Summit Carbon Sols., LLC, v. Kasischke, __N.W.3d __ (Iowa 2024) The Iowa Supreme Court issued an important decision on November 22, 2024, upholding carbon pipelines’ statutory authority to survey private property. At issue was whether those surveys constitute a taking. Summit Carbon Solutions is one of three companies currently developing […]
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Adjustments to Nebraska Public Meeting Notice Requirements Beginning in 2025
on Thursday, 21 November 2024 in
Dirt Alert: David C. Levy, Editor
Beginning January 1, 2025, Nebraska law will impose new notice requirements for meetings of a public body. Legislative Bill 287 (“LB 287”) amends the Nebraska Open Meetings Act, Nebraska Revised Statutes sections 84‑1407–1414 (the “Act”)[1], in several significant ways. LB 287 amends section 84-1411 to include a new option for proper […]
Nebraska Law Clarifies How Commercial Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Must Source Their Electricity
on Tuesday, 5 November 2024 in
Dirt Alert: David C. Levy, Editor
Recent demand and tax incentives in the electric vehicle industry have driven commercial interest in building charging stations nationwide.[1] Such a station charges electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles for a fee. This has prompted legal questions about state regulation of the electricity for those charging stations. The Nebraska Legislature […]
Nebraska Department of Revenue’s Directive 24-3 Clarifies Taxation Updates for Renewable Energy Developers
on Tuesday, 8 October 2024 in
Dirt Alert: David C. Levy, Editor
Section 77-201 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes directs county assessors to assess all real property in Nebraska at its actual value for taxation purposes. Section 77-1359 carved an exception into that language, directing county assessors to assess agricultural land at seventy-five percent of its market value. This drove down the […]
Nebraska Supreme Court: Takings Clause is a Plausible Avenue for Property Owners Regarding Tax Sales
on Wednesday, 25 September 2024 in
Dirt Alert: David C. Levy, Editor
Nieveen v. TAX 106, 317 Neb. 425 (2024) and Cont’l Res. v. Fair, 317 Neb. 391 (2024) Under Nebraska’s tax sale statutes, a county takes an automatic lien on property within its jurisdiction for property taxes. If a taxpayer is delinquent in paying property taxes, the county can sell the lien through a […]
