{"id":30428,"date":"2021-05-19T12:33:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T18:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=30428"},"modified":"2021-05-27T13:59:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T19:59:41","slug":"inland-port-authorities-authorized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=30428","title":{"rendered":"Inland port authorities authorized"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bill intended to spur commercial economic development passed final reading May 19.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Justin Wayne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LB156, introduced by Omaha Sen. Justin Wayne, allows up to five inland port authorities to be established in Nebraska. An inland port authority may be established in a metropolitan, primary or first class city or a county with a population greater than 20,000.<\/p>\n

A qualifying city and one or more counties that contain a qualifying city \u2014 or in which the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of such city is located \u2014 may form a joint inland port authority.<\/p>\n

To be eligible, an inland port site must be at least 300 acres in area and meet two of the following criteria of being within:
\n\u2022 one mile of a navigable river or waterway;
\n\u2022 one mile of a major rail line;
\n\u2022 two miles of a major airport; or
\n\u2022 two miles of any federal interstate or any four-lane divided highway.<\/p>\n

An inland port authority is authorized to engage in marketing activities, issue and sell revenue bonds and acquire rights-of-way and property. All authorities established under the bill will be administered by an appointed governing board.<\/p>\n

The bill prohibits inland port authorities from levying sales taxes and states legislative intent to transfer $5 million in general funds for the next two fiscal years to the Site and Building Development Fund to be earmarked for large, shovel-ready inland port authority projects.<\/p>\n

Senators passed LB156 on a 47-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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