Nebraska Statutes 71-2488. Funds appropriated or distributed; not considered entitlement or state obligation; conditions on expenditures; conflict; verdict, judgment, compromise, or settlement prevails
(1) Any funds appropriated from the Opioid Prevention and Treatment Cash Fund or the Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Cash Fund or distributed from the Nebraska Opioid Recovery Trust Fund under the Opioid Prevention and Treatment Act shall not be considered ongoing entitlements or an obligation on the part of the State of Nebraska.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-2488
- Attorney: shall mean attorney at law. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- 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
- Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
(2) Any funds appropriated or distributed under the Opioid Prevention and Treatment Act shall be spent in accordance with the Opioid Prevention and Treatment Act and the terms of any verdict, judgment, compromise, or settlement in or out of court, of any case or controversy brought by the Attorney General pursuant to the Consumer Protection Act or the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act. If there is any conflict between the terms of any verdict, judgment, compromise, or settlement and the Opioid Prevention and Treatment Act, the terms of the verdict, judgment, compromise, or settlement shall prevail.