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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1301 - Farm land, defined; nonfarm land; designation.

72-1301.
Farm land, defined; nonfarm land; designation.
As used in sections 72-1301 to 72-1305, unless the context otherwise requires, farm land shall mean land suitable for cultivation or grazing and devoted primarily to such purposes for a profit. Land suitable for cultivation or grazing acquired or owned by any entity of the state and devoted primarily to other public uses may administratively be designated as nonfarm land.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 461, § 1, p. 1431.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1302 - Leases; required.

72-1302.
Leases; required.
All departments, boards, and commissions of the State of Nebraska, except the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, the Department of Correctional Services, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the University of Nebraska shall cease operating any farm lands except as landlords under written leases by March 1, 1968, as provided in sections 72-1304 and 72-1305.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 461, § 2, p. 1431;
Laws 1973, LB 563, § 12;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 788.
Cross References
Purpose of sections 72-1302 to 72-1304, see section 83-901.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1303 - Capital improvements; prohibited; exceptions.

72-1303.
Capital improvements; prohibited; exceptions.
No capital improvements shall be made to any farm land owned by the State of Nebraska, its departments, boards or commissions, except that this provision shall not apply to the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, the Department of Correctional Services, the Department of Health and Human Services, or the University of Nebraska or projects where the only purpose of the capital improvement would be soil and water conservation.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 461, § 3, p. 1431;
Laws 1973, LB 563, § 13;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 789.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1304 - Lease; cash rent; term; rules and regulations; cancellation of lease.

72-1304.
Lease; cash rent; term; rules and regulations; cancellation of lease.
All publicly owned farm lands not classified as school or saline lands, or lands of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Correctional Services, or the University of Nebraska shall be subject to lease at a fixed annual cash rental for a term of not more than ten years. The department, commission, or board shall have authority to adopt such rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary in the leasing of such lands and to prescribe such terms and conditions of the lease as it shall deem necessary to protect the interests of the state. All departments, boards, or commissions, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Correctional Services, and the University of Nebraska shall adopt and enforce a soil conservation program based on a conservation plan as developed by the local natural resources district. Failure of the lessee to utilize the land for the purpose for which the land was leased or to observe and carry out soil conservation requirements as provided in the rules and regulations of the department, commission, or board shall be cause for cancellation of the lease.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 461, § 4, p. 1432;
Laws 1969, c. 597, § 1, p. 2451;
Laws 1973, LB 563, § 14;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 790.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1305 - Application for lease; affidavit; contents; deposit for rental; sealed bids; when.

72-1305.
Application for lease; affidavit; contents; deposit for rental; sealed bids; when.
Applications to lease any such publicly owned farm lands shall be made to the department, commission, or board having charge thereof. Each such application shall contain an affidavit that the applicant desires to lease and operate such land for the applicant's own use and benefit, that the applicant will not sublease or otherwise dispose of the same without the written approval of the department, commission, or board, and will commit no waste or damage on the land nor permit others to do so. If two or more applicants apply to lease the same land, the department, commission, or board having charge of the same shall grant the lease to the applicant who, after investigation or hearing, appears to have the best qualifications according to the rules and regulations of such department, commission, or board;
Provided,
that the order of the filing of the application shall be given no consideration in the granting of such lease. Each application shall be accompanied by the amount due as rental for the first year for which the application is made. If, after due diligence and effort to lease such land upon application, the department, commission, or board is unable to lease part or all of the same according to its rules and regulations, it may at a stated time and after due notice receive sealed bids on a fixed cash rental basis and lease such land on the highest offer if, in the judgment of such department, commission, or board, it is for the best interest of the state to accept such bid.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 461, § 5, p. 1432;
Laws 1969, c. 597, § 2, p. 2451.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1306 - Virgin prairie; legislative findings.

72-1306.
Virgin prairie; legislative findings.
The Legislature finds that:
(1) Examples of Nebraska's prairie soil in a condition which existed before the state was settled during the early part of the nineteenth century are becoming increasingly rare;
(2) Such virgin prairie is an important tool for scientists who seek to determine the highest and best use of Nebraska's soil resources;
(3) Such virgin prairie is an important part of botanical and zoological studies offered by institutions of learning in this state; and
(4) It is in the public interest that such virgin prairie which has been used as an educational tool by an educational institution of this state in suitable quantities be preserved and protected.
Source
Laws 1981, LB 58, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1307 - Virgin prairie; preservation; sale; conditions.

72-1307.
Virgin prairie; preservation; sale; conditions.
When any agency or political subdivision of the State of Nebraska, except the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, owns land with virgin prairie as described in section 72-1306, such agency or political subdivision may take action to establish the location and boundaries of such virgin prairie or a part thereof that may be preserved and protected. Such action shall be taken only after holding a public hearing with at least one week's advance notice of such hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the virgin prairie is located. Any such agency or political subdivision which has established the location and boundaries of such virgin prairie and which decides to sell such land may require the purchaser to enter into a covenant to continue to preserve and protect the area established as virgin prairie, and such covenant by its terms shall run with the title to the land binding future owners. In the event such covenant to preserve and protect the area as virgin prairie should lapse or be declared invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the agency or political subdivision which sold the land or its successor in interest shall be afforded first option to repurchase the land, at the current market value to be determined as if the covenant were valid and enforceable.
Source
Laws 1981, LB 58, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1308 - Virgin prairie; sale; when allowed.

72-1308.
Virgin prairie; sale; when allowed.
No sale authorized under sections 72-1306 to 72-1308 shall take place after July 1, 1983.
Source
Laws 1981, LB 58, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1401 - Purpose of sections.

72-1401.
Purpose of sections.
The purposes of sections 72-1401 to 72-1408 are (1) to permit the state and cities, villages, and counties to make the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with each other in providing services and facilities, and (2) to permit cities, villages, and counties to assist the state by making available to the state, at no greater cost to the state than the cost thereof to the municipality, buildings and facilities, or portions thereof, thereby enabling the state better to serve the inhabitants of such cities, villages, and counties and the surrounding region thereof or better to serve the public of the state at large.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 464, § 1, p. 1435;
Laws 1974, LB 914, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1402 - Municipality, defined.

72-1402.
Municipality, defined.
For the purposes of sections 72-1401 to 72-1408 municipality shall mean any city, village, or county of this state.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 464, § 2, p. 1435;
Laws 1974, LB 914, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1404 - Municipality; state; agreement; Governor; approval.

72-1404.
Municipality; state; agreement; Governor; approval.
The State of Nebraska is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with a municipality providing for the supplying by such municipality to the state of buildings or other facilities or portions thereof in such municipality or the zoning area authorized by law for the municipality. No such agreement shall be entered into unless (1) the Legislature shall theretofore specify the municipality and in general terms the type of building or facility or portion thereof to which such agreement shall pertain, and (2) in the event that any such agreement shall deal in whole or in part with the provision of services or facilities with regard to which an officer or agency of the state government has constitutional or statutory powers of control, the agreement shall, as a condition precedent to the entry into force, be submitted to the state officer or agency for such power or control and shall be approved or disapproved by him or it within all matters of his or its jurisdiction. Each such agreement shall be approved by the Governor, shall be executed in the name and on behalf of the state and shall be signed by the Governor.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 464, § 4, p. 1437.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1406 - Municipality; state; agreement; condition precedent; appropriation by Legislature; failure to appropriate; effect.

72-1406.
Municipality; state; agreement; condition precedent; appropriation by Legislature; failure to appropriate; effect.
It shall be a condition precedent to any agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of sections 72-1401 to 72-1408, whether or not such condition be specified in any such agreement, that the state shall incur no liability under such agreement unless an appropriation shall have been made by the Legislature for the payment of any sums to become due and payable by the state under such agreement, in which event the state shall be liable thereunder only for the period for which an appropriation has been lawfully made, and that the continued effectiveness of such agreement shall be subject to the condition that appropriations shall be made from time to time by the Legislature for the payment of any sums to become due and payable by the state thereunder thereafter, in which event the state shall be liable thereunder only for the respective period or periods for which such an appropriation or appropriations have been lawfully made. In the event that the Legislature shall fail prior to the commencement of the term of the agreement to make an appropriation for the payment of sums which would otherwise become due and payable by the state thereunder, the effectiveness of the agreement shall thereupon immediately terminate, or in the event that the Legislature shall fail thereafter to make appropriations for the payment of sums which would otherwise become due and payable thereunder by the state, such agreement shall immediately terminate upon the last day of any period for which an appropriation has been lawfully made by the Legislature. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the entering into of any agreement authorized by sections 72-1401 to 72-1408 prior to the making of any such appropriation, but the state shall not incur any liability thereunder thereby.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 464, § 6, p. 1441.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1407 - Actions by state; liability; sections, how construed.

72-1407.
Actions by state; liability; sections, how construed.
In the event that the state shall be the sole occupier of any building furnished by the municipality or the sole user of a facility furnished by the municipality, the municipality shall not be liable in tort, contract or otherwise for actions by the state solely by reason of the fact that legal ownership, or title, to such building or facility may be in such municipality;
Provided,
that the provisions of this section shall not be deemed or construed in any way to affect any rights of holders of bonds of a municipality issued to finance such building or facility or the obligations of the municipality to the holders of such bonds.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 464, § 7, p. 1442.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1408 - Municipality; state; joint facility; agreement authorized.

72-1408.
Municipality; state; joint facility; agreement authorized.
Whenever any municipality has entered into an agreement with the state pursuant to the provisions of section 72-1405, the state may construct a building or facility for its use which may be used, operated and maintained jointly with the building or facility of the municipality made available to the state as authorized herein, and the state and the municipality are authorized to enter into an agreement for that purpose.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 464, § 8, p. 1442.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1409 - State of Nebraska; power to lease or sublease.

72-1409.
State of Nebraska; power to lease or sublease.
The State of Nebraska is hereby empowered to enter into a lease or sublease, as lessor or sublessor, with any public body corporate or any political subdivision of the State of Nebraska relating to any building or other facility which is or has been the subject of an agreement pursuant to the provisions of section 72-1405.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 945, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1410 - Municipality; state; agreement; provisions.

72-1410.
Municipality; state; agreement; provisions.
Any agreement entered into between the state and a municipality pursuant to the provisions of sections 72-1401 to 72-1408 may provide for the following:
(1) The subleasing by the State of Nebraska to any public body corporate or political subdivision of the State of Nebraska of a portion of the space in the building or other facility with respect to which the agreement has been made; and
(2) The leasing by such municipality to any public body corporate or political subdivision of the State of Nebraska of a portion of the space in the building or other facility with respect to which the agreement has been made.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 945, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1411 - Municipality; power to lease.

72-1411.
Municipality; power to lease.
Any municipality is hereby empowered to enter into a lease, as lessor, with any public body corporate or political subdivision of the State of Nebraska relating to any building or other facility which is the subject of an agreement pursuant to the provisions of section 72-1405.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 945, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1412 - Political subdivision; power to lease; with whom; when.

72-1412.
Political subdivision; power to lease; with whom; when.
Any public body corporate or political subdivision of the State of Nebraska is hereby empowered to enter into a lease or sublease, as lessee or sublessee, with the State of Nebraska or any municipality relating to any building or other facility which is or has been the subject of an agreement pursuant to the provisions of section 72-1405.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 945, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1501 - Terms, defined.

72-1501.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of sections 72-1501 to 72-1503, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Agency shall mean the State of Nebraska or any agency, commission, department, division, or office thereof, including the University of Nebraska and the state colleges;
(2) Account shall mean any amount of money owed to any agency by a political subdivision;
(3) Delinquent, as it applies to accounts, shall mean any account, not the subject of a bona fide dispute or litigation, that is not paid on or before the date specified by statute, rule, regulation, agreement, or court order, or the prior notice of the agency that payment of such account is now due;
(4) Political subdivision shall mean any city, village, township, district, county, or other political subdivision of the State of Nebraska;
(5) Director shall mean the Director of Administrative Services; and
(6) State aid payment shall mean any money appropriated from the General Fund for payment to a political subdivision.
Source
Laws 1982, LB 931, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1502 - Delinquent accounts; how collected.

72-1502.
Delinquent accounts; how collected.
Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, delinquent accounts shall be collected in the manner provided by sections 72-1501 to 72-1503.
Source
Laws 1982, LB 931, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1503 - Delinquent accounts; agency notify director; withholding of state aid payment; procedure.

72-1503.
Delinquent accounts; agency notify director; withholding of state aid payment; procedure.
(1) Each agency shall notify the director of all accounts in an amount, including interest and penalties, in excess of one thousand dollars that have been delinquent for a period of sixty days or more. Such notice shall certify the amount due, any penalties or interest thereon, and the political subdivision responsible for the payment of the account.
(2) Upon receipt of the notice required pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the director shall notify the political subdivision of the delinquency and that such amount and any interest and penalties thereon, if not paid within thirty days, shall be withheld from the next state aid payment to such political subdivision and that, if the amount of such next state aid payment is insufficient to pay the account in full, plus interest and penalties thereon, a deduction shall continue to be made from subsequent state aid payments payable to such political subdivision until such time as the account and interest and penalties thereon are paid in full.
(3) At the end of the thirty-day period, the director shall contact the reporting agency and verify that the account is still delinquent. If the agency verifies that the account is still delinquent, the director shall notify the State Treasurer of the amount that shall be withheld from state aid payments to the political subdivision and the state aid payments from which such amount shall be withheld.
(4) The State Treasurer shall contact the agency in question and upon verification by the agency that the account remains delinquent, shall withhold the specified amounts from the specified state aid payments. The State Treasurer shall then credit the amount withheld to the fund to which the original payment was due.
Source
Laws 1982, LB 931, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1601 - Delinquent tax or obligation owed to the state; statements; Director of Administrative Services; duties.

72-1601.
Delinquent tax or obligation owed to the state; statements; Director of Administrative Services; duties.
When any person is indebted to the State of Nebraska on account of any tax or other obligation then due and owing to the state, the officer, commission, or other division of state government charged with administration of the law under which such tax or other obligation arose may file with the Director of Administrative Services a statement of the amount so owing and shall at the same time mail a copy of such statement to the person owing such tax or other obligation. When such statement is filed, the director shall withhold an amount, not exceeding the amount of the statement, from any debt then owing by the State of Nebraska to such person and by warrant or other order shall direct the State Treasurer to credit the amount so withheld to the proper fund. If the amount so withheld is not sufficient to satisfy the statement in full, successive statements may be filed with the director whenever the State of Nebraska becomes further indebted to such person. The withholding referred to in this section shall apply solely to money owing by the state.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 378, § 1, p. 1318;
R.S.1943, (1986), § 77-2418;
Laws 1989, LB 13, § 3.
Cross References
Tuition assistance program for Nebraska National Guard members, repayment provisions, see section 85-505.01.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1702 - Terms, defined.

72-1702.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Nebraska Small Business Incubator Act:
(1) Business incubation center shall mean a facility in which units of space may be leased by a tenant and in which a tenant has access to business development services as described in section 72-1712;
(2) Community board shall mean a board created pursuant to section 72-1704;
(3) Public agency shall mean a state agency or commission or a political subdivision which retains ownership or control of one or more public buildings; and
(4) Tenant shall mean a sole proprietorship, business partnership, limited liability company, or corporation operating a business for profit and leasing or otherwise occupying space in a business incubation center.
Source
Laws 1990, LB 409, § 2;
Laws 1993, LB 121, § 461.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1703 - Business incubation centers; designation.

72-1703.
Business incubation centers; designation.
Upon receipt of a petition from a community board pursuant to section 72-1705, a public agency may designate, in whole or in part, vacant or partially vacant public buildings as business incubation centers for the purpose of encouraging and assisting the establishment and expansion of small businesses within this state. A community board may lease the building from the public agency.
Source
Laws 1990, LB 409, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1704 - Community board; appointment; members; meetings; public records; certain disclosures prohibited.

72-1704.
Community board; appointment; members; meetings; public records; certain disclosures prohibited.
(1) A political subdivision, educational institution, or other organization that desires to have a vacant or partially vacant public building designated, in whole or in part, as a business incubation center shall appoint, in conjunction with political subdivisions or private organizations that agree to contribute monetarily or in kind to the center, a community board to perform the duties required by the Nebraska Small Business Incubator Act. The appointing body may designate an existing board of an economic development entity, upon consent of that entity, as the community board.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the community board shall consist of not more than fifteen persons. The members of the community board shall consist of representatives from key segments of the community, including, but not limited to, political, financial, business, labor, and educational representatives. The community board shall elect from its members a chairperson.
(3) An existing board of an economic development entity designated as a community board pursuant to subsection (1) of this section need not meet the number requirements of subsection (2) of this section but shall meet the composition requirements of subsection (2) of this section.
(4) Community board members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing bodies or until the community board is dissolved by the appointing body. Dissolution shall not occur before the expiration of any lease agreement between the community board and a public agency.
(5) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, the business which the community board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting held in compliance with the Open Meetings Act.
(6) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, a community board shall be subject to sections 84-712 to 84-712.09.
(7) The community board shall not disclose, orally or in writing, matters of a proprietary nature as described in subsection (7) of section 72-1708 without the consent of the applicant or tenant submitting the information.
Source
Laws 1990, LB 409, § 4;
Laws 2004, LB 821, § 21.
Cross References
Open Meetings Act, see section 84-1407.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1705 - Community board; duties; petition for designation of business incubation center.

72-1705.
Community board; duties; petition for designation of business incubation center.
(1) The community board shall:
(a) Identify the building or part of the building under consideration for designation as a business incubation center;
(b) Advertise the concept of a business incubation center in the surrounding area;
(c) Solicit the views of the community concerning the designation of the building or part of the building under consideration as a business incubation center;
(d) Identify possible tenants; and
(e) Obtain commitments from persons, organizations, businesses, or other sources amounting to at least fifty percent of those costs not covered by rental fees that the board estimates will be needed for the establishment and operation of the business incubation center for three years.
(2) If after performing the duties required by subsection (1) of this section the community board determines that a designation of the building under consideration as a business incubation center is desirable and possible, the community board shall petition the public agency which has ownership or control of such building for the designation.
Source
Laws 1990, LB 409, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1706 - Community board; public agency; business incubation center; feasibility study; decision; requirements.

72-1706.
Community board; public agency; business incubation center; feasibility study; decision; requirements.
(1) After filing a petition pursuant to section 72-1705, the community board, in cooperation with the public agency, shall conduct and complete within one hundred eighty calendar days a center feasibility study. The study shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following factors:
(a) Necessary lease, purchase, renovation, or construction costs;
(b) Estimated rental costs for tenants;
(c) Estimated utility costs;
(d) Estimated wage or salary rates of potential employees of the center which may include a building manager, receptionist, typist, and security guard;
(e) Proposed operating budget for the center;
(f) Prospects of attracting suitable businesses to the center; and
(g) The ability of the community to provide necessary support for the center, including, but not limited to, technical assistance and training, assistance in attracting employees, assistance in relocating a business, assistance in business startup, and library facilities.
(2) Within thirty calendar days after completion of the feasibility study, the public agency, based upon the study, the criteria set forth in subsection (1) of this section, and any plans for future use of the building by the public agency, shall notify the community board of its decision. If the public agency does not designate the building as a business incubation center, the public agency shall set forth the reasons for its decision in its notification letter to the community board.
Source
Laws 1990, LB 409, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1707 - Designation of business incubation center; duration; termination.

72-1707.
Designation of business incubation center; duration; termination.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a designation of a building as a business incubation center shall remain in effect for such time as agreed to by the public agency and the community board.
(2) A public agency which has a building or a portion of a building designated as a business incubation center and which desires to terminate such designation prior to the date agreed to in subsection (1) of this section may terminate such designation by notifying the community board at least two years before the time the building will be needed. Upon receipt of notification, the community board shall publicize the closing date of the center to the tenants and to the community.
Source
Laws 1990, LB 409, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1708 - Small businesses; location within business incubation center; application.

72-1708.
Small businesses; location within business incubation center; application.
When a building is designated as a business incubation center by a public agency, its community board shall accept applications from any person desiring to start or expand a small business and to locate that business within the business incubation center. The community board shall develop an application form requiring at least the following information:
(1) The type of business that the applicant wishes to start or expand;
(2) An estimate of the number of employees the applicant will need in order to start or expand the business and a two-year projection of future employment;
(3) The skill and educational level of the employees that the applicant plans to hire;
(4) The ability of the applicant to start or operate a successful business;
(5) A general statement as to why the applicant wishes to be accepted into the business incubation center;
(6) A signed statement by the applicant that he or she understands and accepts the obligations placed upon him or her under section 72-1711 if accepted into the business incubation center; and
(7) A designation by the applicant of information that the applicant considers to be of a proprietary nature and that he or she does not want to be made public.
Source
Laws 1990, LB 409, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1709 - Application for location within business incubation center; evaluation by community board; factors; notification.

72-1709.
Application for location within business incubation center; evaluation by community board; factors; notification.
(1) A community board shall evaluate applicants who want to start or expand a small business and to locate within the business incubation center based upon, but not limited to, all of the following factors:
(a) The likelihood that the business will be profitable;
(b) Whether the product that would be manufactured or the service that would be rendered would be new to the state or the community;
(c) The potential marketability of the product or service;
(d) The likelihood that the business will generate a significant number of new jobs and not eliminate existing jobs;
(e) The likelihood that new jobs generated will be filled by persons who presently are unemployed or whose skills are underemployed; and
(f) The likelihood that the business will not be started if the applicant is not accepted into the business incubation center.
(2) A community board shall forward to each applicant whose application it rejects notice of its rejection together with the reasons for the rejection.
(3) A community board shall forward to each applicant it favorably evaluates notification of its decision and of whether or not space exists to accept the applicant.
Source
Laws 1990, LB 409, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1710 - Community board; report; contents.

72-1710.
Community board; report; contents.
A community board shall report electronically at least annually to the Legislature on the activities of the community board and the center. The report shall include, at minimum, the name of each applicant whose application the community board rejects, together with the reasons for the rejection, and the name of each applicant whose application the community board favorably evaluates.
Source
Laws 1990, LB 409, § 10;
Laws 2012, LB782, § 132.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1711 - Tenant of business incubation center; duties; extension; when authorized.

72-1711.
Tenant of business incubation center; duties; extension; when authorized.
A tenant shall:
(1) Pay rent to the community board in an amount to be determined by the community board. The community board may agree to have the rent for a predetermined number of months payable at a later date by which time the business is expected to have received committed starting capital;
(2) Pay utilities as determined by the community board; and
(3) Relocate to a permanent location not later than two years after entering a business incubation center, except that a business may request in writing extensions of this requirement for periods of not more than twelve months. The community board may grant extensions of up to twelve months at a time based upon a review of the factors in subsection (1) of section 72-1709. A tenant shall be given an opportunity to submit written information concerning those factors to the community board before the community board makes its decision approving or denying an extension.
Source
Laws 1990, LB 409, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1712 - Tenant of business incubation center; benefits; services.

72-1712.
Tenant of business incubation center; benefits; services.
(1) In return for meeting the requirements of section 72-1711, a tenant shall receive the following benefits:
(a) Physical space within the center;
(b) The services of a building manager; and
(c) Services or facilities available within the center that are agreed upon by the community board and the tenants. These services and facilities may include, but are not limited to, cleaning, building security, typing, and reception services, conference, laboratory, and library facilities, duplicating machines, and computers.
(2) In addition to the benefits described in subsection (1) of this section, the center may make available certain professional services on a fee-for-use basis. These services, which the building manager or community board shall arrange, may include, but are not limited to, information on government regulations, basic management skills, advertising and promotion, marketing, sales, control of inventory levels, recruitment of employees, labor relations, and financial counseling in areas such as venture capital, risk management, taxes, insurance, and qualifying for government small business loans.
Source
Laws 1990, LB 409, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1901 - Legislative findings.

72-1901.
Legislative findings.
The Legislature finds that, due to severe weather conditions and diseases, cities and villages across Nebraska are experiencing tree mortality. Most cities and villages have been unable to act decisively due to insufficient funds to remove, dispose of, and replace trees situated on public land. Dead trees are fast becoming a liability and a safety problem for cities and villages.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 695, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1902 - Nebraska Tree Recovery Program; legislative intent; administration; rules and regulations.

72-1902.
Nebraska Tree Recovery Program; legislative intent; administration; rules and regulations.
It is the intent of the Legislature that two hundred fifty thousand dollars be appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 1994-95 for a program to fund tree removal, disposal, and replacement costs. The Nebraska Forest Service of the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife shall administer the program through a grant process, and the program shall be known as the Nebraska Tree Recovery Program. The Nebraska Community Forestry Council shall act as an advisory body in administration of the program. The service shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out sections 72-1901 to 72-1904.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 695, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1903 - Grants; eligible applicants.

72-1903.
Grants; eligible applicants.
Any city, village, county, or agency thereof or any state agency responsible for the upkeep of state-owned real property may apply for a grant from the Nebraska Tree Recovery Program. Any civic group, tree advisory board, or other entity working with a governmental agency on tree planting, removal, and replacement may apply for a grant under the program.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 695, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-1904 - Grants; application; considerations.

72-1904.
Grants; application; considerations.
Applications for grants for the first year of the Nebraska Tree Recovery Program shall be received not later than July 1, 1994, and grants shall be awarded not later than October 1, 1994. In subsequent years the Nebraska Forest Service of the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife shall establish the date by which applications must be submitted, and grants shall be awarded not later than ninety days after such date.
The following shall be considered in reviewing a proposal of an applicant for a grant from the program:
(1) Grant money shall be used to plant or remove trees only on land owned by state or local governments, including parks, public grounds, and city rights-of-way;
(2) Trees shall be purchased from commercial Nebraska nurseries;
(3) The applicant shall provide funds to match the grant at a fifty-fifty match rate;
(4) Local labor may be considered as in-kind participation in calculating the amount of the applicant's matching funds required by subdivision (3) of this section;
(5) No state or local funds under the program shall be used to purchase real property;
(6) Tree species to be planted under the proposal shall be adaptable to Nebraska and the local area in order for such trees to grow and thrive;
(7) Arboricultural experts may be consulted at the local and state levels for expertise in developing local tree replanting programs;
(8) Local programs shall indicate a partnership between the applicant and property owners showing how to best replant and maintain trees for the first three years after planting; and
(9) Cities, villages, civic groups, students, and families should be involved in selecting, replanting, and caring for trees for the valuable educational aspects of the program.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 695, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-2004.01 - Act, how cited.

72-2004.01.
Act, how cited.
Sections 72-2004.01 to 72-2012 shall be known and may be cited as the Niobrara Scenic River Act.
Source
Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 47.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-2005 - Legislative findings.

72-2005.
Legislative findings.
As a result of the recent federal court ruling in National Parks and Conservation Association v. National Park Service and in order to maintain an aspect of local control over the Niobrara scenic river corridor, the Legislature finds that there is a need to reconstitute the existing Niobrara Council with the express authority and responsibility to manage the Niobrara scenic river corridor in conjunction with the National Park Service. The purpose of the Niobrara Scenic River Act is to effectuate changes in the council necessary to ensure the continuation of the cooperative management relationship between the Niobrara Council and the National Park Service so that local participation and control over this valuable natural resource can be maintained.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 1234, § 1;
Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 42.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-2006 - Niobrara scenic river corridor, defined.

72-2006.
Niobrara scenic river corridor, defined.
For purposes of the Niobrara Scenic River Act, Niobrara scenic river corridor means the area designated as a national scenic river and a part of the national wild and scenic rivers system under 16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(117), as such section existed on May 24, 1991, and described in the 1996 Niobrara National Scenic River General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 1234, § 2;
Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 43.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-2008 - Niobrara Council; powers and duties; report.

72-2008.
Niobrara Council; powers and duties; report.
The mission of the Niobrara Council is to assist in all aspects of the management of the Niobrara scenic river corridor since portions of the Niobrara River have been designated as a national scenic river under 16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(117), as such section existed on May 24, 1991, giving consideration and respect to local and governmental input and private landowner rights, and to maintain and protect the integrity of the resources associated with the Niobrara scenic river corridor. The council shall perform management functions related to the Niobrara scenic river corridor, including, but not limited to, those authorized and delegated to it by the National Park Service. The council may promulgate its own rules and internal policies to carry out the purposes of the Niobrara Scenic River Act. The Game and Parks Commission may provide administrative, budgetary, operational, and programmatic support when requested by the council to carry out its duties. In the Niobrara scenic river corridor, the council may hold title to real estate in the name of the council. The council may purchase, accept gifts of, or trade real estate and may obtain conservation easements as provided in the Conservation and Preservation Easements Act. Acquisition of conservation easements outside the boundaries of the Niobrara scenic river corridor shall require the approval of the appropriate governing body as provided in section 76-2,112. On December 1, 2016, and on each December 1 thereafter, the council shall electronically submit an annual report to the Clerk of the Legislature and the chairperson of the Natural Resources Committee of the Legislature describing expenditures made pursuant to the Niobrara Scenic River Act.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 1234, § 4;
Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 44;
Laws 2016, LB1038, § 16.
Cross References
Conservation and Preservation Easements Act, see section 76-2,118.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds › 72-2009 - Niobrara Council Fund; created; use; investment.

72-2009.
Niobrara Council Fund; created; use; investment.
(1) The Niobrara Council Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Niobrara Council. The council may accept any private or public funds to carry out its work and such funds shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the fund. The fund shall consist of such funds and legislative appropriations made to the council. Transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature through June 30, 2011. Any money in the Niobrara Council Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
(2) The State Treasurer shall, on March 31, 2016, transfer the balance of any money in the Nebraska Youth Conservation Program Fund, after the transfer of one hundred thousand dollars to the Cowboy Trail Fund as provided for in subsection (2) of section 37-913 has been made, to the Niobrara Council Fund.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 1234, § 5;
Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 49;
Laws 2016, LB957, § 7.
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 › 72-2010 - Niobrara Council; zoning duties.

72-2010.
Niobrara Council; zoning duties.
The Niobrara Council shall review and approve or reject all zoning regulations, including existing regulations, new regulations, proposed regulations, and variances of any type including variances for use and location, which affect land in the Niobrara scenic river corridor that is not incorporated within the boundaries of a municipality. If the council rejects a zoning regulation or variance, the governing body enacting the regulation or variance has six months to present an alternative to the council. If no alternative is proposed or if the alternative is also rejected, the council may adopt zoning regulations for such area. In counties without zoning the council may develop and enforce zoning regulations within the Niobrara scenic river corridor under the guidance of the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act or under the guidance of the general management plan as written by the National Park Service. The council shall follow the requirements for zoning regulations in sections 23-114 to 23-114.05 and 23-164 to 23-174.10, except that no separate planning commission is required and the council shall fulfill the duties of both the county board and the planning commission in such sections.
Source
Laws 2000, LB 1234, § 6;
Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 45.