Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes > Propane Education and Research Act

• Acquire: when used in connection with a grant of power or property right to any person shall include the purchase, grant, gift, devise, bequest, and obtaining by eminent domain. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
• Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Attorney: shall mean attorney at law. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
• Bulk: means quantities of more than five thousand gallons. See Nebraska Statutes 66-1604
• Company: shall include any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, joint venture, or association. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Council: means the Propane Education and Research Council established under sections Nebraska Statutes 66-1605
• Education: means any action which provides information, instruction, or safety guidelines about propane, propane equipment, mechanical and technical practices, and uses of propane to propane consumers or industry employees. See Nebraska Statutes 66-1606
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Foreign: when applied to corporations shall include all those created by authority other than that of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
• Industry: means those persons involved in the production, transportation, and sale of propane and in the manufacture and distribution of propane utilization equipment. See Nebraska Statutes 66-1607
• Industry trade association: means an organization which represents a segment of the industry and which is exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) or (6) of the Internal Revenue Code. See Nebraska Statutes 66-1608
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Manufacturer and distributor of liquefied petroleum gas equipment: means any person engaged in manufacturing, assembling, and marketing appliances, containers, and products used in the liquefied petroleum gas industry and any person in the wholesale marketing of appliances, containers, and products used in the liquefied petroleum gas industry. See Nebraska Statutes 66-1609
• Odorized propane: means propane with odorant added. See Nebraska Statutes 66-1610
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means any: Individual. See Nebraska Statutes 66-1611
• Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
• Person shall: include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
• Process: shall mean a summons, subpoena, or notice to appear issued out of a court in the course of judicial proceedings. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
• Propane: means propane, butane, mixtures, and liquefied petroleum gas as defined by the National Fire Protection Association Standard 58 for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases the chemical composition of which is predominantly C3H8, whether recovered from natural gas or crude oil. See Nebraska Statutes 66-1612
• Qualified industry organization: means any organization or industry trade association the members of which are engaged in the sale or distribution of odorized propane to the ultimate consumer or the sale of propane utilization equipment to the ultimate consumer. See Nebraska Statutes 66-1613
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Research: means any type of study, investigation, or other activity performed by a qualified public or private research group for the purpose of advancing and improving the existing technology related to the propane industry, including the development of increased efficiency of propane use, of enhancing the safety of propane and propane utilization equipment, or of furthering the development of such information and products. See Nebraska Statutes 66-1614
• Retail marketer: means any person with bulk propane storage engaged in the sale of odorized propane to the ultimate consumer or to retail propane dispensers within Nebraska. See Nebraska Statutes 66-1615
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• United States: shall include territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
• Year: shall mean calendar year. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801