On January 13, 2014, Senator Ken Schilz introduced LB 845, legislation to repeal the current statute relating to the registration and marking of meteorological evaluation towers (MET) and to provide a new definition for METs and new requirements for registration and identification markers. LB845 defines a MET as “an […]
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There’s Still Time to Claim a Business Property Tax Credit in Iowa for 2013
on Friday, 10 January 2014 in
Dirt Alert: David C. Levy, Editor
The deadline to claim an Iowa business property tax credit is January 15, 2014. As we reported in a June 14, 2013, article, Iowa enacted legislation to reform certain types of property taxes. One reform applies to businesses that pay property taxes and allows for a credit of up to […]
EPA Adopts Additional Standard for Environmental Site Assessments
on Wednesday, 8 January 2014 in
Dirt Alert: David C. Levy, Editor
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) adopted an amendment to the All Appropriate Inquiries (“AAI”) rule found in 40 C.F.R. § 312, to allow, but not require, a new ASTM standard to meet the requirements of the existing AAI rule. We previously reported on a proposed amendment relating to […]
Remember to Register Meteorological Evaluation Towers
on Tuesday, 31 December 2013 in
Dirt Alert: David C. Levy, Editor
Nebraska law requires owners and lessors of certain meteorological evaluation towers (“MET”) to register their towers with the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics. Section 66-1901 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes states the requirements for MET registration, and provides that “[a]ll wind measurement equipment associated with the development or study of wind-powered […]
Updated Nebraska Real Estate Title Standards
on Monday, 2 December 2013 in
Dirt Alert: David C. Levy, Editor
In October, the Nebraska State Bar Association approved and adopted revised Nebraska Real Estate Title Standards. Although the Nebraska Real Estate Title Standards are not substantive law, they provide minimum standards for performing searches of chains of title for real estate in Nebraska. These standards ensure title searchers and abstractors […]
