Nebraska Statutes 39-1305. Federal aid; cooperation with federal government; agreements authorized
The department shall have the authority to make all contracts and do all things necessary to cooperate with the United States Government in matters relating to the cooperative construction or improvement of the state highway system, or any road or street of any political or governmental subdivision or any public corporation of this state, or of any road necessary to be constructed for national defense, national forests and scenic purposes, for which federal funds or aid are secured and for maintenance of roads constructed for the United States Government. Such contracts or acts shall be carried out in the manner required by the provisions of the acts of Congress and the rules and regulations made by an agent of the United States in pursuance of such acts.
Source
- Laws 1955, c. 148, § 5, p. 419;
- Laws 1965, c. 221, § 1, p. 643.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 39-1305
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Highway: means the entire width between the boundary limits of any street, road, avenue, boulevard, or way which is publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. See Nebraska Statutes 39-101
- Maintenance: means the act, operation, or continuous process of repair, reconstruction, or preservation of the whole or any part of any highway, including surface, shoulders, roadsides, traffic control devices, structures, waterways, and drainage facilities, for the purpose of keeping it at or near or improving upon its original standard of usefulness and safety. See Nebraska Statutes 39-101
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- United States: shall include territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801