Nebraska Statutes 84-162. Vital resource emergencies; legislative findings
The Legislature finds, for purposes of sections 84-162 to 84-167, that:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 84-162
- Domestic: when applied to corporations shall mean all those created by authority of this state. 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
(1) Water for domestic, agricultural, and industrial use, food for domestic use, and adequate energy supplies are vital resources needed to sustain life;
(2) The interruption of supplies of these resources or the threat of such interruption may cause severe hardship or threaten the health and lives of the citizens of the state;
(3) The Governor, as chief executive, should have adequate means at his or her disposal to insure the health and welfare of the citizens of the state; and
(4) Sections 84-162 to 84-167 provide the additional emergency powers necessary for the Governor to act in specified vital resource emergencies.
Source
- Laws 1980, LB 954, § 51.