Nebraska Statutes > Chapter 70 Nebraska Statutes > Chapter 70 – Power Districts and Corporations Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions Electric Cooperative Corporation Act Joint Public Power Authority Act Public Entities Mandated Project Charges Act Rural Community-Based Energy Development Act Public Power Infrastructure Protection Act § 70-101 Districts and corporations; furnish information; enforcement § 70-301 Right-of-way; acquisition; procedure; approval § 70-303 Right-of-way; abandonment, effect of § 70-304 Right-of-way; acquisition; crop damage § 70-305 Right-of-way; damage to private property; procedure § 70-306 Placement of lines; procedure § 70-307 Placement of lines; violation; penalty § 70-308 Property within village or city; how treated § 70-309 Electrical transmission lines; state or federal highways; regulation by Department of Transportation § 70-311 Electric transmissionor electric distribution lines; notice of road, roadditch improvement, or other projects; when given § 70-312 Electric transmission or electric distribution lines; notice of widening of roads; contents § 70-313 Electric transmission or electric distribution lines; liability; cost of removal § 70-407 Terms, defined § 70-408 Electric companies; rates; kilowatt-hour meter; demand meter; minimum charge authorized § 70-409 Electric companies; rate regulations; violation; penalty § 70-501 Extension authorized; electric energy; sale; contracts authorized; payments from net earnings and profits § 70-502 Electric energy; sale or purchase; interconnections; contracts authorized § 70-503 Acquisition, extension, and improvements; pledge of earnings or profits authorized § 70-504 Sale, lease, or transfer; election and voter approval required; exceptions; procedure § 70-505 Sale, lease, or transfer; documents; filing § 70-506 Sale, lease, or transfer; statement and report; contents; filing § 70-507 Sale, lease, or transfer; statement and report; certification; filing § 70-508 Sale, lease, or transfer; false statement, report, or certificate; penalty § 70-509 Sale, lease, or transfer; evidence of valuation § 70-510 Sale, lease, or transfer; promotion expenditures; limitation § 70-511 Sale, lease, or transfer; excessive promotion expenditures; violation; penalty § 70-512 Sale, lease, or transfer; excessive promotion expenditures; action to invalidate; procedure § 70-513 Sale, lease, or transfer; promotion expenditures; statement § 70-514 Sale, lease, or transfer; promotion expenditures; failure to file statement; penalty § 70-515 Applicability of laws § 70-601 Terms, defined § 70-601.01 Ethanol production and distribution; hydrogen production and distribution; legislative findings § 70-602 District; creation; general powers § 70-603 District; organization; amendment of charter; petition § 70-604 District; petition; contents § 70-604.01 Chartered territory; boundaries § 70-604.02 Operating area, defined § 70-604.03 Operating area; boundary lines; establish; precinct division; request by retail customer to vote or hold office; certification procedure § 70-604.04 Operating area; electric utility not included, when; wholesale supplier; duties § 70-604.05 District; noncompliance; complaint; hearing; notice; order; failure to comply; penalty § 70-604.06 Nebraska Power Review Board; final action; appeal; manner § 70-604.08 District; reorganization, consolidation, or merger; directors; continue to serve term § 70-604.09 District; conduct business in other states; limitations § 70-605 District; original creation; petition; signatures; number required § 70-606 District; petition requirements § 70-607 District; petition; investigation; approval § 70-608 District; certificate of approval; filing § 70-609 District; board of directors; assumption of duties § 70-609.01 Board of directors; statement of public policy § 70-610 Board of directors; candidate qualifications; election; expenses § 70-611 Board of directors; election; certified notice; publication § 70-612 Board of directors;election; subdivisions; procedure § 70-615 Board of directors;vacancy; how filled § 70-616 Board of directors; oath § 70-619 Board of directors; qualifications; eligibility to serve § 70-620 Officers; appointment; treasurer’s bond § 70-620.01 Chief executive officer; terms of employment; powers; duties § 70-621 Board of directors; rules and regulations § 70-622 Books and records; where kept; open to inspection § 70-623 Fiscal year; annual audit; filing § 70-623.02 Audit; records accessible to auditor § 70-623.03 Failure to file audit; effect § 70-624 Officers; compensation; approval; publication; violation; penalty § 70-624.01 District; agent; cost-plus contracts prohibited § 70-624.02 Board of directors; expenses; compensation; prohibitions; exceptions § 70-624.03 Board of directors; plan of insurance for benefit of employees and dependents; may establish § 70-624.04 Directors and employees; hold other elective office; interest in certain agreements; contract or agreement not void or voidable; when § 70-625 Public power district; powers; restrictions § 70-625.01 Rural areas; legislative findings and declarations § 70-625.02 Electric transmission facilities and interconnections, defined; policy of state § 70-626 Electric light and power, hydrogen, and ethanol systems authorized; construction; acquisition; contracts authorized; copy filed with Nebraska Power Review Board § 70-626.01 Generating power agency; duty to sell electrical energy; when § 70-626.02 Generating power agency; physical connections; establish; rates § 70-626.03 Transmission facilities of other power agency; available for transmission of electric energy; rates § 70-626.04 Disagreement between power agencies; file complaint with Nebraska Power Review Board; notice; hearing; order advisory provision; effect § 70-626.05 Wheeling service; contract; dispute; exception; board; settlement § 70-627 Irrigation works; construction; acquisition; contracts authorized § 70-627.02 District; radioactive material and energy; powers; development; contracts; financing; indemnification; when § 70-628 District; additional powers § 70-628.01 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 § 70-628.02 Joint exercise of powers with municipalities and public agencies; authority § 70-628.03 Joint exercise of powers with electric cooperatives or corporations; authority § 70-628.04 Joint exercise of powers; agreement; terms and conditions; agent; powers and duties; liability of district § 70-629 Power to tax denied; exception § 70-630 Water storage or service; contract required; conditions § 70-631 Power to borrow; repayment of indebtedness; source of funds; security for indebtedness § 70-632 Indebtedness; pledge of revenue, how made § 70-633 Pledge of revenue; terms; directors to prescribe; officer of district; powers authorized § 70-634 Pledge of revenue; provision for refunding indebtedness § 70-635 Pledge of revenue; special fund § 70-636 District; rates; agreement with security holders § 70-637 Construction, repairs, and improvements; contracts; sealed bids; exceptions; notice; when § 70-638 Contracts; sealed bids; advertisement § 70-639 Letting of contracts; considerations § 70-640 Contracts; Nebraska workmen preferred § 70-641 Contracts; bonds; laws applicable § 70-642 Damage, injury, or impairment to district property; emergencies; procedure § 70-642.01 Conditions created by war or national defense; contracting requirements inapplicable § 70-643 District; funds; how expended; bond, when required § 70-644 District facilities and property; mortgage authorized; when § 70-645 Pledge of revenue; authorized; when § 70-646.01 District property; alienation to private power producers prohibited; exceptions § 70-647 Indebtedness; default; possession by creditors; agreement authorized; terms; property restored to district; when § 70-648 Receivership; when authorized; discharge of receiver; when § 70-649 Plant and system; sale to public agency; authorized; transfer of distribution facilities; restrictions; exception § 70-650 Plant and system; sale to city or village; when required; valuation and severance damages; procedure § 70-650.01 Electric distribution system; city or village; conveyed on request; when; notice required; referendum § 70-651.01 Districts; payments in lieu of taxes § 70-651.02 Districts; payments in lieu of taxes; distribution; use § 70-651.03 Districts; gross revenue tax; how determined § 70-651.04 Districts; gross revenue tax; distribution § 70-651.05 Public power districts; payment made in lieu of other taxes and fees; exceptions § 70-653.01 Electric distribution system; purchase by city or village; payment in lieu of taxes § 70-653.02 Cities and villages; payment in lieu of taxes; how paid § 70-655 Reasonable rates required; negotiatedrates authorized; conditions § 70-658 Existing utility; lease, purchase, or acquisition by district; franchise and contracts; compliance required § 70-659 Operation within city or village by district; franchise required § 70-660 Franchise to operate utility; terms and conditions; rates prescribed § 70-661 Contracts with city or village; terms and conditions § 70-662 District; filings; amendments to petition for creation; amendments to charter; authorized; restriction § 70-663 Amendment; approval procedure § 70-664 Amendment; board approval; certificate; filing § 70-665 Amendment; when effective § 70-666 Dissolution; procedure § 70-667 Plants, systems, and works; construction or operation; works of internal improvement; laws applicable; eminent domain; procedure; when available § 70-668 Streams; water rights; priority § 70-669 Streams; inferior rights; acquired by superior right; how compensated § 70-670 Eminent domain; procedure; duties of Attorney General; costs; certain property not subject to eminent domain § 70-671 District; breaks, overflow, and seepage; liability § 70-672 Water rights; eminent domain; condemnation; procedure § 70-673 Competitive or proprietary information; withheld; when; procedures applicable § 70-680 Judicial proceedings; bond not required, when § 70-681 Districts existing on August 30, 2009; director holding office when charter amended; how treated § 70-682 Generating power agency; authority to engage in commodity futures financial hedging transactions; procedure; limitation § 70-801 District; how created § 70-802 Terms, defined § 70-803 Formation of district; petition; contents § 70-804 Formation of district; petition; investigation; hearing; notice; expenses § 70-805 Formation of district; petition; hearing; approval; procedure § 70-806 Formation of district; petitioner; appeal; procedure § 70-807 Formation of district; petition granted; interested person; appeal; procedure § 70-808 Sections, how construed § 70-809 Audit § 70-901 Expiration of act § 70-902 Expiration of act § 70-903 Expiration of act § 70-904 Expiration of act § 70-905 Expiration of act § 70-1001 Declaration of policy § 70-1001.01 Terms, defined § 70-1002 Suppliers of electricity; agreements; specify service areas; submission to board; purpose of section § 70-1002.01 Suppliers of electricity; agreements; wholesale electric energy; submission to board; considerations; investigation; approval; effect § 70-1002.02 Suppliers of electricity; sale in violation of approved agreement; prohibited; commercial electric vehicle charging station operator; powers and duties § 70-1002.03 New transmission facilities or interconnection; agreement by affected parties; disputes submitted to board; insure prudent utility practice; rate determination; effect § 70-1002.04 Municipalities; joint operation of electric systems; register with board; reports; action subject to review or approval § 70-1003 Nebraska Power Review Board; establishment; composition; appointment; term; vacancy; qualifications; compensation; expenses; jurisdiction; officers; executive director; staff; reports § 70-1004 Suppliers of electricity; filing of maps and service area statements; exception § 70-1005 Suppliers of electricity; service area; application to establish; notice of hearing; exception § 70-1006 Hearings; continuance; rules of procedure § 70-1007 Establishment of service areas; board; orders; policy considerations § 70-1008 Certified service areas; established; municipalities; newly annexed areas; acquisition of facilities and customers; procedure; waiver of right to acquire; joint planning § 70-1009 Certified service areas; modification; application; transfer of facilities and customers; considerations; impairment of rights prohibited § 70-1010 Modification of service areas; application; procedure; suppliers agreements; exception; transfer of customers and facilities; price; how computed; impairment of obligations prohibited § 70-1011 Suppliers; service outside area; application for approval; when granted; applicability of section § 70-1012 Electric generation facilities and transmission lines; construction or acquisition; application; approval; when not required; proximity to military installation; notice required, when § 70-1012.01 Suppliers; electric generation and transmission facilities; terminate construction or acquisition; filing; reasons; hearing; effect; section, how construed § 70-1013 Electric generation facilities and transmission lines; application; hearing; waiver; appearances; objections; amendments § 70-1014 Electric generation facilities and transmission lines; approval or denial of application; findings required; regional line or facilities; additional consideration § 70-1014.01 Special generation application; approval; findings required; eminent domain § 70-1014.02 Legislative findings; privately developed renewable energy generation facility; owner; duties; certification; decommissioning plan; bond; joint transmission development agreement; contents; property not subject to eminent domain § 70-1015 Suppliers; electric generation facilities and transmission lines; unauthorized construction, acquisition, or service; injunction; violation; actions authorized; private electric supplier; commencement of construction prior to providing notice; violation; § 70-1016 Appeals; procedure § 70-1017 Suppliers; duty to furnish service; disputes submitted to board § 70-1018 Suppliers; disputes over rates; submission to board; hearing; recommendations § 70-1019 Board; proceedings; compel attendance of witnesses and production of documents; contempt proceedings authorized § 70-1020 Board; expenses;assessments levied against suppliers; apportionment; collection; interest;Nebraska Power Review Fund; created; investment § 70-1021 Microwave communication facilities; authorization; procedure; protest; hearing; when § 70-1022 Microwave facilities or system; authorization; when not required § 70-1024 Power supply plan; board; powers and duties; special assessment § 70-1025 Power supply plan; contents; filing; annual report § 70-1026 Power supply plan; research and conservation report; contents § 70-1027 Power supply plan; research and conservation report; board; include data in biennial report; hearing § 70-1028 Electric transmission line approved for construction in regional transmission organization transmission plan; notice to board; failure to provide notice; effect § 70-1028.01 Electric supplier; operation of direct-current, fast-charging station; conditions; section; termination § 70-1028.02 Electric supplier; operation of direct-current, fast-charging station; requirements § 70-1034 Dispatchable electric generation facility; closure or decommissioning; notice; contents; hearing; recommendations; confidentiality § 70-1101 Declaration of policy § 70-1102 Public power districts; agreements with municipalities; operation until January 1, 1972 § 70-1103 Public power districts; no impairment of obligation to bondholders; municipal operation; books and records; revenue § 70-1104 Public power districts; municipal operation; employees’ rights respected § 70-1105 Obligation of public power district to convey to municipality; no election necessary; when § 70-1106 Sections, how construed § 70-1301 Statement of policy § 70-1302 Electric rate disputes; legislative determination § 70-1303 Wholesale purchaser; payment to supplier; when § 70-1304 Wholesale purchaser; billing; dispute; notice; contents § 70-1305 Wholesale purchaser; dispute; supplier establish escrow account § 70-1306 Unresolved dispute; submitted to arbitration; rules applicable § 70-1307 Arbitration board; membership § 70-1308 Arbitrators; disqualifications § 70-1309 Arbitration board; appointed; when; manner § 70-1310 Arbitration costs and expenses; how assessed § 70-1311 Arbitration board; personnel; hire § 70-1312 Arbitration board; meetings; chairperson; disputed issues § 70-1313 Failure to appoint an arbitrator; effect § 70-1314 Arbitration board; proceedings; duties § 70-1315 Supplier; notice to other wholesale purchasers; when § 70-1316 Arbitration board; preliminary written statements; hearing; notice § 70-1317 Dispute; production of documents and records; depositions § 70-1318 Arbitration board; hearing; testimony; evidence; witnesses § 70-1319 Arbitration board; hearing; duration § 70-1320 Arbitration board; decision; findings § 70-1321 Arbitration board; decision; findings; provided to parties; filed with Nebraska Power Review Board § 70-1322 Escrow account; distribution § 70-1323 Escrow account; deficiency; effect; interest § 70-1324 Arbitration; time limits; extension § 70-1325 Arbitration board; final decision; appeal § 70-1326 Arbitration board; decision; reversal, modification, or vacation; procedure § 70-1327 Appellate court; trial; de novo on the record § 70-1328 Record on appeal § 70-1329 Wholesale purchaser; failure or refusal to make payment; supplier; remedies § 70-1501 Statement of policy § 70-1502 Suppliers; agreements authorized § 70-1503 Agreement; Nebraska Power Review Board; approval required; procedure § 70-1504 Agreement; dispute; hearing § 70-1505 Supplier; competition and antitrust provisions; exemption § 70-1601 Applicant for service; denial prohibited, when § 70-1602 Domestic subscriber, defined § 70-1603 Municipal utility;owned and operated by a village; discontinuance of service; notice; procedure § 70-1604 Municipal utility; owned and operated by a village; discontinuance of service; conference; notice; procedure § 70-1605 Discontinuance of service; notice; procedure; limitation on fees § 70-1606 Discontinuance of service; notice; contents; accessible to public § 70-1607 Discontinuance of service; third-party notice procedure § 70-1608 Discontinuance of service; dispute; conference § 70-1609 Discontinuance of service; dispute; statement; effect § 70-1610 Conference; employee; duties § 70-1611 Conference; employee; decision to terminate service; when § 70-1612 Appeal; hearing; procedure § 70-1613 Appeal; hearing; domestic subscriber; rights § 70-1614 Appeal; hearing; management office; duties § 70-1615 Sections; not applicable; when § 70-1701 Terms, defined § 70-1702 Purchase agreement; contents § 70-1703 Agreement; other provisions applicable § 70-1704 Ownership agreement; terms and conditions § 70-1705 Sections; how construed § 70-2001 Legislative findings § 70-2002 Terms, defined § 70-2003 Local distribution utility; interconnect qualified facility of customer-generator; interconnection agreement; requirements; powers and duties § 70-2004 Customer-generator; inspection required; notice to local distribution utility; ownership of credits § 70-2005 Annual net metering report; contents Ask a business law question, get an answer ASAP!Thousands of highly rated, verified business lawyers.Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.