POWER DISTRICTS AND CORPORATIONS
Neb. Rev. Stat. ch. 70
in effectContents
section70-101. Districts and corporations; furnish information; enforcement.section70-301. Right-of-way; acquisition; procedure; approval.section70-303. Right-of-way; abandonment, effect of.section70-304. Right-of-way; acquisition; crop damage.section70-305. Right-of-way; damage to private property; procedure.section70-306. Placement of lines; procedure.section70-307. Placement of lines; violation; penalty.section70-308. Property within village or city; how treated.section70-309. Electrical transmission lines; state or federal highways; regulation by Department of Transportation.section70-311. Electric transmission or electric distribution lines; notice of road, road ditch improvement, or other projects; when given.section70-312. Electric transmission or electric distribution lines; notice of widening of roads; contents.section70-313. Electric transmission or electric distribution lines; liability; cost of removal.section70-407. Terms, defined.section70-408. Electric companies; rates; kilowatt-hour meter; demand meter; minimum charge authorized.section70-409. Electric companies; rate regulations; violation; penalty.section70-501. Extension authorized; electric energy; sale; contracts authorized; payments from net earnings and profits.section70-502. Electric energy; sale or purchase; interconnections; contracts authorized.section70-503. Acquisition, extension, and improvements; pledge of earnings or profits authorized.section70-504. Sale, lease, or transfer; election and voter approval required; exceptions; procedure.section70-505. Sale, lease, or transfer; documents; filing.section70-506. Sale, lease, or transfer; statement and report; contents; filing.section70-507. Sale, lease, or transfer; statement and report; certification; filing.section70-508. Sale, lease, or transfer; false statement, report, or certificate; penalty.section70-509. Sale, lease, or transfer; evidence of valuation.section70-510. Sale, lease, or transfer; promotion expenditures; limitation.section70-511. Sale, lease, or transfer; excessive promotion expenditures; violation; penalty.section70-512. Sale, lease, or transfer; excessive promotion expenditures; action to invalidate; procedure.section70-513. Sale, lease, or transfer; promotion expenditures; statement.section70-514. Sale, lease, or transfer; promotion expenditures; failure to file statement; penalty.section70-515. Applicability of laws.section70-601. Terms, defined.section70-601.01. Ethanol production and distribution; hydrogen production and distribution; legislative findings.section70-602. District; creation; general powers.section70-603. District; organization; amendment of charter; petition.section70-604. District; petition; contents.section70-604.01. Chartered territory; boundaries.section70-604.02. Operating area, defined.section70-604.03. Operating area; boundary lines; establish; voting precinct division; request by retail customer to vote or hold office; certification procedure.section70-604.04. Operating area; electric utility not included, when; wholesale supplier; duties.section70-604.05. District; noncompliance; complaint; hearing; notice; order; failure to comply; penalty.section70-604.06. Nebraska Power Review Board; final action; appeal; manner.section70-604.08. District; reorganization, consolidation, or merger; directors; continue to serve term.section70-604.09. District; conduct business in other states; limitations.section70-605. District; original creation; petition; signatures; number required.section70-606. District; petition requirements.section70-607. District; petition; investigation; approval.section70-608. District; certificate of approval; filing.section70-609. District; board of directors; assumption of duties.section70-609.01. Board of directors; statement of public policy.section70-610. Board of directors; candidate qualifications; election; expenses.section70-611. Board of directors; election; certified notice; publication.section70-612. Board of directors; election; subdivisions; procedure.section70-615. Board of directors; vacancy; how filled.section70-616. Board of directors; oath.section70-619. Board of directors; qualifications; eligibility to serve.section70-620. Officers; appointment; treasurer's bond.section70-620.01. Chief executive officer; terms of employment; powers; duties.section70-621. Board of directors; rules and regulations.section70-622. Books and records; where kept; open to inspection.section70-623. Fiscal year; annual audit; filing.section70-623.02. Audit; records accessible to auditor.section70-623.03. Failure to file audit; effect.section70-624. Officers; compensation; approval; publication; violation; penalty.section70-624.01. District; agent; cost-plus contracts prohibited.section70-624.02. Board of directors; expenses; compensation; prohibitions; exceptions.section70-624.03. Board of directors; plan of insurance for benefit of employees and dependents; may establish.section70-624.04. Directors and employees; hold other elective office; interest in certain agreements; contract or agreement not void or voidable; when.section70-625. Public power district; powers; restrictions.section70-625.01. Rural areas; legislative findings and declarations.section70-625.02. Electric transmission facilities and interconnections, defined; policy of state.section70-626. Electric light and power, hydrogen, and ethanol systems authorized; construction; acquisition; contracts authorized; copy filed with Nebraska Power Review Board.section70-626.01. Generating power agency; duty to sell electrical energy; when.section70-626.02. Generating power agency; physical connections; establish; rates.section70-626.03. Transmission facilities of other power agency; available for transmission of electric energy; rates.section70-626.04. Disagreement between power agencies; file complaint with Nebraska Power Review Board; notice; hearing; order advisory provision; effect.section70-626.05. Wheeling service; contract; dispute; exception; board; settlement.section70-627. Irrigation works; construction; acquisition; contracts authorized.section70-627.02. District; radioactive material and energy; powers; development; contracts; financing; indemnification; when.section70-628. District; additional powers.section70-628.01. Joint exercise of powers by districts; agreement; terms and conditions; agent; powers and duties; prudent utility practice, defined; liabilities; sale, lease, merger, or consolidation; procedure.section70-628.02. Joint exercise of powers with municipalities and public agencies; authority.section70-628.03. Joint exercise of powers with electric cooperatives or corporations; authority.section70-628.04. Joint exercise of powers; agreement; terms and conditions; agent; powers and duties; liability of district.section70-629. Power to tax denied; exception.section70-630. Water storage or service; contract required; conditions.section70-631. Power to borrow; repayment of indebtedness; source of funds; security for indebtedness.section70-632. Indebtedness; pledge of revenue, how made.section70-633. Pledge of revenue; terms; directors to prescribe; officer of district; powers authorized.section70-634. Pledge of revenue; provision for refunding indebtedness.section70-635. Pledge of revenue; special fund.section70-636. District; rates; agreement with security holders.section70-637. Construction, repairs, and improvements; contracts; sealed bids; exceptions; notice; when.section70-638. Contracts; sealed bids; advertisement.section70-639. Letting of contracts; considerations.section70-640. Contracts; Nebraska workmen preferred.section70-641. Contracts; bonds; laws applicable.section70-642. Damage, injury, or impairment to district property; emergencies; procedure.section70-642.01. Conditions created by war or national defense; contracting requirements inapplicable.section70-643. District; funds; how expended; bond, when required.section70-644. District facilities and property; mortgage authorized; when.section70-645. Pledge of revenue; authorized; when.section70-646.01. District property; alienation to private power producers prohibited; exceptions.section70-647. Indebtedness; default; possession by creditors; agreement authorized; terms; property restored to district; when.section70-648. Receivership; when authorized; discharge of receiver; when.section70-649. Plant and system; sale to public agency; authorized; transfer of distribution facilities; restrictions; exception.section70-650. Plant and system; sale to city or village; when required; valuation and severance damages; procedure.section70-650.01. Electric distribution system; city or village; conveyed on request; when; notice required; referendum.section70-651.01. Districts; payments in lieu of taxes.section70-651.02. Districts; payments in lieu of taxes; distribution; use.section70-651.03. Districts; gross revenue tax; how determined.section70-651.04. Districts; gross revenue tax; distribution.section70-651.05. Public power districts; payment made in lieu of other taxes and fees; exceptions.section70-653.01. Electric distribution system; purchase by city or village; payment in lieu of taxes.section70-653.02. Cities and villages; payment in lieu of taxes; how paid.section70-655. Reasonable rates required; negotiated rates authorized; conditions.section70-658. Existing utility; lease, purchase, or acquisition by district; franchise and contracts; compliance required.section70-659. Operation within city or village by district; franchise required.section70-660. Franchise to operate utility; terms and conditions; rates prescribed.section70-661. Contracts with city or village; terms and conditions.section70-662. District; filings; amendments to petition for creation; amendments to charter; authorized; restriction.section70-663. Amendment; approval procedure.section70-664. Amendment; board approval; certificate; filing.section70-665. Amendment; when effective.section70-666. Dissolution; procedure.section70-667. Plants, systems, and works; construction or operation; works of internal improvement; laws applicable; eminent domain; procedure; when available.section70-668. Streams; water rights; priority.section70-669. Streams; inferior rights; acquired by superior right; how compensated.section70-670. Eminent domain; procedure; duties of Attorney General; costs; certain property not subject to eminent domain; conditions.section70-671. District; breaks, overflow, and seepage; liability.section70-672. Water rights; eminent domain; condemnation; procedure.section70-673. Competitive or proprietary information; withheld; when; procedures applicable.section70-680. Judicial proceedings; bond not required, when.section70-681. Districts existing on August 30, 2009; director holding office when charter amended; how treated.section70-682. Generating power agency; authority to engage in commodity futures financial hedging transactions; procedure; limitation.section70-701. Act, how cited.section70-702. Terms, defined.section70-703. Purpose.section70-704. Corporate powers.section70-705. Who may organize.section70-706. Articles of incorporation; contents.section70-707. Electric cooperative; use of term restricted.section70-708. Articles of incorporation; filing; certificate of incorporation; issuance.section70-709. Certificate of incorporation; effect.section70-710. Organizational meeting; bylaws; adoption; election of officers; notice; waiver.section70-711. Bylaws; make, alter, amend, or repeal; contents.section70-712. Membership; conditions.section70-713. Meetings, where held; annual and special meetings.section70-714. Meetings; notice; waiver.section70-715. Members; voting rights.section70-716. Membership certificate; issuance; transfer; conditions.section70-717. Meetings; quorum.section70-718. Board of directors; number; powers; qualifications.section70-719. Directors; alternate directors; election; compensation; expenses.section70-720. Directors; alternate directors; vacancy; how filled.section70-721. Board of directors; quorum; how determined.section70-722. Board meetings; notice; waiver.section70-723. Officers; powers; duties; removal.section70-724. Executive committee; powers.section70-725. Rates for electric energy and other services; nonprofit operation.section70-726. Revenue; use; surplus; return to consumer.section70-727. Articles of incorporation; amendment; procedure.section70-728. Consolidation of corporations; how effected.section70-729. Articles of consolidation; filing.section70-730. Dissolution; procedure.section70-731. Dissolution; discharge of liabilities; distribution of assets.section70-732. Defective corporations; dissolution; procedure.section70-733. Filing fees.section70-734. Securities Act of Nebraska; inapplicable; when.section70-735. Defective incorporation; correction; effect.section70-736. Existing associations; compliance with sections.section70-737. Sections, how construed.section70-738. Sections; exclusive; applicability of other law.section70-801. District; how created.section70-802. Terms, defined.section70-803. Formation of district; petition; contents.section70-804. Formation of district; petition; investigation; hearing; notice; expenses.section70-805. Formation of district; petition; hearing; approval; procedure.section70-806. Formation of district; petitioner; appeal; procedure.section70-807. Formation of district; petition granted; interested person; appeal; procedure.section70-808. Sections, how construed.section70-809. Audit.section70-1001. Declaration of policy.section70-1001.01. Terms, defined.section70-1002. Suppliers of electricity; agreements; specify service areas; submission to board; purpose of section.section70-1002.01. Suppliers of electricity; agreements; wholesale electric energy; submission to board; considerations; investigation; approval; effect.section70-1002.02. Suppliers of electricity; sale in violation of approved agreement; prohibited; commercial electric vehicle charging station operator; powers and duties.section70-1002.03. New transmission facilities or interconnection; agreement by affected parties; disputes submitted to board; insure prudent utility practice; rate determination; effect.section70-1002.04. Municipalities; joint operation of electric systems; register with board; reports; action subject to review or approval.section70-1003. Nebraska Power Review Board; establishment; composition; appointment; term; vacancy; qualifications; compensation; expenses; jurisdiction; officers; executive director; staff; reports.section70-1004. Suppliers of electricity; filing of maps and service area statements; exception.section70-1005. Suppliers of electricity; service area; application to establish; notice of hearing; exception.section70-1006. Hearings; continuance; rules of procedure.section70-1007. Establishment of service areas; board; orders; policy considerations.section70-1008. Certified service areas; established; municipalities; newly annexed areas; acquisition of facilities and customers; procedure; waiver of right to acquire; joint planning.section70-1009. Certified service areas; modification; application; transfer of facilities and customers; considerations; impairment of rights prohibited.section70-1010. Modification of service areas; application; procedure; suppliers agreements; exception; transfer of customers and facilities; price; how computed; impairment of obligations prohibited.section70-1011. Suppliers; service outside area; application for approval; when granted; applicability of section.section70-1012. Electric generation facilities, energy storage resources, and transmission lines; construction or acquisition; application; approval; when not required; proximity to military installation; notice required, when; private electric suppliers; application; agreements; consent; limitations.section70-1012.01. Suppliers; electric generation and transmission facilities and energy storage resources; terminate construction or acquisition; filing; reasons; hearing; effect; section, how construed.section70-1013. Electric generation facilities and transmission lines; application; hearing; waiver; appearances; objections; amendments.section70-1014. Electric generation facilities and transmission lines; approval or denial of application; findings required; regional line or facilities; additional consideration.section70-1014.01. Special generation application; approval; findings required; eminent domain.section70-1014.02. Legislative findings; privately developed renewable energy generation facility; owner; duties; proximity to military installation; notice; certification; decommissioning plan; bond; joint transmission development agreement; contents; property not subject to eminent domain.section70-1015. Suppliers; electric generation facilities, energy storage resources, and transmission lines; unauthorized construction, acquisition, or service; injunction; violation; actions authorized; private electric supplier; commencement of construction prior to providing notice; violation; fine; executive director; powers and duties; dispute; hearing; procedure; decision; costs.section70-1016. Appeals; procedure.section70-1017. Suppliers; duty to furnish service; disputes submitted to board.section70-1018. Suppliers; disputes over rates; submission to board; hearing; recommendations.section70-1019. Board; proceedings; compel attendance of witnesses and production of documents; contempt proceedings authorized.section70-1020. Board; expenses; assessments levied against suppliers; apportionment; collection; interest; Nebraska Power Review Fund; created; investment.section70-1021. Microwave communication facilities; authorization; procedure; protest; hearing; when.section70-1022. Microwave facilities or system; authorization; when not required.section70-1024. Power supply plan; board; powers and duties; special assessment.section70-1025. Power supply plan; contents; filing; annual report.section70-1026. Power supply plan; research and conservation report; contents.section70-1027. Power supply plan; research and conservation report; board; include data in biennial report; hearing.section70-1028. Electric transmission line approved for construction in regional transmission organization transmission plan; notice to board; failure to provide notice; effect.section70-1028.01. Electric supplier; operation of direct-current, fast-charging station; conditions; section; termination.section70-1028.02. Electric supplier; operation of direct-current, fast-charging station; requirements.section70-1034. Dispatchable electric generation facility; closure or decommissioning; notice; contents; hearing; recommendations; confidentiality.section70-1101. Declaration of policy.section70-1102. Public power districts; agreements with municipalities; operation until January 1, 1972.section70-1103. Public power districts; no impairment of obligation to bondholders; municipal operation; books and records; revenue.section70-1104. Public power districts; municipal operation; employees' rights respected.section70-1105. Obligation of public power district to convey to municipality; no election necessary; when.section70-1106. Sections, how construed.section70-1301. Statement of policy.section70-1302. Electric rate disputes; legislative determination.section70-1303. Wholesale purchaser; payment to supplier; when.section70-1304. Wholesale purchaser; billing; dispute; notice; contents.section70-1305. Wholesale purchaser; dispute; supplier establish escrow account.section70-1306. Unresolved dispute; submitted to arbitration; rules applicable.section70-1307. Arbitration board; membership.section70-1308. Arbitrators; disqualifications.section70-1309. Arbitration board; appointed; when; manner.section70-1310. Arbitration costs and expenses; how assessed.section70-1311. Arbitration board; personnel; hire.section70-1312. Arbitration board; meetings; chairperson; disputed issues.section70-1313. Failure to appoint an arbitrator; effect.section70-1314. Arbitration board; proceedings; duties.section70-1315. Supplier; notice to other wholesale purchasers; when.section70-1316. Arbitration board; preliminary written statements; hearing; notice.section70-1317. Dispute; production of documents and records; depositions.section70-1318. Arbitration board; hearing; testimony; evidence; witnesses.section70-1319. Arbitration board; hearing; duration.section70-1320. Arbitration board; decision; findings.section70-1321. Arbitration board; decision; findings; provided to parties; filed with Nebraska Power Review Board.section70-1322. Escrow account; distribution.section70-1323. Escrow account; deficiency; effect; interest.section70-1324. Arbitration; time limits; extension.section70-1325. Arbitration board; final decision; appeal.section70-1326. Arbitration board; decision; reversal, modification, or vacation; procedure.section70-1327. Appellate court; trial; de novo on the record.section70-1328. Record on appeal.section70-1329. Wholesale purchaser; failure or refusal to make payment; supplier; remedies.section70-1401. Act, how cited.section70-1402. Terms, defined.section70-1403. Legislative findings.section70-1404. Public power district; joint project authorized; limitation; study.section70-1405. Creation of joint authority; procedure; resolution; membership; considerations; notice; challenge.section70-1406. Proposed joint authority; members; application; Nebraska Power Review Board; duties; proof of authority's establishment.section70-1407. Joint authority; board of directors; appointment; votes; oath; officers; quorum; expenses; additional districts; withdrawal; dissolution.section70-1408. Joint authority; executive committee; creation; exercise powers of board.section70-1409. Joint authority; rights and powers; enumerated.section70-1410. Joint authority; statutory restrictions applicable; when.section70-1411. Joint authority; annual audit.section70-1412. Joint authority member; power and energy contracts; conditions; payments; member; furnish authority money, property, and services; authority; lend member funds.section70-1413. Joint authority project; sale of excess capacity; limitations; applicability.section70-1414. Joint authority; issue bonds; pledge revenue; restrictions.section70-1415. Joint authority projects; bonds; issuance; proceeds; uses.section70-1416. Bonds; secured by trust agreement; covenants authorized.section70-1417. Directors; establish rates and fees; limitation; pledge; lien.section70-1418. Funds from bond issuance; investment authorized; conditions.section70-1419. Bondholder; trustee; enforcement of rights.section70-1420. Refunding bonds; issuance; conditions.section70-1421. Board of directors; grants-in-aid and loans; authorized; powers.section70-1422. Sections, supplemental to other provisions.section70-1423. Sections, how construed.section70-1501. Statement of policy.section70-1502. Suppliers; agreements authorized.section70-1503. Agreement; Nebraska Power Review Board; approval required; procedure.section70-1504. Agreement; dispute; hearing.section70-1505. Supplier; competition and antitrust provisions; exemption.section70-1506. Cryptocurrency mining operation; data center; regulation; report.section70-1507. Agricultural self-generation facility; electric service; regulation.section70-1601. Applicant for service; denial prohibited, when.section70-1602. Domestic subscriber, defined.section70-1603. Municipal utility; owned and operated by a village; discontinuance of service; notice; procedure.section70-1604. Municipal utility; owned and operated by a village; discontinuance of service; conference; notice; procedure.section70-1605. Discontinuance of service; notice; procedure; limitation on fees.section70-1606. Discontinuance of service; notice; contents; accessible to public.section70-1607. Discontinuance of service; third-party notice procedure.section70-1608. Discontinuance of service; dispute; conference.section70-1609. Discontinuance of service; dispute; statement; effect.section70-1610. Conference; employee; duties.section70-1611. Conference; employee; decision to terminate service; when.section70-1612. Appeal; hearing; procedure.section70-1613. Appeal; hearing; domestic subscriber; rights.section70-1614. Appeal; hearing; management office; duties.section70-1615. Sections; not applicable; when.section70-1701. Terms, defined.section70-1702. Purchase agreement; contents.section70-1703. Agreement; other provisions applicable.section70-1704. Ownership agreement; terms and conditions.section70-1705. Sections; how construed.section70-1801. Act, how cited.section70-1802. Definitions, where found.section70-1803. Financing costs, defined.section70-1804. Mandate, defined.section70-1805. Mandated project, defined.section70-1805.01. Mandated project bond issuer, defined.section70-1806. Mandated project bonds, defined.section70-1807. Mandated project charge, defined.section70-1808. Mandated project costs, defined.section70-1809. Public entity, defined.section70-1810. Related operating expenses, defined.section70-1811. Special revenue, defined.section70-1812. Mandated project charges authorized; resolution of governing body; payment by customers; records required; judicial review authorized; procedure.section70-1813. Issuance of mandated project bonds; authorized; proceeds; use.section70-1814. Mandated project charges; use.section70-1815. Public entity; discretionary actions.section70-1816. Public entity collecting mandated project charges; billing explanation required.section70-1817. Act and grants of power; how construed.section70-1818. Creation of mandated project bond issuer; procedure; board of directors.section70-1819. Mandated project bond issuer; bond issuance; procedure; use of proceeds; issuer powers; restriction on business activities; powers.section70-1901. Act, how cited.section70-1902. Legislative intent.section70-1903. Terms, defined.section70-1904. C-BED project developer; electric supplier; negotiation; power purchase agreement; development of project; restriction on transfer; eligibility for net energy billing; approval or certification; notice of change in ownership.section70-1905. Electric supplier; duties.section70-1906. Construction of new renewable generation facilities; electric supplier; governing body; duties.section70-1907. C-BED project developer; provide notices.section70-1908. Sections; how construed.section70-1909. Electric supplier; limit on eminent domain.section70-2001. Legislative findings.section70-2002. Terms, defined.section70-2003. Local distribution utility; interconnect qualified facility of customer-generator; interconnection agreement; requirements; powers and duties.section70-2004. Customer-generator; inspection required; notice to local distribution utility; ownership of credits.section70-2005. Annual net metering report; contents.section70-2101. Act, how cited.section70-2102. Legislative findings.section70-2103. Public power supplier, defined.section70-2104. Prohibited acts; penalty.section70-2105. Nuclear electrical generating facility; nuclear fuel; prohibited acts; penalty.section70-2201. Large Load Customer Regulation Act, how cited.section70-2202. Terms, defined.section70-2203. Public power suppliers; establish standards for interconnecting large load customers; additional requirements.section70-2204. Public power suppliers; procedures for load management.
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