NEBRASKA STATUTES AND CODES
81-15,174 Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund; created; use; investment.
81-15,174. Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund; created; use; investment.The Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund is created. The fund shall be maintained in the state accounting system as a cash fund. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the fund shall be used to carry out the purposes of the Nebraska Environmental Trust Act, including the payment of administrative costs. Money in the fund shall include proceeds credited pursuant to section 9-812 and proceeds designated by the board pursuant to section 81-15,173. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.The State Treasurer shall transfer nine hundred twenty-five thousand dollars from the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund to the Department of Natural Resources Water Issues Cash Fund, as administratively created pursuant to section 81-1111.04, on or after July 1, 2003, but no later than July 10, 2003.The State Treasurer shall transfer one million dollars from the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund to the Water Resources Trust Fund on July 1, 2004.The State Treasurer shall transfer two million seven hundred sixty thousand seven hundred sixty dollars from the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund to the University of Nebraska Central Administration Designated Cash Fund on March 1, 2007, unless LR 259CA is approved by the voters in the November 2006 general election, then the transfer shall occur on November 15, 2006. SourceLaws 1992, LB 1257, § 51; Laws 1994, LB 1066, § 124; Laws 2000, LB 957, § 10; Laws 2002, Second Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 8; Laws 2003, LB 408, § 6; Laws 2004, LB 962, § 111; Laws 2006, LB 1061, § 12. Cross ReferencesNebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.