The Public Entities Mandated Project Charges Act and all grants of power and authority in the act shall be liberally construed to effectuate their purpose, and all incidental powers necessary to carry into effect the provisions of the act are expressly granted to and conferred upon public entities.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 70-1817

  • Mandated project: means the construction, retrofitting, rebuilding, acquisition, or installation of any equipment, device, structure, improvement, process, facility, technology, or other property owned, licensed, or controlled by a public entity or operated for the benefit of a public entity through a power participation or purchase agreement, either within or outside the State of Nebraska, and used in connection with a new or existing facility related to electrical power generation, transmission, or distribution, which construction, retrofitting, rebuilding, acquisition, or installation is undertaken to satisfy a mandate, including, but not limited to, any equipment, device, structure, improvement, process, facility, technology, or other property related to environmental pollution control, safety, or useful life extension of an existing plant or facility. See Nebraska Statutes 70-1805