LB 9 |
Provides for an income tax credit for individuals and corporations equal to 25 percent of costs incurred for the installation of energy conservation measures or renewable energy generation. Energy Office would define what “demonstrably promotes energy conservation.” (Preister, Howard) Revenue |
LB 41 |
Raises the motor fuel tax rate from 10.5 cents to 11.5 cents per gallon. Increases the excise tax on motor fuels from two cents to four cents per gallon. (Hudkins) Revenue
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LB 165 |
Withdraws Nebraska from the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact. (Fischer) Transportation |
LB 182 |
Changes grant provisions under the public transportation assistance program. (Kruse, Avery, Kopplin, McGill, Nantkes, Nelson, Pahls, Stuthman, Wightman) Transportation |
LB 204 |
Requires all contractors working in Nebraska to register with the Nebraska Department of Labor. (Synowiecki, Lathrop, Nantkes) Business and Labor |
LB 207 |
Authorizes the board of directors of a metropolitan utility district to designate another official title for the general manager. (Friend) Urban Affairs |
LB 274 |
** Creates a mechanism to educate users of liquefied petroleum gas regarding the requirement for a leak check following an interruption of service. (McDonald, Dubas, Hansen, Pedersen, Wallman) Judiciary |
LB 343 |
* Provides for an income tax credit for investments in biodiesel facilities. (Langemeier) Revenue |
LB 412 |
Adopts a renewable portfolio standard for retail, electricity suppliers equaling one percent in 2008 and increasing to ten percent by 2019. Provides for exchangeable, renewable energy credits. (McGill, Preister) Natural Resources |
LB 444 |
Amends provisions relating to the renewable energy tax credit for electricity generated by new, zero-emission facilities. (Stuthman) Revenue |
LB 507 |
Amends provisions relating to ethanol production incentive tax credits. (Burling) Revenue |
LB 579 |
* Requires electric utilities to interconnect customer-owned facilities using renewable energy to generate electricity. (Louden, Carlson, Christensen, Hudkins, Kopplin, Wallman) Natural Resources |
LB 581 |
Adopts the Energy Conservation and Self-Reliance Act. Requires electric utilities to offer net metering to customer-generators with renewable energy facilities. (Preister) Natural Resources |
LB 626 |
Creates a production incentive for biodiesel fuel. (Dierks) Agriculture |
LB 629 |
* Adopts the Rural Community-Based Energy Development Act. Creates new rural economic development opportunities through new wind energy projects. Requires electric utilities to consider such projects. (Dierks, Dubas, Erdman, Flood, Karpisek, McDonald,
Preister, Wallman) Natural Resources |
LB 636 |
* Exempts specified contracts with electric utilities from certain bidding requirements. (Louden, Carlson, Christensen, Dubas, Fischer, Hudkins, Kopplin, Wallman) Natural Resources |
LB 648 |
Provides for a sales tax exemption for community-based wind energy projects. Changes provisions relating to the renewable energy tax credit for electricity generated by new, zero-omission facilities. (Preister, Dierks, Dubas, Karpisek, Wallman) Revenue |
LB 652 |
Requires every agency, department and commission and every political subdivision of the State of Nebraska to conduct an audit of its energy usage. Authorizes such entities to seek technical assistance from the Energy Office. (White, Preister) Natural Resources |
LB 672 |
Clarifies that a metropolitan utilities district cannot condemn a community-based energy project (new wind energy project) for the purpose of exercising the power of eminent domain. (Lathrop, Dierks, Dubas, Erdman, Karpisek, Preister, Wallman) Judiciary |
LB 705 |
Raises the threshold of a “special generation application” for facilities that will generate electrical energy from renewable energy resources from 10,000 kilowatts to 25,000 kilowatts. (Dierks) Natural Resources |
* = priority bill
** = Speaker major proposal |