There is hereby created within the state treasury a fund to be known as the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Fund. The proceeds of the fee imposed by sections 81-1559 to 81-1560.02, money received by the department as gifts, donations, or contributions toward the goals stated in section 81-1535, and money received by the department for nonprofit activities concerning litter reduction and recycling, including, but not limited to, honoraria, literature furnished by the department, and funds realized as reimbursement for expenses in conducting educational forums, shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to such fund to be used for the administration and enforcement of the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Act. Any money in the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-1558

  • Department: shall mean the Department of Environment and Energy. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1537
  • Fund: shall mean the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Fund. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1539
  • Litter: shall mean all waste material susceptible to being dropped, deposited, discarded, or otherwise disposed of by any person upon any property in the state, but not including the wastes of primary processes of farming or manufacturing. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1541
  • Recycling: shall mean the process of separating, cleaning, treating, and reconstituting waste or other discarded materials for the purpose of recovering and reusing the resources contained therein. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1545
  • 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
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