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NE Code § 72-818 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-818 - State-owned land; utility easement; Vacant Building and Excess Land Committee; powers and duties.

72-818.  State-owned land; utility easement; Vacant Building and Excess Land Committee; powers and duties.Except as provided in section 37-330, a state agency shall submit any request for granting a utility easement on state-owned land to the committee. The committee may only approve utility easements by majority vote. Utility easements may only be granted to political subdivisions or their contractors for utility or construction-related purposes. The committee shall certify the approval of a utility easement to the Director of Administrative Services who shall execute the instrument necessary to grant the easement. The state building division of the Department of Administrative Services shall be responsible for the implementation of easements granted under this section.Source   Laws 1995, LB 567, § 1;  Laws 2007, LB256, § 2.
NE Code § 72-901 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-901 - School lands; oil and gas leases; Board of Educational Lands and Funds; powers and duties.

72-901.  School lands; oil and gas leases; Board of Educational Lands and Funds; powers and duties.The Board of Educational Lands and Funds is authorized and empowered to lease any school and public lands belonging to the state and under its control, including oil and gas rights which have been or may hereafter be reserved to the state, for oil and gas exploration and development upon terms and conditions herein prescribed. In all cases where the lands are under lease for grazing, agricultural or similar purposes, the rights of such lessees shall be protected.Source   Laws 1943, c. 164, § 1, p. 579;   R.S.1943, § 72-901.
NE Code § 72-902 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-902 - Leases; terms and conditions; bids, when taken.

72-902.  Leases; terms and conditions; bids, when taken.All oil and gas leases issued hereunder shall be for terms not to exceed ten years, and as long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities from the land covered thereby. Such leases shall also provide for annual delay rentals of not less than fifty cents per acre of land leased. If two or more parties desire to lease the same land, the representatives of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds present at the offering shall accept bids from all or any parties, and the board may grant a lease to the person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation that would pay for a lease contract on the land the greatest amount of such bonus. Lands shall be leased in as compact bodies as the form and area of the tracts subject to lease will permit. No lease shall embrace noncontiguous subdivisions of land unless such subdivision shall be within an area comprising not more than one square mile.Source   Laws 1943, c. 164, § 2, p. 580;   R.S.1943, § 72-902;   Laws 1959, c. 333, § 1, p. 1211;   Laws 1978, LB 802, § 1;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 459.
NE Code § 72-903 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-903 - Leases; reservation of royalty to lessor; monthly accounting.

72-903.  Leases; reservation of royalty to lessor; monthly accounting.In every oil and gas lease granted pursuant hereto, there shall be reserved to the lessor a royalty of not less than twelve and one-half percent of all oil, gas, hydrocarbons and all other petroleum products produced and saved from the lands covered thereby and not used in connection with the development and operation of the leased premises, or twelve and one-half percent of the market value thereof at the leased premises. Such leases shall provide that the interest so reserved shall be produced free of cost to lessor and that an accounting shall be made therefor on a monthly basis.Source   Laws 1943, c. 164, § 3, p. 580;   R.S.1943, § 72-903.
NE Code § 72-904 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-904 - Lessees; bond required.

72-904.  Lessees; bond required.The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall require lessees of such oil and gas leases, and assigns thereof, to furnish bonds to the state in such form and substance as may be prescribed by the board, and in amounts adequate to indemnify the state against loss, damage or detriment by reason of the failure of the lessee to fully discharge the obligations contained in the lease, or assignment thereof; Provided, that a blanket bond may be accepted by the board to cover more than one lease issued to the same lessee.Source   Laws 1943, c. 164, § 4, p. 580;   R.S.1943, § 72-904.
NE Code § 72-905 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-905 - Leases; forfeiture; notice to lessee; hearing; filing of order.

72-905.  Leases; forfeiture; notice to lessee; hearing; filing of order.All oil and gas leases granted pursuant hereto shall provide for forfeiture and cancellation thereof upon the failure of the lessee to fully discharge the obligations provided therein, after written notice from the state and a reasonable time allowed to the lessee for performance of any undertaking or obligation specified in such notice, concerning which the lessee is in default. Such notice shall not be required in case of the failure of the lessee to pay any delay rental provided for in such lease. The Board of Educational Lands and Funds is granted full power and authority to order and hold hearings on any matter or question involving oil and gas leases, under such rules and regulations as it may adopt; and any lessee, upon application therefor, shall be granted a hearing on any notice or demand of the board before any lease is declared forfeited or canceled by the board. A copy of any order of forfeiture and cancellation made pursuant to this section shall be filed with the register of deeds of the county where the land is situated, but such filing shall not be a condition to the effectiveness of the order, and no further processing of any type shall be necessary to complete the record of such forfeiture and cancellation.Source   Laws 1943, c. 164, § 5, p. 580;   R.S.1943, § 72-905;   Laws 1961, c. 356, § 1, p. 1120.
NE Code § 72-906 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-906 - Lease; application; form; contents.

72-906.  Lease; application; form; contents.Applications for the issuance of any lease authorized by sections 72-901 to 72-912 shall be executed under oath by the applicant, applicant's agent or attorney, or an officer or agent of a corporation if the application is made by a corporation. The form of the application shall be prescribed by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, and shall contain a description of the land, by legal subdivisions, upon which the lease is desired, and the terms upon which the applicant desires to acquire such lease.Source   Laws 1943, c. 164, § 6, p. 581;   R.S.1943, § 72-906.
NE Code § 72-907 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-907 - Lease; sale; public auction required; notice; publication costs; payment.

72-907.  Lease; sale; public auction required; notice; publication costs; payment.No lease shall be sold except at public auction, to be held at the office of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, after notice of the time and place of such sale by publication two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the State of Nebraska, and such other notice, if any, as the board may require. Proof of such publication shall be made by an affidavit of the publisher, manager, or foreman of such newspaper, to be filed in the office of the board. Subject to the board's right to reject all bids, such lease shall be sold to the highest and best bidder. The purchaser of such lease shall pay the cost of publishing the notice herein provided for. Should the lease not be sold following the publishing of such notice, the one who filed application for lease shall pay the publication costs, and, to secure the payment thereof, the board may require the applicant to furnish satisfactory security therefor.Source   Laws 1943, c. 164, § 7, p. 581;   R.S.1943, § 72-907;  Laws 1999, LB 779, § 49.
NE Code § 72-908 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-908 - Exploration, development, and operation for oil and gas production; agreements authorized.

72-908.  Exploration, development, and operation for oil and gas production; agreements authorized.The Board of Educational Lands and Funds is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to enter into appropriate agreements for the purpose of unit or cooperative exploration, development, and operation of acreage, or any part of the acreage, covered by leases granted pursuant hereto, with other acreage for the production of oil and gas. Such agreements shall provide for the allocation of production on a proportionate acreage or other agreed equitable basis.Source   Laws 1943, c. 164, § 8, p. 581;   R.S.1943, § 72-908;   Laws 1955, c. 280, § 1, p. 885.
NE Code § 72-909 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-909 - Leases; reservation of use of lands for agricultural purposes; conditions.

72-909.  Leases; reservation of use of lands for agricultural purposes; conditions.There shall be reserved, from leases granted pursuant hereto, the right to fully use and enjoy, for agricultural and grazing purposes, the area leased for oil and gas purposes, except such parts thereof as may be necessary for use in the development and operation thereof for oil and gas and in the marketing of production therefrom. The owner of the agricultural and grazing rights, as to lands covered by any oil and gas lease issued hereunder, shall have prior right to the use of water on said premises. The lessee shall pay all damages to growing crops, including grass, caused by operations under such lease, and, after due notice thereof, shall protect the lessor from claims of such nature.Source   Laws 1943, c. 164, § 9, p. 582;   R.S.1943, § 72-909.
NE Code § 72-910 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-910 - Rules and regulations; authority of board.

72-910.  Rules and regulations; authority of board.The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall have the power and authority to prescribe such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary and proper, but which are not inconsistent with the Constitution and statutes of this state, relating to the leasing of school and public lands for oil and gas exploration and development.Source   Laws 1943, c. 164, § 10, p. 582;   R.S.1943, § 72-910.
NE Code § 72-911 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-911 - Amended lease; exchange authorized; terms and conditions.

72-911.  Amended lease; exchange authorized; terms and conditions.Any holder of existing oil or gas leases heretofore issued by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds on properties of the nature covered hereby, shall have the right to exchange such lease for an amended lease issued under the provisions of sections 72-901 to 72-912, and embracing the same land. When the holder of any such lease makes written application to the board in due form for such exchange, the board shall issue an amended lease embracing the same land as the former lease in the ordinary and regulation form duly adopted by the board under the provisions of said sections, but there shall be deducted from the term for which such amended lease may be issued the time that has passed from the date of the issue of the former lease to the date of the issue of the amended lease, except that in no case shall the amended lease be granted for a longer period than seven years from the date of issue of the amended lease. Such amended lease shall provide for an increase of twenty-five cents per acre over the amount of the annual delay rental specified in the former lease.Source   Laws 1943, c. 164, § 11, p. 582;   R.S.1943, § 72-911.
NE Code § 72-912 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-912 - Leases; assignment; conditions of approval.

72-912.  Leases; assignment; conditions of approval.Except as hereinafter provided, the assignment of any oil and gas lease issued under the provisions of sections 72-901 to 72-912, either in whole or in part, shall be permitted if made to an assignee qualified as provided herein. Such assignment shall not, however, be binding upon the state until filed with the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, accompanied by a filing fee of one dollar and a bond, and approved by the board, or its lawful representatives; Provided, that the approval of such assignment so filed and supported shall not be withheld in any case where satisfactory compliance has been made with the requirements of said sections. In no case shall the board be required to approve an assignment of a lease in part, covering a tract less than forty acres nor shall it be required to approve an assignment of an undivided interest in such lease until a showing, satisfactory to the board, has been made evidencing which one of the parties, assignor or assignee is to be the one to pay the delay rentals thereafter accruing, as to an undivided interest thereafter to be jointly owned, nor shall it be required to approve an assignment covering an undivided interest of less than forty leasehold acres.Source   Laws 1943, c. 164, § 12, p. 583;   R.S.1943, § 72-912.
NE Code § 72-1001 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1001 - Nebraska Capital Construction Fund; created; use; investment.

72-1001.  Nebraska Capital Construction Fund; created; use; investment.The Nebraska Capital Construction Fund is created. The fund shall consist of revenue and transfers credited to the fund as authorized by law. Money shall be appropriated from the fund to state agencies for making payments on projects as determined by the Legislature, including, but not limited to, purchases of land, structural improvements to land, acquisition of buildings, construction of buildings, including architectural and engineering costs, replacement of or major repairs to structural improvements to land or buildings, additions to existing structures, remodeling of buildings, and acquisition of equipment and furnishings of new or remodeled buildings. The fund shall be administered by the State Treasurer as a multiple-agency-use fund and appropriated to state agencies as determined by the Legislature. Transfers may be made from the fund to the Capitol Restoration Cash Fund at the direction of the Legislature. Any money in the Nebraska Capital Construction 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 2005, LB 426, § 1;  Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB2, § 3;  Laws 2017, LB331, § 39.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 72-1119 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1119 - Transferred to section 81-5,148.

72-1119.  Transferred to section 81-5,148.
NE Code § 72-1120 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1120 - Transferred to section 81-5,149.

72-1120.  Transferred to section 81-5,149.
NE Code § 72-1121 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1121 - Transferred to section 81-5,150.

72-1121.  Transferred to section 81-5,150.
NE Code § 72-1122 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1122 - Transferred to section 81-5,147.

72-1122.  Transferred to section 81-5,147.
NE Code § 72-1237 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1237 - Nebraska Investment Council; created; members; appointment; term; vacancy; immunity.

72-1237.  Nebraska Investment Council; created; members; appointment; term; vacancy; immunity.(1)(a) The Nebraska Investment Council is created. For purposes of the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, council means the Nebraska Investment Council. The council shall consist of five members, appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Legislature. The State Treasurer, the director of the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems, and except as provided in subdivision (1)(b) of this section, beginning January 1, 2017, the administrator of each retirement system provided for under the Class V School Employees Retirement Act shall serve as nonvoting, ex officio members. One of the appointed members shall be designated chairperson by the Governor.(b) Beginning September 1, 2024, the director of the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems shall also represent each retirement system provided for under the Class V School Employees Retirement Act.(2) Each of the appointed members of the council shall serve for a term of five years that begins on January 1 and may be removed by the Governor for cause after notice and an opportunity to be heard. A member may serve until his or her successor's appointment is effective. A member may be reappointed. A successor shall be appointed in the same manner as provided for the members first appointed, and in case of a vacancy caused by death, resignation, or otherwise, the Governor shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.(3) No member of the council shall be personally liable, except in cases of willful dishonesty, gross negligence, or intentional violation of law, for actions relating to his or her duties as a member of the council.Source   Laws 1969, c. 584, § 1, p. 2350;   Laws 1991, LB 368, § 1;   Laws 1991, LB 549, § 20;   Laws 1996, LB 847, § 18;  Laws 2002, LB 407, § 17;  Laws 2006, LB 1019, § 7;  Laws 2016, LB447, § 2;  Laws 2021, LB147, § 1.   Effective Date: May 27, 2021  Cross References  Class V School Employees Retirement Act, see section 79-978.01.
NE Code § 72-1238 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1238 - Nebraska Investment Council; members; qualifications.

72-1238.  Nebraska Investment Council; members; qualifications.(1) Prior to July 1, 2005, the appointed members of the council shall have at least ten years of experience in the financial affairs of a public or private organization or have at least five years of experience in the field of investment management or analysis. For members appointed on or after July 1, 2005, the appointed members of the council shall have at least seven years of experience in the field of investment management or analysis or have at least twelve years of experience in the financial management of a public or private organization. There is a preference for members who are appointed to have experience in investment management or analysis.(2) The members serving on July 1, 2005, shall serve for the remainder of their five-year terms which will be extended until the date on which the successor's appointment is effective.Source   Laws 1969, c. 584, § 2, p. 2350;   Laws 1996, LB 847, § 19;  Laws 2005, LB 503, § 5.
NE Code § 72-1239 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1239 - Nebraska Investment Council; purpose; members; meetings; compensation; expenses.

72-1239.  Nebraska Investment Council; purpose; members; meetings; compensation; expenses.The purpose of the council is to formulate and establish such policies as it may deem necessary and proper which shall govern the methods, practices, and procedures followed by the state investment officer for the investment or reinvestment of state funds and funds described in section 83-133 and the purchase, sale, or exchange of securities as provided by the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act. The council shall meet from time to time as directed by the Governor or the chairperson or as requested by the state investment officer. The members of the council, except the State Treasurer, the director of the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems, and beginning January 1, 2017, each administrator of a retirement system provided for under the Class V School Employees Retirement Act, shall be paid seventy-five dollars per diem. The members shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their duties as members as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.Source   Laws 1969, c. 584, § 3, p. 2350;   Laws 1981, LB 204, § 145;   Laws 1985, LB 335, § 1;   Laws 1991, LB 368, § 2;   Laws 1996, LB 847, § 20;   Laws 1997, LB 4, § 1;  Laws 2005, LB 503, § 6;  Laws 2016, LB447, § 3;  Laws 2020, LB381, § 79.  Cross References  Class V School Employees Retirement Act, see section 79-978.01.
NE Code § 72-1240 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1240 - State investment officer; appointment; qualifications; salary; removal.

72-1240.  State investment officer; appointment; qualifications; salary; removal.The council shall appoint a state investment officer. The appointment shall be subject to the approval of the Governor and a majority of the Legislature. The state investment officer shall be a person well qualified by training to administer and invest the money available for investment, and he or she shall have at least five years of experience in the management of investment portfolios. The state investment officer's salary shall be fixed by the council at not less than twenty-five thousand dollars per year. The state investment officer shall serve without term and may be removed for cause by the council.Source   Laws 1969, c. 584, § 4, p. 2350;   Laws 1974, LB 396, § 1;   Laws 1996, LB 847, § 22;   Laws 1997, LB 4, § 2.
NE Code § 72-1241 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1241 - State investment officer; deputy; duties; bond or insurance.

72-1241.  State investment officer; deputy; duties; bond or insurance.The state investment officer shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the duties of his or her office. The state investment officer shall not engage in any other occupation or profession or hold any other public office, appointive or elective. If for any reason the state investment officer is unable to perform the duties of his or her office, or the office is vacant due to death, resignation, or otherwise, the council shall designate an acting state investment officer to serve until the state investment officer is able to act or the vacancy is filled. With the approval of the council, the state investment officer may designate a deputy to perform such acts and duties as the state investment officer shall authorize, subject to the same restrictions as apply to the state investment officer. The deputy shall be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201. The state investment officer shall be responsible for all official acts of the deputy.Source   Laws 1969, c. 584, § 5, p. 2351;   Laws 1971, LB 53, § 6;   Laws 1978, LB 653, § 28;  Laws 2004, LB 884, § 35.