Nebraska Statutes 71-8805. Stem Cell Research Program; created
(1) The Stem Cell Research Program is created.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-8805
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Process: shall mean a summons, subpoena, or notice to appear issued out of a court in the course of judicial proceedings. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- 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
(2) Any money appropriated by the Legislature for the Stem Cell Research Program shall be used to provide a dollar-for-dollar match, up to five hundred thousand dollars per fiscal year, of funds received by institutions or researchers from sources other than funds provided by the State of Nebraska for nonembryonic stem cell research. Such matching funds shall be awarded through the grant process established pursuant to section 71-8804. No single institution or researcher shall receive more than seventy percent of the funds available for distribution under this section on an annual basis.
(3) Up to three percent of any annual appropriation for the Stem Cell Research Program shall be available to the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services for administrative costs, including stipends and reimbursements pursuant to section 71-8803.
(4) The State Treasurer shall transfer, on July 1, 2016, the unobligated balance in the Stem Cell Research Cash Fund to the Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund.