States, or his or her duly authorized representative, except that the commission may, under such unit agreements, suspend the application of the provisions of sections 57-901 to 57-921 or any part of sections 57-901 to 57-921 so long as the conservation of oil and gas and the prevention of waste, as provided in sections 57-901 to 57-921, is accomplished thereby but such suspension shall not relieve any operator from making such reports as are necessary or advised to be fully informed as to operations under such agreement and as the commission may require under the provisions of sections 57-901 to 57-921.Source   Laws 1959, c. 262, § 20, p. 917;  Laws 2016, LB1082, § 14.  Annotations The commission is authorized to suspend the operation of the conservation act in certain situations subject to the requirement that conservation and prevention of waste be accomplished. Ohmart v. Dennis, 188 Neb. 260, 196 N.W.2d 181 (1972).
NE Code § 57-921 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-921 - Commission; price or value of oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon substances; no power to fix.

57-921.  Commission; price or value of oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon substances; no power to fix.Notwithstanding anything heretofore contained in sections 57-901 to 57-921, the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission shall have no authority to establish, fix or in any way control the price or value of oil, gas, other hydrocarbon substances or any of the products or component parts thereof.Source   Laws 1959, c. 262, § 21, p. 917;  Laws 2016, LB1082, § 15.
NE Code § 57-922 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-922 - Oil and Gas Conservation Trust Fund; receipts; disbursements; investment.

57-922.  Oil and Gas Conservation Trust Fund; receipts; disbursements; investment.There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the Oil and Gas Conservation Trust Fund. All sums of money received by the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, in a manner other than as provided in sections 57-901 to 57-921, shall be paid into the state treasury and the State Treasurer shall deposit the money in the Oil and Gas Conservation Trust Fund. The State Treasurer shall disburse the money in the trust fund as directed by resolution of the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. All disbursements for the fund shall be made upon warrants drawn by the Director of Administrative Services. 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.Source   Laws 1973, LB 119, § 1;  Laws 2016, LB1082, § 16.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 57-923 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-923 - Well Plugging and Abandonment Trust Fund; created; use; investment; inactive oil or gas well; fee.

57-923.  Well Plugging and Abandonment Trust Fund; created; use; investment; inactive oil or gas well; fee.The Well Plugging and Abandonment Trust Fund is created. The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations that provide for the collection of a fee for each inactive oil or gas well administered by the commission. The fee shall not exceed two hundred dollars per well per year and shall not be imposed unless an oil or gas well has been inactive for two years or longer. The commission shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer for credit to the fund. The fund shall be used by the commission for the purpose of plugging and abandoning oil or gas wells and completing the required surface restoration if the bonded operator is unable to fulfill such operator's financial obligation. 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.Source Laws 1999, LB 293, § 1. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 57-1001 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1001 - Service of process.

57-1001.  Service of process.The performance of any service in connection with exploring for oil and gas, drilling wells therefor, regardless of whether such wells be dry, development of oil and gas interests, and operating and servicing oil and gas properties by (1) a nonresident of the State of Nebraska or (2) an agent or employer of any such persons, shall constitute sufficient contact with this state for exercise of personal jurisdiction over such person in any action arising out of the activities within the State of Nebraska.Source   Laws 1961, c. 281, § 1, p. 819;   Laws 1983, LB 447, § 76.
NE Code § 57-1101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1101 - Acquisition of property by eminent domain; authorized; procedure.

57-1101.  Acquisition of property by eminent domain; authorized; procedure.Any person engaged in, and any company, corporation, or association formed or created for the purpose of, transporting or conveying crude oil, petroleum, gases, or other products thereof in interstate commerce through or across the State of Nebraska or intrastate within the State of Nebraska, and desiring or requiring a right-of-way or other interest in real estate and being unable to agree with the owner or lessee of any land, lot, right-of-way, or other property for the amount of compensation for the use and occupancy of so much of any lot, land, real estate, right-of-way, or other property as may be reasonably necessary for the laying, relaying, operation, and maintenance of any such pipeline or the location of any plant or equipment necessary to operate such pipeline, shall have the right to acquire the same for such purpose through the exercise of the power of eminent domain, except that for any major oil pipeline as defined in section 57-1404 to be placed in operation in the State of Nebraska after November 23, 2011, any such person, company, corporation, or association shall comply with section 57-1503 and receive the approval of the Governor for the route of the pipeline under such section or shall apply for and receive an order approving the application under the Major Oil Pipeline Siting Act, prior to having the rights provided under this section. If condemnation procedures have not been commenced within two years after the date the Governor's approval is granted or after the date of receipt of an order approving an application under the Major Oil Pipeline Siting Act, the right under this section expires. The procedure to condemn property shall be exercised in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724.Source   Laws 1963, c. 323, § 1, p. 979;  Laws 2011, First Spec. Sess., LB1, § 1;  Laws 2012, LB1161, § 1. Cross References  Major Oil Pipeline Siting Act, see section 57-1401.