Nebraska Statutes 71-5305.02. Capacity development strategy; department; solicit public comment
The department shall develop a capacity development strategy to assist public water systems in acquiring and maintaining technical, managerial, and financial capacity pursuant to section 71-5305.01. The department shall consider and solicit public comment on:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-5305.02
- Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
- 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
(1) The methods or criteria the department will use to identify and prioritize the public water systems most in need of improving technical, managerial, and financial capacity;
(2) A description of the institutional, regulatory, financial, tax, or legal factors at the federal, state, or local level that encourage or impair capacity development;
(3) A description of how the department will:
(a) Assist public water systems in complying with the Nebraska Safe Drinking Water Act;
(b) Encourage the development of partnerships between public water systems to enhance the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of the systems; and
(c) Assist public water systems in the training and licensure of operators; and
(4) A description of how the department will establish a baseline and measure improvements in capacity with respect to the act.