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NE Code § 81-15,288 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,288 - Mobile home parks; licenses; issuance; denial, refusal of renewal, suspension, or revocation; civil penalty; grounds; notice; hearing; appeal.

81-15,288.  Mobile home parks; licenses; issuance; denial, refusal of renewal, suspension, or revocation; civil penalty; grounds; notice; hearing; appeal.(1) The department shall issue licenses for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of mobile home parks which are found to comply with the Uniform Standard Code for Mobile Home Parks and such rules, regulations, and standards as are lawfully adopted and promulgated by the department pursuant thereto.(2) The department shall deny, refuse renewal of, suspend, or revoke licenses or impose a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars per day on any of the following grounds:(a) Violation of any of the provisions of the code or the rules, regulations, and standards lawfully adopted and promulgated pursuant thereto;(b) Permitting, aiding, or abetting the commission of any unlawful act; or(c) Conduct or utility or sanitation practices detrimental to the health or safety of residents of a mobile home park.(3) Should the department determine to deny, refuse renewal of, suspend, or revoke a license or impose a civil penalty, it shall send to the applicant or licensee, by either certified or registered mail, a notice setting forth the specific reasons for the determination.(4) The denial, refusal of renewal, suspension, revocation, or imposition of a civil penalty shall become final thirty days after the mailing of the notice in all cases of failure to pay the required licensure fee if not paid by the end of such period, and in all other instances unless the applicant or licensee, within such thirty-day period, shall give written notice of a desire for a hearing. Thereupon the applicant or licensee shall be given opportunity for a formal hearing before the department and shall have the right to present evidence on his or her own behalf.(5) The procedure governing hearings authorized by this section shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. On the basis of the evidence presented, the determination involved shall be affirmed or set aside, and a copy of such decision setting forth the findings of facts and the specific reasons upon which it is based shall be sent by either certified or registered mail to the applicant or licensee. The applicant or licensee may appeal such decision, and the appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.(6) The department shall remit any collected civil penalty to the State Treasurer for distribution in accordance with Article VII, section 5, of the Constitution of Nebraska.Source   Laws 1976, LB 91, § 11;   Laws 1988, LB 352, § 137;  Laws 2008, LB797, § 18;   R.S.1943, (2018), § 71-4631;  Laws 2021, LB148, § 28.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021  Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 81-15,289 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,289 - Mobile home parks; violations; nuisance; penalty; removal.

81-15,289.  Mobile home parks; violations; nuisance; penalty; removal.Any person who establishes, conducts, operates, or maintains a mobile home park without first obtaining a license therefor from the department as provided in the Uniform Standard Code for Mobile Home Parks shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor, and each day such mobile home park shall operate without a license after a first conviction shall be considered a separate offense. Such person shall also be guilty of maintaining a nuisance pursuant to section 28-1321, and upon conviction thereof, in addition to payment of the fine, such nuisance shall be removed.Source   Laws 1976, LB 91, § 12;   Laws 1977, LB 41, § 61;   Laws 1978, LB 748, § 38;   R.S.1943, (2018), § 71-4632;  Laws 2021, LB148, § 29.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 81-15,290 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,290 - Mobile home parks; operation without license; action by department; burden of proof.

81-15,290.  Mobile home parks; operation without license; action by department; burden of proof.The department may, in accordance with the laws governing injunctions and other process, maintain an action in the name of the state against any person for establishing, conducting, operating, or maintaining any mobile home park without first having a license therefor from the department as provided in the Uniform Standard Code for Mobile Home Parks. In charging any defendant in a complaint in such action, it shall be sufficient to charge that such defendant did, upon a certain day and in a certain county, establish, conduct, operate, or maintain a mobile home park without having a license to do so without averring any further or more particular facts concerning the same.Source   Laws 1976, LB 91, § 13;   R.S.1943, (2018), § 71-4633;  Laws 2021, LB148, § 30.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 81-15,291 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,291 - Mobile home parks; fire safety inspection; fee.

81-15,291.  Mobile home parks; fire safety inspection; fee.The department may request the State Fire Marshal to inspect for fire safety any mobile home park for which a license or renewal of a license is sought, pursuant to section 81-502. The State Fire Marshal shall assess a fee for such inspection pursuant to section 81-505.01 and payable by the licensee or applicant for a license. The authority to make such investigations may be delegated to qualified local fire prevention personnel pursuant to section 81-502.Source   Laws 1983, LB 498, § 4;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 680;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 588;   R.S.1943, (2018), § 71-4635;  Laws 2021, LB148, § 31.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 81-15,292 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,292 - Private water supply; private sewage disposal facilities; inspection; fees; existing rules and regulations; how treated.

81-15,292.  Private water supply; private sewage disposal facilities; inspection; fees; existing rules and regulations; how treated.(1) The department shall collect a fee of not less than sixty nor more than one hundred dollars, as determined by regulation, for each inspection of private water supply or private sewage disposal facilities requested of and made by the department in order for the person requesting the inspection to qualify for any type of commercial loan, guarantee, or other type of payment or benefit from any commercial agency or enterprise to the person applying for or receiving the same or to meet the requirements of any federal governmental agency, including, but not limited to, the Rural Development Agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Federal Housing Administration, and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, that such an inspection be conducted as a condition of applying for or receiving any type of grant, loan, guarantee, or other type of payment or benefit from such agency to the person applying for or receiving the same. All fees collected under this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Environmental Safety Cash Fund.(2) The Director of Environment and Energy shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations determining the fee required pursuant to this section.(3) All rules and regulations adopted and promulgated prior to July 1, 2021, under this section shall continue to be effective to the extent not in conflict with the changes made by Laws 2021, LB148, until amended or repealed by the department.Source   Laws 1973, LB 583, § 5;   Laws 1978, LB 814, § 1;   Laws 1983, LB 617, § 22;   Laws 1991, LB 2, § 13;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 639;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 555;   R.S.1943, (2018), § 71-2622;  Laws 2021, LB148, § 32.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 81-15,293 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,293 - Employees of Department of Health and Human Services; transfer to Department of Environment and Energy; how treated.

81-15,293.  Employees of Department of Health and Human Services; transfer to Department of Environment and Energy; how treated.On and after July 1, 2021, positions of employment in the Department of Health and Human Services related to the powers, duties, and functions transferred to the Department of Environment and Energy pursuant to Laws 2021, LB148, are transferred to the Department of Environment and Energy. For purposes of the transition, employees of the Department of Health and Human Services shall be considered employees of the Department of Environment and Energy and shall retain their rights under the state personnel system or pertinent bargaining agreement, and their service shall be deemed continuous. This section does not grant employees any new rights or benefits not otherwise provided by law or bargaining agreement or preclude the Department of Environment and Energy or the Director of Environment and Energy from exercising any of the prerogatives of management set forth in section 81-1311 or as otherwise provided by law. This section is not an amendment to or substitute for the provisions of any existing bargaining agreements.Source  Laws 2021, LB148, § 33.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 81-15,294 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,294 - Appropriation and salary limit; financial obligations; how treated.

81-15,294.  Appropriation and salary limit; financial obligations; how treated.Any appropriation and salary limit provided in any legislative bill enacted by the One Hundred Seventh Legislature, First Session, to Agency No. 25, Department of Health and Human Services, regarding the powers, duties, and functions transferred to the Department of Environment and Energy by Laws 2021, LB148, shall be reduced, and any such amounts are hereby appropriated to Program No. 513, Administration, in Agency No. 84, Department of Environment and Energy. Any financial obligations of the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the powers, duties, and functions transferred to the Department of Environment and Energy that remain unpaid as of June 30, 2021, and that are subsequently certified as valid encumbrances to the accounting division of the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to sections 81-138.01 to 81-138.04, shall be paid by the Department of Environment and Energy from the unexpended balance of appropriations existing in such program classification on June 30, 2021.Source  Laws 2021, LB148, § 34.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 81-15,295 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,295 - References to Department of Health and Human Services in contracts and other documents; how construed; contracts and property; how treated.

81-15,295.  References to Department of Health and Human Services in contracts and other documents; how construed; contracts and property; how treated.On and after July 1, 2021, whenever the Department of Health and Human Services is referred to or designated by any contract or other document in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the Department of Environment and Energy, such reference or designation shall apply to the Department of Environment and Energy. All contracts entered into by the Department of Health and Human Services prior to July 1, 2021, in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the Department of Environment and Energy are hereby recognized, with the Department of Environment and Energy succeeding to all rights and obligations under such contracts. Any cash funds, custodial funds, gifts, trusts, grants, and any appropriations of funds from prior fiscal years available to satisfy obligations incurred under such contracts shall be transferred and appropriated to such department for the payments of such obligations. All documents and records transferred, or copies of the same, may be authenticated or certified by such department for all legal purposes.Source  Laws 2021, LB148, § 35.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 81-15,296 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,296 - Actions and proceedings; how treated.

81-15,296.  Actions and proceedings; how treated.No suit, action, or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced prior to July 1, 2021, or which could have been commenced prior to that date, by or against the Department of Health and Human Services, or the director or any employee thereof in such director's or employee's official capacity or in relation to the discharge of such person's official duties, shall abate by reason of the transfer of duties and functions from the Department of Health and Human Services to the Department of Environment and Energy.Source  Laws 2021, LB148, § 36.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 81-15,297 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,297 - Provisions of law; how construed.

81-15,297.  Provisions of law; how construed.On and after July 1, 2021, unless otherwise specified, whenever any provision of law refers to the Department of Health and Human Services in connection with duties and functions transferred to the Department of Environment and Energy, such law shall be construed as referring to the Department of Environment and Energy.Source  Laws 2021, LB148, § 37.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 81-15,298 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,298 - Property of Department of Health and Human Services; transfer to Department of Environment and Energy.

81-15,298.  Property of Department of Health and Human Services; transfer to Department of Environment and Energy.On July 1, 2021, all items of property, real and personal, including office furniture and fixtures, books, documents, and records of the Department of Health and Human Services pertaining to the duties and functions transferred to the Department of Environment and Energy pursuant to Laws 2021, LB148, shall become the property of such department.Source  Laws 2021, LB148, § 38.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 81-15,299 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,299 - Environmental Safety Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

81-15,299.  Environmental Safety Cash Fund; created; use; investment.There is hereby created the Environmental Safety Cash Fund which shall be used to pay the expenses of the Department of Environment and Energy related to issuance and renewal of licenses and permits and annual inspections, including sections 81-15,268, 81-15,272, 81-15,282, and 81-15,292. 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. The State Treasurer shall transfer any money in the Health and Human Services Cash Fund pursuant to sections 81-15,268, 81-15,272, 81-15,282, and 81-15,292, as such sections existed prior to July 1, 2021, to the Environmental Safety Cash Fund on July 1, 2021.Source  Laws 2021, LB148, § 83.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 81-15,300 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,300 - Engineering Plan Review Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

81-15,300.  Engineering Plan Review Cash Fund; created; use; investment.There is hereby created the Engineering Plan Review Cash Fund which shall be used to pay the expenses of the Department of Environment and Energy related to engineering reviews of plans and specifications, including those under subsection (3) of section 81-15,268 and subsection (2) of section 81-15,282. 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. The State Treasurer shall transfer any money in the Health and Human Services Cash Fund pursuant to subsection (3) of section 81-15,268 and subsection (2) of section 81-15,282, as such sections existed prior to July 1, 2021, to the Engineering Plan Review Cash Fund on July 1, 2021.Source  Laws 2021, LB148, § 84.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 81-1606 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1606 - Department of Environment and Energy; energy statistics and information; develop and maintain; report.

81-1606.  Department of Environment and Energy; energy statistics and information; develop and maintain; report.The Department of Environment and Energy shall develop and maintain a program of collection, compilation, and analysis of energy statistics and information. Existing information reporting requests, maintained at the state and federal levels, shall be utilized whenever possible in any data collection required regarding state energy policy pursuant to this section, subdivisions (35) through (58) of section 81-1504, or section 81-1604 or 81-1607. A central state repository of energy data shall be developed and coordinated with other governmental data-collection and record-keeping programs. The department shall, on at least an annual basis, with monthly compilations, submit to the Governor and the Clerk of the Legislature a report identifying state energy consumption by fuel type and by use to the extent that such information is available. The report submitted to the Clerk of the Legislature shall be submitted electronically. Nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting or authorizing the revealing of confidential information. For purposes of this section confidential information shall mean any process, formula, pattern, decision, or compilation of information which is used, directly or indirectly, in the business of the producer, refiner, distributor, transporter, or vendor, and which gives such producer, refiner, distributor, transporter, or vendor an advantage or an opportunity to obtain an advantage over competitors who do not know or use it.Source   Laws 1980, LB 954, § 57;   Laws 1983, LB 124, § 9;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 205;  Laws 2015, LB469, § 13;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 155.
NE Code § 81-1607 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1607 - Director of Environment and Energy; comprehensive report; contents.

81-1607.  Director of Environment and Energy; comprehensive report; contents.(1) On or before February 15 of each year, the Director of Environment and Energy shall transmit to the Governor and the Clerk of the Legislature a comprehensive report designed to identify emerging trends related to energy supply, demand, and conservation and to specify the level of statewide energy need within the following sectors: Agricultural, commercial, residential, industrial, transportation, utilities, government, and any other sector that the director determines to be useful. The report submitted to the Clerk of the Legislature shall be submitted electronically.(2) The report shall include, but not be limited to:(a) An assessment of the state's energy resources, including examination of the current energy supplies and any feasible alternative sources;(b) The estimated reduction in annual energy consumption resulting from various energy conservation measures;(c) The status of the ongoing studies of the Department of Environment and Energy pursuant to subdivisions (35) through (58) of section 81-1504;(d) Recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature for administrative and legislative actions to accomplish the purposes of this section and section 81-1606; and(e) The use of funds disbursed during the previous year under sections 81-1635 to 81-1641. The use of such funds shall be reported each year until the funds are completely disbursed and all contractual obligations have expired or otherwise terminated.Source   Laws 1980, LB 954, § 59;   Laws 1987, LB 23, § 3;   Laws 1988, LB 764, § 1;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 206;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 156.
NE Code § 81-1607.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1607.01 - State Energy Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

81-1607.01.  State Energy Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The State Energy Cash Fund is hereby created. The fund shall consist of funds received pursuant to section 57-705. The fund shall be used for the administration of subdivisions (35) through (58) of section 81-1504 and sections 81-1604 to 81-1607, for energy conservation activities, and for providing technical assistance to communities in the area of natural gas other than assistance regarding ownership of regulated utilities, except that transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature. Any money in the State Energy Cash 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 State Treasurer shall transfer any money in the State Energy Office Cash Fund to the State Energy Cash Fund on July 1, 2019.Source   Laws 1989, LB 727, § 3;   Laws 1994, LB 1066, § 126;  Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 81;  Laws 2015, LB469, § 14;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 157.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 81-1608 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1608 - Uniform energy efficiency standards; legislative findings.

81-1608.  Uniform energy efficiency standards; legislative findings.The Legislature finds that consumers have an expectation that newly built houses or buildings they buy meet uniform energy efficiency standards. Therefor, the Legislature finds that there is a need to adopt the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code, published by the International Code Council, in order (1) to ensure that a minimum energy efficiency standard is maintained throughout the state, (2) to harmonize and clarify energy building code statutory references, (3) to ensure compliance with the federal Energy Policy Act of 1992, (4) to increase energy savings for all Nebraska consumers, especially low-income Nebraskans, (5) to reduce the cost of state programs that provide assistance to low-income Nebraskans, (6) to reduce the amount of money expended to import energy, (7) to reduce the growth of energy consumption, (8) to lessen the need for new power plants, and (9) to provide training for local code officials and residential and commercial builders who implement the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code.Source   Laws 1980, LB 954, § 32;  Laws 2004, LB 888, § 4;  Laws 2011, LB329, § 4;  Laws 2019, LB405, § 6.