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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-861 - Interstate county bridges; revenue bonds; negotiability; tax exempt; legal investments and security.

39-861.
Interstate county bridges; revenue bonds; negotiability; tax exempt; legal investments and security.
All bonds authorized by section 39-860 shall be and shall have and are declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the provisions of article 3, Uniform Commercial Code, without, however, constituting the revenue bonds, herein authorized, an indebtedness of the county issuing the same. Such bonds shall be exempt from all taxation, state and municipal. Such bonds shall be legal investments of banks, savings banks, and trust companies, of trustees and of the trustees of the sinking fund of municipalities and counties, and shall be acceptable as security for the deposit of public money in the same manner and to the same extent as any other negotiable bonds of any county of the State of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 87, § 7, p. 281;
Laws 1941, c. 78, § 2, p. 316;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2107;
R.S.1943, § 39-861;
Laws 1972, LB 1058, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-862 - Interstate county bridges; revenue bonds; registration; sale; proceeds; deposit; disbursement.

39-862.
Interstate county bridges; revenue bonds; registration; sale; proceeds; deposit; disbursement.
The governing body of the county 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. Such bonds must be sold in such a manner as the governing body of the county may determine to be for the best interests of the county, taking into consideration the financial responsibility of the purchaser and the terms and conditions of the purchase, and the availability of the proceeds of the bonds when required for payment of the costs. The proceeds of such bonds shall be deposited with such depositories as the governing body of the county shall approve, shall be secured in such manner and to such extent as the governing body of the county shall require, and shall be used solely for the payment of the costs of the bridge and costs incident thereto.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 87, § 7, p. 282;
Laws 1941, c. 78, § 2, p. 316;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2107;
R.S.1943, § 39-862.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-863 - Interstate county bridges; revenue bonds; retirement; cancellation; temporary bonds.

39-863.
Interstate county bridges; revenue bonds; retirement; cancellation; temporary bonds.
The governing body of the county shall have the right to purchase for retirement and cancellation any of such bonds that may be outstanding at the market price, but not exceeding one hundred five and accrued interest, nor exceeding the price, if any, at which the same shall in the same year be redeemable. All bonds redeemed or purchased out of the funds provided by the sale of bridge bonds, shall forthwith be canceled and shall not again be issued. Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the governing body of the county may under like restrictions issue temporary bonds with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds upon the issuance of the latter.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 87, § 7, p. 282;
Laws 1941, c. 78, § 2, p. 316;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2107;
R.S.1943, § 39-863.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-864 - Interstate county bridges; revenue bonds; trust agreement authorized; terms.

39-864.
Interstate county bridges; revenue bonds; trust agreement authorized; terms.
The governing body of the county may enter into an agreement with any competent bank or trust company as trustee for the holders of such bonds, setting forth the duties of the county in respect to the construction, maintenance and operation, and insurance of any such bridge, the conservation and application of all funds, the insurance of money on hand or on deposit, the rights and remedies of the 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. The trust agreement may 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 shall be deposited, and may provide that no contract for construction or purchase shall be made without the approval of the consulting engineers. The trust agreement may further contain provisions and covenants that all or any deposited money shall be secured as may be therein provided, by surety company bonds or otherwise, except as therein provided, or shall be regulated as therein provided, and that insurance upon the bridge and all property connected therewith, and also use and occupancy insurance, shall be carried to the extent and under the conditions therein provided.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 87, § 7, p. 282;
Laws 1941, c. 78, § 2, p. 316;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2107;
R.S.1943, § 39-864.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-865 - Interstate county bridges; revenue bonds; election; when dispensed with.

39-865.
Interstate county bridges; revenue bonds; election; when dispensed with.
No election and no vote of electors shall be required upon the question of acquiring or constructing any bridges or issuing revenue bonds as authorized by section 39-860, for the acquisition or construction of any bridge, if the governing body of the county shall determine by vote of a majority of its members to dispense with such election or vote of electors as to such question.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 87, § 7, p. 283;
Laws 1941, c. 78, § 2, p. 317;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2107;
R.S.1943, § 39-865.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-866 - Interstate county bridges; revenue bonds; mortgage security authorized.

39-866.
Interstate county bridges; revenue bonds; mortgage security authorized.
The bonds authorized by section 39-860 may, at the option of the governing body of such county, be supported by mortgage or by deed of trust covering such bridge or bridges.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 87, § 7, p. 283;
Laws 1941, c. 78, § 2, p. 317;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2107;
R.S.1943, § 39-866.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-867 - Interstate county bridges; revenue refunding bonds authorized; limitations; conditions.

39-867.
Interstate county bridges; revenue refunding bonds authorized; limitations; conditions.
The governing body of any county is authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of bridge revenue refunding bonds of such county for the purpose of refunding any bridge revenue bonds or any other indebtedness of said bridge of the county which were issued before April 22, 1941, or may be issued under the provisions of sections 39-860 to 39-866, and amendments thereto, and may be outstanding. The issuance of such bridge revenue refunding bonds, the maturities, and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the duties of the county in respect to the same, shall be governed by the provisions of said sections, insofar as the same may be applicable, and by the following provisions: (1) That no bridge revenue refunding bonds shall be delivered in an amount exceeding the amount necessary to provide funds sufficient for refunding the principal amount of outstanding bridge revenue bonds and accrued interest thereon, together with an amount required to produce the sum necessary to provide the redemption premium on any outstanding bonds to be refunded and any expenses incidental thereto; and (2) the rates of tolls, to be charged for the use of the bridge or bridges acquired from the proceeds of the bridge revenue bonds to be refunded, shall be so fixed and adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the interest on and the principal of such bridge revenue refunding bonds as the same shall become due, and to provide an additional fund to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating such bridge or bridges. Any such tolls shall be continued until such bridge revenue refunding bonds and the interest thereon shall be paid, or provision made for their payment.
Source
Laws 1941, c. 78, § 2, p. 317;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2107;
R.S.1943, § 39-867;
Laws 1955, c. 162, § 2, p. 467.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-868 - Bridge commission; creation; general powers.

39-868.
Bridge commission; creation; general powers.
Through the exercise of the powers conferred by sections 39-855 to 39-872, the governing body of any county, city, or village may by resolution create a bridge commission. Upon the passage of such resolution, the governing body of such county shall appoint three, four, or five persons who shall constitute the bridge commission of such county. The bridge commission shall be a public body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the State of Nebraska. The bridge commission shall have the power to contract, to sue and be sued, and to adopt a seal and alter the same at pleasure, but shall not have power to pledge the credit or taxing power of the county.
Source
Laws 1941, c. 78, § 2, p. 318;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2107;
R.S.1943, § 39-868;
Laws 1986, LB 640, § 1;
Laws 2003, LB 607, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-869 - Bridge commission; members; term of office; qualification; oath; officers; expenses; compensation.

39-869.
Bridge commission; members; term of office; qualification; oath; officers; expenses; compensation.
(1) The bridge commission shall consist of not less than three nor more than five persons of well-known and successful business qualifications. The commissioners shall immediately enter upon their duties, and three of the commissioners shall hold office until the expiration of two, four, and six years, respectively, from the date or dates of their appointments. If more than three commissioners are appointed, the fourth commissioner shall hold office until the expiration of four years from the date of his or her appointment, and the fifth commissioner, if any, shall hold office until the expiration of six years from the date of his or her appointment. The term of each commissioner shall be designated by the governing body of the county. Except for the initial appointees, commissioners shall be appointed for terms of six years. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired term. Before entering upon their duties, the commissioners shall take, subscribe, and file an oath of office as required by law.
(2) Such bridge commission shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson from its members and a secretary-treasurer who need not be a member of such commission. Each member of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be paid his or her actual expenses while engaged in performing the duties of such office, with mileage to be computed at the rate provided in section 81-1176, and fees on a per diem basis which shall not exceed thirty-five dollars a day for each meeting attended on the specific call of the chairperson, except that they shall not be paid for more than three meetings per month. The commission shall fix the compensation of the secretary-treasurer in its discretion, but if the secretary-treasurer is a member of the commission, he or she shall receive compensation as secretary-treasurer and shall not receive his or her per diem compensation for attending meetings.
Source
Laws 1941, c. 78, § 2, p. 318;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2107;
R.S.1943, § 39-869;
Laws 1945, c. 94, § 1, p. 317;
Laws 1953, c. 137, § 1, p. 425;
Laws 1963, c. 234, § 1, p. 723;
Laws 1971, LB 459, § 1;
Laws 1981, LB 204, § 58;
Laws 1986, LB 640, § 2;
Laws 1996, LB 1011, § 23.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-870 - Bridge commission; powers; bylaws; regulations; assistants; compensation; records.

39-870.
Bridge commission; powers; bylaws; regulations; assistants; compensation; records.
The commission shall have power to establish bylaws, rules and regulations for its own government, and to make and enter into all contracts or agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under sections 39-868 to 39-870. The commission may employ engineering, architectural and construction experts and inspectors, and attorneys, and such other employees as may be necessary in its opinion, and fix their compensation, all of whom shall do such work as the commission shall direct. All salaries and compensation shall be obligations against and paid solely from funds provided under the authority of sections 39-855 to 39-876. The office, records, books and accounts of the bridge commission shall always be maintained in the county which the commission represents. Such commission may be charged by the governing body of the county with the purchase of existing bridges, the construction of new bridges or the operation, maintenance, repair, renewal, reconstruction, replacement, extension or enlargement of existing bridges, or bridges hereafter constructed or purchased.
Source
Laws 1941, c. 78, § 2, p. 319;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2107;
R.S.1943, § 39-870.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-871 - Bridge commission; powers granted; how exercised.

39-871.
Bridge commission; powers granted; how exercised.
Any commission may exercise the powers granted in sections 39-868 to 39-870 in the method provided in sections 39-860 to 39-870, or in any other method, in whole or in part, as provided in said sections.
Source
Laws 1941, c. 78, § 2, p. 319;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2107;
R.S.1943, § 39-871.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-872 - County; powers; supplementary.

39-872.
County; powers; supplementary.
The powers conferred in sections 39-860 to 39-870 are to be exercised without any restriction or limitation, and these powers are supplementary and additional to powers which have been or may hereafter be conferred upon any county, and are not a limitation to or in any way a restriction upon such county. The powers granted in said sections are in nowise a limitation upon, and the county is specifically authorized to put into effect any right or power which may be necessary for the proper conduct of its authority.
Source
Laws 1941, c. 78, § 2, p. 319;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2107;
R.S.1943, § 39-872.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-873 - County; powers; how exercised.

39-873.
County; powers; how exercised.
Any power granted to a county in Nebraska by sections 39-855 to 39-876 may be exercised by the county independently or in cooperation with or in aid of similar action by any other county or city in Nebraska, or any county or city in an adjoining state, or in cooperation with the State of Nebraska or any adjoining state or states, or the government of the United States.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 87, § 8, p. 283;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2108;
R.S.1943, § 39-873.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-874 - County; powers; vote of electors not required.

39-874.
County; powers; vote of electors not required.
In exercising any or all of the powers granted to the county in sections 39-855 to 39-876, the governing body of the county may act, and no vote of the electors of the county shall be required.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 87, § 9, p. 283;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2109;
R.S.1943, § 39-874.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-875 - County; acquisition of property in adjoining state.

39-875.
County; acquisition of property in adjoining state.
Any county in Nebraska, in exercising any of the powers granted to any county by sections 39-855 to 39-876, is authorized and empowered to acquire by gift, purchase or otherwise, any real estate or personal property located in an adjoining state, for the purpose of building, constructing or completing the construction of such bridge.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 87, § 12, p. 284;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2111;
R.S.1943, § 39-875.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-876 - Invalid contracts not validated.

39-876.
Invalid contracts not validated.
Nothing in sections 39-855 to 39-875 shall be construed to validate or to attempt to validate any contract which has been held to be invalid by the county.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 87, § 13, p. 284;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2112;
R.S.1943, § 39-876.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-893 - Act; applicability.

39-893.
Act; applicability.
The provisions of the Interstate Bridge Act of 1959 are intended to be cumulative to, and not amendatory of, sections 39-1301 to 39-1362 and 39-1393.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 3, p. 635;
Laws 1993, LB 15, § 2;
Laws 2016, LB1038, § 6;
Laws 2017, LB271, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-894 - Interstate bridges; application of sections; restrictions.

39-894.
Interstate bridges; application of sections; restrictions.
The provisions of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122 shall apply to all interstate bridges on the state highway system, including interstate bridges upon the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways built with funds of the United States appropriated in an amount exceeding fifty percent of the cost thereof. The provisions of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122 shall not be applicable to any boundary line bridge or boundary line toll bridge, and shall in no manner affect any law of the State of Nebraska concerning such bridges;
Provided,
that such bridges may be purchased or acquired by the department in the manner provided by the provisions of sections 39-8,116 to 39-8,118.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 4, p. 635.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-895 - Interstate bridges; agreements with adjoining states and the United States.

39-895.
Interstate bridges; agreements with adjoining states and the United States.
All agreements made between the department and an adjoining state under the authority of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122 shall be made by the department in the name of the State of Nebraska, with the advice of the State Highway Commission and the consent of the Governor. Any provision of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122 which authorizes the department to enter into an agreement with an adjoining state shall also be deemed to grant the department the necessary authority to carry out the provisions of any such agreement. In addition:
(1) Any agreement made between the department and an authorized agency, bureau, commission, department, or officer of the states of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, or Wyoming shall be construed to be an agreement with an adjoining state;
(2) Any provision of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122 authorizing agreements between the department and an adjoining state shall be deemed to authorize the inclusion of the United States to the whole or any part of such agreement whenever the department and the adjoining state deem such inclusion either necessary or desirable; and
(3) Any agreement made by the department and an adjoining state with an authorized agency, bureau, commission, department, or officer of the federal government shall be construed to be an agreement with the United States.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 5, p. 635.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-896 - Interstate bridges; funds; how derived; acquisition of property.

39-896.
Interstate bridges; funds; how derived; acquisition of property.
(1) The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122 shall be derived from the revenue provided to the department by law, from funds of the United States accepted by the department for use pursuant to the provisions of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122, and from gifts or donations made to the department for use pursuant to sections 39-891 to 39-8,122.
(2) The department shall have the power and authority to accept any funds from the United States which are available to the department for use pursuant to the provisions of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122, and the department may enter into such agreements or contracts with the United States as shall be necessary for the acceptance of such funds;
Provided,
that any such agreement or contract shall not be contrary to the laws of this state.
(3) The department is hereby authorized to acquire, by gift, either temporarily or permanently, lands, real or personal property or any interests therein, or any easements deemed to be necessary or desirable for present or future interstate bridge purposes.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 6, p. 636.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-897 - Interstate bridges; interstate agreements; division of costs.

39-897.
Interstate bridges; interstate agreements; division of costs.
Except as otherwise provided by sections 39-898 and 39-8,110, any agreement made between the department and an adjoining state pursuant to the provisions of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122 shall provide that all costs incurred under such agreement shall be shared by the department and the adjoining state in proportion to the percentage of the bridge structure which is located, or which will be located, within each state.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 7, p. 636.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-898 - Interstate bridges; location studies; agreements with adjoining states; division of costs.

39-898.
Interstate bridges; location studies; agreements with adjoining states; division of costs.
The department shall have the power and authority to enter into agreements with an adjoining state to determine the location of interstate bridges, or the relocation of any part thereof;
Provided,
that any such agreement shall provide that the costs incurred by the department and the adjoining state in pursuance of the agreement shall be shared equally by the department and the adjoining state.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 8, p. 637.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-899 - Interstate bridges; design and preliminary engineering studies; agreements with adjoining states.

39-899.
Interstate bridges; design and preliminary engineering studies; agreements with adjoining states.
The department shall have the power and authority to enter into agreements with an adjoining state to accomplish such design and preliminary engineering studies as may be deemed necessary prior to the construction of, or any construction upon, an interstate bridge. Such agreements may provide that such design and preliminary engineering studies may be accomplished by consulting engineers contracted for such purpose, or by any other means deemed suitable by the department and the adjoining state after joint consultation.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 9, p. 637.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,100 - Interstate bridges; acquisition of property; responsibilities.

39-8,100.
Interstate bridges; acquisition of property; responsibilities.
The department and the adjoining state concerned shall be separately responsible within their respective states for the temporary or permanent acquisition of the land, real or personal property, or any easement or interest therein, which may be necessary or desirable for interstate bridge purposes.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 10, p. 637.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,101 - Interstate bridges; acquisition and disposal of property; power of department.

39-8,101.
Interstate bridges; acquisition and disposal of property; power of department.
The department shall have the power and authority to acquire any land, real or personal property, or any easement or interest therein, which may be necessary or desirable for interstate bridge purposes, and to sell, convey, and dispose of the same, if it shall no longer be needed, in the same manner provided for state highways by subsection (3) of section 39-1320 and sections 39-1321 to 39-1323, 39-1325, and 39-1326;
Provided,
that the acquisition by the department, through purchase, condemnation, or gift, of any part of any boundary line bridge or boundary line toll bridge, and the land, real or personal property, or any easement or interest therein, necessary thereto, shall be accomplished in the manner provided by sections 39-8,116 to 39-8,118.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 11, p. 637.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,102 - Interstate bridges; department; authority to enter upon property; damages.

39-8,102.
Interstate bridges; department; authority to enter upon property; damages.
In addition to the authority granted to the department by section 39-1324, the department shall have the power and authority to enter upon any property for the purpose of conducting location or design and preliminary engineering studies. Such entry shall not be considered as a legal trespass and damages shall not be recoverable upon that account alone. Any actual or demonstrable damages to the premises caused by such entry may be recovered by the property owner in the manner provided by section 39-1324.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 12, p. 638.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,103 - Interstate bridges; department; construction and maintenance.

39-8,103.
Interstate bridges; department; construction and maintenance.
The department shall be responsible for the construction and maintenance of that portion of any interstate bridge located within the State of Nebraska, and shall have the power and authority to enter into agreements with an adjoining state for the joint construction or maintenance of the whole of any such bridge, as authorized by section 39-8,107.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 13, p. 638.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,104 - Interstate bridges; method of construction and maintenance.

39-8,104.
Interstate bridges; method of construction and maintenance.
In the absence of an agreement between the department and an adjoining state to the contrary, the department may accomplish any construction or maintenance upon that portion of any interstate bridge which is located within the State of Nebraska by any of the following methods which, in the opinion of the department, shall be to the best interests of the State of Nebraska in regard to economy, ease of operation, and traffic control: (1) Utilization of its own personnel, material, and equipment; (2) utilization of its own personnel, and rental, lease, or purchase of the necessary equipment and material; (3) letting contracts for such construction or maintenance to any person qualified; or (4) utilization of any combination of such methods;
Provided,
that all construction or maintenance done by the department which involves the use of funds of both the State of Nebraska and the United States shall be let by contract in the manner provided by the provisions of section 39-8,105.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 14, p. 638.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,105 - Interstate bridges; construction and maintenance; contracts; letting; procedure.

39-8,105.
Interstate bridges; construction and maintenance; contracts; letting; procedure.
All contracts let by the department for construction or maintenance upon any interstate bridge, except contracts for emergency maintenance, whether let pursuant to an agreement between the department and an adjoining state, or otherwise, shall be let in the same manner and under the same conditions provided by sections 39-1348 to 39-1354.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 15, p. 639.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,106 - Interstate bridges; construction and maintenance; bidders; bond.

39-8,106.
Interstate bridges; construction and maintenance; bidders; bond.
Any agreement made between the department and an adjoining state which authorizes the letting of construction or maintenance contracts by either the department or the adjoining state shall require the person to whom the contract is to be awarded to furnish bond, with good and sufficient sureties approved by the department, in an amount at least equal to the interests of the State of Nebraska in the contract price, conditioned upon the faithful fulfillment of the contract. In the absence of any such agreement between the department and an adjoining state, such bond shall be required of all persons awarded contracts by the department for construction or maintenance to be performed wholly within the State of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 16, p. 639.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,107 - Interstate bridges; construction and maintenance; agreements with adjoining states.

39-8,107.
Interstate bridges; construction and maintenance; agreements with adjoining states.
The department shall have the power and authority to enter into agreements with an adjoining state respecting the construction or maintenance of the whole or any part of any interstate bridge between the State of Nebraska and the adjoining state. In addition to the provisions required by sections 39-8,106 and 39-8,108, such agreements may make provision for, but shall not be limited to:
(1) The types of construction and maintenance to be performed, including the construction and maintenance of any movable spans, sections, or parts of such bridges, and maintenance of an emergency nature;
(2) The times and places at which such construction or maintenance shall be accomplished;
(3) Whether such construction or maintenance may be contracted to any person, and under what conditions;
(4) Which state shall perform, or let the necessary contracts for, such construction or maintenance; and
(5) The manner and method of accomplishing any reimbursement which shall be necessary between the department and the adjoining state.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 17, p. 639.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,108 - Interstate bridges; construction contracts; limitations.

39-8,108.
Interstate bridges; construction contracts; limitations.
Any agreement made between the department and an adjoining state making provision for the manner and method of construction of interstate bridges shall provide that the department shall not let any contract of construction involving construction within both the State of Nebraska and an adjoining state, nor authorize the adjoining state to let any such contract which will bind the department or the State of Nebraska in any manner, until:
(1) The adjoining state has, by appropriate action through the proper authority, appropriated, allocated, or otherwise provided the necessary funds to pay the costs of that portion of such construction to be accomplished within the adjoining state, and bound itself to use such funds in the payment of such costs; and
(2) The adjoining state has acquired the land, real or personal property, or interest therein, which may be necessary before construction can proceed.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 18, p. 640.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,109 - Interstate bridges; department; funds; reimbursement.

39-8,109.
Interstate bridges; department; funds; reimbursement.
The funds available to the department under the provisions of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122 may be used by the department in support of any interstate bridge construction or maintenance agreement;
Provided,
that such agreement shall contain provisions which insure that the state performing construction or maintenance, or letting construction or maintenance contracts, pursuant to the agreement shall be reimbursed by the nonperforming state in a percentage of the total construction or maintenance costs equal to the proportion of the agreed construction or maintenance area within the nonperforming state.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 19, p. 640.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,110 - Interstate bridges; movable spans; agreement; payment.

39-8,110.
Interstate bridges; movable spans; agreement; payment.
Whenever any interstate bridge has spans, sections, or parts which are required to be movable by the laws, regulations, or codes of the United States, the department shall have the power and authority to enter into agreements with the adjoining state concerned respecting the operation and maintenance of such spans, sections, or parts. Such agreement may be included as a part of any agreement made for the construction or maintenance of interstate bridges, as provided by section 39-8,107, but the costs for the operation and maintenance of such spans, sections, or parts shall be considered separately from other construction and maintenance costs and shall be shared equally by the department and the adjoining state concerned.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 20, p. 640.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,111 - Interstate bridges; closing for construction or maintenance.

39-8,111.
Interstate bridges; closing for construction or maintenance.
The department shall have the power and authority to enter into agreements with the adjoining state concerned to determine the manner in which the whole or any part of any interstate bridge may be closed to traffic for purposes of construction or maintenance. Any such agreement shall determine the party or parties which shall have the authority to close the whole or any part of such bridges, and shall contain provisions not inconsistent with sections 39-891 to 39-8,122. In the absence of such an agreement, the department may close that portion of any interstate bridge located within the State of Nebraska under the authority of section 39-1345.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 21, p. 641.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,112 - Interstate bridges; closing; notice.

39-8,112.
Interstate bridges; closing; notice.
Before the whole or any part of any interstate bridge shall be closed, either pursuant to an agreement between the department and an adjoining state or otherwise, the party closing such bridge shall notify in writing the proper authorities of the department, the adjoining state, and, as may be necessary, the political or governmental subdivisions of the State of Nebraska and the adjoining state directly concerned, of the intent to close the bridge, the area of the bridge which will be closed, the date and time of such closing, the approximate amount of time such area will be closed, and the route of any detours established;
Provided,
that such notice shall not be required when the whole or any part of an interstate bridge is closed for emergency maintenance under the authority of section 39-8,115.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 22, p. 641.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,113 - Interstate bridges; closing; barricades; detours.

39-8,113.
Interstate bridges; closing; barricades; detours.
After giving the notice required by section 39-8,112, the party authorized to close the whole or any part of any interstate bridge shall, before closing any part of such bridge, erect suitable barricades and make provision for any necessary detours in the manner provided by sections 39-1345 to 39-1347.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 23, p. 641.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,114 - Interstate bridges; closing; barricades; assumption of risk.

39-8,114.
Interstate bridges; closing; barricades; assumption of risk.
The barricades, fences, or other enclosures erected upon any interstate bridge shall serve as notice to the public that the area closed is unsafe for travel and that any person entering such area, without the permission or consent of the party authorized to close such area, shall do so at his own risk.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 24, p. 642.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,115 - Interstate bridges; department; emergency maintenance; barricade danger area; contract; bond.

39-8,115.
Interstate bridges; department; emergency maintenance; barricade danger area; contract; bond.
Whenever, in the opinion of the department, an emergency or unusual condition exists requiring immediate attention in order to insure the passage or safe flow of traffic over or upon that portion of any interstate bridge located within the State of Nebraska, the department may close such portion of any such bridge to any or all traffic in order to perform the maintenance necessary thereon. Upon ascertaining the need for emergency maintenance, the department shall mark and post the danger area for the protection of the public and, within twenty-four hours thereafter, shall barricade the danger area and provide any detour necessary in compliance with section 39-8,113. The department may provide any part of the personnel, equipment, and material necessary to perform such emergency maintenance or may contract with any person who, in the opinion of the department, is capable of successfully performing the maintenance necessary;
Provided,
that the department shall not contract such emergency maintenance to any person incapable of furnishing the department with a bond with good and sufficient sureties approved by the department, in an amount at least equal to the contract price, conditioned upon the faithful fulfillment of the contract. If any agreement between the department and an adjoining state for the maintenance of interstate bridges has made provision for emergency maintenance, as authorized by section 39-8,107, such maintenance and the payment therefor shall be completed in accordance with the agreement.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 25, p. 642.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,116 - Interstate bridges; boundary line or boundary line toll bridges; department; power to purchase.

39-8,116.
Interstate bridges; boundary line or boundary line toll bridges; department; power to purchase.
In order that any boundary line bridge or boundary line toll bridge may be added to the highway systems of the State of Nebraska and an adjoining state, the department shall have the power and authority to enter into agreements with an adjoining state to determine the manner and method of purchasing any such bridge, and the land, real or personal property, or any easement or interest necessary thereto, through the joint action of the department and the adjoining state, from the person holding title thereto. Such agreements may provide for any reasonable means of purchase and acceptance of title by the department and the adjoining state not in conflict with the laws of the State of Nebraska and the adjoining state;
Provided,
that no such agreement shall authorize, nor be construed to authorize, (1) the department to purchase the whole of any boundary line bridge or boundary line toll bridge, and the land, real or personal property, or easement or interest necessary thereto, nor (2) to complete any contract for the purchase of that portion of any such bridge, and the land, real or personal property, or easement or interest necessary thereto, located within the State of Nebraska which is not conditioned in performance upon the adjoining state completing a binding contract for purchase of that portion of such bridge, and the land, real or personal property, or easement or interest necessary thereto, located within the adjoining state with the person holding title thereto.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 26, p. 642.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,118 - Interstate bridges; boundary line or boundary line toll bridge; department; gift; power to accept; conditions.

39-8,118.
Interstate bridges; boundary line or boundary line toll bridge; department; gift; power to accept; conditions.
The department shall have the power and authority to accept title to and responsibility for the maintenance of that portion of any boundary line bridge or boundary line toll bridge, and the land, real or personal property, or easement or interest necessary thereto, located within the State of Nebraska whenever that portion of any such bridge may be offered to the State of Nebraska free of costs and indebtedness by the person holding title thereto;
Provided,
that any such acceptance given by the department shall be conditioned upon the adjoining state holding or acquiring title to that portion of such bridge, and the land, real or personal property, or easement or interest necessary thereto, located within the adjoining state from the person holding title thereto.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 28, p. 645.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,119 - Interstate bridges; regulation of transmission and pipe lines.

39-8,119.
Interstate bridges; regulation of transmission and pipe lines.
The department shall have the power and authority to enter into agreements with an adjoining state for the purpose of regulating the passage of transmission and pipe lines upon and across interstate bridges. Such agreements may provide that the department and the adjoining state, jointly, may establish all reasonable rules and regulations necessary to prevent such lines from interfering with any interstate bridge or the safe flow of traffic upon such bridge;
Provided,
that such rules and regulations shall not authorize the passage of any transmission or pipe line across or upon any interstate bridge in violation of the law of the State of Nebraska or of the adjoining state, or of any law, code, rule, or regulation of the United States. Nothing contained within this section shall be construed to limit, change, alter, or invalidate the provisions of any prior existing contract to which the department or the State of Nebraska is a party.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 29, p. 645.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-8,120 - Interstate bridges; department; rules and regulations; adopt.

39-8,120.
Interstate bridges; department; rules and regulations; adopt.
The department shall have the power and authority to adopt and amend all rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122;
Provided,
that such rules and regulations shall not violate any law of the State of Nebraska, or any law, code, rule, or regulation of the United States, pertaining to or affecting interstate bridges.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 175, § 30, p. 645.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-1010 - Mailboxes; location; violation; duty of Department of Transportation.

39-1010.
Mailboxes; location; violation; duty of Department of Transportation.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, all mailboxes shall be placed such that no part of the mailbox extends beyond the shoulder line of any highway and the mailbox support shall be placed a minimum of one foot outside the shoulder line of any gravel-surfaced highway, and of any hard-surfaced highway having a shoulder width of six feet or more as measured from the edge of the hard surfacing. Along hard-surfaced highways having a shoulder width of less than six feet, the Department of Transportation shall, on new construction or reconstruction, where feasible, provide a shoulder width of not less than six feet, or provide for a minimum clear traffic lane of ten feet in width at mailbox turnouts. On highways built before October 9, 1961, having a shoulder width of less than six feet, the department may, where feasible and deemed advisable, provide a shoulder width of not less than six feet or provide for minimum clear traffic lane of ten feet in width at mailbox turnouts. For a hard-surfaced highway having either a mailbox turnout or a hard-surfaced shoulder width of eight feet or more, the mailbox shall be placed such that no part of the mailbox extends beyond the outside edge of the mailbox turnout or hard-surfaced portion of the shoulder and the mailbox support shall be placed a minimum of one foot outside the outside edge of the mailbox turnout or hard-surfaced portion of the shoulder.
(2) It shall be the duty of the department to notify the owner of all mailboxes in violation of the provisions of this section, and the department may remove such mailboxes if the owner fails or refuses to remove the same after a reasonable time after he or she is notified of such violations.
Source
Laws 1961, c. 194, § 1, p. 593;
Laws 2014, LB757, § 1;
Laws 2017, LB339, § 117.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-1011 - Mailboxes; Department of Transportation; turnouts; provide.

39-1011.
Mailboxes; Department of Transportation; turnouts; provide.
The Department of Transportation shall provide and maintain gravel, crushed-rock, or hard-surface turnouts for delivery of mail to all mailboxes placed on the highway rights-of-way to conform with section 39-1010.
Source
Laws 1961, c. 194, § 2, p. 593;
Laws 2017, LB339, § 118.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-1012 - Mailboxes; violations; penalty.

39-1012.
Mailboxes; violations; penalty.
Any person who violates the provisions of section 39-1010 shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1961, c. 194, § 3, p. 594;
Laws 1977, LB 40, § 210.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges › 39-1101 - State Highway Commission; creation; members.

39-1101.
State Highway Commission; creation; members.
There is hereby created in the Department of Transportation a State Highway Commission which shall consist of eight members to be appointed by the Governor with the consent of a majority of all the members of the Legislature. One member shall at all times be appointed from each of the eight districts designated in section 39-1102. Each member of the commission shall be (1) a citizen of the United States, (2) not less than thirty years of age, and (3) a bona fide resident of the State of Nebraska and of the district from which he or she is appointed for at least three years immediately preceding his or her appointment. Not more than four members shall be of the same political party. The Director-State Engineer shall be an ex officio member of the commission who shall vote in case of a tie.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 334, § 1, p. 1095;
Laws 1955, c. 163, § 1, p. 468;
Laws 1987, LB 161, § 1;
Laws 2017, LB339, § 119.