The Nebraska Legislature is considering two bills that would amend the Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act. The Legislature’s Urban Affairs committee will hear testimony on LBs 808 and 860 on February 9, 2016. LB 808 (Hansen) removes the requirement for a vote of a city’s registered voters for amendments […]
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Natural Resources Committee Considers Removing Barriers to the Export of Renewable Energy
on Monday, 8 February 2016 in
Dirt Alert: David C. Levy, Editor
On January 27, 2016, the Natural Resources Committee heard testimony on LB 824 (McCollister), which removes several significant barriers inhibiting private development of wind energy and encourages billions of dollars of investment in Nebraska. LB 824 allows development of private renewable generation facilities with limited oversight by the Nebraska Power […]
104th Nebraska Legislature, Second Session: Economic Development, Municipal Law, Real Estate, Renewable Energy and Taxes (Days 6 – 10)
on Monday, 25 January 2016 in
Dirt Alert: David C. Levy, Editor
The Second Session of 104th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 6, 2016. Here is a list of the bills we are tracking and their current status. This Dirt Alert provides an update on the bills we are tracking related to economic development, municipal law, real estate, renewable energy, and taxation, which […]
104th Nebraska Legislature, Second Session: Economic Development, Municipal Law, Real Estate, Renewable Energy and Taxes (Days 1 – 5)
on Monday, 18 January 2016 in
Dirt Alert: David C. Levy, Editor
The Second Session of 104th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 6, 2016. Here is a list of the bills we are tracking and their current status. This Dirt Alert provides an update on the bills introduced during the first five days of the legislative session that we are tracking related to […]
Congress Extends Federal Renewable Energy Tax Credits
on Wednesday, 30 December 2015 in
Dirt Alert: David C. Levy, Editor
On December 18, 2015, President Obama signed H.R. 2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, and the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the “Act”), into law. The $1.8 trillion measure funds the federal government through September 2016, and extends numerous federal tax credits, including the renewable energy production […]
