Nebraska Statutes 81-12,208. Matching funds; eligibility; application; requirements; approval; deadlines
(1) In order to be eligible to receive the matching funds allowed in the Nebraska Rural Projects Act, the applicant shall file an application with the director, on a form developed by the director, requesting an agreement.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-12,208
- Applicant: means a nonprofit economic development corporation. See Nebraska Statutes 81-12,197
- Date of application: means the date that a completed application is filed under the Nebraska Rural Projects Act. See Nebraska Statutes 81-12,199
- Director: means the Director of Economic Development. See Nebraska Statutes 81-12,200
- Investment: means the amount paid by the applicant for the project and includes any funding and other resources directed toward the project by a city, a county, an inland port authority, or a public utility. See Nebraska Statutes 81-12,201
- Matching funds: means the funds provided by the State of Nebraska pursuant to section Nebraska Statutes 81-12,202
- Project: means expenses incurred or to be incurred at one qualified location for:
(1) Site acquisition and preparation, transportation infrastructure, utility extensions, and rail spur construction for the development of a new industrial rail access business park, including any such expenses incurred to assist an initial tenant at such business park that conducts business in the manufacturing, processing, distribution, or transloading trades. See Nebraska Statutes 81-12,203
- Qualified location: means a location within a county in this state that has a population of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants. See Nebraska Statutes 81-12,204
- 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
- United States: shall include territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(2) The application shall:
(a) Identify the project, including the qualified location of such project;
(b) State the estimated, projected amount of total new investment at the project, including the estimated, projected amount of applicant resources;
(c) State the E-Verify number or numbers that will be used by the applicant for employees at the qualified location as provided by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; and
(d) Contain a nonrefundable application fee of one thousand dollars. The director shall collect all application fees and shall remit the fees to the State Treasurer for credit to the Nebraska Rural Projects Fund.
(3) An application must be complete to establish the date of application. An application shall be considered complete once it contains the items listed in subsection (2) of this section.
(4) Once satisfied that the application is complete and that the applicant is eligible to receive the matching funds allowed in the Nebraska Rural Projects Act, the director shall approve the application.
(5) There shall be no new applications filed under this section after June 30, 2023. Any complete application filed on or before June 30, 2023, shall be considered by the director and approved if the location and applicant qualify for approval. Agreements may be executed with regard to any complete application filed on or before June 30, 2023.