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NE Code § 19-4030 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4030 - Business improvement district; special assessment; purpose; notice; appeal; lien; area within riverfront development district; how treated.

19-4030.  Business improvement district; special assessment; purpose; notice; appeal; lien; area within riverfront development district; how treated.A city may levy a special assessment against the real estate located in a business improvement district, to the extent of the special benefit thereto, for the purpose of paying all or any part of the total costs and expenses of performing any authorized work, except maintenance, repair, and reconstruction costs, within the business improvement district. The amount of each special assessment shall be determined by the city council sitting as a board of equalization. Assessments shall be levied in accordance with the method of assessment proposed in the ordinance creating the business improvement district. If the city council finds that the proposed method of assessment does not provide a fair and equitable method of apportioning costs, then it may assess the costs under such method as the city council finds to be fair and equitable. Notice of a hearing on any special assessments to be levied under the Business Improvement District Act shall be given to the landowners in the business improvement district by publication of the description of the land, the amount proposed to be assessed, and the general purpose for which such assessment is to be made one time each week for three weeks in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in the city. The notice shall provide the date, time, and place of hearing to hear any objections or protests by landowners in the business improvement district as to the amount of assessment made against their land. A direct appeal to the district court of the county in which such city is located may be taken from the decision of the city council in the same manner and under like terms and conditions as appeals may be taken from the amount of special assessments levied in street improvement districts in such city as now provided by law. All special assessments levied under the act shall be liens on the property and shall be certified for collection and collected in the same manner as special assessments for improvements and street improvement districts of the city are collected. If any part of a business improvement district overlaps with a riverfront development district in which a special assessment is already being levied pursuant to section 19-5313, the city creating the business improvement district shall not impose the business improvement district’s special assessment within the overlapping area.Source   Laws 1979, LB 251, § 16;   Laws 1983, LB 22, § 10;  Laws 2015, LB168, § 16;  Laws 2017, LB97, § 18;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 223.
NE Code § 19-4031 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4031 - Business improvement district; general business occupation tax; purpose; exceptions; notice; appeal; collection; basis; area within riverfront development district; how treated.

19-4031.  Business improvement district; general business occupation tax; purpose; exceptions; notice; appeal; collection; basis; area within riverfront development district; how treated.(1) In addition to or in place of the special assessments authorized by the Business Improvement District Act, a city may levy a general business occupation tax upon the businesses and users of space within a business improvement district established for acquiring, constructing, maintaining, or operating public offstreet parking facilities and providing in connection therewith other public improvements and facilities authorized by the Business Improvement District Act, for the purpose of paying all or any part of the total cost and expenses of any authorized improvement or facility within the business improvement district. Notice of a hearing on any such tax levied under the Business Improvement District Act shall be given to the businesses and users of space of the business improvement districts, and appeals may be taken, all in the manner provided in section 19-4030.(2) After March 27, 2014, any occupation tax imposed pursuant to this section shall make a reasonable classification of businesses, users of space, or kinds of transactions for purposes of imposing such tax, except that no occupation tax shall be imposed on any transaction which is subject to tax under section 53-160, 66-489, 66-489.02, 66-4,140, 66-4,145, 66-4,146, 77-2602, or 77-4008 or which is exempt from tax under section 77-2704.24. The collection of a tax imposed pursuant to this section shall be made and enforced in such a manner as the city council shall by ordinance determine to produce the required revenue. The city council may provide that failure to pay the tax imposed pursuant to this section shall constitute a violation of the ordinance and subject the violator to a fine or other punishment as provided by ordinance.(3) If any part of a business improvement district overlaps with a riverfront development district in which a general business occupation tax is already being levied pursuant to section 19-5312, the city creating the business improvement district shall not impose the business improvement district’s occupation tax within the overlapping area.Source   Laws 1979, LB 251, § 17;   Laws 1983, LB 22, § 11;  Laws 2014, LB474, § 9;  Laws 2017, LB97, § 19;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 224.
NE Code § 19-4032 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4032 - Business improvement district; additional assessment or levy; when; procedure.

19-4032.  Business improvement district; additional assessment or levy; when; procedure.If, subsequent to the levy of taxes or assessments under the Business Improvement District Act, the use of any parcel of land shall change so that, had the new use existed at the time of making such levy, the assessment or levy on such parcel would have been higher than the levy or assessment actually made, an additional assessment or levy may be made on such parcel by the city council taking into consideration the new and changed use of the property. Reassessments or changes in the rate of levy of assessments or taxes may be made by the city council after notice and hearing as provided in section 19-4030. The city council shall adopt a resolution of intention to change the rate of levy at least fifteen days prior to the hearing required for changes. This resolution shall specify the proposed change and shall give the time and place of the hearing.Source   Laws 1979, LB 251, § 18;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 225.
NE Code § 19-4033 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4033 - Special assessments or taxes; limitations; effect.

19-4033.  Special assessments or taxes; limitations; effect.The total amount of special assessments or general business occupation taxes levied under the Business Improvement District Act shall not exceed the total costs and expenses of performing the authorized work. The levy of any additional assessment or tax shall not reduce or affect in any manner the assessments previously levied. The assessments or taxes levied must be for the purposes specified in the ordinances and the proceeds shall not be used for any other purpose.Source   Laws 1979, LB 251, § 19;   Laws 1983, LB 22, § 12;  Laws 2015, LB168, § 17;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 226.
NE Code § 19-4035 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4035 - Business improvement district; dissolution; procedure.

19-4035.  Business improvement district; dissolution; procedure.The city council may dissolve a business improvement district by ordinance after a hearing before the city council. The city council shall adopt a resolution of intention to dissolve the business improvement district at least fifteen days prior to the hearing required by this section. The resolution shall give the time and place of the hearing.Source   Laws 1979, LB 251, § 21;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 228.
NE Code § 19-4036 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4036 - Dissolved district; assets; disposition.

19-4036.  Dissolved district; assets; disposition.Upon dissolution of a business improvement district, any proceeds of any general business occupation tax or the special assessment, or assets acquired with such proceeds, shall be subject to disposition as the city council shall determine.Source   Laws 1979, LB 251, § 22;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 229.
NE Code § 19-4037 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4037 - Funds and grants; use.

19-4037.  Funds and grants; use.Any city which has established one or more business improvement districts is authorized to receive, administer, and disburse donated funds or grants of federal or state funds for the purposes of and in the manner authorized by the Business Improvement District Act.Source   Laws 1979, LB 251, § 23;  Laws 2015, LB168, § 18;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 230.
NE Code § 19-4038 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4038 - Districts created prior to May 23, 1979; governed by act.

19-4038.  Districts created prior to May 23, 1979; governed by act.Any business improvement district or any downtown improvement and parking district created prior to May 23, 1979, pursuant to sections 19-3401 to 19-3420 or 19-4001 to 19-4014, shall continue in existence and shall hereafter be governed by the Business Improvement District Act.Source   Laws 1979, LB 251, § 24;  Laws 2015, LB168, § 19.
NE Code § 19-4301 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4301 - Public streets and sidewalks; sale of services or goods; permitted; closure; conditions.

19-4301.  Public streets and sidewalks; sale of services or goods; permitted; closure; conditions.(1) The city council of any city may permit the public streets and sidewalks within such city to be occupied and used under a lease, license, or other permission by a person, business, or others for the sale of services or goods and may permit the placement of nonpermanent sidewalk cafes, tables, chairs, benches, and other temporary improvements from which such sales can be transacted on the public streets and sidewalks.(2) In addition to subsection (1) of this section, the city council of any city of the primary class may permit public streets and sidewalks to be closed and a fee to be charged for access to such streets and sidewalks if the following conditions have been met:(a) The person seeking such permission is a tax-exempt nonprofit or charitable organization exempt from taxation by the federal government;(b) The event for which a street or sidewalk is to be closed is conducted by and for the benefit of such nonprofit or charitable organization; and(c) The nonprofit or charitable organization has obtained written consent to close such street or sidewalk for the duration of the permitted event from all of the owners of any land or lots abutting on the street or sidewalk to be closed.Source   Laws 1980, LB 848, § 23;   Laws 1990, LB 1076, § 1.
NE Code § 19-4401 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4401 - Transferred to section 18-3001.

19-4401.  Transferred to section 18-3001.
NE Code § 19-4501 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4501 - Transferred to section 18-1216.

19-4501.  Transferred to section 18-1216.
NE Code § 19-4624 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4624 - Act, how cited.

19-4624.  Act, how cited.Sections 19-4624 to 19-4645 shall be known and may be cited as the Municipal Natural Gas System Condemnation Act.Source Laws 2002, LB 384, § 1.
NE Code § 19-4625 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4625 - Eminent domain authorized.

19-4625.  Eminent domain authorized.A city may acquire and appropriate a gas system through the exercise of the power of eminent domain if such power is exercised in the manner specified in and subject to the Municipal Natural Gas System Condemnation Act.Source Laws 2002, LB 384, § 2.
NE Code § 19-4626 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4626 - Act; applicability.

19-4626.  Act; applicability.(1) A city may condemn the property of a utility which constitutes a portion of a gas system without complying with the Municipal Natural Gas System Condemnation Act if the condemnation is necessary for the public purpose of acquiring an easement or right-of-way across the property of the utility or is for the purpose of acquiring a portion of the gas system for a public use unrelated to the provision of natural gas service.(2) Nothing in the act shall be construed to govern or affect the manner in which a city which owns and operates its own gas system condemns the property of a utility when such property is brought within the corporate boundaries of the city by annexation.Source Laws 2002, LB 384, § 3. Annotations Under the plain language of subsection (2) of this section, the requirements of the Municipal Natural Gas System Condemnation Act did not apply to a city’s condemnation proceeding against property consisting of gas facilities where the property was located in an area which had been annexed by the city, and the city owned and operated its own gas system. SourceGas Distrib. v. City of Hastings, 287 Neb. 595, 844 N.W.2d 256 (2014).
NE Code § 19-4627 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4627 - Terms, defined.

19-4627.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Municipal Natural Gas System Condemnation Act:(1) City means a city of the primary class, city of the first class, city of the second class, or village;(2) Commission means the Public Service Commission;(3) Gas system means all or any portion of a gas plant or a gas system, including a natural or bottled gas plant, gas distribution system, or gas pipelines, located or operating within or partly within and partly without a city, together with real and personal property needed or useful in connection therewith, if the main part of the works, plant, or system is located within the city; and(4) Utility means an investor-owned utility owning, maintaining, and operating a gas system within a city.Source Laws 2002, LB 384, § 4.
NE Code § 19-4628 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4628 - Resolution of intent.

19-4628.  Resolution of intent.A city proposing to acquire a gas system through the exercise of the power of eminent domain shall initiate the process by ordering the preparation of a resolution of intent to pursue condemnation of the gas system in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Natural Gas System Condemnation Act by a vote of a majority of the members of the governing body of the city.Source Laws 2002, LB 384, § 5.
NE Code § 19-4629 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4629 - Resolution of intent; contents.

19-4629.  Resolution of intent; contents.(1) A resolution of intent pursuant to section 19-4628 shall describe the property subject to the proposed condemnation, including the types of property and facilities to be subject to the condemnation and the extent and amount of property to be appropriated. The resolution of intent shall set forth one or more of the following:(a) A description of the acts and omissions of the utility regarding natural gas safety which the city believes have created or may create a material threat to the health and safety of the public in the city and a description of the nature of the threat;(b) A description of the acts and omissions of the utility regarding the terms, conditions, and quality of natural gas service to natural gas ratepayers in the city which the city believes fail to meet generally accepted standards of customer service within the natural gas industry;(c) A comparison of the rates for natural gas charged by the utility to ratepayers in the city and of the rates charged to similarly situated ratepayers in comparably sized cities in Nebraska and neighboring states which are served by the same or different utilities, which comparison the city believes shows that the rates charged in the city are excessive; or(d) A description of recent or contemporaneous events or disclosures regarding the utility, including, but not limited to, changes in ownership, corporate structure, financial stability, or debt rating or any other factor which the city believes indicates financial instability in the utility which may materially impair its ability to maintain appropriate levels of safety and consumer service in the city.(2) If the resolution of intent contains provisions as set out in subdivision (1)(a) or (b) of this section, the resolution shall describe the efforts by the city to inform the utility of the utility's acts or omissions regarding safety or service and shall describe the opportunities afforded the utility to remedy the stated defects.(3) The resolution of intent shall not contain any provision regarding nor make any references to any expected or anticipated revenue to be derived by the city in consequence of the city's condemnation or operation of the gas system.Source  Laws 2002, LB 384, § 6;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 231.
NE Code § 19-4630 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4630 - Resolution of intent; public hearing.

19-4630.  Resolution of intent; public hearing.(1) A resolution of intent to pursue condemnation pursuant to section 19-4628 shall be presented to the governing body of the city at a regular meeting of such governing body. At that meeting the governing body may adopt the resolution of intent and, if it does so, shall set a time at least forty-five days after the date of the meeting at which the resolution of intent was adopted at which time the governing body of the city shall hold a public hearing.(2) At the public hearing, the sole item of business to be conducted shall be the public hearing on the resolution of intent at which the public shall be permitted to comment on the proposed condemnation, the utility shall be permitted to respond to the statements set out in the resolution of intent and any comments made at the public hearing, and the governing body may act as provided in section 19-4631.(3) The city clerk shall transmit a copy of the resolution of intent and notice of the date and time of the public hearing to the utility by United States registered mail with signature confirmation within seven days after the meeting at which the resolution of intent was adopted. At least thirty days prior to the public hearing, the city shall publish notice of the time and place of the public hearing and a summary of the resolution of intent in a legal newspaper published in or of general circulation in the city.(4) The utility may present to the city a description of portions of the gas system which (a) are not described as part of the gas system being condemned by the city and (b) are served through the town border station of the city. The utility may require the city to include in its description of the gas system being condemned any or all of those portions of the system if the proposed condemnation would sever those portions of the system from the utility's distribution facilities and would require the utility to create new infrastructure to link these portions to its existing delivery system outside the city. If the utility chooses to require the city to include additional portions of the gas system in the description of the property being condemned, it shall do so prior to the adjournment of the public hearing.Source  Laws 2002, LB 384, § 7;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 232.
NE Code § 19-4631 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4631 - Condemnation motion.

19-4631.  Condemnation motion.After the public hearing provided for in section 19-4630, the governing body of the city, by majority vote of its members, may vote to exercise the power of eminent domain and condemn the gas system or such portion thereof as described in the motion. The motion shall identify fully and accurately the property subject to the condemnation.Source Laws 2002, LB 384, § 8.
NE Code § 19-4632 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-4632 - Court of condemnation; establishment.

19-4632.  Court of condemnation; establishment.Following the adoption of a motion pursuant to section 19-4631, including an override of any veto, if necessary, the city clerk shall transmit to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court notice of the decision of the city to pursue condemnation of the gas system. The Supreme Court shall, within thirty days after the receipt of such notice, appoint three judges of the district court from three of the judicial districts of the state to constitute a court of condemnation to ascertain and find the value of the gas system being taken. The Supreme Court shall enter an order requiring the judges to attend as a court of condemnation at the county seat of the county in which the city is located, within such time as may be stated in the order, except upon stipulation by all necessary parties as to the value of the gas system filed with the Supreme Court prior to such date. The judges shall attend as ordered and at the first meeting shall select a presiding judge, organize, and proceed with the court's duties. The court may adjourn from time to time and shall fix a time for the appearance before it of all such corporations or persons as the court may deem necessary to be made parties to such condemnation proceedings or which the city or the utility may desire to have made a party to the proceedings. If such time of appearance shall occur after any proceedings have begun, the proceedings shall be reviewed by the court, as it may direct, to give all parties full opportunity to be heard. All corporations or persons, including all mortgagees, bondholders, trustees for bondholders, leaseholders, or other parties or persons claiming any interest in or lien upon the gas system, may be made parties to the proceedings. All parties shall be served with notice of the proceedings and the time and place of the meeting of the court of condemnation in the same manner and for such length of time as the service of a summons in cases begun in the district court, either by personal service or service by publication, and actual personal service of notice within or without the state shall supersede the necessity of notice by publication.Source  Laws 2002, LB 384, § 9;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 233.