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NE Code § 51-704 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-704 - Acquisition of title to loaned property; when.

51-704.  Acquisition of title to loaned property; when.Subject to any existing security interest in the property, a museum may acquire title to property on permanent loan or loaned for a specified term that has expired if:(1) The museum gives written notice that the museum is terminating the loan of the property;(2) The notice that the loan of the property is being terminated includes a statement containing substantially the following information:The records of (name of museum) indicate that you have property on loan to it. The institution wishes to terminate the loan. If you desire to claim the property, you must contact the institution, establish your ownership of the property, and make arrangements to collect the property. If you fail to do so promptly, you will be considered to have donated the property to the institution; and(3) The lender does not respond to the notice of termination provided under subdivision (1) of this section within one year after receipt of the notice by filing a notice of intent to preserve an interest in the property on loan.Source  Laws 1996, LB 1276, § 4.
NE Code § 51-705 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-705 - Acquisition of title to undocumented property; when.

51-705.  Acquisition of title to undocumented property; when.Subject to any existing security interest in the property, a museum may acquire title to undocumented property held by the museum for at least seven years as follows:(1) The museum must give notice as provided in subsection (3) of section 51-703 that the museum is asserting title to the undocumented property;(2) The notice that the museum is asserting title to the property must include a statement containing substantially the following information:The records of (name of museum) fail to indicate the owner of record of certain property in its possession. The museum hereby asserts title to the following property: (general description of property). If you claim ownership or other legal interest in this property, you must contact the museum, establish ownership of the property, and make arrangements to collect the property. If you fail to do so within three years, you will be considered to have waived any claim you may have had to the property; and(3) If a claimant or lender does not respond to the notice provided in subdivision (2) of this section within three years by giving a written notice of intent to retain an interest in the property on loan, the museum's title to the property becomes absolute.Source  Laws 1996, LB 1276, § 5.
NE Code § 51-706 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-706 - Preservation of interest in loaned property; notice; contents.

51-706.  Preservation of interest in loaned property; notice; contents.(1) A notice of intent to preserve an interest in property on loan to a museum filed pursuant to the Museum Property Act shall be in writing and contain all of the following information:(a) A description of the property adequate to enable the museum to identify the property;(b) Documentation sufficient to establish the claimant as owner of the property or a holder of a security interest in the property;(c) A statement attesting to the truth, to the best of the signer's knowledge, of all information included in or with the notice; and(d) The signature, under penalty of perjury, of the claimant or a person authorized to act on behalf of the claimant.(2) The museum need not retain a notice which does not meet the requirements set forth in subsection (1) of this section. If the museum does not intend to retain a notice for this reason, the museum shall promptly notify the claimant at the address given on the notice that the museum believes the notice is ineffective to preserve an interest and the reasons for the insufficiency. The fact that a museum retains a notice under section 51-710 does not mean that the museum accepts the sufficiency or accuracy of the notice or that the notice is effective to preserve an interest in property on loan to the museum.Source  Laws 1996, LB 1276, § 6.
NE Code § 51-707 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-707 - Conservation measures; authorized; effect.

51-707.  Conservation measures; authorized; effect.(1) Unless there is a written loan agreement to the contrary, a museum may apply conservation measures to loaned property if immediate action is required to protect the property on loan or to protect other property in the custody of the museum, or the property on loan has become a hazard to the health and safety of the public or of the museum's staff, and:(a) The museum cannot reach the lender at the lender's last address of record so that the museum and the lender can promptly agree on a solution; or(b) The lender will not agree to the protective measures the museum recommends, yet is unwilling or unable to terminate the loan and retrieve the property.(2) If a museum applies conservation measures under subsection (1) of this section, the museum:(a) Has a lien on the property and on the proceeds from any disposition of the property for the costs incurred by the museum; and(b) Is not liable for injury to or loss of the property if the museum:(i) Had a reasonable belief at the time the action was taken that the action was necessary to protect the property on loan or other property in the custody of the museum or that the property on loan constituted a hazard to the health and safety of the public or the museum's staff; and(ii) Exercised reasonable care in the choice and application of the conservation measures.Source  Laws 1996, LB 1276, § 7.
NE Code § 51-708 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-708 - Limitation of actions; liability.

51-708.  Limitation of actions; liability.(1) An action shall not be brought against a museum for damages because of injury to or loss of property loaned to the museum more than three years from the date the museum gives the lender or claimant notice of the injury or loss or ten years from the date of the injury or loss, whichever occurs earlier.(2) An action shall not be brought against a museum to recover property on loan more than one year after the date the museum gives the lender or claimant notice of its intent to terminate the loan or notice of acquisition of title to undocumented property.(3) An action shall not be brought against a museum to recover property on loan more than seven years from the date of the last written contact between the lender or claimant and the museum as evidenced by the museum's records.(4) A lender or claimant is considered to have donated loaned property to the museum if the lender fails to file an action to recover the property on loan to the museum within the time periods specified in subsections (1) through (3) of this section.(5) Notwithstanding subsections (3) and (4) of this section, a lender or claimant who was not given notice as provided in the Museum Property Act that the museum intended to terminate a loan as provided in section 51-704 and who proves that the museum received an adequate notice of intent to preserve an interest in loaned property, which satisfies all of the requirements of section 51-706, within the seven years immediately preceding the filing of an action to recover the property, may recover the property or, if the property has been disposed of, the reasonable value of the property at the time it was disposed of plus interest at the legal rate.(6) A museum is not liable at any time, in the absence of a court order, for returning property to the original lender even if a claimant other than the lender has filed a notice of intent to preserve an interest in property. If a person claims competing interests in property in the possession of a museum, the burden is upon the claimant to prove the interest in an action in equity initiated by a claimant. A museum is not liable at any time for returning property to an uncontested claimant who produced reasonable proof of ownership or the existence of a security interest pursuant to section 51-706.Source  Laws 1996, LB 1276, § 8.
NE Code § 51-709 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-709 - Obligations to lender or claimant.

51-709.  Obligations to lender or claimant.In order to take title pursuant to the Museum Property Act, a museum has the following obligations to a lender or claimant:(1) The museum shall retain all written records regarding the property for at least three years after the date of taking title pursuant to the act;(2) The museum shall keep written records on all loaned property acquired pursuant to section 51-704. Records shall contain the following information:(a) The lender's name, address, and telephone number;(b) The claimant's name, address, and telephone number;(c) The nature and terms of the loan; and(d) The beginning date of the loan period, if known; and(3) The museum is responsible for notifying a lender or claimant of the museum's change of address or dissolution.Source  Laws 1996, LB 1276, § 9.
NE Code § 51-710 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-710 - Records; maintenance and retention.

51-710.  Records; maintenance and retention.Beginning on July 19, 1996, a museum shall at a minimum maintain and retain the following records, either as originals or accurate copies, for a period of not less than twenty-five years:(1) A notice of intent to preserve an interest in property, if any;(2) The loan agreement, if any;(3) A receipt or ledger for property delivered to an owner or claimant; and(4) Records containing the following information, as available, for property in the museum's possession:(a) The lender's name, address, and telephone number;(b) The claimant's name, address, and telephone number;(c) The donor's name, address, and telephone number;(d) The seller's name, address, and telephone number;(e) The nature and terms of the transaction (loan for specified term, loan for unspecified term, donation, purchase, etc.); and(f) The beginning date of the loan period or transaction date.Source  Laws 1996, LB 1276, § 10.
NE Code § 51-711 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-711 - Lender or claimant; duty to notify museum; when.

51-711.  Lender or claimant; duty to notify museum; when.(1) The lender or claimant of property on loan to a museum shall notify the museum of a change of address or change in ownership of the property. Failure to notify the museum of these changes may result in the lender's or claimant's loss of rights in the property.(2) The lender or claimant of property on loan to a museum may file with the museum a notice of intent to preserve an interest in the property as provided for in section 51-706. The filing of a notice of intent to preserve an interest in property on loan to a museum does not validate or make enforceable any claim which would be extinguished under the terms of a written agreement or which would otherwise be invalid or unenforceable.Source  Laws 1996, LB 1276, § 11.
NE Code § 51-712 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-712 - Death of owner of property; effect.

51-712.  Death of owner of property; effect.Loaned property in the possession of a museum at the time of the owner's death which would otherwise escheat to the state shall not so escheat but shall become the property of the museum to which it is loaned.Source  Laws 1996, LB 1276, § 12.
NE Code § 51-801 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-801 - Legislative findings.

51-801.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds and declares that public libraries are vital to the quality of life in Nebraska communities and that public libraries provide access to information resources for the personal, educational, and vocational needs of the citizens. The Legislature further finds that public library services can be improved by permitting creative and flexible means of library governance and organization. It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage cooperation and collaboration among political subdivisions to assure access to public library services for every Nebraskan.Source Laws 1999, LB 362, § 1.
NE Code § 51-802 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-802 - Terms, defined.

51-802.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 51-801 to 51-811:(1) Basic public library services includes, but is not limited to, free loan of circulating print and nonprint materials from the local collection and general reference and information services;(2) Local governing authority means the governing body of a county, city, village, or township; and(3) Public library federation means a library service agency of one or more counties responsible for a planned program of library services to be provided through public libraries which choose to affiliate with the federation.Source Laws 1999, LB 362, § 2.
NE Code § 51-803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-803 - Intracounty public library federation; establishment; board; members; terms; expenses.

51-803.  Intracounty public library federation; establishment; board; members; terms; expenses.(1) Upon the request of two or more local governing authorities within a county, the county board may establish a public library federation.(2) The county board shall appoint seven residents of the county to the public library federation board. At least four members of the public library federation board shall represent communities whose public libraries have affiliated with the federation. The members shall be appointed to broadly represent the county's population.(3) Each member of the public library federation board shall serve a term of not less than three nor more than five years as determined by the county board, except that the terms of the initial appointments may vary in length so that terms will expire in a staggered fashion. If a vacancy exists, the unexpired term shall be filled by appointment by the county board.(4) A member of the public library federation board shall not receive compensation for services rendered as a board member but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties from the public library federation fund.Source Laws 1999, LB 362, § 3.
NE Code § 51-804 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-804 - Intercounty public library federation; establishment; board; members; terms; expenses.

51-804.  Intercounty public library federation; establishment; board; members; terms; expenses.(1) Upon the request of two or more local governing authorities within each of two or more adjoining counties, the county boards may jointly establish a public library federation.(2) Each county board shall appoint two residents of the county to the public library federation board. At least one member from each county shall represent communities whose public libraries have affiliated with the federation. The members appointed by the county boards shall appoint an additional member. The members shall be appointed to broadly represent each county's population.(3) Each member of the public library federation board shall serve a term of not less than three nor more than five years as jointly determined by the county boards, except that the terms of the initial appointments may vary in length so that terms will expire in a staggered fashion. If a vacancy exists in the membership from one of the participating counties, the unexpired term shall be filled by appointment by the appropriate county board.(4) A member of the public library federation board shall not receive compensation for services rendered as a board member but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties from the public library federation fund.Source Laws 1999, LB 362, § 4.
NE Code § 51-805 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-805 - Public library federation board; powers and duties.

51-805.  Public library federation board; powers and duties.(1) The public library federation board shall be responsible for the general governance of the public library federation, but affiliated libraries shall retain governance of all aspects of local library operations. The board shall make and adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations for the board's guidance and for the governance of the federation. The board shall develop a long-range public library service plan for the provision of public library service to the area included in the federation.(2) The board may designate and determine the compensation of a library federation director. The director shall be responsible to the board only in relationship to federation operations.(3) The board shall develop and present an annual budget in support of the annual public library plan to each participating county board. The public library federation board shall administer and authorize the expenditure of all money received from taxes and other sources in support of federation public library service.(4) The board may contract with other public entities for services.(5) The method of federating libraries provided in sections 51-801 to 51-811 shall not be the exclusive way to provide joint or cooperative library services. Nothing in sections 51-801 to 51-811 shall prohibit a county, city, village, or township from entering into an agreement pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act or the Joint Public Agency Act concerning library services.Source  Laws 1999, LB 362, § 5;  Laws 2000, LB 968, § 18.  Cross References   Interlocal Cooperation Act, see section 13-801.  Joint Public Agency Act, see section 13-2501.
NE Code § 51-806 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-806 - Public library federation fund; establishment.

51-806.  Public library federation fund; establishment.Upon the establishment of a public library federation and a public library federation board, each participating county board shall establish a public library federation fund to be supported from the general fund of each participating local governing authority or from a public library tax levy. Any local governing authority which is not affiliated with the public library federation shall not be subject to the levy. The levy shall be subject to section 77-3442. The amount of tax support for the federation shall be subject to an agreement among the participating local governing authorities. All money received for the federation shall be remitted to the county treasurer for credit to the public library federation fund.Source Laws 1999, LB 362, § 6.
NE Code § 51-807 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-807 - Affiliation with federation.

51-807.  Affiliation with federation.The local governing authority of each existing public library within a county participating in a public library federation shall either choose to affiliate with the federation or shall choose to exempt itself from the federation. A county, city, village, or township public library that chooses to affiliate with the federation shall agree to provide basic public library services free of charge to all residents within the federation area. Residents within the area of a public library that has chosen to exempt itself from the federation shall not be entitled to participate in programs of the public library federation. The public library board of a county, city, village, or township shall retain its authority and autonomy regardless of whether or not the public library is an affiliate of the federation.Source Laws 1999, LB 362, § 7.
NE Code § 51-808 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-808 - Annual report.

51-808.  Annual report.The public library federation board shall submit an annual report of activities and operations to the Nebraska Library Commission and to the participating local governing authorities.Source Laws 1999, LB 362, § 8.
NE Code § 51-809 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-809 - Title to property; exempt from taxation; when.

51-809.  Title to property; exempt from taxation; when.The title to property, equipment, and library materials of a public library federation acquired with funds of the public library federation shall be vested in the participating local governing authorities as reflected by an agreement entered into before the formation of the federation. The title to property, equipment, and library materials of an affiliated public library shall remain in the affiliated public library. Removal or disposal of public library federation property shall be determined by the public library federation board. The property of any public library federation shall be exempt from execution and shall be exempt from taxation to the extent such property is used for a public purpose.Source  Laws 1999, LB 362, § 9;  Laws 2001, LB 173, § 17.
NE Code § 51-810 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-810 - Withdrawal of affiliation.

51-810.  Withdrawal of affiliation.An affiliate of a public library federation may, by a two-thirds majority vote of the local governing authority, withdraw from affiliation with the federation after giving one year's notice.Source Laws 1999, LB 362, § 10.
NE Code § 51-811 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-811 - Dissolution.

51-811.  Dissolution.A public library federation may, by a two-thirds majority vote of the library federation board, be dissolved after one year's notice. In the event of the dissolution of a public library federation, the participating local governing authorities shall determine the disposition of all federation assets on a prorated basis to affiliated public libraries.Source Laws 1999, LB 362, § 11.
NE Code § 52-115 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 52 - Liens|52-115 - Labor on railroads, similar utilities; liability of company; notice of claim; interest.

52-115.  Labor on railroads, similar utilities; liability of company; notice of claim; interest.Whenever any laborer upon any railroad, canal, viaduct, bridge, ditch, or other similar improvement in this state, shall have just claim or demand for labor performed on any such railroad, canal, bridge, ditch, viaduct, or other similar improvement against any person or persons who are, or any company which is a contractor on such railroad, canal, viaduct or bridge, or against any person or persons who are subcontractors with any person or persons or company contracting with any such railroad, bridge, viaduct, or ditching company for the construction of any part of any such railroad, bridge, canal, viaduct or ditch of any such company, every such railroad, canal, bridge or ditch company shall be liable to pay such laborer the amount of such claim or demand with ten percent interest thereon; Provided, such laborer shall have given notice within sixty days after the last item of labor shall have been performed, that he or she has such claim or demand. Such notice shall be given in writing and shall specify the nature and amount of the claim or demand, and shall be delivered to the president or vice president, superintendent, agent or the managing director or chief engineer in charge of that portion of the work, or any portion of the railroad, canal, viaduct, bridge or ditch upon which such labor is performed.Source   Laws 1881, c. 60, § 1, p. 267;   R.S.1913, § 3837;   C.S.1922, § 3221;   C.S.1929, § 52-115;   R.S.1943, § 52-115. Annotations  Statute is remedial and should be liberally construed. Owen v. Chicago, B. & Q. Ry. Co., 86 Neb. 851, 126 N.W. 658 (1910). Lumber sold to contractor, used in building temporary sheds and stables, is no foundation for lien. Stewart-Chute Lumber Co. v. M. P. R. Co., 33 Neb. 29, 49 N.W. 769 (1891). Act providing for lien on railways is constitutional. K. C. & O. R. Co. v. Frey, 30 Neb. 790, 47 N.W. 87 (1890).