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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-3716 - Hotel; occupancy; county; impose sales tax; when.

81-3716.
Hotel; occupancy; county; impose sales tax; when.
(1) The governing body of any county may after a public hearing adopt a resolution to impose an additional sales tax of not to exceed two percent upon the total consideration charged for occupancy of any space furnished by any hotel if such county has created a County Visitors Promotion Fund and a visitors committee pursuant to section 81-3717. The proceeds from such tax shall be paid to the County Visitors Promotion Fund.
(2) The governing body of any county may after a public hearing adopt a resolution to impose an additional sales tax of not to exceed two percent upon the total consideration charged for occupancy of any space furnished by any hotel if such county has created a County Visitors Improvement Fund and a visitors committee pursuant to section 81-3717. The proceeds from such tax shall be paid to the County Visitors Improvement Fund.
(3) The taxes authorized by this section shall be in addition to the tax authorized in section 81-3715 or any other sales tax imposed or authorized.
Source
Laws 1980, LB 499, § 10;
Laws 1989, LB 262, § 3;
Laws 2003, LB 726, § 2;
R.S.1943, (2008), § 81-1254;
Laws 2012, LB1053, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-3717 - County Visitors Promotion Fund; County Visitors Improvement Fund; visitors committee; establishment; purpose.

81-3717.
County Visitors Promotion Fund; County Visitors Improvement Fund; visitors committee; establishment; purpose.
(1) The governing body of the county shall after a public hearing adopt a resolution establishing a County Visitors Promotion Fund and a visitors committee which shall serve as an advisory committee to the governing body in administering the proceeds from the taxes provided to the county by the Nebraska Visitors Development Act. The governing body of a county may also after a public hearing adopt a resolution establishing a County Visitors Improvement Fund. The proceeds of the County Visitors Promotion Fund shall be used generally to promote, encourage, and attract visitors to come to the county and use the travel and tourism facilities within the county. The proceeds of the County Visitors Improvement Fund shall be used to improve the visitor attractions and facilities in the county, except that no proceeds shall be used to improve a facility in which parimutuel wagering is conducted unless such facility also serves as the site of a state fair or district or county agricultural society fair. If the visitors committee determines that the visitor attractions in the county are adequate and do not require improvement, the governing body of the county, with the advice of the committee, may only use the County Visitors Improvement Fund to promote, encourage, and attract visitors to the county to use the county's travel and tourism facilities or, with the advice of the visitors committee, make grants to organizations to promote, encourage, and attract visitors to the county to use the county's travel and tourism facilities. The committee shall consist of five or seven members appointed by the governing body of the county. If the committee has five members, at least one but no more than two members of the committee shall be in the hotel industry. If the committee has seven members, at least two but no more than three members of the committee shall be in the hotel industry.
(2) The members of the committee shall serve without compensation, except for reimbursement for necessary expenses. Committee members shall serve for terms of four years, except that at least half of those appointed shall be appointed for initial terms of two years. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the initial appointments. The committee shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its members to serve for terms of two years.
Source
Laws 1980, LB 499, § 11;
Laws 1988, LB 797, § 4;
Laws 1989, LB 262, § 4;
Laws 1999, LB 499, § 1;
Laws 2003, LB 726, § 3;
Laws 2011, LB277, § 1;
R.S.Supp.,2011, § 81-1255;
Laws 2012, LB1053, § 17;
Laws 2014, LB215, § 1;
Laws 2023, LB775, § 15.
Effective Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-3718 - Visitors committee; budget.

81-3718.
Visitors committee; budget.
The governing body of the county shall annually set the budget, if any, under which the committee shall operate.
Source
Laws 1980, LB 499, § 12;
R.S.1943, (2008), § 81-1256;
Laws 2012, LB1053, § 18.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-3719 - County board; contracts authorized.

81-3719.
County board; contracts authorized.
The county board may contract with any person, firm, association, or corporation to carry out its powers and duties under the Nebraska Visitors Development Act.
Source
Laws 1980, LB 499, § 13;
Laws 1988, LB 797, § 5;
R.S.1943, (2008), § 81-1257;
Laws 2012, LB1053, § 19.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-3720 - County Visitors Improvement Fund; use; visitor attraction, defined.

81-3720.
County Visitors Improvement Fund; use; visitor attraction, defined.
(1)(a) The County Visitors Improvement Fund shall be administered by the governing body of the county with the advice of the visitors committee created pursuant to section 81-3717. The fund shall be used to make grants for expanding and improving facilities at any existing visitor attraction, acquiring or expanding exhibits for existing visitor attractions, constructing visitor attractions, or planning or developing such expansions, improvements, or construction.
(b) Grants shall be available for any visitor attraction in the county owned by the public or any nonprofit organization, the primary purpose of which is to operate the visitor attraction.
(c) Grants may be made for a specified annual amount not to exceed the proceeds derived from a sales tax rate of one percent imposed by a county for a County Visitors Improvement Fund for a term of years not to exceed twenty years and may be pledged by the recipient to secure bonds issued to finance expansion, improvement, or construction of a visitor attraction. Any grant made for a term of years shall be funded each year in accordance with any agreement contained in the grant contract.
(d) No bonds issued by a grant recipient which pledges grant funds shall constitute a debt, liability, or general obligation of the county levying the tax or a pledge of the faith and credit of the county levying the tax but shall be payable solely from grant funds. Each bond issued by any grant recipient which pledges grant funds shall contain on the face thereof a statement that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the county levying the tax is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on such bond.
(2) For purposes of this section and section 81-3717, visitor attraction means a defined location open to the public, which location is of educational, cultural, historical, artistic, or recreational significance or provides entertainment or in which are exhibits, displays, or performances of educational, cultural, historic, artistic, or entertainment value.
Source
Laws 1980, LB 499, § 14;
Laws 1988, LB 797, § 6;
Laws 1989, LB 262, § 5;
Laws 2005, LB 557, § 1;
R.S.1943, (2008), § 81-1258;
Laws 2012, LB1053, § 20;
Laws 2023, LB775, § 16.
Effective Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-3721 - Commission; contracts authorized.

81-3721.
Commission; contracts authorized.
All contracts awarded by the commission shall be subject to sections 73-501 to 73-510. The commission shall comply with the rules, regulations, procedures, and guidelines established by the Department of Administrative Services for contracts.
Source
Laws 1980, LB 499, § 15;
Laws 1988, LB 797, § 7;
R.S.1943, (2008), § 81-1259;
Laws 2012, LB1053, § 21;
Laws 2017, LB222, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-3722 - Lodging sales tax; collection; enforcement.

81-3722.
Lodging sales tax; collection; enforcement.
Unless otherwise specifically provided, any sales tax on transient lodging imposed under the Nebraska Visitors Development Act is in addition to that sales tax imposed under the provisions of Chapter 77, article 27, and shall be interpreted, collected, remitted, and enforced by the Tax Commissioner under the provisions of such article. Any sales tax on transient lodging imposed under the Nebraska Visitors Development Act shall be due and payable to the Tax Commissioner monthly on or before the twenty-fifth day of the month next succeeding each monthly period.
Source
Laws 1980, LB 499, § 16;
Laws 1988, LB 797, § 8;
Laws 2011, LB210, § 12;
R.S.Supp.,2011, § 81-1260;
Laws 2012, LB1053, § 22.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-3723 - County Visitors Promotion Fund; collection; administrative fee.

81-3723.
County Visitors Promotion Fund; collection; administrative fee.
The amount the Tax Commissioner shall remit, as taxes collected for a County Visitors Promotion Fund, shall be reduced by three percent as an administrative fee necessary to defray the cost of collecting the tax and the expenses incident to such collection.
Source
Laws 1980, LB 499, § 17;
R.S.1943, (2008), § 81-1261;
Laws 2012, LB1053, § 23.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-3724 - Tax Commissioner; adopt rules and regulations.

81-3724.
Tax Commissioner; adopt rules and regulations.
The Tax Commissioner shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the collection of lodging taxes under the Nebraska Visitors Development Act.
Source
Laws 1980, LB 499, § 18;
Laws 1988, LB 797, § 9;
R.S.1943, (2008), § 81-1262;
Laws 2012, LB1053, § 24;
Laws 2017, LB222, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-3725 - Marketing assistance grants; applicant; duties; innovative tourism grants; technical review committee; duties; final report.

81-3725.
Marketing assistance grants; applicant; duties; innovative tourism grants; technical review committee; duties; final report.
(1) The commission shall develop a program to provide marketing assistance grants to communities and organizations hosting national or international-caliber events held in Nebraska that have the potential to attract a significant percentage of out-of-state visitors and to generate favorable national or international press coverage for Nebraska.
(2) A community or organization applying for a marketing assistance grant shall provide a plan to the commission that includes: (a) Documentation that the event will attract out-of-state visitors; (b) details regarding the type of marketing that would be carried out with state funds; (c) methodologies used to track the impact of marketing efforts and the number of out-of-state visitors attending the event; and (d) details regarding the potential national or international press coverage that will be generated by the event.
(3) The commission shall develop a program to provide innovative tourism grants to communities or organizations that provide tourism and visitor promotion services, host events, or promote attractions which result in either (a) an increased number of nonlocal, instate visitors or (b) an increased number of both nonlocal, instate visitors and out-of-state visitors. Innovative tourism grants may include, but not be limited to, marketing assistance, planning assistance, basic support, and regional cooperation. Innovative tourism grants shall not be used for equipment or capital facility development or improvements.
(4) The executive director shall convene a technical review committee of no fewer than three individuals representing the public sector, the private sector, and citizens at large. The technical review committee and the executive director shall review and score applications for marketing assistance grants and innovative tourism grants and forward recommendations to the commission for approval by the commission or a subcommittee of the commission.
(5) Communities and organizations receiving marketing assistance grants or innovative tourism grants authorized under this section shall provide a final report to the commission within ninety days after the completion date of the event that includes event attendance, the use of funds, and marketing impact information.
(6) The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations governing the grant programs authorized under this section.
Source
Laws 2015, LB449, § 16;
Laws 2017, LB222, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-3726 - Tourism Conference Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

81-3726.
Tourism Conference Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
The Tourism Conference Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the commission. All sums of money received from fees from any conference or event held by the commission shall be deposited in the fund. The commission shall use the fund to defray expenses related to any conference or event sponsored by the commission. 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 2015, LB449, § 17.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-3728 - Vendors; duties; retailers; agreements with commission.

81-3728.
Vendors; duties; retailers; agreements with commission.
(1) Vendors under contract with the commission to develop, print, and distribute publications and promotional materials or produce, sell, and distribute tourism promotional products on behalf of the commission shall, on a monthly basis, submit to the commission all revenue received from the sale of advertising space in such publications or from the sale of such tourism promotional products. Monthly submissions shall include an itemization of the sources of revenue in a format as designated by the commission. Revenue from such sales shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Nebraska Tourism Commission Promotional Cash Fund.
(2) The commission may enter into agreements directly with retailers to sell tourism promotional products. If a retailer pays for such products in full at the time of acquisition, the retailer shall have no further reporting requirements. The commission shall remit payments received from retailers acquiring such products to the State Treasurer for credit to the Nebraska Tourism Commission Promotional Cash Fund.
Source
Laws 2018, LB945, § 24;
Laws 2019, LB637, § 4;
Laws 2022, LB59, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-3729 - Nebraska Tourism Commission Promotional Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

81-3729.
Nebraska Tourism Commission Promotional Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
The Nebraska Tourism Commission Promotional Cash Fund is hereby created. The fund shall consist of revenue submitted by vendors and retailers under section 81-3728. Revenue from the sale of advertising shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the fund. The commission shall use the fund to carry out its purposes under the Nebraska Visitors Development Act. 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 2018, LB945, § 25;
Laws 2022, LB59, § 2.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments › 81-3730 - Tourism promotional products; contracts and agreements authorized.

81-3730.
Tourism promotional products; contracts and agreements authorized.
The commission is authorized to develop and make available for sale directly to the public tourism promotional products related to state marketing campaigns developed and approved by the commission. The commission may contract with private vendors to produce, sell, and distribute such tourism promotional products or enter into agreements directly with retailers as provided in section 81-3728. Any revenue from the sale of such tourism promotional products shall be credited to the Nebraska Tourism Commission Promotional Cash Fund as provided in section 81-3728.
Source
Laws 2019, LB637, § 3;
Laws 2022, LB59, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-101 - Nebraska State Historical Society; state agency; board of trustees; membership in society; purpose; acceptance of gifts; operation of historical sites and museums.

82-101.
Nebraska State Historical Society; state agency; board of trustees; membership in society; purpose; acceptance of gifts; operation of historical sites and museums.
The Nebraska State Historical Society, operated in the public interest since 1878, is hereby declared to be and does hereby consent to be a state agency on and after July 16, 1994. The society shall hold, in trust for the people of the State of Nebraska, all of the society's present and future collections of property. The agency shall be under the direction of a board of trustees who shall be elected in part by the members of the society and in part appointed by the Governor as provided in section 82-101.01. Membership in the society shall be open to all persons interested in the accomplishment of the purposes of the society. In addition to all other objects and purposes provided by law, the object of the society shall be to promote historical knowledge and research, awaken public interest, and popularize historical study throughout the state in a nonpolitical manner. The society's headquarters and museum in Lincoln shall be used by the society for the preservation, care, research, and exhibition of and research into documents, books, newspapers, weapons, tools, pictures, relics, scientific specimens, farm and factory products, and all other collections pertaining to the history of the world, particularly to that of Nebraska and the West. The society shall have the power to accept gifts and to own, control, and dispose of property, real and personal. It shall, either alone or in cooperation with other agencies, operate historical sites and museums as agreed to with appropriate state agencies or as directed by the Governor and the Legislature.
Source
Laws 1883, c. 95, § 1, p. 340;
Laws 1907, c. 146, § 1, p. 458;
R.S.1913, § 7166;
C.S.1922, § 6817;
C.S.1929, § 82-101;
R.S.1943, § 82-101;
Laws 1961, c. 438, § 1, p. 1356;
Laws 1994, LB 1236, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-102 - Nebraska State Historical Society; reports; contents.

82-102.
Nebraska State Historical Society; reports; contents.
The president and secretary of the Nebraska State Historical Society shall make biennial reports to the Governor of its transactions. The report shall include the transactions and expenditures of the society, together with all historical addresses which have been read before the society during the preceding two years, or which furnish historical matter on data of the state and adjacent western regions.
Source
Laws 1883, c. 95, § 2, p. 340;
R.S.1913, § 7167;
C.S.1922, § 6818;
C.S.1929, § 82-102;
R.S.1943, § 82-102;
Laws 1955, c. 231, § 21, p. 728;
Laws 1981, LB 545, § 38.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-103 - Nebraska State Historical Society; publications.

82-103.
Nebraska State Historical Society; publications.
The reports, addresses and papers mentioned in section 82-102 shall be published at the expense of the state and distributed as other similar official reports are distributed. The state and society shall decide upon a reasonable number of the published reports, which shall be furnished to the society for its use and distribution.
Source
Laws 1883, c. 95, § 3, p. 341;
R.S.1913, § 7168;
C.S.1922, § 6819;
C.S.1929, § 82-103;
R.S.1943, § 82-103.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-104 - Nebraska State Historical Society; public documents, records, relics; custodian.

82-104.
Nebraska State Historical Society; public documents, records, relics; custodian.
The Nebraska State Historical Society shall be the custodian of all public records, documents, relics, and other material which the society may consider to be of historic value or interest, and which may be in any of the offices or vaults of the several departments of the state, in any of the institutions which receive appropriations of money from the Legislature of Nebraska, or in any of the county courthouses, city halls, or other public buildings within the State of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1905, c. 157, § 1, p. 604;
R.S.1913, § 7169;
C.S.1922, § 6820;
C.S.1929, § 82-104;
R.S.1943, § 82-104.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-105 - Nebraska State Historical Society; public documents, records, relics; obtaining possession; procedure.

82-105.
Nebraska State Historical Society; public documents, records, relics; obtaining possession; procedure.
The Nebraska State Historical Society shall obtain possession of the historical material mentioned in section 82-104 whenever it is not in active use in any department, institution or building, or whenever it is liable to damage and destruction because of a lack of proper means to care for, or safe and adequate place to preserve it. The officer or board having the care and management of the department, institution or building shall consent in writing to the custody of the documents, records and materials by the society. The society shall prepare invoices and receipts in triplicate for the material turned over to the society, and shall deliver one copy to the Secretary of State, one copy to the officer or board turning over the material, and one copy shall be retained by the secretary of the society.
Source
Laws 1905, c. 157, § 2, p. 604;
R.S.1913, § 7170;
C.S.1922, § 6821;
C.S.1929, § 82-105;
R.S.1943, § 82-105;
Laws 1969, c. 810, § 1, p. 3047.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-106 - Nebraska State Historical Society; public documents, records, relics; notice to be given.

82-106.
Nebraska State Historical Society; public documents, records, relics; notice to be given.
Every officer or board having control or management of any state department, institution or building shall notify the secretary of the Nebraska State Historical Society whenever any of the historical material mentioned in sections 82-104 and 82-105 shall be in his or their care.
Source
Laws 1905, c. 157, § 3, p. 605;
R.S.1913, § 7171;
C.S.1922, § 6822;
C.S.1929, § 82-106;
R.S.1943, § 82-106.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-107 - Nebraska State Historical Society; public documents, records, relics; procedure after notice.

82-107.
Nebraska State Historical Society; public documents, records, relics; procedure after notice.
Whenever the secretary of the Nebraska State Historical Society has received notice as provided for in section 82-106, the society shall, by its officers or employees, examine the material and remove and receipt for whatever material the society may deem to be of historic value. The society shall transport the material at its own cost to its museum, and shall catalog, arrange and display the material for the free use of the public.
Source
Laws 1905, c. 157, § 4, p. 605;
R.S.1913, § 7172;
C.S.1922, § 6823;
C.S.1929, § 82-107;
R.S.1943, § 82-107.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-108 - Nebraska State Historical Society; documents and records; certified copies; fees.

82-108.
Nebraska State Historical Society; documents and records; certified copies; fees.
The secretary or curator of the Nebraska State Historical Society shall prepare certified copies of any record, document or other material, of which the society is the custodian, whenever application shall be made to the society. Such certified copies shall be received in courts and elsewhere as being of the same legal validity as similar copies prepared by the original custodian of the record, document or other material. The secretary or curator of the society shall be entitled to the same fees for making certified copies as the original custodian would be.
Source
Laws 1905, c. 157, § 5, p. 605;
R.S.1913, § 7173;
C.S.1922, § 6824;
C.S.1929, § 82-108;
R.S.1943, § 82-108.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-108.02 - Historical Society Fund; created; use; investment.

82-108.02.
Historical Society Fund; created; use; investment.
All funds received by the Nebraska State Historical Society for services rendered shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Historical Society Fund which is hereby established. Funds to the credit of the fund shall only be expended, as and when appropriated by the Legislature, by the Nebraska State Historical Society for the general purposes of such society, including, but not limited to, preparation for historical events and educational projects, except that transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature. Any money in the Historical Society 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 1961, c. 439, § 1, p. 1357;
Laws 1969, c. 584, § 110, p. 2416;
Laws 1995, LB 7, § 138;
Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 88;
Laws 2015, LB220, § 11.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-109 - Nebraska State Historical Society; documents relating to General Land Office; agreement with United States Land Office.

82-109.
Nebraska State Historical Society; documents relating to General Land Office; agreement with United States Land Office.
The Nebraska State Historical Society is authorized to enter into an agreement with the General Land Office at Washington, D.C., for the reception, preservation, organization and arrangement for public use of all documents relating to the former United States Land Offices in Nebraska that may be transferred from the custody of the General Land Office at Washington, D.C., to the custody of the society.
Source
Laws 1937, c. 196, § 1, p. 818;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 82-114;
R.S.1943, § 82-109.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-110 - Documents relating to General Land Office; preservation and maintenance; federal authorities; free access.

82-110.
Documents relating to General Land Office; preservation and maintenance; federal authorities; free access.
All documents obtained from the General Land Office at Washington, D.C., shall be preserved and maintained as a part of the public records of Nebraska by the Nebraska State Historical Society, and by all other persons in such manner as shall secure the chief objects of their use and preservation, their care, custody and service, under proper library regulations. The authorities of the United States shall have free access to such documents.
Source
Laws 1937, c. 196, § 2, p. 819;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 82-115;
R.S.1943, § 82-110.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-111 - Historical monuments; defacing prohibited; penalty.

82-111.
Historical monuments; defacing prohibited; penalty.
Any person who shall destroy, deface, remove or injure any of the monuments erected by the state to mark the Oregon Trail in Nebraska shall be deemed guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 134, § 4, p. 447;
R.S.1913, § 7177;
C.S.1922, § 6828;
C.S.1929, § 82-112;
R.S.1943, § 82-111;
Laws 1977, LB 39, § 306.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-112 - Pioneers' Memorial Day.

82-112.
Pioneers' Memorial Day.
The second Sunday in June in each year shall be Pioneers' Memorial Day, and shall be set apart for holding suitable exercises in the schools and churches of the state, and, when possible, in the cemeteries and over the graves of pioneers, in recognition of the men and women who served and sacrificed as pioneers in the settlement of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1913, c. 171, § 1, p. 523;
R.S.1913, § 7178;
C.S.1922, § 6829;
C.S.1929, § 82-113;
R.S.1943, § 82-112.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-114 - Kennard home; Nebraska Statehood Memorial; designated.

82-114.
Kennard home; Nebraska Statehood Memorial; designated.
The Thomas P. Kennard home, located at 1627 H Street in Lincoln, including lot 3, Block 153, of the original plat of Lincoln, is hereby designated as the Nebraska Statehood Memorial.
Source
Laws 1965, c. 556, § 1, p. 1839.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-115 - Nebraska Statehood Memorial; Nebraska State Historical Society; restoration.

82-115.
Nebraska Statehood Memorial; Nebraska State Historical Society; restoration.
The Nebraska State Historical Society shall be responsible for the restoration of the Nebraska Statehood Memorial. The exterior shall be restored as nearly as may be to its appearance in 1870. The interior shall be restored as nearly as may be to its original appearance and arrangement, and shall be refurnished with authentic period furniture and other materials which relate to the establishment and development of Nebraska state government.
Source
Laws 1965, c. 556, § 2, p. 1839.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-117 - Nebraska Statehood Memorial; Nebraska State Historical Society; administration; maintenance; gifts, grants, bequests; accept.

82-117.
Nebraska Statehood Memorial; Nebraska State Historical Society; administration; maintenance; gifts, grants, bequests; accept.
The Nebraska State Historical Society shall be responsible for the administration and continued maintenance of the Nebraska Statehood Memorial and may accept gifts, grants, and bequests for such purposes.
Source
Laws 1965, c. 556, § 4, p. 1839.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-118 - Nebraska State Historical Society; statewide historic survey; acceptance of federal act.

82-118.
Nebraska State Historical Society; statewide historic survey; acceptance of federal act.
The State of Nebraska hereby assents to the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled An Act to establish a program for the preservation of additional historic properties throughout the Nation, and for other purposes, approved October 15, 1966, Public Law 89-665, 89th Congress, as amended as of January 1, 1993. The Nebraska State Historical Society shall perform all such acts as may be necessary on behalf of the State of Nebraska to conduct, coordinate, and carry out the purposes and objectives of such Act of Congress, as amended as of January 1, 1993, for and within the State of Nebraska. The society shall carry out a comprehensive statewide historic survey in accordance with criteria established by the Secretary of the Interior for the preservation, acquisition, and development of such property as provided in the Act of Congress, as amended as of January 1, 1993, and may transfer funds made available to the state to other state agencies, local governments, other public bodies, private organizations, and individuals for the acquisition of title or interests in and for the development of any district, site, building, structure, or object that is significant in American history, architecture, archeology, and culture, or property used in connection therewith, and for its development in order to assure the preservation for public benefit of any such historic properties in compliance with such Act of Congress, as amended as of January 1, 1993, and with rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior for the administration of such Act of Congress, as amended as of January 1, 1993. For these purposes the society may inspect the projects and examine the records of those projects eligible for grants and establish such rules and regulations relating thereto as may be necessary.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 596, § 1, p. 2032;
Laws 1978, LB 628, § 1;
Laws 1981, LB 407, § 1;
Laws 1993, LB 682, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-119 - Nebraska State Historical Society; powers and duties.

82-119.
Nebraska State Historical Society; powers and duties.
The Nebraska State Historical Society shall be charged with the duty of marking and preserving the historical landmarks of Nebraska. It may hold property and be a party to suits and contracts.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 384, § 1, p. 1339;
Laws 1959, c. 441, § 1, p. 1482;
Laws 1961, c. 440, § 1, p. 1358;
Laws 1965, c. 557, § 1, p. 1840;
R.R.S.1943, § 82-201;
Laws 1969, c. 811, § 1, p. 3048.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-120 - Nebraska State Historical Society; selection of projects; procurement of Highway Historical Markers; purchase, gift, or eminent domain; erection and maintenance.

82-120.
Nebraska State Historical Society; selection of projects; procurement of Highway Historical Markers; purchase, gift, or eminent domain; erection and maintenance.
The Nebraska State Historical Society shall have authority to determine what historical events, personalities, sites, and traditions are of importance to the State of Nebraska and to justify the expenditure of public funds for the purchase of markers of uniform style, to be known as Highway Historical Markers; to procure such markers by expending any funds specifically appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose and to designate the approximate location of such markers; to preserve present markers; to accept gifts; and have power of eminent domain to be exercised as provided in sections 76-704 to 76-724. The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain such markers and shall determine the exact location of such markers, having due regard for the safety and welfare of the motoring public.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 384, § 2, p. 1340;
Laws 1959, c. 441, § 3, p. 1483;
R.R.S.1943, § 82-202;
Laws 1969, c. 811, § 2, p. 3048;
Laws 2017, LB339, § 292.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-121 - Nebraska State Historical Society; Highway Historical Markers; powers; delegation to subcommittees.

82-121.
Nebraska State Historical Society; Highway Historical Markers; powers; delegation to subcommittees.
The Nebraska State Historical Society shall have authority (1) to designate the approximate location of such markers, (2) to preserve present markers, (3) to accept gifts, and (4) to encourage local participation in and contribution to the erection of such markers through the use of gifts and matching-fund agreements. The society may appoint and delegate to a special committee the duty of research and investigation to assist in the determination of proper sites, events, personalities, and traditions to be designated.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 384, § 3, p. 1340;
Laws 1959, c. 441, § 4, p. 1483;
R.R.S.1943, § 82-203;
Laws 1969, c. 811, § 3, p. 3049.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-122 - Nebraska State Historical Society; Highway Historical Markers; damaged or destroyed; replacement.

82-122.
Nebraska State Historical Society; Highway Historical Markers; damaged or destroyed; replacement.
The Nebraska State Historical Society shall be empowered to use any legal means necessary to secure payment to the state for the actual replacement cost of any markers damaged or destroyed, accidentally or otherwise. Any fund so collected shall be placed in the treasury to the credit of the appropriate fund for the procurement of historical markers and may be expended as provided for by law.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 384, § 4, p. 1340;
Laws 1959, c. 441, § 5, p. 1484;
R.R.S.1943, § 82-204;
Laws 1969, c. 811, § 4, p. 3049.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-123 - Highway Historical Markers; erection or maintenance; written consent of Nebraska State Historical Society required.

82-123.
Highway Historical Markers; erection or maintenance; written consent of Nebraska State Historical Society required.
It shall be unlawful for any person, public or private corporation, association, or organization to post, erect, or maintain any historical marker, monument, sign or notice, on public property or any place in the state, upon any public street, road, or highway in the state bearing any legend, inscription, or notice which purports to record any historical event, incident, or fact or to maintain any such historical marker, monument, notice, or sign posted or erected after September 20, 1957, unless a written certificate of approval has first been secured from the Historical Land Mark Council or, after December 25, 1969, from the Nebraska State Historical Society.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 384, § 5, p. 1340;
Laws 1959, c. 441, § 6, p. 1484;
R.R.S.1943, § 82-205;
Laws 1969, c. 811, § 5, p. 3049.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-124 - Highway Historical Markers; violations; penalty; malicious damage; recovery of replacement costs.

82-124.
Highway Historical Markers; violations; penalty; malicious damage; recovery of replacement costs.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of sections 82-119 to 82-124 shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor. Each day that a violation continues after notice shall constitute a separate offense. Where the markers are damaged maliciously, the court shall collect the replacement costs as part of the punishment.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 384, § 6, p. 1341;
R.R.S.1943, § 82-206;
Laws 1969, c. 811, § 6, p. 3049;
Laws 1977, LB 39, § 307.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-125 - Nebraska State Historical Society; property known as Neligh Mills; acquire title; cost; limitation; maintenance.

82-125.
Nebraska State Historical Society; property known as Neligh Mills; acquire title; cost; limitation; maintenance.
The Nebraska State Historical Society is hereby authorized to acquire clear title in the name of the State of Nebraska, at a cost not to exceed five thousand dollars, of property known as the Neligh Mills and located in Antelope County. If the society is unable to acquire title to such property within one year after June 27, 1969, any money appropriated for such purpose shall revert to the General Fund, and any portion of such appropriation not required for the acquisition of such property shall revert to the General Fund. The society shall be responsible for the administration and continued maintenance of such property, if acquired, and may accept gifts, grants, and bequests for such purposes.
Source
Laws 1969, c. 809, § 1, p. 3046.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-126 - Nebraska State Historical Society; visitations to sites and monuments; restrict; signs; notices; violation; penalty.

82-126.
Nebraska State Historical Society; visitations to sites and monuments; restrict; signs; notices; violation; penalty.
The Nebraska State Historical Society or any other society whose duty it is to preserve historical sites and monuments may restrict visitation at such hours and times as in its judgment would be a detriment to the site or monument. The society responsible for such site or monument may erect appropriate signs or notices restricting any visitation which might subject the site or monument to hazards and defacing. Any person violating the provisions of such signs or notices shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 417, § 1;
Laws 1977, LB 39, § 308.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-127 - Historical Heritage Center; location; how designated; Nebraska State Historical Society; duties; powers.

82-127.
Historical Heritage Center; location; how designated; Nebraska State Historical Society; duties; powers.
The Nebraska State Historical Society shall be responsible for the development of plans for the construction of a Historical Heritage Center on block 152 of the original plat of Lincoln, including lots 1 to 12, for the purpose of preserving, restoring, and interpreting the history of the people of Nebraska and the Central Great Plains. Such block is hereby designated as the Nebraska Historical Heritage Block. The society is hereby authorized to accept public and private funds for the purpose of constructing such building.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 704, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-128 - Nebraska State Historical Society; acquire property of John G. Neihardt; erect structure; agreement; administration.

82-128.
Nebraska State Historical Society; acquire property of John G. Neihardt; erect structure; agreement; administration.
The Nebraska State Historical Society is hereby authorized to acquire, without cost to the state, clear title in the name of the State of Nebraska to the real and personal property of the John G. Neihardt Foundation and to construct on such real property a structure to be known as the John G. Neihardt Center. There is hereby appropriated to the Nebraska State Historical Society, Agency No. 54, the sum of two hundred thousand dollars for the purpose of constructing the John G. Neihardt Center. The Nebraska State Historical Society may enter into agreements with the John G. Neihardt Foundation for the operation of the John G. Neihardt Center but the society shall be responsible for the general administration and continued maintenance of such property and may accept gifts, grants, and bequests for such purposes.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 855, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-129 - Nebraska State Historical Society; transfer property to Willa Cather Foundation.

82-129.
Nebraska State Historical Society; transfer property to Willa Cather Foundation.
(1) In 1978, the Nebraska State Historical Society acquired, without cost to the state, clear title in the name of the State of Nebraska to the real and personal property as described in section 82-130 of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation, now known as the Willa Cather Foundation, except the foundation's trust account and investments which are retained by the foundation. The Nebraska State Historical Society may enter into agreements with the foundation for the operation of the Willa Cather Center and for the real property owned by the State of Nebraska, but the society shall be responsible for the general administration and continued maintenance of such property and may accept gifts, grants, and bequests for such purposes.
(2) The Nebraska State Historical Society may enter into an agreement with the Willa Cather Foundation to transfer clear title of any properties described in section 82-130 from the State of Nebraska to the Willa Cather Foundation at no cost to either the society or foundation other than any property transfer transactional costs to be shared equally by the parties.
(3) In order to carry out any agreements made according to subsection (2) of this section, the Nebraska State Historical Society may dispose of these real properties using the vacant building and excess land process under sections 72-811 to 72-818.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 567, § 1;
Laws 2018, LB379, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-130 - Willa Cather; real property; legal description.

82-130.
Willa Cather; real property; legal description.
The real property acquired pursuant to section 82-129 is more particularly described as follows:
(1) The Cather House described as lots 1, 2, and 3, block 24, original town of Red Cloud, Webster County, Nebraska;
(2) The Garber Bank described as lot 21, block 31, original town of Red Cloud, Webster County, Nebraska;
(3) The Grace Episcopal Church described as lots 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24, block 6, original town, now the city of Red Cloud, Webster County, Nebraska;
(4) The St. Juliana Catholic Church described as lots 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22, block 3, Railroad addition to the city of Red Cloud, Webster County, Nebraska;
(5) The Burlington Depot described as lots 10, 11, 12, and 13, block 19, Railroad addition to the city of Red Cloud, Webster County, Nebraska; and
(6) The Antonia Farmhouse described as follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of section 27, township 4 north, range 11 west of the sixth principal meridian, Webster County, Nebraska, thence south 895 feet; thence west 155 feet to the point of beginning; thence west a distance of 90 feet; thence south at a right angle a distance of 137 feet; thence east at a right angle a distance of 90 feet; thence north a distance of 137 feet to the point of beginning.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 567, § 2;
Laws 2018, LB379, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-131 - George Norris House; designated.

82-131.
George Norris House; designated.
The George Norris home, located at 706 Norris Avenue in McCook, owned by the Nebraska State Historical Society, and legally described as all of lot 4, and the north half of lot 5, block 10, McCook first addition to the City of McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, is hereby designated as the George Norris House.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 563, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-132 - George Norris House; Nebraska State Historical Society; powers and duties.

82-132.
George Norris House; Nebraska State Historical Society; powers and duties.
The Nebraska State Historical Society shall be responsible for the administration and continued maintenance of the George Norris House and may accept gifts, grants, and bequests for such purposes.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 563, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-137 - Willa Cather; legislative findings and declarations.

82-137.
Willa Cather; legislative findings and declarations.
The Legislature finds and declares that:
(1) Willa Cather is a significant historical and literary figure of Nebraska;
(2) There exist many Cather-related properties in Webster County that provide irreplaceable historical value to the ongoing interpretation of the significance of Cather;
(3) These properties also spur economic activity by means of national and international tourism and annual literary conferences; and
(4) It is the intent of the Legislature to preserve these properties for future generations.
Source
Laws 2018, LB379, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - State Culture and History › 82-138 - Willa Cather Historical Building Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

82-138.
Willa Cather Historical Building Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
The Willa Cather Historical Building Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Nebraska State Historical Society. The fund shall consist of any funds appropriated by the Legislature and money donated as gifts, bequests, or other contributions from public or private entities. The fund shall be used to preserve and restore the real property described in section 82-130. 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 2018, LB379, § 2.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.