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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 55 - Militia › 55-602 - Commission on Military and Veteran Affairs; powers and duties.

55-602.
Commission on Military and Veteran Affairs; powers and duties.
The Commission on Military and Veteran Affairs shall have the authority to receive and administer funds from state, federal, and other sources. Additionally, the commission shall:
(1) Address matters of military significance to Nebraska;
(2) Maintain a cooperative and constructive relationship between state agencies and the military and veteran entities in Nebraska as necessary to ensure coordination and implementation of unified and comprehensive statewide strategies involved with, or affected by, the military;
(3) Focus on and, when designated, serve as lead agency on:
(a) Defense economic adjustment and transition information and activities;
(b) Exploring operating costs, missions, and strategic value of federal military installations located in the state;
(c) Employment issues for communities that depend on defense bases and defense-related businesses; and
(d) Assistance provided to communities that have experienced a defense-related closure or realignment;
(4) Advise the Governor, the Legislature, and other appropriate governmental officials on all matters in which the military services and the state have mutual interests, needs, and concerns;
(5) Promote and optimize state and United States Department of Defense initiatives that will improve the military value of the Nebraska National Guard, active and reserve military force structure and installations, and the quality of life for military personnel residing in Nebraska;
(6) Partner with local communities to conduct ongoing analyses of current and proposed changes to the mission, military force structure, and alignment of the United States Department of Defense;
(7) Recommend state, federal, and local economic development projects to promote, foster, and support economic progress through a military presence in Nebraska;
(8) Assist the private sector in developing derivative investments, employment, and educational opportunities associated with high technology programs and activities at Nebraska’s military installations;
(9) Partner with local communities to develop methods to improve private and public employment opportunities for former members of the military and their families residing in this state; and
(10) Identify and support ways to provide sound infrastructure, adequate housing, education, and transition support into Nebraska’s workforce for military members and their families, retired military personnel, and veterans.
Source
Laws 2016, LB754, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 55 - Militia › 55-603 - Commission on Military and Veteran Affairs; officers; meetings; records.

55-603.
Commission on Military and Veteran Affairs; officers; meetings; records.
The Commission on Military and Veteran Affairs shall elect a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary from among its members.
The commission shall meet two times each year at such times and places as shall be determined by the chairperson and shall keep a record of its proceedings. The chairperson may call special meetings at any time he or she deems necessary. The secretary shall mail written notice of the time and place of all meetings in advance to each voting and nonvoting, ex officio member of the commission. The secretary shall also provide notice of all meetings as provided under section 84-1411.
Source
Laws 2016, LB754, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 55 - Militia › 55-604 - Commission on Military and Veteran Affairs; expenses.

55-604.
Commission on Military and Veteran Affairs; expenses.
Members of the Commission on Military and Veteran Affairs shall receive no compensation for their services as members of the commission other than their salary, but shall be reimbursed for expenses as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.
Source
Laws 2016, LB754, § 4;
Laws 2020, LB381, § 49.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 55 - Militia › 55-605 - Military affairs liaison; duties.

55-605.
Military affairs liaison; duties.
(1) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall hire a military affairs liaison for the Commission on Military and Veteran Affairs and fix his or her salary. The department shall provide administrative support to the commission as needed. The liaison shall have military experience and serve at the pleasure of the commission. The liaison shall not be subject to Chapter 81, article 13.
(2) The liaison shall be responsible for the administrative operations of the commission and shall perform such other duties as may be delegated or assigned by the commission.
(3) The commission may obtain the services of experts and consultants as necessary to carry out its duties.
Source
Laws 2016, LB754, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 55 - Militia › 55-606 - Report; contents.

55-606.
Report; contents.
The Commission on Military and Veteran Affairs shall prepare an annual report summarizing the military assets of Nebraska, including installations and missions, and the economic impact of the military assets in Nebraska. The report shall also include recommendations for preserving and sustaining military assets and missions existing in Nebraska and recommendations for actions which the state can take to encourage expanding such assets and missions. The commission shall submit the report electronically to the Legislature, the Governor, and the commanding officer of every military base in Nebraska on or before November 15 of each year.
Source
Laws 2016, LB754, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 55 - Militia › 55-701 - Terms, defined.

55-701.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of sections 55-701 to 55-704:
(1) Military service means:
(a) In the case of a servicemember who is a member or reserve member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, full-time duty in the active military service of the United States, including:
(i) Full-time training duty;
(ii) Annual training duty; and
(iii) Attendance while at a school designated as a service school by federal law or by the secretary of the military department concerned;
(b) In the case of a member or reserve member of the Nebraska National Guard, service under a call to active service or duty authorized by:
(i) The President of the United States or the Secretary of Defense for a period of more than thirty days in response to a national emergency declared by the President of the United States; or
(ii) The Governor for a period of more than thirty consecutive days;
(c) In the case of a servicemember who is a commissioned officer of the United States Public Health Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, active service; or
(d) Any period during which a servicemember is absent from duty on account of sickness, wounds, leave, or other lawful cause; and
(2) Servicemember means an individual engaged in military service.
Source
Laws 2018, LB682, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 55 - Militia › 55-703 - Civil action; relief available.

55-703.
Civil action; relief available.
(1) A civil action may be brought in any court with jurisdiction by the Attorney General against any person that knowingly or intentionally violates any provision of section 55-702. The court may:
(a) Issue an injunction;
(b) Order the person to make a payment of money unlawfully received from, or required to be refunded to, one or more servicemembers;
(c) Order the person to pay to the state the reasonable costs of the Attorney General's investigation and prosecution related to the action; and
(d) Order the person to pay a civil penalty not greater than five thousand dollars per violation.
(2) Relief may not be granted under subsection (1) of this section if relief for the violation has already been granted under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Source
Laws 2018, LB682, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 55 - Militia › 55-801 - United States Space Command Headquarters Assistance Fund; created; use; investment.

55-801.
United States Space Command Headquarters Assistance Fund; created; use; investment.
The United States Space Command Headquarters Assistance Fund is created. The fund shall be used to contribute to the construction of the United States Space Command headquarters if the State of Nebraska is selected as the site for the headquarters. The Adjutant General of the State of Nebraska shall administer the fund. The fund shall consist of transfers authorized by the Legislature and any gifts, grants, or bequests from any source, including federal, state, public, and private sources, for such purposes. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source
Laws 2021, LB384, § 27.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 55 - Militia › 55-901 - Military Base Development and Support Fund; created; use; investment; matching funds.

55-901.
Military Base Development and Support Fund; created; use; investment; matching funds.
(1) The Military Base Development and Support Fund is created. The fund shall be used to contribute to construction, development, or support on any military base, located in Nebraska, for purposes of improving mission retention and recruitment; supporting the morale, health, and mental wellness of military members and families; and growing the economic impact of military bases in Nebraska. The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall administer the fund. The fund shall consist of transfers authorized by the Legislature and any gifts, grants, or bequests from any source, including federal, state, public, and private sources, for such purposes. 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.
(2) The fund may be used for projects on military bases located in Nebraska, including, but not limited to:
(a) An outdoor airman amenity pavilion;
(b) Track and field stadium improvements;
(c) A parade-ground walking trail;
(d) Improvements at Willow Lakes Golf Course;
(e) Base Lake improvements;
(f) Landscape enhancements;
(g) Deterrence Park;
(h) Looking Glass Heritage Park;
(i) Quarters 13 comprehensive repairs, design, and construction; and
(j) B1000 Rooftop Garden.
(3) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall require a match of private funding in an amount equal to or greater than one-half of the total cost of any project listed in subsection (2) of this section prior to authorizing an expenditure from the fund.
Source
Laws 2022, LB1012, § 5.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-101 - Coal and iron development; state aid; conditions.

57-101.
Coal and iron development; state aid; conditions.
When it shall be made apparent to the Governor of Nebraska, by affidavit or otherwise, by the owner or owners thereof, that a vein of coal, not less than twenty-six inches in thickness, and of sufficient capacity to pay to mine, and within such distance from the surface that it can be worked by modern methods, has been discovered, or a vein or veins of good iron ore eighteen inches thick, it shall be the duty of the Governor to appoint a suitable person to examine the same, whose duty it shall be to report the probable extent and capacity of the vein or veins, all expense for such examination to be paid by the owner or owners of the mine. The report being satisfactory to the Governor, he shall direct the Director of Administrative Services to draw an order on the State Treasurer for the sum of four thousand dollars, to be paid to the owner or owners of such mine of coal, and of two thousand dollars to be paid for a vein of iron ore eighteen inches thick. If the vein of coal discovered should be three feet thick and of the required capacity, the sum to be paid shall be five thousand dollars. Such orders shall be paid out of the General Fund of the state treasury, as above directed.
Source
Laws 1903, c. 63, § 1, p. 359;
R.S.1913, § 4008;
C.S.1922, § 3411;
C.S.1929, § 57-101;
R.S.1943, § 57-101;
Laws 1969, c. 461, § 1, p. 1610.
Annotations
Before bounties can be paid, there must be a specific appropriation made for same. State ex rel. Norfolk Beet-Sugar Co. v. Moore, 50 Neb. 88, 69 N.W. 373 (1896).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-104 - Prospectors; specimens preserved.

57-104.
Prospectors; specimens preserved.
It shall be the duty of the persons prospecting for coal, any mineral, ore, crude oil, or gas, carefully to preserve specimens from each stratum through which the shafts are sunk, or borings are made; and to deposit the same, properly labeled, in care of the proper department of the state for the future use of the commonwealth.
Source
Laws 1903, c. 63, § 4, p. 361;
R.S.1913, § 4011;
C.S.1922, § 3414;
C.S.1929, § 57-104;
R.S.1943, § 57-104;
Laws 1978, LB 661, § 1;
Laws 1980, LB 709, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-105 - Former discoveries; no aid given.

57-105.
Former discoveries; no aid given.
The provisions of sections 57-101 to 57-105 shall not apply to any veins of coal or iron ore already discovered nor to any oil wells or gas wells already producing, nor shall the provisions of said sections apply to the discovery of the same vein of coal or iron ore, or oil pool or gas field already discovered, nor shall any reward specified under the terms of said sections be paid for a second discovery of the same veins, pools or fields within the limits of the same county.
Source
Laws 1903, c. 63, § 5, p. 361;
R.S.1913, § 4012;
C.S.1922, § 3415;
C.S.1929, § 57-105;
R.S.1943, § 57-105.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-106 - Coal development; county aid; petition; election; bonds; limit.

57-106.
Coal development; county aid; petition; election; bonds; limit.
The county board of each county in this state is hereby authorized and required to submit to the legal voters thereof, on presentation of a petition of twenty resident freeholders of the county, the proposition to issue bonds, not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, the proceeds of which shall be applied to defray the expenses of boring and prospecting for coal in the county under the direction of the county board thereof; and such board is hereby authorized to issue the bonds for such purposes, in case the vote shall be favorable to the proposition;
Provided, however,
the county board may, in its discretion, refuse to submit such inquiry to a vote of the people until the next general election after the presentation of such petition.
Source
G.S.1873, c. 13, § 1, p. 249;
R.S.1913, § 4013;
C.S.1922, § 3416;
C.S.1929, § 57-106;
R.S.1943, § 57-106.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-107 - Bonds; election; issuance; payment; laws applicable.

57-107.
Bonds; election; issuance; payment; laws applicable.
So far as applicable sections 10-401 to 10-405 shall govern the proceedings to submit such proposition, issue bonds, and provide for payment of the same;
Provided,
section 57-106 shall not apply to the counties of Burt, Washington and Sarpy.
Source
G.S.1873, c. 13, § 2, p. 250;
R.S.1913, § 4014;
C.S.1922, § 3417;
C.S.1929, § 57-107;
R.S.1943, § 57-107.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-201 - Oil, gas, and mineral leases; forfeiture; duty of lessee to surrender.

57-201.
Oil, gas, and mineral leases; forfeiture; duty of lessee to surrender.
When any oil, gas, or other mineral lease heretofore or hereafter given on land situated in any county of Nebraska, and recorded therein, shall become forfeited, it shall be the duty of the lessee, his successors or assigns, within thirty days after the date of the forfeiture, to have such lease surrendered in writing, such surrender to be signed and acknowledged by the party making the same and placed on record in the county where the leased land is situated without cost to the owner thereof.
Source
Laws 1925, c. 133, § 1, p. 349;
C.S.1929, § 57-201;
R.S.1943, § 57-201;
Laws 1955, c. 214, § 1, p. 600.
Annotations
Statute outlines steps to terminate lease. Long v. Magnolia Petroleum Co., 166 Neb. 410, 89 N.W.2d 245 (1958).
Failure to drill or pay rentals makes statute operative on recorded leases. Valentine Oil Co. v. Powers, 157 Neb. 87, 59 N.W.2d 160 (1953).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-202 - Forfeited lease; failure to surrender; notice by landowner; form.

57-202.
Forfeited lease; failure to surrender; notice by landowner; form.
If the lessee, his or her successors or assigns, shall fail or neglect to execute and record such surrender within the time provided for, then the owner of the land may serve upon the lessee, his or her successors or assigns, in person or by either registered or certified letter, at his or her last-known address, or by publication for one week in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the land is situated, a notice in writing in substantially the following form:
To ..........................: I, the undersigned, owner of the following described land situated in .......... County, Nebraska, to wit: (description of land), upon which a lease, dated .......... day of .......... 20...., was given to .......... do hereby notify you that the terms of the lease have been broken by the owner thereof; that I hereby elect to declare and do declare the lease forfeited and void and that, unless you do, within ten days from this date, notify the register of deeds of such county as provided by law that the lease has not been forfeited, I will file with the register of deeds an affidavit of forfeiture as provided by law; and I hereby demand that you execute or have executed a proper surrender of the lease and that you cause the same to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of such county, within ten days from this date. Dated this .......... day of ........ 20.... .
Source
Laws 1925, c. 133, § 1, p. 349;
C.S.1929, § 57-201;
R.S.1943, § 57-202;
Laws 1955, c. 214, § 2, p. 600;
Laws 1957, c. 242, § 46, p. 858;
Laws 2004, LB 813, § 26.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-203 - Forfeited lease; failure to surrender; publication of notice; landowner's affidavit; contents.

57-203.
Forfeited lease; failure to surrender; publication of notice; landowner's affidavit; contents.
The owner of the land may, after ten days from the date of service, registration, or publication of the notice, provided for by section 57-202, file with the register of deeds of the county where the land is situated an affidavit setting forth (1) that the affiant is the owner of the land; (2) that the lessee, his successors or assigns, have failed and neglected to comply with the terms of the lease, reciting the facts constituting such failure; (3) that the same has been forfeited and is void; and (4) a copy of the notice served and the manner and time of the service thereof.
Source
Laws 1925, c. 133, § 1, p. 350;
C.S.1929, § 57-201;
R.S.1943, § 57-203;
Laws 1955, c. 214, § 3, p. 601;
Laws 1963, c. 324, § 1, p. 982.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-204 - Lease; claim of nonforfeiture by lessee; notice to register of deeds; effect; effect of failure to give notice.

57-204.
Lease; claim of nonforfeiture by lessee; notice to register of deeds; effect; effect of failure to give notice.
(1) If the lessee, his successors or assigns, shall, within twenty days after the filing of the affidavit referred to in section 57-203, give notice in writing to the register of deeds of the county where the land is located that the lease has not been forfeited and that the lessee, his successors or assigns, still claim that the lease is in full force and effect, then such affidavit shall not be recorded but the register of deeds shall notify the owner of the land of the action of the lessee, his successors or assigns, and the owner of the land shall be entitled to the remedies now provided by law for the cancellation of such disputed lease.
(2) If the lessee, his successors or assigns, shall not notify the register of deeds, as provided in subsection (1) of this section, the register of deeds shall record the affidavit, referred to in section 57-203, and thereafter the record of the lease shall not be notice to the public of the existence of the lease or of any interest therein or rights thereunder, and the record shall not be received in evidence in any court of the state on behalf of the lessee, his successors or assigns, against the lessor, his successors or assigns.
Source
Laws 1925, c. 133, § 1, p. 350;
C.S.1929, § 57-201;
R.S.1943, § 57-204;
Laws 1955, c. 214, § 4, p. 602.
Annotations
Nature of the action is for cancellation of a disputed lease. Long v. Magnolia Petroleum Co., 166 Neb. 410, 89 N.W.2d 245 (1958).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-205 - Forfeited lease; lessee's failure to execute surrender; remedy of lessor.

57-205.
Forfeited lease; lessee's failure to execute surrender; remedy of lessor.
Should the owner of such lease neglect or refuse to execute a surrender as provided in section 57-201, then the owner of the leased premises may sue in any court of competent jurisdiction to obtain such surrender, and he may also recover in such action of the lessee, his successors or assigns, the sum of one hundred dollars as damages, and all costs, together with a reasonable attorney's fee for preparing and prosecuting the suit, and any additional damages that the evidence in the case will warrant. In all such actions, writs of attachment may issue as in other cases.
Source
Laws 1925, c. 133, § 2, p. 351;
C.S.1929, § 57-202;
R.S.1943, § 57-205.
Annotations
Remedy providing for cancellation of lease is in equity. Long v. Magnolia Petroleum Co., 166 Neb. 410, 89 N.W.2d 245 (1958).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-206 - Lease; discharge by entry on margin of record; procedure.

57-206.
Lease; discharge by entry on margin of record; procedure.
Any oil and gas or mining lease that has been or may hereafter be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of any county may be discharged and canceled of record by an entry on the margin of the record thereof signed by the lessee or his assigns of record, or his duly authorized attorney in fact or personal representative, or, if a corporation, by its duly authorized officers, surrendering all of his or its right, title and interest in and to such lease in the presence of the register of deeds or his deputy, who shall subscribe the same as witness.
Source
Laws 1925, c. 133, § 3, p. 351;
C.S.1929, § 57-203;
R.S.1943, § 57-206.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-207 - Lease; discharge by endorsement on indenture; procedure.

57-207.
Lease; discharge by endorsement on indenture; procedure.
Any oil and gas or mining lease that has been or may hereafter be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of any county may be discharged and canceled by an endorsement made on the original lease signed by the lessee or his duly authorized attorney in fact, assignee of record or personal representative or, if a corporation, by its duly authorized officers, surrendering his or its right, title and interest in and to such lease, which endorsement may be entered on the margin of the record thereof, and shall have the same force and effect as the entry on the margin of the record as provided in section 57-206.
Source
Laws 1925, c. 133, § 4, p. 351;
C.S.1929, § 57-204;
R.S.1943, § 57-207.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-208 - Lease; filing with register of deeds; effect; contingent extension provision; affidavit of happening of contingency; filing; effect.

57-208.
Lease; filing with register of deeds; effect; contingent extension provision; affidavit of happening of contingency; filing; effect.
When an oil, gas or mineral lease is given on land situated within the State of Nebraska, the recording thereof in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the land is located shall impart notice to the public of the validity and continuance of such lease for the definite term therein expressed, but no longer;
Provided,
that if such lease contains the statement of any contingency upon the happening of which the term of any such lease may be extended, such as and as much longer as oil and gas or either is produced in paying quantities, the owner of such lease may at any time before the expiration of the definite term of the lease file with the register of deeds an affidavit setting forth the description of the lease, that the affiant is the owner thereof and the facts showing that the required contingency has happened. This affidavit shall be recorded in full by the register of deeds, and such record together with that of the lease shall be due notice to the public of the existence and continuing validity of such lease, until the same shall be forfeited, canceled, set aside or surrendered according to law.
Source
Laws 1925, c. 133, § 5, p. 352;
C.S.1929, § 57-205;
R.S.1943, § 57-208.
Annotations
Failure to file an affidavit of production, as required by this section, did not affect the contractual relations between the landowner and the plaintiffs. Section 57-208 is intended to give notice to the public, including prospective purchasers. Superior Oil Co. v. Devon Corp., 604 F.2d 1063 (8th Cir. 1979).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-209 - Lease; discharge of record; demand; requisite for action by landowner, when.

57-209.
Lease; discharge of record; demand; requisite for action by landowner, when.
At least twenty days before bringing the action provided for in section 57-205, the owner of the leased land, either by himself or by his agent or attorney, shall demand of the holder of the lease, if such demand by ordinary diligence can be made in this state, that such lease be discharged of record. Such demand may be either written or oral. When written, a letterpress carbon or written copy thereof, when shown to be such, may be used as evidence in any court with the same force and effect as the original.
Source
Laws 1925, c. 133, § 6, p. 352;
C.S.1929, § 57-206;
R.S.1943, § 57-209.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-210 - Oil or gas lease; authority of executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, or trustee to execute; ratification of unauthorized or defective lease; how obtained.

57-210.
Oil or gas lease; authority of executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, or trustee to execute; ratification of unauthorized or defective lease; how obtained.
Proceedings may be had in the county court of the county in which an estate or trust is being administered or proceedings for guardianship or conservatorship are being had or in the county court of the county in which real estate is situated, for authority to lease any interest in real estate, or any part thereof, of any deceased person, beneficiary of a trust, minor, incompetent, or person unfit by reason of infirmities of age or physical disability or to ratify any prior unauthorized or defective lease executed by any executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, or trustee. If it shall appear to the court or judge thereof sitting in chambers within the district to be for the advantage of the estate of any decedent, beneficiary of a trust, minor, incompetent person, or person unfit by reason of infirmities of age or physical disability to make a lease, ratification agreement, or contract for the exploration and development or pooling or unitization of the real property of the estate or trust, or any part thereof, for oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons, the court or judge, as often as occasion therefor shall arise in the administration of any estate or trust, or in the course of any guardianship matter, or in the course of administration by a conservator, may on a petition, notice, and hearing, as provided in sections 57-211 and 57-212, authorize, empower, and direct the executor, administrator, trustee, conservator, or the guardian of such minor or incompetent person to lease such real estate or any part thereof or enter into pooling or unitization contracts.
Source
Laws 1939, c. 69, § 1, p. 281;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 57-210;
R.S.1943, § 57-210;
Laws 1947, c. 199, § 1, p. 643;
Laws 1951, c. 191, § 1, p. 701;
Laws 1953, c. 190, § 1, p. 611;
Laws 1955, c. 215, § 1, p. 603;
Laws 1959, c. 259, § 1, p. 895;
Laws 1967, c. 350, § 1, p. 928;
Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 262.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-211 - Lease; authority of executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, or trustee to execute; how obtained; petition; contents.

57-211.
Lease; authority of executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, or trustee to execute; how obtained; petition; contents.
The petition for such lease shall show (1) the advantage that may accrue to the estate or trust being administered or guardianship or conservatorship proceedings being had from making such proposed lease or entering into such pooling or unitization contract; (2) a general description of the property to be leased; (3) the term, rental, and general conditions of the proposed lease or pooling or unitization contract; and (4) the names of the (a) legatees and devisees, if any, or the heirs of the deceased, (b) beneficiaries of the trust, (c) minor, (d) incompetent person, or (e) a person unfit by reason of infirmities of age or physical disability, so far as known to the petitioner.
Source
Laws 1939, c. 69, § 2, p. 281;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 57-211;
R.S.1943, § 57-211;
Laws 1951, c. 191, § 2, p. 701;
Laws 1955, c. 215, § 2, p. 604;
Laws 1967, c. 350, § 2, p. 929.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-212 - Lease; authority of executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, or trustee to execute; notice; hearing; procedure; order.

57-212.
Lease; authority of executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, or trustee to execute; notice; hearing; procedure; order.
(1) Upon the filing of such petition, the court or judge thereof sitting in chambers within the district, if such court or judge deems the petition sufficient, shall set the matter down for hearing and direct to what persons and in what manner notice of such hearing shall be given.
(2) At the hearing provided for in subsection (1) of this section, any person interested in the estate, trust, conservatorship, or guardianship proceeding may appear and present objections to the proposed lease or pooling or unitization contract. If objections are filed to the petition, the court or judge thereof may adjourn the hearing to enable the parties to fully present their reasons and evidence for and against the proposed lease or pooling or unitization contract.
(3) If no objections are filed, as provided for in subsection (2) of this section, or if upon such hearing the objections are deemed insufficient, the court or judge thereof may make an order authorizing such lease or pooling or unitization contract upon such terms and for such consideration and period as is deemed proper by the court or judge thereof. Such lease or pooling or unitization contract may be for a term as long as ten years and as long thereafter as oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons shall be, or can be, produced in commercial quantities. The lease or pooling or unitization contract shall not be invalid or voidable because its term may or does extend beyond the term of office of the executor, administrator, trustee, conservator, or guardian making the same, beyond the time of final settlement of the estate or trust, beyond the minority of the minor, or beyond the time of infirmity and physical disability of the person having a conservator, or beyond the period of incompetency of any such incompetent.
Source
Laws 1939, c. 69, § 3, p. 282;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 57-212;
R.S.1943, § 57-212;
Laws 1951, c. 191, § 3, p. 702;
Laws 1953, c. 190, § 2, p. 612;
Laws 1955, c. 215, § 3, p. 604;
Laws 1967, c. 350, § 3, p. 929.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-212.01 - Lease; authority of executor, administrator, guardian, or trustee to execute; petition; unknown owners, heirs, devisees, or legatees; procedure.

57-212.01.
Lease; authority of executor, administrator, guardian, or trustee to execute; petition; unknown owners, heirs, devisees, or legatees; procedure.
Whenever it is set forth in the petition that there are unknown owners, or unknown heirs, devisees, or legatees of deceased owners, who claim or appear to have some interest in, rights or title to, or lien upon the real estate sought to be leased, the provisions of section 25-321 shall be followed before authority to execute a lease or pooling or unitization contract may be granted. To carry out the provisions of sections 57-210 to 57-212.01, the court may, upon the hearing of the petition, appoint a trustee to represent the interests of such unknown owners, or unknown heirs, devisees, or legatees and to carry out the orders of the court with respect thereto.
Source
Laws 1951, c. 191, § 4, p. 702;
Laws 1955, c. 215, § 4, p. 605.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-218 - Oil and gas leases; authority to issue.

57-218.
Oil and gas leases; authority to issue.
The governing board of all lands of the State of Nebraska, except the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, and the governing board of all cities, towns, counties, public power districts, school districts and all other governmental subdivisions of the State of Nebraska are respectively authorized and empowered to lease lands under their control for oil and gas exploration and development.
Source
Laws 1943, c. 163, § 1, p. 578;
R.S.1943, § 57-218.
Annotations
Cities may enter into oil and gas leases. Belgum v. City of Kimball, 163 Neb. 774, 81 N.W.2d 205 (1957).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-219 - Oil and gas leases; annual delay rentals; royalties.

57-219.
Oil and gas leases; annual delay rentals; royalties.
Oil and gas leases, issued pursuant hereto, shall be for terms not to exceed ten years and as long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities. Such leases shall provide for annual delay rentals of not less than twenty-five cents per acre and for 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 the development and operation of the leased premises, or twelve and one-half percent of the market value thereof at the leased premises, free of cost to the lessor.
Source
Laws 1943, c. 163, § 2, p. 578;
R.S.1943, § 57-219.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-220 - Oil and gas leases; sale at public auction; notice.

57-220.
Oil and gas leases; sale at public auction; notice.
No such lease shall be sold except at public auction and after notice of the time and place of such sale, by publication two consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper published in the county where the land to be leased is situated and such other notice, if any, as the governing board may require. If no legal newspaper is published in the county where the land is situated said notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation therein. The purchaser of any such lease shall pay the cost of publishing the notice required hereunder.
Source
Laws 1943, c. 163, § 3, p. 578;
R.S.1943, § 57-220.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-221 - Oil and gas leases; pooling of acreage authorized; allocation of production.

57-221.
Oil and gas leases; pooling of acreage authorized; allocation of production.
Such governing boards are respectively authorized in their 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. 163, § 4, p. 579;
R.S.1943, § 57-221;
Laws 1961, c. 276, § 1, p. 810.
Annotations
Cities may enter into agreements for pooling of acreage under oil and gas lease. Belgum v. City of Kimball, 163 Neb. 774, 81 N.W.2d 205 (1957).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-222 - Oil and gas leases; life tenant; trustee for remaindermen; appointment.

57-222.
Oil and gas leases; life tenant; trustee for remaindermen; appointment.
In any case where, by will, deed, or other instrument, title to real estate is in a tenant for life or other person having the right to the use thereof and income therefrom, with the remainder interest left to one or more contingent remaindermen, so that it is impossible to determine until the death of the life tenant or the future happening of some other determining event, who the contingent remaindermen will be or what interest, if any, the various contingent remaindermen will take, the county court of the county in which the real estate is located, upon the application of the life tenant, or any other person having a vested or contingent interest in the real estate, shall have jurisdiction and authority to appoint a trustee under proper bond, over the real estate, for the purpose of leasing the land or entering into pooling or unitization contracts for oil and gas developing purposes.
Source
Laws 1951, c. 187, § 1, p. 693;
Laws 1955, c. 216, § 1, p. 606;
Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 263.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-223 - Oil and gas leases; trustee for remaindermen; execute when authorized by court; procedure.

57-223.
Oil and gas leases; trustee for remaindermen; execute when authorized by court; procedure.
The trustee shall have the power and authority, subject to approval of the county court of the county where the land is located, to make valid oil and gas leases, pooling or unitization contracts, and other mining leases, upon the lands, for a term not to exceed ten years, and as long thereafter as oil, gas, or other minerals may be produced in paying quantities. The procedure to obtain such authority shall be substantially the same as the procedure provided under sections 57-211 and 57-212. The bonus and rentals therefrom shall be paid to the life tenant or other person entitled thereto.
Source
Laws 1951, c. 187, § 2, p. 694;
Laws 1955, c. 216, § 2, p. 607;
Laws 1959, c. 259, § 2, p. 896;
Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 264.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-224 - Oil and gas leases; trustee for remaindermen; invest income from royalties.

57-224.
Oil and gas leases; trustee for remaindermen; invest income from royalties.
Under proper court order, the trustee shall be authorized to invest income from royalties in like manner as funds of guardianships may be invested, which investments shall remain intact until the ultimate taker is determined and shall then be paid over to such ultimate taker and the trust closed. Income from investments shall be paid to the life tenant or other person entitled thereto.
Source
Laws 1951, c. 187, § 3, p. 694.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-227 - Mineral and royalty interests; separate interests; effect of foreclosure of lien for taxes.

57-227.
Mineral and royalty interests; separate interests; effect of foreclosure of lien for taxes.
No estate or interest in land or minerals, including royalty interest, shall be subject to foreclosure or otherwise affected by virtue of any lien for taxes against any other estate or interest in such land or minerals owned by another person, firm, or corporation.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 239, § 1, p. 800.
Annotations
A mineral interest severed from the surface ownership remains real estate but may be listed on the tax rolls separate from the surface rights. If the owner of the surface rights so requests, severed mineral interests must be separately listed on the tax rolls. State ex rel. Svoboda v. Weiler, 205 Neb. 799, 290 N.W.2d 456 (1980).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-228 - Mineral interest; severed; termination; suit in equity; defendants.

57-228.
Mineral interest; severed; termination; suit in equity; defendants.
Any owner or owners of the surface of real estate from which a mineral interest has been severed, on behalf of himself and any other owners of such interest in the surface, may sue in equity in the county where such real estate, or some part thereof, is located, praying for the termination and extinguishment of such severed mineral interest and cancellation of the same of record, naming as parties defendant therein all persons having or appearing to have any interest in such severed mineral interest, and if such parties defendant are not known and cannot be ascertained, they may be proceeded against as unknown defendants under the provisions of Chapter 25, article 3.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 348, § 1, p. 925.
Annotations
Sections 57-228 to 57-231 which declared that mineral rights were abandoned unless the record owner had exercised ownership rights within twenty-three years immediately prior to the filing of an action to cancel the severed mineral interest, are unconstitutional insofar as the statutory provisions could be interpreted to be retroactive in their operation. Monahan Cattle Co. v. Goodwin, 201 Neb. 845, 272 N.W.2d 774 (1978); Wheelock & Manning 00 Ranches, Inc. v. Heath, 201 Neb. 835, 272 N.W.2d 768 (1978).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-230 - Mineral interests; severed; abandoned; judgment.

57-230.
Mineral interests; severed; abandoned; judgment.
If the court shall find that the severed mineral interest has been abandoned, it shall enter judgment terminating and extinguishing it, canceling it of record, and vesting the title thereto in the owner or owners of the interest in the surface from which it was originally severed in the proportions in which they own such interest in the surface.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 348, § 3, p. 926.
Annotations
Sections 57-228 to 57-231 which declared that mineral rights were abandoned unless the record owner had exercised ownership rights within twenty-three years immediately prior to the filing of an action to cancel the severed mineral interest, are unconstitutional insofar as the statutory provisions could be interpreted to be retroactive in their operation. Monahan Cattle Co. v. Goodwin, 201 Neb. 845, 272 N.W.2d 774 (1978); Wheelock & Manning 00 Ranches, Inc. v. Heath, 201 Neb. 835, 272 N.W.2d 768 (1978).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-231 - Mineral interests; severed; limitation of action.

57-231.
Mineral interests; severed; limitation of action.
In any action filed within two years after October 23, 1967, the owner of a severed mineral interest may enter his appearance and assert his interest therein, and he shall be deemed thereby to have timely and publicly exercised his right of ownership.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 348, § 4, p. 926.
Annotations
Sections 57-228 to 57-231 which declared that mineral rights were abandoned unless the record owner had exercised ownership rights within twenty-three years immediately prior to the filing of an action to cancel the severed mineral interest, are unconstitutional insofar as the statutory provisions could be interpreted to be retroactive in their operation. Monahan Cattle Co. v. Goodwin, 201 Neb. 845, 272 N.W.2d 774 (1978); Wheelock & Manning 00 Ranches, Inc. v. Heath, 201 Neb. 835, 272 N.W.2d 768 (1978).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-234 - Fractional interests in oil, gas, or hydrocarbon units or fields; taxation; violations; penalty.

57-234.
Fractional interests in oil, gas, or hydrocarbon units or fields; taxation; violations; penalty.
(1) When oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon wells or fields belonging to multiple owners are operated as a unit, the owner of each fractional interest in such unit shall be liable for the same proportion of the tax levied against the real property of the unit that his or her fractional interest therein bears to the total of interests in such unit and shall be liable for the tax levied against his or her taxable value in the tangible personal property of such unit.
(2) The unit operator shall collect from the owners of the fractional interests and remit to the county treasurer of the county in which the unit is located all taxes levied against the real or tangible personal property of the unit. The unit operator may deduct and withhold from royalty payments, or any other payments made to any fractional interest owner, either in kind or in money, the estimated amount of the tax to be paid by such fractional interest owner. Any difference between the estimated tax so withheld and the actual tax payable by any owner of a fractional interest may be accounted for by adjustments in royalty or other payments made to such owner subsequent to the time the actual tax is determined.
(3) At the request of any unit operator who does not disburse payments to fractional interest owners, the first purchaser shall collect the tax from the fractional interest owners and transfer such proceeds to the unit operator who shall remit to the treasurer the taxes levied against the unit. Such first purchaser shall collect from the fractional interest owners under the same procedure outlined for the unit operator in this section.
(4) Failure of the unit operator to collect and remit the tax as provided in this section shall not preclude the county treasurer from utilizing lawful collection and enforcement remedies and procedures to collect the tax owed by the fractional interest owner, but a nonoperating owner shall not be subject to penalty or interest upon the tax owed unless he or she fails to remit such tax within twenty days after notification to him or her by the county treasurer of the default of the operator.
(5) For the purposes of this section, unit shall mean any single oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon well or field which has multiple ownership, or any combination of oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon wells, fields, and properties consolidated into a single operation, whether by a formal agreement or otherwise, and owner shall mean the holder of any interest or interests in any such property or unit including royalty interests.
(6) The county assessor shall assist the county treasurer in the preparation of a tax statement to the unit operator to aid in the collection of all property taxes assessed against the unit.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 636, § 1;
Laws 1993, LB 345, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas › 57-235 - Terms, defined.

57-235.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of sections 57-235 to 57-239, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Mineral interests shall mean mines, minerals, quarries, mineral springs and wells, oil and gas wells, and overriding royalty interests and production payments with respect to oil or gas leases; and
(2) Surface estate shall mean any real property, real estate, or lands including all city and village lots and all other lands except mineral interests.
Source
Laws 1981, LB 59, § 1.