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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-724 - Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission; created; members; appointment; administration.

72-724.
Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission; created; members; appointment; administration.
(1) There is hereby created a Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission, which shall consist of seven members, six of whom shall be appointed by the Governor. The Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society shall be the seventh member of the commission and shall serve as secretary of the commission. The Governor shall appoint no more than three members of the commission from the same political party. The Governor shall consider gender and ethnic diversity and the person's appreciation for the history and culture of the state when making the appointments. In making the initial appointments of the commission, the Governor shall appoint two members for a term of two years, two members for a term of four years, and two members for a term of six years. As the terms of the members expire, the Governor shall appoint or reappoint a member of the commission for a term of six years to succeed the member whose term expires. The members shall serve without compensation. The Governor shall be an ex officio member of the commission.
(2) The Nebraska State Historical Society shall be responsible for the administration of the Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission.
Source
Laws 1961, c. 355, § 1, p. 1118;
Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 3;
Laws 2005, LB 37, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-725 - Nebraska Hall of Fame; location.

72-725.
Nebraska Hall of Fame; location.
The Nebraska Hall of Fame shall be located in the State Capitol and other locations as approved by the Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission.
Source
Laws 1961, c. 355, § 2, p. 1118;
Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-726 - Nebraska Hall of Fame; purpose.

72-726.
Nebraska Hall of Fame; purpose.
The purpose of the Nebraska Hall of Fame shall be to bring to public attention and to recognize officially those people who, in their lives, have achieved prominence and who were outstanding Nebraskans. For the purpose of this section Nebraskans shall mean those (1) who were born in Nebraska, (2) who gained prominence while living in Nebraska, or (3) who lived in Nebraska and whose residence in Nebraska was an important influence on their lives and which contributed to their greatness.
Source
Laws 1961, c. 355, § 3, p. 1118.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-727 - Rules and regulations.

72-727.
Rules and regulations.
The Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to establish criteria of eligibility for inclusion in the Nebraska Hall of Fame and to establish standards for the creation, design, size, configuration, and placement of busts or other appropriate objects.
Source
Laws 1961, c. 355, § 4, p. 1119;
Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-728 - Persons named to Nebraska Hall of Fame; limitations; Nebraskans awarded Medal of Honor; plaque.

72-728.
Persons named to Nebraska Hall of Fame; limitations; Nebraskans awarded Medal of Honor; plaque.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission shall not name more than one person to the Nebraska Hall of Fame during each five-year period beginning on and after January 1, 2005. During the first two years of each five-year period, the commission shall receive nominations of candidates to be named to the Nebraska Hall of Fame. The commission shall review the nominations and may select the finalists for induction. During the subsequent two years of each five-year period, the commission shall review the finalists, if any, and shall hold public hearings regarding the finalists in each of the congressional districts. After the hearings, the commission may select one finalist for induction. If a finalist is selected for induction, the commission shall name him or her to the Nebraska Hall of Fame during the final year of each five-year period. No individual shall be named to the Nebraska Hall of Fame until at least thirty-five years after such person's demise.
(2) Notwithstanding the limitations imposed by subsection (1) of this section, the commission shall procure an appropriate plaque upon which shall be placed the names of each Nebraskan awarded the Medal of Honor as a result of such person's services in the armed forces of the United States. Such plaque shall have sufficient space for listing the names of persons who shall be awarded the Medal of Honor in the future. The plaque shall have a suitable place in the State Capitol.
Source
Laws 1961, c. 355, § 5, p. 1119;
Laws 1969, c. 595, § 1, p. 2448;
Laws 1976, LB 670, § 1;
Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 6;
Laws 2005, LB 37, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-729 - Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission; powers.

72-729.
Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission; powers.
The Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission shall have power:
(1) To contract for the making and placing of busts or other appropriate objects commemorating the persons chosen to be placed in the State Capitol or other location as approved by the commission. No busts or other appropriate objects commemorating the persons chosen shall be placed in the State Capitol except upon the approval of the Nebraska Capitol Commission; and
(2) To receive and disburse gifts.
Source
Laws 1963, c. 414, § 1, p. 1336;
Laws 1974, LB 1048, § 40;
Laws 1993, LB 311, § 2;
Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-729.01 - Hall of Fame Trust Fund; created; use; investment.

72-729.01.
Hall of Fame Trust Fund; created; use; investment.
There is hereby created the Hall of Fame Trust Fund to be administered by the Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission for the purpose of the creation, design, size, configuration, and placement of busts or other appropriate objects as authorized in section 72-729. Deposits to such fund shall include money received from public donation and from funds appropriated specifically for such purpose by the Legislature. The State Treasurer shall transfer ten thousand dollars from the General Fund to the Hall of Fame Trust Fund annually beginning with fiscal year 2021-22, between July 1 and July 30 of each year, on such date as directed by the budget administrator of the budget division of the Department of Administrative Services, except that if the balance of the Hall of Fame Trust Fund exceeds fifty thousand dollars on the last day of the preceding fiscal year, such transfer shall not take place. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 282, § 1;
Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 8;
Laws 2021, LB384, § 13;
Laws 2023, LB818, § 16.
Effective Date: May 25, 2023
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-730 - State Capitol Restoration Fund; created; investment.

72-730.
State Capitol Restoration Fund; created; investment.
The State Capitol Restoration Fund is created. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source
Laws 2006, LB 1131, § 3;
Laws 2007, LB323, § 1.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-801 - Public buildings; cost; limitation; use; change prohibited.

72-801.
Public buildings; cost; limitation; use; change prohibited.
Any public building that is erected or repaired and for which an appropriation is made by the Legislature shall be constructed or repaired in a complete manner within the limits of such appropriation. Except as provided in sections 72-811 to 72-818 and 79-11,109, no building shall be changed or diverted from the use or purpose, kind, or class of building from that for which the appropriation was originally made.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 131, § 1, p. 441;
R.S.1913, § 5891;
C.S.1922, § 5258;
C.S.1929, § 72-1001;
R.S.1943, § 72-801;
Laws 1973, LB 547, § 1;
Laws 1992, LB 1241, § 4;
Laws 1995, LB 567, § 2;
Laws 1996, LB 900, § 1059;
Laws 1998, Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 5;
Laws 1999, LB 813, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-802 - Public buildings; plans and specifications; limitations; bids; appropriations; limit; exceptions; violation; penalty.

72-802.
Public buildings; plans and specifications; limitations; bids; appropriations; limit; exceptions; violation; penalty.
Any officer or board charged with the general supervision of the erection and repair of the public buildings belonging to the state shall prepare or have prepared plans and specifications of the building to be erected or repaired, and such plans shall be prepared in such a manner that the completed building, landscaping, and parking facilities, including the cost of equipment and fixtures necessary therefor, or the completed repair cost shall not exceed the amount authorized for that purpose. Construction may be commenced after contracts are awarded, but the obligation of the state in any biennium under such contracts shall not exceed the amount appropriated for that purpose in such biennium. When contracts are submitted to public bidding and a certain item is specified by trade name, make, or catalog number, a bid for the furnishing of an alternate item, equal thereto in the opinion of the architects and officers or board involved and submitted within the time limits set for receipt of bids, shall not be rejected solely on the basis that such item was not approved prior to the submission of bids. No officer, board, architect, superintendent, or contractor shall change any plan for any public building, for which an appropriation is made by the Legislature, so as to exceed such appropriation, and any officer, board, architect, superintendent, or contractor who violates any of the provisions of this section and section 72-801 shall be deemed guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1911, c. 131, § 2, p. 442;
R.S.1913, § 5892;
C.S.1922, § 5259;
C.S.1929, § 72-1002;
R.S.1943, § 72-802;
Laws 1967, c. 470, § 1, p. 1463;
Laws 1973, LB 547, § 2;
Laws 1977, LB 39, § 180;
Laws 1986, LB 258, § 15.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-803 - Public buildings; construction; improvement and repair; contracts; bidding; procedure; exceptions.

72-803.
Public buildings; construction; improvement and repair; contracts; bidding; procedure; exceptions.
(1) The state and any department or agency thereof, subject to the powers of the state building division of the Department of Administrative Services, shall have general charge of the erection of new buildings which are being erected for such department or agency, the repair and improvement of buildings under the control of such department or agency, including fire escapes, and the improvement of grounds under the control of such department or agency.
(2) Buildings and other improvements costing more than fifty thousand dollars shall be (a) constructed under the general charge of the department or agency as provided in subsection (1) of this section and (b) let by contract to the lowest responsible bidder after proper advertisement as set forth in subsection (4) of this section.
(3) The successful bidder at the letting shall enter into a contract with the department or agency, prepared as provided for by subsection (4) of this section, and shall furnish a bond for the faithful performance of his or her contract, except that a performance bond shall not be required for any project which has a total cost of one hundred thousand dollars or less unless the department or agency includes a bond requirement in the specifications for the project.
(4) When contracts are to be let by the department or agency as provided in subsection (2) of this section, advertisements shall be published in accordance with rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the state building division stating that sealed proposals will be received by the department or agency at its office on the date therein stated for the furnishing of materials, the construction of buildings, or the making of repairs or improvements and that plans and specifications can be seen at the office of the department or agency. All bids or proposals shall be accompanied by a certified check or by a bid bond in a sum fixed by the department or agency and payable thereto. All such contracts shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, but the right shall be reserved to reject any and all bids. Whenever any material described in any contract can be obtained from any state institution, the department or agency shall exclude it from such a contract.
Source
Laws 1990, LB 257, § 4;
Laws 1992, LB 1241, § 5;
Laws 1995, LB 530, § 1;
Laws 2007, LB256, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-804 - New state building; code requirements.

72-804.
New state building; code requirements.
(1) Any new state building shall meet or exceed the requirements of the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code published by the International Code Council.
(2) Any new lighting, heating, cooling, ventilating, or water heating equipment or controls in a state-owned building and any new building envelope components installed in a state-owned building shall meet or exceed the requirements of the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code.
(3) The State Building Administrator of the Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Department of Environment and Energy, may specify:
(a) A more recent edition of the International Energy Conservation Code;
(b) Additional energy efficiency or renewable energy requirements for buildings; and
(c) Waivers of specific requirements which are demonstrated through life-cycle cost analysis to not be in the state's best interest. The agency receiving the funding shall be required to provide a life-cycle cost analysis to the State Building Administrator.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 755, § 1;
Laws 2003, LB 643, § 3;
Laws 2004, LB 888, § 1;
Laws 2011, LB329, § 1;
Laws 2019, LB302, § 92;
Laws 2019, LB405, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-805 - Buildings constructed with state funds; code requirements.

72-805.
Buildings constructed with state funds; code requirements.
The 2018 International Energy Conservation Code, published by the International Code Council, applies to all new buildings constructed in whole or in part with state funds after July 1, 2020. The Department of Environment and Energy shall review building plans and specifications necessary to determine whether a building will meet the requirements of this section. The department shall provide a copy of its review to the agency receiving funding. The agency receiving the funding shall verify that the building as constructed meets or exceeds the code. The verification shall be provided to the department. The Director of Environment and Energy may, in consultation with the State Building Administrator of the Department of Administrative Services, adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 755, § 2;
Laws 2004, LB 888, § 2;
Laws 2011, LB329, § 2;
Laws 2019, LB302, § 93;
Laws 2019, LB405, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-806 - Enforcement.

72-806.
Enforcement.
The enforcement provisions of Chapter 1 of the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code, published by the International Code Council, shall not apply to buildings subject to section 72-804.
Source
Laws 1999, LB 755, § 3;
Laws 2003, LB 643, § 4;
Laws 2004, LB 888, § 3;
Laws 2011, LB329, § 3;
Laws 2019, LB405, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-808 - Historic structure; legislative findings.

72-808.
Historic structure; legislative findings.
The Legislature finds that:
(1) The preservation of historic structures will enrich life for Nebraska's citizens both today and for future generations;
(2) Many historic structures are owned by the state; and
(3) Efforts should be made by the state to identify, preserve, maintain, and restore such historic structures whenever possible.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 563, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-809 - Historic structure; defined.

72-809.
Historic structure; defined.
For purposes of sections 72-808 to 72-810, historic structure shall mean any building significant in American history or architecture on a local, state, or national level.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 563, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-810 - Historic structure; alterations; requirements.

72-810.
Historic structure; alterations; requirements.
Improvements, alterations, or changes made by the state, its agencies, or departments on or to any historic structure owned by the State of Nebraska shall be in keeping with its historical or architectural significance. Such alterations shall be made according to standards set by the United States Department of the Interior. No alteration shall be made without review and comment by the State Historic Preservation Officer. If the state, its agencies, or departments do not agree with the review and comment of the officer, a final determination as to what action must be followed by the state shall be made by the Governor. A state agency or department shall only be required to comply with this section if it has been notified in writing by the officer that a particular structure is a historic structure.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 563, § 3;
Laws 1989, LB 18, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-811 - Vacant buildings and excess land; terms, defined.

72-811.
Vacant buildings and excess land; terms, defined.
For purposes of sections 72-811 to 72-818:
(1) Committee shall mean the Vacant Building and Excess Land Committee;
(2) Excess, referring to land, shall mean (a) unused in whole or in part by any state agency for the purposes for which the land was acquired or received or (b) without current defined plans by any state agency for the use of the land for the agency's mission for the next fiscal year; and
(3) Vacant, referring to buildings, shall mean (a) unoccupied, (b) unused in whole or in part by any state agency for the purposes for which the building was designed, intended, or remodeled, or (c) without current defined plans by any state agency for the use of the building for the agency's mission for the next fiscal year.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 1143, § 1;
Laws 1990, LB 830, § 1;
Laws 1992, LB 1241, § 6;
Laws 1995, LB 567, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-812 - Vacant Building and Excess Land Committee; created; members.

72-812.
Vacant Building and Excess Land Committee; created; members.
The Vacant Building and Excess Land Committee is hereby created. The committee shall be composed of the Director of Administrative Services, the State Building Administrator, and the administrator of the Task Force for Building Renewal created pursuant to section 81-174. When reviewing and considering action to be taken in regard to a particular building or piece of land, the committee shall also include a representative of the state agency responsible for the building or land as a nonvoting member.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 1143, § 2;
Laws 1990, LB 830, § 2;
Laws 1992, LB 1241, § 7;
Laws 1997, LB 314, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-813 - Vacant buildings and excess land; list; compilation; committee; review status; disposition; considerations.

72-813.
Vacant buildings and excess land; list; compilation; committee; review status; disposition; considerations.
(1) Each state agency shall by September 15 of each year submit to the State Building Administrator a list of all state-owned buildings and land for which it is responsible and shall note the current and planned uses of each building and parcel of land. The State Building Administrator shall compile the information on state-owned buildings and land and provide it, along with any other information or recommendations he or she may consider relevant to the purposes of sections 72-811 to 72-818, to the Vacant Building and Excess Land Committee and to the Legislative Fiscal Analyst. The information provided to the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall be submitted electronically.
(2) The committee shall meet to review the information and consider further action or possible amendments to orders made pursuant to this section. If the committee determines that there is reason to believe that any particular state-owned building or piece of land is vacant or excess, the committee shall review the status of the building or land and by majority vote determine whether it should be declared vacant or excess.
(3) If the committee declares a building or land to be vacant or excess, it shall order either maintenance of the building or land by the state building division of the Department of Administrative Services or the disposal of the building or land through sale, lease, demolition, or otherwise. Any order for disposal of a building may include related lands. In determining the appropriate action to be taken in regard to a building or land, the committee shall consider the benefits to the state of the alternative possible actions, including cost-effectiveness, other possible future uses of the building or land for state purposes, and the necessity or utility of the building or land for the furtherance of existing or planned state programs.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 1143, § 3;
Laws 1990, LB 830, § 3;
Laws 1992, LB 1241, § 8;
Laws 1995, LB 567, § 4;
Laws 2012, LB782, § 130.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-814 - Vacant buildings and excess land; committee order; transfer of responsibilities and records; director; powers.

72-814.
Vacant buildings and excess land; committee order; transfer of responsibilities and records; director; powers.
When a building or land is declared vacant or excess by the committee, the committee shall certify to the Director of Administrative Services its determination and order in regard to the building or land. All responsibilities for and records of ownership of the building or land and all records of maintenance of the building or land shall be transferred as soon as possible to the Department of Administrative Services.
If the order includes the sale, lease, or other disposal of any building or land as an appropriate action, the director may execute any quitclaim deed, lease, or other instrument necessary to sell, lease, or dispose of the building or land. The director may reserve, in the best interest of the state, an easement, license, or other interest in the building or land for the state in such sale, lease, or disposal. The director may also trade the building or land for other property needed by the state. The director may, at the expense of the state agency formerly responsible for the building or land, remove or order the agency to remove any movable property not attached to the building or land.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 1143, § 4;
Laws 1990, LB 830, § 4;
Laws 1992, LB 1241, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-816 - Vacant Building and Excess Land Cash Fund; created; use; investment; restrictions.

72-816.
Vacant Building and Excess Land Cash Fund; created; use; investment; restrictions.
(1) The Vacant Building and Excess Land Cash Fund is created. The fund shall consist of proceeds credited to the fund pursuant to sections 72-815 and 90-268. Except as provided in sections 90-268 and 90-269, the fund shall be used to pay for the maintenance of vacant state buildings and excess state land and for expenses related to the disposal of state buildings and land referred to the Department of Administrative Services by the committee pursuant to sections 72-811 to 72-818. The fund shall be administered by the state building division of the Department of Administrative Services. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Funds may be transferred from the Vacant Building and Excess Land Cash Fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature.
(2) If there are insufficient funds in the fund to enable the division to fully implement the orders of the committee issued pursuant to sections 72-811 to 72-818, the division shall implement them in the order which most efficiently meets the purposes of such sections.
(3) Funds appropriated to the Task Force for Building Renewal shall not be used to carry out any of the purposes of such sections (a) unless the building would otherwise qualify for the use of such funds pursuant to the Deferred Building Renewal Act and (b) except for any expenses incurred by the administrator of the Task Force for Building Renewal in fulfilling his or her duties under such sections.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 1143, § 6;
Laws 1990, LB 830, § 6;
Laws 1992, LB 1241, § 11;
Laws 1994, LB 1066, § 73;
Laws 1995, LB 567, § 5;
Laws 1997, LB 314, § 4;
Laws 1999, LB 873, § 6;
Laws 2000, LB 1216, § 22;
Laws 2002, Second Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 4;
Laws 2003, LB 403, § 7;
Laws 2005, LB 426, § 13;
Laws 2006, LB 1061, § 11.
Cross References
Deferred Building Renewal Act, see section 81-190.
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-817 - Applicability of sections.

72-817.
Applicability of sections.
Sections 72-811 to 72-818 shall apply to every state agency except the University of Nebraska, the Nebraska state colleges, the Division of Aeronautics of the Department of Transportation, and the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, except that any such agency may elect to include under such sections any building or land for which it has responsibility. Such sections shall not apply to interests in real property held by the Department of Transportation.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 1143, § 7;
Laws 1990, LB 830, § 7;
Laws 1995, LB 567, § 6;
Laws 2017, LB339, § 249.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-818 - State-owned land; utility easement; Vacant Building and Excess Land Committee; powers and duties.

72-818.
State-owned land; utility easement; Vacant Building and Excess Land Committee; powers and duties.
Except as provided in section 37-330, a state agency shall submit any request for granting a utility easement on state-owned land to the committee. The committee may only approve utility easements by majority vote. Utility easements may only be granted to political subdivisions or their contractors for utility or construction-related purposes. The committee shall certify the approval of a utility easement to the Director of Administrative Services who shall execute the instrument necessary to grant the easement. The state building division of the Department of Administrative Services shall be responsible for the implementation of easements granted under this section.
Source
Laws 1995, LB 567, § 1;
Laws 2007, LB256, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-819 - Museum and visitor center honoring Chief Standing Bear; Game and Parks Commission; duties; appropriations; legislative intent; Nebraska State Historical Society; memorandum of understanding or contract, authorized.

72-819.
Museum and visitor center honoring Chief Standing Bear; Game and Parks Commission; duties; appropriations; legislative intent; Nebraska State Historical Society; memorandum of understanding or contract, authorized.
(1) The Game and Parks Commission shall construct, develop, and manage a museum and visitor center honoring Chief Standing Bear.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate to the Game and Parks Commission for the Chief Standing Bear Museum and visitor center:
(a) Not more than fifteen million dollars for fiscal year 2025-26 from investment earnings from the Perkins County Canal Project Fund and credited to the Economic Recovery Contingency Fund as provided in section 61-305 for construction of the museum and visitor center;
(b) Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars for fiscal year 2025-26 from investment earnings from the Perkins County Canal Project Fund and credited to the Economic Recovery Contingency Fund as provided in section 61-305 for exhibit fabrication and historical interpretation; and
(c) Two hundred thousand dollars in fiscal year 2025-26 for staffing.
(3) The Game and Parks Commission may execute a memorandum of understanding or contract with the Nebraska State Historical Society for purposes of museum and visitor center development, exhibit fabrication, and historical interpretation.
Source
Laws 2023, LB531, § 53.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-820 - Mayhew Cabin historical site; Game and Parks Commission; duties.

72-820.
Mayhew Cabin historical site; Game and Parks Commission; duties.
The Game and Parks Commission shall purchase or receive by donation, and subsequently rehabilitate and manage, the Mayhew Cabin historical site located in Nebraska City, Nebraska.
Source
Laws 2023, LB531, § 54.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-901 - School lands; oil and gas leases; Board of Educational Lands and Funds; powers and duties.

72-901.
School lands; oil and gas leases; Board of Educational Lands and Funds; powers and duties.
The Board of Educational Lands and Funds is authorized and empowered to lease any school and public lands belonging to the state and under its control, including oil and gas rights which have been or may hereafter be reserved to the state, for oil and gas exploration and development upon terms and conditions herein prescribed. In all cases where the lands are under lease for grazing, agricultural or similar purposes, the rights of such lessees shall be protected.
Source
Laws 1943, c. 164, § 1, p. 579;
R.S.1943, § 72-901.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-902 - Leases; terms and conditions; bids, when taken.

72-902.
Leases; terms and conditions; bids, when taken.
All oil and gas leases issued hereunder shall be for terms not to exceed ten years, and as long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities from the land covered thereby. Such leases shall also provide for annual delay rentals of not less than fifty cents per acre of land leased. If two or more parties desire to lease the same land, the representatives of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds present at the offering shall accept bids from all or any parties, and the board may grant a lease to the person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation that would pay for a lease contract on the land the greatest amount of such bonus. Lands shall be leased in as compact bodies as the form and area of the tracts subject to lease will permit. No lease shall embrace noncontiguous subdivisions of land unless such subdivision shall be within an area comprising not more than one square mile.
Source
Laws 1943, c. 164, § 2, p. 580;
R.S.1943, § 72-902;
Laws 1959, c. 333, § 1, p. 1211;
Laws 1978, LB 802, § 1;
Laws 1993, LB 121, § 459.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-903 - Leases; reservation of royalty to lessor; monthly accounting.

72-903.
Leases; reservation of royalty to lessor; monthly accounting.
In every oil and gas lease granted pursuant hereto, there shall be reserved to the lessor a royalty of not less than twelve and one-half percent of all oil, gas, hydrocarbons and all other petroleum products produced and saved from the lands covered thereby and not used in connection with the development and operation of the leased premises, or twelve and one-half percent of the market value thereof at the leased premises. Such leases shall provide that the interest so reserved shall be produced free of cost to lessor and that an accounting shall be made therefor on a monthly basis.
Source
Laws 1943, c. 164, § 3, p. 580;
R.S.1943, § 72-903.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-904 - Lessees; bond required.

72-904.
Lessees; bond required.
The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall require lessees of such oil and gas leases, and assigns thereof, to furnish bonds to the state in such form and substance as may be prescribed by the board, and in amounts adequate to indemnify the state against loss, damage or detriment by reason of the failure of the lessee to fully discharge the obligations contained in the lease, or assignment thereof;
Provided,
that a blanket bond may be accepted by the board to cover more than one lease issued to the same lessee.
Source
Laws 1943, c. 164, § 4, p. 580;
R.S.1943, § 72-904.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-905 - Leases; forfeiture; notice to lessee; hearing; filing of order.

72-905.
Leases; forfeiture; notice to lessee; hearing; filing of order.
All oil and gas leases granted pursuant hereto shall provide for forfeiture and cancellation thereof upon the failure of the lessee to fully discharge the obligations provided therein, after written notice from the state and a reasonable time allowed to the lessee for performance of any undertaking or obligation specified in such notice, concerning which the lessee is in default. Such notice shall not be required in case of the failure of the lessee to pay any delay rental provided for in such lease. The Board of Educational Lands and Funds is granted full power and authority to order and hold hearings on any matter or question involving oil and gas leases, under such rules and regulations as it may adopt; and any lessee, upon application therefor, shall be granted a hearing on any notice or demand of the board before any lease is declared forfeited or canceled by the board. A copy of any order of forfeiture and cancellation made pursuant to this section shall be filed with the register of deeds of the county where the land is situated, but such filing shall not be a condition to the effectiveness of the order, and no further processing of any type shall be necessary to complete the record of such forfeiture and cancellation.
Source
Laws 1943, c. 164, § 5, p. 580;
R.S.1943, § 72-905;
Laws 1961, c. 356, § 1, p. 1120.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-906 - Lease; application; form; contents.

72-906.
Lease; application; form; contents.
Applications for the issuance of any lease authorized by sections 72-901 to 72-912 shall be executed under oath by the applicant, applicant's agent or attorney, or an officer or agent of a corporation if the application is made by a corporation. The form of the application shall be prescribed by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, and shall contain a description of the land, by legal subdivisions, upon which the lease is desired, and the terms upon which the applicant desires to acquire such lease.
Source
Laws 1943, c. 164, § 6, p. 581;
R.S.1943, § 72-906.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-907 - Lease; sale; public auction required; notice; publication costs; payment.

72-907.
Lease; sale; public auction required; notice; publication costs; payment.
No lease shall be sold except at public auction, to be held at the office of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, after notice of the time and place of such sale by publication two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the State of Nebraska, and such other notice, if any, as the board may require. Proof of such publication shall be made by an affidavit of the publisher, manager, or foreman of such newspaper, to be filed in the office of the board. Subject to the board's right to reject all bids, such lease shall be sold to the highest and best bidder. The purchaser of such lease shall pay the cost of publishing the notice herein provided for. Should the lease not be sold following the publishing of such notice, the one who filed application for lease shall pay the publication costs, and, to secure the payment thereof, the board may require the applicant to furnish satisfactory security therefor.
Source
Laws 1943, c. 164, § 7, p. 581;
R.S.1943, § 72-907;
Laws 1999, LB 779, § 49.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-908 - Exploration, development, and operation for oil and gas production; agreements authorized.

72-908.
Exploration, development, and operation for oil and gas production; agreements authorized.
The Board of Educational Lands and Funds is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to enter into appropriate agreements for the purpose of unit or cooperative exploration, development, and operation of acreage, or any part of the acreage, covered by leases granted pursuant hereto, with other acreage for the production of oil and gas. Such agreements shall provide for the allocation of production on a proportionate acreage or other agreed equitable basis.
Source
Laws 1943, c. 164, § 8, p. 581;
R.S.1943, § 72-908;
Laws 1955, c. 280, § 1, p. 885.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-909 - Leases; reservation of use of lands for agricultural purposes; conditions.

72-909.
Leases; reservation of use of lands for agricultural purposes; conditions.
There shall be reserved, from leases granted pursuant hereto, the right to fully use and enjoy, for agricultural and grazing purposes, the area leased for oil and gas purposes, except such parts thereof as may be necessary for use in the development and operation thereof for oil and gas and in the marketing of production therefrom. The owner of the agricultural and grazing rights, as to lands covered by any oil and gas lease issued hereunder, shall have prior right to the use of water on said premises. The lessee shall pay all damages to growing crops, including grass, caused by operations under such lease, and, after due notice thereof, shall protect the lessor from claims of such nature.
Source
Laws 1943, c. 164, § 9, p. 582;
R.S.1943, § 72-909.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-910 - Rules and regulations; authority of board.

72-910.
Rules and regulations; authority of board.
The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall have the power and authority to prescribe such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary and proper, but which are not inconsistent with the Constitution and statutes of this state, relating to the leasing of school and public lands for oil and gas exploration and development.
Source
Laws 1943, c. 164, § 10, p. 582;
R.S.1943, § 72-910.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-911 - Amended lease; exchange authorized; terms and conditions.

72-911.
Amended lease; exchange authorized; terms and conditions.
Any holder of existing oil or gas leases heretofore issued by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds on properties of the nature covered hereby, shall have the right to exchange such lease for an amended lease issued under the provisions of sections 72-901 to 72-912, and embracing the same land. When the holder of any such lease makes written application to the board in due form for such exchange, the board shall issue an amended lease embracing the same land as the former lease in the ordinary and regulation form duly adopted by the board under the provisions of said sections, but there shall be deducted from the term for which such amended lease may be issued the time that has passed from the date of the issue of the former lease to the date of the issue of the amended lease, except that in no case shall the amended lease be granted for a longer period than seven years from the date of issue of the amended lease. Such amended lease shall provide for an increase of twenty-five cents per acre over the amount of the annual delay rental specified in the former lease.
Source
Laws 1943, c. 164, § 11, p. 582;
R.S.1943, § 72-911.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-912 - Leases; assignment; conditions of approval.

72-912.
Leases; assignment; conditions of approval.
Except as hereinafter provided, the assignment of any oil and gas lease issued under the provisions of sections 72-901 to 72-912, either in whole or in part, shall be permitted if made to an assignee qualified as provided herein. Such assignment shall not, however, be binding upon the state until filed with the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, accompanied by a filing fee of one dollar and a bond, and approved by the board, or its lawful representatives;
Provided,
that the approval of such assignment so filed and supported shall not be withheld in any case where satisfactory compliance has been made with the requirements of said sections. In no case shall the board be required to approve an assignment of a lease in part, covering a tract less than forty acres nor shall it be required to approve an assignment of an undivided interest in such lease until a showing, satisfactory to the board, has been made evidencing which one of the parties, assignor or assignee is to be the one to pay the delay rentals thereafter accruing, as to an undivided interest thereafter to be jointly owned, nor shall it be required to approve an assignment covering an undivided interest of less than forty leasehold acres.
Source
Laws 1943, c. 164, § 12, p. 583;
R.S.1943, § 72-912.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1001 - Nebraska Capital Construction Fund; created; use; investment.

72-1001.
Nebraska Capital Construction Fund; created; use; investment.
The Nebraska Capital Construction Fund is created. The fund shall consist of revenue and transfers credited to the fund as authorized by law. Money shall be appropriated from the fund to state agencies for making payments on projects as determined by the Legislature, including, but not limited to, purchases of land, structural improvements to land, acquisition of buildings, construction of buildings, including architectural and engineering costs, replacement of or major repairs to structural improvements to land or buildings, additions to existing structures, remodeling of buildings, and acquisition of equipment and furnishings of new or remodeled buildings. The fund shall be administered by the State Treasurer as a multiple-agency-use fund and appropriated to state agencies as determined by the Legislature. Transfers may be made from the fund to the Capitol Restoration Cash Fund at the direction of the Legislature. Any money in the Nebraska Capital Construction Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act. Any investment earnings from investment of money in the Nebraska Capital Construction Fund shall be credited to such fund, except that for fiscal years 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26, any investment earnings from investment of money in the Nebraska Capital Construction Fund from transfers credited to such fund that are designated for the construction of a new state prison shall be credited to the Economic Recovery Contingency Fund.
Source
Laws 2005, LB 426, § 1;
Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB2, § 3;
Laws 2017, LB331, § 39;
Laws 2023, LB531, § 28.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1237 - Nebraska Investment Council; created; members; appointment; term; vacancy; immunity.

72-1237.
Nebraska Investment Council; created; members; appointment; term; vacancy; immunity.
(1)(a) The Nebraska Investment Council is created. For purposes of the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, council means the Nebraska Investment Council. The council shall consist of five members, appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Legislature. The State Treasurer, the director of the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems, and except as provided in subdivision (1)(b) of this section, beginning January 1, 2017, the administrator of each retirement system provided for under the Class V School Employees Retirement Act shall serve as nonvoting, ex officio members. One of the appointed members shall be designated chairperson by the Governor.
(b) Beginning September 1, 2024, the director of the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems shall also represent each retirement system provided for under the Class V School Employees Retirement Act.
(2) Each of the appointed members of the council shall serve for a term of five years that begins on January 1 and may be removed by the Governor for cause after notice and an opportunity to be heard. A member may serve until his or her successor's appointment is effective. A member may be reappointed. A successor shall be appointed in the same manner as provided for the members first appointed, and in case of a vacancy caused by death, resignation, or otherwise, the Governor shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
(3) No member of the council shall be personally liable, except in cases of willful dishonesty, gross negligence, or intentional violation of law, for actions relating to his or her duties as a member of the council.
Source
Laws 1969, c. 584, § 1, p. 2350;
Laws 1991, LB 368, § 1;
Laws 1991, LB 549, § 20;
Laws 1996, LB 847, § 18;
Laws 2002, LB 407, § 17;
Laws 2006, LB 1019, § 7;
Laws 2016, LB447, § 2;
Laws 2021, LB147, § 1.
Cross References
Class V School Employees Retirement Act, see section 79-978.01.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1238 - Nebraska Investment Council; members; qualifications.

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