Lawmakers gave first-round approval Feb. 1 to a bill that would make updates to the Nebraska Municipal Land Bank Act.<\/p>\n
Omaha Sen. Heath Mello, sponsor of LB699, said the Legislature authorized municipal land banks in 2013, and the Omaha Land Bank was established in 2014.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe concept was introduced to help Nebraska municipalities to address vacant and abandoned properties without straining public resources,\u201d Mello said.<\/p>\n
Currently, the voting members of a land bank board must represent realtors, the banking industry, real estate developers, a chamber of commerce, a nonprofit involved in affordable housing and an owner of multiple residential or commercial properties.<\/p>\n
LB699 would stipulate that a single voting member may satisfy more than one of the representational requirements if he or she has the required qualifications.<\/p>\n
The bill also would change certain reporting requirements and add urban agricultural activities, including establishment of community gardens, to the list of potential priorities for land use.<\/p>\n
An Urban Affairs Committee amendment, adopted 29-0, adds a requirement that a land bank\u2019s governing board include one nonvoting member of the governing body of the municipality that created the land bank.<\/p>\n
If a land bank is created by multiple municipalities, the governing body of each would be represented by one nonvoting member.<\/p>\n
LB699 advanced to select file on a 31-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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