Production film companies are included in the Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act (LOMED) under a bill passed by the Legislature March 30.<\/p>\n
LOMED authorizes incorporated cities and villages to appropriate local sales and property tax dollars \u2013 if approved by local voters \u2013 for economic development purposes.<\/p>\n
Under LB863, introduced by Lincoln Sen. Colby Coash, LOMED will include the production of films, commercials and television programs as businesses that qualify for the program.<\/p>\n
Film companies will be required to acknowledge cities where a production was created as well as the state of Nebraska in a production\u2019s credits, unless prohibited by local, state or federal law or regulation. Film companies will be required to provide notice of such projects to the Nebraska Film Office.<\/p>\n
Senators passed the bill on a 44-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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