Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - NATURAL RESOURCE COMMISSION › Title 256 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FUND › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 256-1-002 - Definitions

Current through June 17, 2024
As used in these rules and regulations, the terms listed
				  below shall have the meanings noted:
002.01 Act
"Nebraska Resources Development Fund Act" or "Act" shall
				  mean Sections
				  2-1586,
				  R.R.S., 1997; 2-1587, 2-1589, 2-1590, 2-1592, 2-1593, and 2-1595, R.S. Supp.,
				  2000; and 2-1588 and 2-1594, as amended by LB 129,
				  97th Nebraska Legislature, 1st
					 Session (2001), and any and all amendments, additions, or
				  deletions which may be made thereto;
002.02 Applicant
"Applicant" shall mean any state agency or political
				  subdivision applying for financial assistance under the Act;
002.03 Commission
"Commission" shall mean the Nebraska Natural Resources
				  Commission created pursuant to Section
				  2-1504,
				  R.S. Supp., 2000;
002.04
				Department
"Department" shall mean the Nebraska Department of Natural
				  Resources created pursuant to Sections
				  61-205
				  and
				  81-101
				  R.S. Supp., 2000;
002.05
				Director
"Director" shall mean the Director of the Department Natural
				  Resources as provided in Section
				  81-102,
				  R.S. Supp., 2000;
002.06
				Fund
"Fund" shall mean the Nebraska Resources Development Fund
				  created by Section
				  2-1587,
				  R.S.Supp., 2000;
002.07
				Governing Body
"Governing Body" shall mean the individual or group of
				  individuals which are empowered by law to govern the business of an
				  applicant;
002.08 Intangible
				Benefits
"Intangible Benefits" shall mean benefits, either primary or
				  secondary, that cannot be expressed in monetary terms;
002.09 Political Subdivision
"Political Subdivision" shall mean any political subdivision
				  of the State of Nebraska to which has been granted the authority to develop
				  water and related land resources, including, but not limited to a natural
				  resources district, irrigation district, public power and irrigation district,
				  reclamation district, county, and any municipal corporation, village, or city,
				  whether operating under home rule charter or under the general laws of the
				  State of Nebraska;
002.10
				Primary Benefits
"Primary Benefits" shall mean net values attributable to a
				  project of increases in products and services and of reductions in costs,
				  damages, or losses of primary beneficiaries;
002.11 Program and/or Project
"Program and/or Project" shall mean any structural or
				  nonstructural undertaking for which assistance from the Fund is requested.
				  Unless the context otherwise requires, no distinction is intended between such
				  terms and they may be used interchangeably for purposes of administration of
				  these rules and regulations;
002.12 Project Engineer or Project Director
"Project Engineer or Project Director" shall mean any
				  engineer, engineering firm, or other person, persons or firm retained by the
				  sponsor to provide professional engineering or other professional or technical
				  services during the planning, design, and construction of the
				  project;
002.13 Secondary
				Benefits
"Secondary Benefits" shall mean net values to persons other
				  than primary beneficiaries as a result of economic activity induced by or
				  stemming from a project;
002.14 Sponsor
"Sponsor" shall mean the state agency or political
				  subdivision primarily responsible for the development, administration,
				  operation and maintenance of a program or project for which assistance from the
				  Fund is requested;
002.15
				State Agency
"State Agency" shall mean any agency, board, commission or
				  other office of state government to which has been granted the authority to
				  develop the state's water and related land resources;
002.16 Tangible Benefits
"Tangible Benefits" shall mean benefits, either primary or
				  secondary, that can be expressed in monetary terms.