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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1218 - Revenue bonds; interest; maturity.

14-1218.
Revenue bonds; interest; maturity.
Revenue bonds issued pursuant to section 14-1217 shall bear interest payable semiannually, and shall mature in not more than twenty years from their date or dates and may be made redeemable at the option of the city of the metropolitan class issuing such bonds at not more than the par value of such bonds plus a premium of five percent, under such terms and conditions as the city council may fix prior to the issuance of such bonds.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 10, p. 619;
C.S.1929, § 14-1210;
Laws 1931, c. 27, § 2, p. 108;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1210;
R.S.1943, § 14-1218;
Laws 1969, c. 51, § 22, p. 287;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 251.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1219 - Revenue bonds; form; denominations; place of payment; powers of city.

14-1219.
Revenue bonds; form; denominations; place of payment; powers of city.
The city council of a city of the metropolitan class shall provide the form of any bonds issued pursuant to section 14-1217, including coupons to be attached to such bonds to evidence interest payments, which bonds shall be signed by the mayor and countersigned and registered by the city comptroller, under the city's seal, and which coupons shall bear the facsimile signature of such mayor and the city clerk, and shall fix the denomination or denominations of such bonds and the place or places of payment of the principal and interest of such bonds which may be at the office of the city treasurer or any bank or trust company in the State of Nebraska. All bonds authorized by sections 14-1215 to 14-1217 and 14-1223 shall be and shall have and are hereby declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the Uniform Commercial Code of the state without, however, constituting the revenue bonds authorized in such sections an indebtedness of the city issuing such bonds. The city council may provide for the registration of such bonds in the name of the owner as to the principal alone or as to both principal and interest.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 10, p. 619;
C.S.1929, § 14-1210;
Laws 1931, c. 27, § 2, p. 108;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1210;
R.S.1943, § 14-1219;
Laws 1971, LB 4, § 3;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 252.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1220 - Revenue bonds; sale; terms.

14-1220.
Revenue bonds; sale; terms.
Revenue bonds issued pursuant to section 14-1217 by a city of the metropolitan class may be sold in such manner as the city council may determine to be for the best interests of the city, taking into consideration the financial responsibility of the purchaser, the terms and conditions of the purchase, and the availability of the proceeds of the bonds when required for payment of the costs. Any such sale shall be at not less than ninety-two cents on the dollar and accrued interest.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 10, p. 620;
C.S.1929, § 14-1210;
Laws 1931, c. 27, § 2, p. 109;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1210;
R.S.1943, § 14-1220;
Laws 1969, c. 51, § 23, p. 287;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 253.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1221 - Revenue bonds; proceeds; management and use.

14-1221.
Revenue bonds; proceeds; management and use.
The proceeds of any revenue bonds issued by a city of the metropolitan class pursuant to section 14-1217 shall be deposited in the first instance with the city treasurer and thereafter with such depositories as the bridge commission shall direct and the city council shall approve, shall be secured in such manner and to such extent as the city council and the bridge commission shall require, shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of such bridges and costs incident to such bridges, and shall be drawn upon over the signatures of the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the bridge commission and the secretary and treasurer of the bridge commission, and under such further restrictions, if any, as the city council may provide. If the face amount of such bonds, less any discount on the sale of such bonds, shall exceed such cost, the surplus shall be paid into such funds provided for the payment of the principal and interest of such bonds.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 10, p. 620;
C.S.1929, § 14-1210;
Laws 1931, c. 27, § 2, p. 109;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1210;
R.S.1943, § 14-1221;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 254.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1222 - Revenue bonds; city may purchase for investment or retirement.

14-1222.
Revenue bonds; city may purchase for investment or retirement.
The city council of a city of the metropolitan class shall have the right to purchase for investment of other funds, and the bridge commission and the city council shall have the right to purchase for retirement and cancellation, any of such bonds that may be outstanding, at the market price, but at not exceeding one hundred five percent and accrued interest and not exceeding the price, if any, at which such bonds shall in the same year be redeemable, but all bonds redeemed or purchased out of funds provided by the sale of bridge bonds shall be canceled and shall not be reissued.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 10, p. 620;
C.S.1929, § 14-1210;
Laws 1931, c. 27, § 2, p. 109;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1210;
R.S.1943, § 14-1222;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 255.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1223 - Revenue bonds; temporary bonds.

14-1223.
Revenue bonds; temporary bonds.
Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds issued pursuant to sections 14-1201 to 14-1222, the city council of a city of the metropolitan class may, under like restrictions, issue temporary bonds with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds upon the issuance of the latter.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 10, p. 620;
C.S.1929, § 14-1210;
Laws 1931, c. 27, § 2, p. 110;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1210;
R.S.1943, § 14-1223;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 256.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1224 - Revenue bonds; trust agreements; terms; conditions.

14-1224.
Revenue bonds; trust agreements; terms; conditions.
(1) The city council of a city of the metropolitan class may enter into an agreement with any competent bank or trust company as trustee for the holders of bonds issued pursuant to sections 14-1201 to 14-1224, setting forth the duties of the city and the bridge commission in respect to the construction, maintenance, operation, and insurance on all funds, the insurance of money on hand or on deposit and the rights and remedies of such trustee and the holders of such bonds, and restricting the individual right of action of bondholders as is customary in trust agreements respecting bonds of corporations.
(2) Such trust agreement may:
(a) Contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the trustee and approval by the original bond purchasers of the appointment of consulting engineers and of the security given by the bridge contractors and by any bank or trust company in which the proceeds of bonds or bridge tolls or other money of the bridge commission shall be deposited, and may provide that no contract for construction shall be made without the approval of the consulting engineers;
(b) Contain provisions and covenants that all or any deposited money shall be secured, as may be provided in such agreement, by surety company bonds or otherwise, and that investments of any or all money shall be prohibited, except as provided in such agreement, or shall be regulated as provided in such agreement, and that insurance upon the bridge and all property connected with such bridge, also use and occupancy insurance, shall be carried to the extent and under the conditions provided in such agreement; and
(c) Include a covenant that until the revenue bonds secured by such agreement and the interest on such bonds have been paid, the city will charge and collect for transit over any or all other bridges, then or thereafter owned by such city, rates of tolls which may be fixed in such covenant or may be based upon principles and premises set forth in such covenant. The tolls collected pursuant to such covenant shall be applied as provided in section 14-1226, or for the acquisition or construction or the maintenance and operation, in whole or in part, of any bridge or bridges now owned or hereafter acquired or constructed by such city or as may be otherwise provided by law.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 10, p. 620;
C.S.1929, § 14-1210;
Laws 1931, c. 27, § 2, p. 110;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1210;
R.S.1943, § 14-1224;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 257.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1225 - Bridges; state and political subdivisions; competing bridges; limitations upon, for protection of bondholders.

14-1225.
Bridges; state and political subdivisions; competing bridges; limitations upon, for protection of bondholders.
Neither the State of Nebraska nor any political subdivision thereof shall:
(1) Limit or restrict the rights and powers granted in sections 14-1201 to 14-1252 to the detriment of owners of outstanding bonds; or
(2) Authorize the construction or itself construct any competing bridge within a distance of one mile on either side of the bridge unless and until all of such bonds, together with the interest on such bonds, have been fully paid and canceled, unless other adequate provisions have been made for the protection and guaranty of such bonds.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 11, p. 621;
C.S.1929, § 14-1211;
R.S.1943, § 14-1225;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 258.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1226 - Bridges; tolls; determination and use; rights of bondholders.

14-1226.
Bridges; tolls; determination and use; rights of bondholders.
(1) The rates of tolls to be charged for the use of any bridge acquired or constructed under the provisions of sections 14-1201 to 14-1252 shall be fixed and adjusted as may be required by any law of the United States, and shall be so fixed and adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the interest and principal of any bonds issued under sections 14-1215 to 14-1217 and 14-1223 and to provide an additional fund to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating such bridge. Such rates may also be so fixed and adjusted as to provide a reserve fund reasonably sufficient to provide for the cost of the continued operation, supervision, maintenance, and repair of such bridge or bridges for a period not to exceed twenty-five years after the removal of toll charges.
(2) After the provision of such funds has been completed, such bridge or bridges shall be maintained and operated free of toll unless or until the charging of reasonable tolls is continued or resumed by the city council or bridge commission in order to finance reconstruction, extension, enlargement, replacement, or renewal of that particular bridge or in aid of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extension, enlargement, replacement, or renewal of any other bridge owned in whole or in part by such city.
(3) The owners of outstanding bonds issued to finance the bridge, or the authorized trustee for such owners, shall have the right to compel the fixing of adequate tolls by application to any court of competent jurisdiction.
(4) In case the city is at the same time providing for the payment of more than one bridge through the collection of tolls, the tolls upon such bridges may be maintained and adjusted so that each bridge shall assist the financing of the other.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 12, p. 622;
C.S.1929, § 14-1212;
R.S.1943, § 14-1226;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 259.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1228 - Bridge commission; bridge plans and specifications.

14-1228.
Bridge commission; bridge plans and specifications.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the bridge commission of a city of the metropolitan class is authorized to:
(a) Prepare the necessary and proper plans and specifications for the construction of such bridges as may be designated by the city council;
(b) Select the location for such bridges, determine the size, type and method of construction of such bridges, and plan and fix the boundaries and approaches of such bridges;
(c) Make the necessary estimates of the probable cost of construction and the acquisition of the land and rights for the sites of the abutments and approaches and avenues or easements of access to such bridges in the manner provided by law;
(d) Enter into the necessary contracts to build and equip the entire bridges and the approaches and avenues or easements of access to such bridges;
(e) Build the superstructures and substructures and all parts of such bridges;
(f) Obtain and exercise such consent or authority as may be necessary from the government of the United States and the approval of the Secretary of the Army and Chief of Engineers; and
(g) Cause a survey and map to be made of all lands, structures, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, or other interests in lands, including lands under water and riparian rights owned by any person, corporation, or municipality, the acquisition of which may be deemed necessary for the construction of such bridges, and to cause such map and survey to be filed in its office. The members of the bridge commission, or its agents and employees, may enter upon such lands and structures and upon lands under water notwithstanding any interests in such lands or structures, for the purpose of making such surveys and maps.
(2) The bridge commission shall not proceed to exercise or carry out any authority or power granted by this section to bind such bridge commission beyond the extent to which money has been provided.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 14, p. 623;
C.S.1929, § 14-1214;
Laws 1931, c. 27, § 3, p. 111;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1214;
R.S.1943, § 14-1228;
Laws 1972, LB 1046, § 4;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 261.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1229 - Bridge commission; bids required; when.

14-1229.
Bridge commission; bids required; when.
No contract or agreement for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, repair, enlargement, extension, renewal, replacement, or equipment of any bridge as provided in section 14-1228 exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars shall be made without advertisement for public bids and an award made to the best bidder. The bridge commission shall have the authority to reject any or all bids.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 14, p. 624;
C.S.1929, § 14-1214;
Laws 1931, c. 27, § 3, p. 112;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1214;
R.S.1943, § 14-1229;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 262.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1230 - Bridge commission; plans and specifications; submission to city council.

14-1230.
Bridge commission; plans and specifications; submission to city council.
The plans and specifications, the location, size, type, and method of construction, the boundaries and approaches, and the estimates of cost of construction and acquisition, provided for in sections 14-1228 and 14-1229, shall be first submitted to the city council and receive the approval of the city council before final adoption by the bridge commission, which shall have no power to proceed further until such approval has been given.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 14, p. 624;
C.S.1929, § 14-1214;
Laws 1931, c. 27, § 3, p. 112;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1214;
R.S.1943, § 14-1230;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 263.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1231 - Bridge commission; contracts; authorization of bonds required.

14-1231.
Bridge commission; contracts; authorization of bonds required.
No contract for acquisition, construction, or incidents thereto, and no liabilities in connection with such contract shall be entered into or incurred by a bridge commission of a city of the metropolitan class until bonds to finance the project have been authorized by the electors of the city in the method provided in section 14-1251, or until revenue bonds, as authorized by section 14-1217, have been issued by the city council.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 14, p. 625;
C.S.1929, § 14-1214;
Laws 1931, c. 27, § 3, p. 112;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1214;
R.S.1943, § 14-1231;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 264.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1232 - Bridge commission; bridges; control and management.

14-1232.
Bridge commission; bridges; control and management.
(1) The bridge commission of a city of the metropolitan class shall:
(a) Operate, manage, and control the bridges under the charge of such commission in their entirety;
(b) Fix the rate of tolls of such bridges;
(c) Establish bylaws and rules and regulations for the use and operation of such bridges;
(d) Provide for the lighting and policing of such bridges;
(e) Select such employees as the bridge commission deems necessary and fix their compensation; and
(f) If and when authorized by the city council, have the power to renew, replace, reconstruct, extend, and enlarge bridges.
(2) The bridge commission shall not have the power to create liens upon or to mortgage any property unless first authorized by the city council.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 14, p. 625;
C.S.1929, § 14-1214;
Laws 1931, c. 27, § 3, p. 113;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1214;
R.S.1943, § 14-1232;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 265.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1233 - Bridge commission; records; reports; city council; examinations.

14-1233.
Bridge commission; records; reports; city council; examinations.
The bridge commission of a city of the metropolitan class shall keep an accurate record of all its acts, the property entrusted to the bridge commission, the cost of the bridge or bridges, and incidents thereto, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating such bridges, and the daily tolls collected. Such records shall be public records and the property of the city. A semiannual statement shall be published on each bond interest date in the official newspaper of the city. The city council shall have the power to examine such accounts at any time, to call for any reports at any time in its discretion, and to require the bridge commission and its employees to appear before the city council to report or testify at any time.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 15, p. 625;
C.S.1929, § 14-1215;
R.S.1943, § 14-1233;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 266.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1234 - Bridge commission; members; employees; removal.

14-1234.
Bridge commission; members; employees; removal.
The city council of a city of the metropolitan class, after reasonable notice and hearing, may at any time remove any member of a bridge commission or discharge any employee of such bridge commission for good cause shown, but not arbitrarily nor for political reasons.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 15, p. 625;
C.S.1929, § 14-1215;
R.S.1943, § 14-1234;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 267.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1235 - Bridge commission; accounts; audits.

14-1235.
Bridge commission; accounts; audits.
The accounts and statements of the bridge commission of a city of the metropolitan class shall be audited by or under the direction of the city comptroller semiannually and finally upon the completion of the work of the bridge commission and at such other times as may be directed by the city council. The cost of such audit shall be charged against the funds provided for in sections 14-1201 to 14-1252.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 15, p. 625;
C.S.1929, § 14-1215;
R.S.1943, § 14-1235;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 268.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1236 - Bridge commission; bonds of officers, depositories; insurance.

14-1236.
Bridge commission; bonds of officers, depositories; insurance.
The city council of a city of the metropolitan class, and in the absence of action by the city council, the bridge commission of such city, shall have the power to require bonds of officers and employees to require guarantees of deposited money and to insure the bridges and all property connected with such bridges against every manner of loss or injury.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 15, p. 625;
C.S.1929, § 14-1215;
R.S.1943, § 14-1236;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 269.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1237 - Bridge commission; funds; investment.

14-1237.
Bridge commission; funds; investment.
Funds under control of the bridge commission of a city of the metropolitan class may be invested in certificates of deposit in national banks, capital stock financial institutions, or qualifying mutual financial institutions or in bonds or other evidences of indebtedness which are general obligations of the United States, the State of Nebraska, other states, or the city or the cities cooperating as provided in section 14-1202, but only in such a manner as to be immediately available for recapture when needed for the purposes authorized in sections 14-1201 to 14-1252. Section 77-2366 shall apply to deposits in capital stock financial institutions. Section 77-2365.01 shall apply to deposits in qualifying mutual financial institutions.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 15, p. 626;
C.S.1929, § 14-1215;
R.S.1943, § 14-1237;
Laws 1989, LB 33, § 11;
Laws 2001, LB 362, § 12;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 270.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1238 - Bridge commission; property; purchase authorized.

14-1238.
Bridge commission; property; purchase authorized.
The bridge commission of a city of the metropolitan class is authorized to purchase in the State of Nebraska and in any adjoining state when authorized by such state or the government of the United States, if such authority be necessary, solely from funds provided under the authority of sections 14-1201 to 14-1252, such lands, structures, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, or other interests in lands, including lands under water and riparian rights of any person, railroad, or other public or private corporation, necessary or convenient for the acquisition, construction, extension, or enlargement of such bridges and approaches to such bridges, upon such terms, prices, or consideration as may be considered by such bridge commission to be reasonable and can be agreed upon between such bridge commission and the owner or owners, title to such property to be taken in the name of and to vest in the city.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 16, p. 626;
C.S.1929, § 14-1216;
R.S.1943, § 14-1238;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 271.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1239 - Bridge commission; property; condemnation; procedure.

14-1239.
Bridge commission; property; condemnation; procedure.
Whenever it shall be necessary to condemn property in the State of Nebraska for the purpose of constructing, extending, or enlarging any portion of a bridge or the approaches to such bridge, or securing avenues of access or rights-of-way leading to such approaches, the bridge commission of a city of the metropolitan class may condemn any interests, franchises, easements, rights, privileges, land, or improvements which may, in the opinion of such commission, be necessary for the purpose of constructing such bridge or approaches, or necessary for rights-of-way or avenues of access leading to such approaches. Condemnation shall be certified to the city council for its action. The procedure to condemn property shall be exercised in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724. The bridge commission is further empowered to exercise in any adjoining state such powers of eminent domain as may be conferred upon the bridge commission by any act of Congress of the United States or as may be authorized by the law of that state. No payments of award in any condemnation proceedings or for the costs of such proceedings or the expense of such proceedings, shall be made except from funds provided under the authority of sections 14-1201 to 14-1252. Title to property condemned under this section shall be taken in the name of and vest in the city.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 17, p. 626;
C.S.1929, § 14-1217;
R.S.1943, § 14-1239;
Laws 1951, c. 101, § 41, p. 464;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 272.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1240 - Bridges; obstructions to construction; removal; damages; payment.

14-1240.
Bridges; obstructions to construction; removal; damages; payment.
Any individual or corporation having buildings, structures, works, conduits, mains, sewers, wires, tracks, or other obstructions in, over, upon, or adjacent to the public streets, lanes, alleys, or highways or in, under, over or adjacent to the river over which a bridge is to be constructed by a city of the metropolitan class, and which interfere with or impede the progress of such bridge and approaches when in process of construction and establishment, shall upon reasonable notice from the bridge commission temporarily so shift, adjust, accommodate, or remove any such interference or impediment, as fully to meet the exigencies occasioning such action. Upon completion of such construction, the actual cost of such measures, if reasonable, otherwise the reasonable cost of such measures, and other incidental damages, shall be promptly paid to such person by the bridge commission. In case of disagreement as to reasonable cost, the damages sustained shall be ascertained and determined as provided in sections 76-704 to 76-724 and shall be paid at once by the bridge commission out of funds provided for in sections 14-1201 to 14-1252. Similar powers may be exercised in an adjoining state if and in the manner authorized by an act of Congress or the law of that state.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 18, p. 627;
C.S.1929, § 14-1218;
R.S.1943, § 14-1240;
Laws 1951, c. 101, § 42, p. 465;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 273.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1241 - Bridges; damage to property; payment; how ascertained.

14-1241.
Bridges; damage to property; payment; how ascertained.
The city council of a city of the metropolitan class shall cause to be assessed the damages to property by reason of the construction and operation of any bridge property and appurtenances and to pay such damages out of funds provided for in sections 14-1201 to 14-1252. The damages sustained shall be ascertained and determined as provided in sections 76-704 to 76-724. Similar powers may be exercised in an adjoining state if and in the manner authorized by an act of Congress or the law of that state.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 19, p. 627;
C.S.1929, § 14-1219;
R.S.1943, § 14-1241;
Laws 1951, c. 101, § 43, p. 466;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 274.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1242 - Bridges; injury to public ways, works, or utilities; repair.

14-1242.
Bridges; injury to public ways, works, or utilities; repair.
Any public ways or public works, including those of a metropolitan utilities district, damaged or destroyed by reason of the construction of a bridge or approaches as provided in sections 14-1201 to 14-1252 shall be restored or repaired by or at the expense of the bridge commission created by a city of the metropolitan class and placed in their original condition as near as practicable, or, at the option of the owner of such property, such property may be repaired or restored by the owner and the bridge commission shall reimburse the owner for the reasonable cost of such repair or restoration.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 20, p. 628;
C.S.1929, § 14-1220;
R.S.1943, § 14-1242;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 275.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1243 - Bridge commission; dissolution.

14-1243.
Bridge commission; dissolution.
Any bridge commission of a city of the metropolitan class provided for in sections 14-1227 and 14-1244 may be dissolved by the city council at any time after the acquisition, construction, and equipment of any bridges under its care have been completed and all the costs of such bridges have been paid from the funds provided by the bond issues provided for in sections 14-1215 to 14-1217 and 14-1223. The city council shall assume the further duties in connection with any such bridges, including the operation, maintenance, and repair of such bridges, the administration of funds, the collection of tolls, and all other necessary or proper acts. At any time the city council may create a new bridge commission to effect any of the purposes authorized by sections 14-1201 to 14-1252.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 21, p. 628;
C.S.1929, § 14-1221;
R.S.1943, § 14-1243;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 276.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1244 - Joint bridge commission; organization; powers and duties.

14-1244.
Joint bridge commission; organization; powers and duties.
(1) In case the city council of a city of the metropolitan class, having been authorized by the electors as required in section 14-1251, shall at any stage of the proceedings determine to cooperate with any such properly authorized political subdivision in this or an adjoining state in the joint acquisition and operation of any bridge, a joint bridge commission shall be created.
(2) Such joint bridge commission shall be created and the members selected by the action of each political unit cooperating, in the same manner provided for the creation of a local bridge commission by the statutes applicable to each political unit, and upon which representation may be proportioned to the respective contribution of funds by the political units cooperating for the purpose of such acquisition except that the total membership shall not exceed ten members. The joint bridge commission shall select a chairperson and a vice-chairperson to represent each political subdivision cooperating in the enterprise and shall maintain a single office at the place selected by the joint bridge commission but for legal purposes shall be domiciled within the jurisdiction of each political unit cooperating and shall have the power to sue and be sued. The joint bridge commission shall constitute a public body corporate and politic, shall select and adopt its own name, and shall be vested with such powers and subject to such conditions as may be conferred and imposed by the government of the United States and such powers and conditions in the State of Nebraska as are conferred and imposed in sections 14-1201 to 14-1252 upon a local bridge commission, and such powers and subject to such conditions in an adjoining state as may be conferred and imposed by the laws of such state.
(3) The plans and specifications, the location, size, type, and method of construction, the boundaries and approaches, and the estimates of the costs of construction, acquisition of property, and financing, shall be first submitted to the governing bodies of the political units cooperating and receive their approval by resolution before final adoption by the joint bridge commission, which shall not enter into contracts and shall have no power to proceed further unless and until such approval has been given.
(4) If such joint bridge commission is created after any work has been done, any funds provided, or any liabilities incurred by the city council or by a local bridge commission, such joint bridge commission shall take over, succeed to, assume and be liable for such work, funds, or liabilities.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 22, p. 628;
C.S.1929, § 14-1222;
R.S.1943, § 14-1244;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 277.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1245 - Joint bridge commission; bonds; sale; proceeds; how expended.

14-1245.
Joint bridge commission; bonds; sale; proceeds; how expended.
A city of the metropolitan class is authorized and empowered to authorize or require a joint bridge commission created pursuant to section 14-1244 to conduct and to complete the sale of bonds provided for in sections 14-1215 to 14-1217 and 14-1223 at the same time and to the same purchaser under the best conditions obtainable, together with the bonds of the political subdivision with which such joint bridge commission is cooperating so that the benefits of a joint offering and sale may be obtained. The funds derived from the sale of the bonds of all political subdivisions cooperating may be mingled and shall be administered and expended by the joint bridge commission as one common fund. As nearly as may be, and subject to any rules and regulations which may be adopted by the joint bridge commission for that purpose, the fund shall be deposited and maintained in equitable proportions within the territory of each political subdivision, and applied to the purchase or redemption of the separate bond issues in an equitable manner. All contracts, evidences of indebtedness, and payment vouchers shall be signed by the treasurer and countersigned by each vice-chairperson.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 22, p. 629;
C.S.1929, § 14-1222;
R.S.1943, § 14-1245;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 278.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1246 - Joint bridge commission; property; title; in whom vested; disagreements; arbitration.

14-1246.
Joint bridge commission; property; title; in whom vested; disagreements; arbitration.
Title to all real and personal property and to a bridge constructed by a joint bridge commission and all appurtenances and incidents to such bridge shall vest in the political subdivisions cooperating as tenants in common in the same proportion as the contributions made to the joint fund as provided in section 14-1245. In the event of the inability of the governing bodies of the political subdivisions cooperating or the joint bridge commission to agree, the specific controversy may be submitted to arbitration in such manner as may be agreed upon by the parties.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 22, p. 630;
C.S.1929, § 14-1222;
R.S.1943, § 14-1246;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 279.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1247 - Bridges; joint purchase.

14-1247.
Bridges; joint purchase.
Any city of the metropolitan class exercising the power granted in section 14-1202 to jointly purchase by bargain and sale any existing bridge may do so either when the electors have authorized such joint purchase or have authorized any independent purchase of such bridge. The city council may enter into a joint contract with the other political unit as to all the conditions of purchase and the conditions of subsequent reconditioning, operation, toll charges, repair, maintenance, renewal, replacement, enlargement, and extension of such bridge. Title to the bridge shall vest in the political units cooperating as tenants in common and operation shall be by the joint bridge commission provided for in section 14-1244 and subject to the conditions provided with reference to such joint bridge commission.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 23, p. 630;
C.S.1929, § 14-1223;
R.S.1943, § 14-1247;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 280.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1248 - Bridges; joint condemnation; procedure.

14-1248.
Bridges; joint condemnation; procedure.
(1) Any city of the metropolitan class may acquire an existing bridge by entering into joint condemnation proceedings with other political units as authorized by section 14-1202. Where the property to be condemned is situated within the jurisdiction of more than one political unit or partly in the State of Nebraska and partly in an adjoining state, the political units cooperating shall first enter into a contract electing in what jurisdiction and in which state a single joint proceeding to condemn the property as an entirety shall be instituted and the proceedings shall be conducted subject to the law of and in the manner provided for that jurisdiction, or such proceedings may be conducted subject to the law and in the manner provided by an act of Congress conferring the power of condemnation where the property to be acquired is situated in more than one state.
(2) For purposes of this section, cities of the metropolitan class in this state are authorized to become parties to a single proceeding in an adjoining state and to subject themselves to the law of that state governing such proceedings. In the event of such joint proceedings in this state, the procedure to condemn property shall be exercised in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724.
(3) The contract provided for in this section shall be similar to the contract provided for in section 14-1247, shall fix the proportionate contribution to be made by each political unit cooperating, and shall provide for the creation of a joint bridge commission to take over the operation of the property in the event of its acquisition, subject to the conditions provided in sections 14-1244 to 14-1250 with reference to such joint bridge commission.
(4) Title to the property condemned under this section shall vest in the political units cooperating as tenants in common when, as, and if the approval of the electors has been given as provided in section 14-1251.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 24, p. 630;
C.S.1929, § 14-1224;
R.S.1943, § 14-1248;
Laws 1951, c. 101, § 44, p. 466;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 281.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1249 - Bridges; joint construction; joint management and control.

14-1249.
Bridges; joint construction; joint management and control.
Whenever the electors of any city of the metropolitan class have authorized the construction of a bridge as provided in section 14-1201, the city council shall have the power to construct such bridge independently or jointly with any state or political unit as authorized in section 14-1202. Such cities are authorized to enter into any contract which may be necessary to effectuate this purpose. The title to all property thus acquired shall vest in the political units cooperating as tenants in common. The actual control of all construction and subsequent operation, including all property necessary to the bridge, all maintenance and repair of such bridge, and all funds and the collection and custody of tolls, shall vest in a joint bridge commission as provided in section 14-1244. Such joint bridge commission and its control shall not be terminated until such tenancy in common is terminated.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 25, p. 631;
C.S.1929, § 14-1225;
R.S.1943, § 14-1249;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 282.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1250 - Bridges; rights of cities in adjoining states.

14-1250.
Bridges; rights of cities in adjoining states.
Any city in an adjoining state which has been properly authorized by the laws of that state or the United States, may exercise in the State of Nebraska any and all of the powers granted in sections 14-1201 to 14-1252 to cities in Nebraska, subject to the conditions and requirements of such sections.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 26, p. 632;
C.S.1929, § 14-1226;
R.S.1943, § 14-1250;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 283.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1251 - Bridges; acquisition; elections; rules governing.

14-1251.
Bridges; acquisition; elections; rules governing.
(1) Elections on propositions arising in connection with the exercise of any of the powers granted by sections 14-1201 to 14-1252 may be submitted by the city council of a city of the metropolitan class to the electors of such city at any general, city, or state election or at any special election called for that purpose. Any proposition shall be carried if a majority of the electors voting on such proposition vote in favor of such proposition.
(2) No bridge shall be finally or irrevocably acquired, whether by purchase, condemnation, or construction, until such action and the necessary financing have been approved by a majority of the electors voting on the proposition at a general city or state election or at a special election called for that purpose or have been approved by the city council, as authorized by such sections.
(3) Two or more propositions or questions may be submitted at the same election and on the same ballot provided each is so presented that the electors may vote separately upon each proposition. A vote of the electors authorizing independent action shall be held to also authorize joint action for the purpose so authorized but a vote on a proposition of joint action shall not be held to authorize independent action.
(4) The city council is authorized to determine what shall be included in the proposition to be stated in notices of election and upon the ballots in its full discretion, except that any proposition must indicate whether the bridge shall be acquired by purchase, by the condemnation of an existing bridge, or by the construction of a new bridge, and the kind of bonds to be issued to finance such bridge and the amount of such bonds may be set forth in any manner authorized in such sections.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 27, p. 632;
C.S.1929, § 14-1227;
Laws 1931, c. 27, § 4, p. 113;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1227;
R.S.1943, § 14-1251;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 284.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1252 - Bridges; cities with home rule charter; powers.

14-1252.
Bridges; cities with home rule charter; powers.
Any city of the metropolitan class that has adopted a home rule charter may exercise any powers granted in sections 14-1201 to 14-1251 in the method provided by this section or by such other method, in whole or in part, as may from time to time be provided in whole or in part by such home rule charter. The powers conferred by such sections shall be exercised without any restriction or limitation under the home rule charter or laws of the state except the provisions of the Constitution of Nebraska, and are supplementary and additional to powers which have been or may hereafter be conferred upon the city by the laws of the state or such home rule charter. All powers granted or provided to be conferred upon bridge commissions authorized by such sections are likewise granted to and conferred upon and may be exercised by the city council and such city council may delegate to any bridge commission created for such city under such sections, in the discretion of such city council, any or all of the powers, privileges, and rights of approval and restraint conferred upon it by such sections.
Source
Laws 1929, c. 176, § 28, p. 633;
C.S.1929, § 14-1228;
Laws 1931, c. 27, § 5, p. 114;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1228;
R.S.1943, § 14-1252;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 285.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1701 - Act, how cited.

14-1701.
Act, how cited.
Sections 14-1701 to 14-1725 shall be known and may be cited as the Parking Authority Law.
Source
Laws 1955, c. 22, § 1, p. 101.
Annotations
Parking Authority Law sustained as constitutional. Omaha Parking Authority v. City of Omaha, 163 Neb. 97, 77 N.W.2d 862 (1956).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1702 - Parking Authority Law; policy.

14-1702.
Parking Authority Law; policy.
The Legislature finds and declares that:
(1) Traffic in the streets of the business section of cities of the metropolitan class has become congested by the great number of motor vehicles entering and traversing such streets, and the trend is for an ever-increasing number of vehicles on such streets and that, unless appropriate action is taken, the congestion will become worse and constitute a public nuisance;
(2)(a) Such traffic congestion has created a hazard to life, limb, and property of those using such streets, (b) the free circulation of traffic of all kinds is necessary to the health, safety, and general welfare of the public, and (c) any impeding of the free flow of traffic might seriously affect the rapid and effective fighting of fires and the disposition of the police force and emergency vehicles;
(3) There is insufficient space, on the streets or places adjacent to such streets, to provide the required parking and that convenient offstreet parking would facilitate the free flow of traffic. The space below the surface of property, owned by the county for courthouse sites or other public uses, and the space below the surface of the streets could properly and beneficially be used for parking areas and such use would promote public safety, convenience, and welfare; and
(4) Providing for the relieving of traffic congestion is a matter of public welfare, of general public interest, of statewide concern, and within the powers reserved to the state.
Source
Laws 1955, c. 22, § 2, p. 101;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 286.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1703 - Terms, defined.

14-1703.
Terms, defined.
As used in the Parking Authority Law, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Authority means a parking authority created pursuant to the Parking Authority Law;
(2) Board means the governing body of such authority, constituted as is provided by section 14-1705;
(3) City means the city of the metropolitan class which requested the Governor to establish a parking authority within the city;
(4) County means the county in Nebraska where the authority is located; and
(5) Facilities means the entire subsurface parking area and all improvements in such parking area or appurtenances used in connection with such parking area, including entrances and exits, and all equipment, machinery, and accessories necessary or convenient for the parking of vehicles.
Source
Laws 1955, c. 22, § 3, p. 102;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 287.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class › 14-1704 - Parking authority; Governor; establish; when; proclamation; copy filed with Secretary of State; effect.

14-1704.
Parking authority; Governor; establish; when; proclamation; copy filed with Secretary of State; effect.
The Governor shall establish a parking authority whenever requested by the city council of a city of the metropolitan class in which the county seat is located. The authority shall be established by the Governor issuing a proclamation declaring the existence of such an authority and filing a copy of such proclamation with the Secretary of State. The authority shall be a body corporate and politic to be known as .............. Parking Authority, therein inserting the name of the city requesting the authority. Such an authority shall be a governmental subdivision of the State of Nebraska with the powers and authority provided by the Parking Authority Law. Such authority is declared to be an instrumentality of the state exercising public and essential governmental functions in the performance of the powers conferred upon it by the Parking Authority Law, and shall be deemed located in the county where the city requesting the establishment of the parking authority is located.
Source
Laws 1955, c. 22, § 4, p. 103;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 288.