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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 1129
Introduced by Dover, 19.
Read first time January 20, 2026
Committee: Urban Affairs
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Community Development Law; to amend1
sections 18-2108, 18-2123, and 18-2123.01, Reissue Revised Statutes2
of Nebraska, section 18-2155, Revised Statutes Cumulative3
Supplement, 2024, and sections 18-2102, 18-2103, and 18-2147,4
Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; to change provisions relating to5
legislative findings; to redefine terms; to change and eliminate6
provisions relating to the acquisition of real property, land7
outside the corporate limits of cities, the effective date for the8
division of taxes, and certain redevelopment plans receiving an9
expedited review; to harmonize provisions; and to repeal the10
original sections. 11
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,12
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Section 1. Section 18-2102, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, is1
amended to read: 2
18-2102 It is hereby found and declared that there exist in cities3
of all classes and villages of this state areas which have deteriorated4
and become substandard and blighted because of the unsafe, insanitary,5
inadequate, or overcrowded condition of the dwellings therein, or because6
of inadequate planning of the area, or excessive land coverage by the7
buildings thereon, or the lack of proper light and air and open space, or8
because of the defective design and arrangement of the buildings thereon,9
or faulty street or lot layout, or congested traffic conditions, or10
economically or socially undesirable land uses, or the lack of affordable11
housing in the area, or the existence of underdeveloped parcels that have12
been within the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of the city for more13
than twenty-five years. Such conditions or a combination of some or all14
of them have resulted and will continue to result in making such areas15
economic or social liabilities harmful to the social and economic well-16
being of the entire communities in which they exist, needlessly17
increasing public expenditures, imposing onerous municipal burdens,18
decreasing the tax base, reducing tax revenue, substantially impairing or19
arresting the sound growth of municipalities, aggravating traffic20
problems, substantially impairing or arresting the elimination of traffic21
hazards and the improvement of traffic facilities, and depreciating22
general community-wide values. The existence of such areas contributes23
substantially and increasingly to the spread of disease and crime,24
necessitating excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds25
for the preservation of the public health and safety, for crime26
prevention, correction, prosecution, punishment and the treatment of27
juvenile delinquency, and for the maintenance of adequate police, fire,28
and accident protection and other public services and facilities. These29
conditions are beyond remedy and control solely by regulatory process in30
the exercise of the police power and cannot be dealt with effectively by31
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the ordinary operations of private enterprise without the aids herein1
provided. The elimination of such conditions and the acquisition and2
preparation of land in or necessary to the renewal of substandard and3
blighted areas and its sale or lease for development or redevelopment in4
accordance with general plans and redevelopment plans of communities and5
any assistance which may be given by any state public body in connection6
therewith are public uses and purposes for which public money may be7
expended and private property acquired. The necessity in the public8
interest for the provisions of the Community Development Law is hereby9
declared to be a matter of legislative determination.10
It is further found and declared that the prevention and elimination11
of blight is a matter of state policy, public interest, and statewide12
concern and within the powers and authority inhering in and reserved to13
the state, in order that the state and its municipalities shall not14
continue to be endangered by areas which are focal centers of disease,15
promote juvenile delinquency, and consume an excessive proportion of16
their revenue. 17
It is further found and declared that certain substandard and18
blighted areas, or portions thereof, may require acquisition, clearance,19
and disposition, subject to use restrictions, as provided in the20
Community Development Law, since the prevailing conditions of decay may21
make impracticable the reclamation of the area by conservation or22
rehabilitation; that other areas or portions thereof may, through the23
means provided in the Community Development Law, be susceptible of24
conservation or rehabilitation in such a manner that the conditions and25
evils, hereinbefore enumerated, may be eliminated, remedied, or26
prevented; and that salvageable substandard and blighted areas can be27
conserved and rehabilitated through appropriate public action and the28
cooperation and voluntary action of the owners and tenants of property in29
such areas. 30
Sec. 2. Section 18-2103, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, is31
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amended to read: 1
18-2103 For purposes of the Community Development Law, unless the2
context otherwise requires: 3
(1) Affordable housing means (a) workforce housing, (b) housing4
targeted for households earning less than one hundred fifty percent of5
the median income for the county in which such housing is located, or (c)6
housing under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code;7
(2) Area of operation means and includes the area within the8
corporate limits of the city , the land that lies within the city's9
extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction, and such land outside the city and10
outside the city's extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction as may come11
within the purview of section sections 18-2123 and 18-2123.01;12
(3) Authority means any community redevelopment authority created13
pursuant to section 18-2102.01 and any community development agency14
created pursuant to section 18-2101.01 and does not include a limited15
community redevelopment authority; 16
(4) Blighted area means an area (a) which, by reason of the presence17
of a substantial number of deteriorated or deteriorating structures,18
existence of defective or inadequate street layout, faulty lot layout in19
relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness, insanitary or20
unsafe conditions, deterioration of site or other improvements, diversity21
of ownership, tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair22
value of the land, defective or unusual conditions of title, improper23
subdivision, obsolete or no platting, or the existence of conditions24
which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or the25
existence of underdeveloped parcels that have been within the26
extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of the city for more than twenty-27
five years, or any combination of such factors, substantially impairs or28
arrests the sound growth of the community, retards the provision of29
housing accommodations, or constitutes an economic or social liability30
and is detrimental to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare in31
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its present condition and use and (b) in which there is at least one of1
the following conditions: (i) Unemployment in the designated area is at2
least one hundred twenty percent of the state or national average; (ii)3
the average age of the residential or commercial units in the area is at4
least forty years; (iii) more than half of the plotted and subdivided5
property in an area is unimproved land that has been within the city for6
forty years and has remained unimproved during that time; (iv) the per7
capita income of the area is lower than the average per capita income of8
the city or village in which the area is designated; (v) the area has had9
either stable or decreasing population based on the last two decennial10
censuses; or (vi) less than twenty percent of the housing in the area is11
affordable housing. In no event shall a city of the metropolitan,12
primary, or first class designate more than thirty-five percent of the13
city and the city's extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction as blighted, a14
city of the second class shall not designate an area larger than fifty15
percent of the city and the city's extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction16
as blighted, and a village shall not designate an area larger than one17
hundred percent of the village and the village's extraterritorial zoning18
jurisdiction as blighted. A redevelopment project involving a formerly19
used defense site as authorized under section 18-2123.01, any area which20
is located within a good life district established under the Good Life21
Transformational Projects Act, and any area declared to be an extremely22
blighted area under section 18-2101.02 shall not count towards the23
percentage limitations contained in this subdivision;24
(5) Bonds means any bonds, including refunding bonds, notes, interim25
certificates, debentures, or other obligations issued pursuant to the26
Community Development Law except for bonds issued pursuant to section27
18-2142.04; 28
(6) Business means any private business located in an enhanced29
employment area; 30
(7) City means any city or incorporated village in the state;31
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(8) Clerk means the clerk of the city or village;1
(9) Community redevelopment area means a substandard and blighted2
area which the community redevelopment authority designates as3
appropriate for a redevelopment project; 4
(10) Employee means a person employed at a business as a result of a5
redevelopment project; 6
(11) Employer-provided health benefit means any item paid for by the7
employer in total or in part that aids in the cost of health care8
services, including, but not limited to, health insurance, health savings9
accounts, and employer reimbursement of health care costs;10
(12) Enhanced employment area means an area not exceeding six11
hundred acres (a) within a community redevelopment area which is12
designated by an authority as eligible for the imposition of an13
occupation tax or (b) not within a community redevelopment area as may be14
designated under section 18-2142.04; 15
(13) Equivalent employees means the number of employees computed by16
(a) dividing the total hours to be paid in a year by (b) the product of17
forty times the number of weeks in a year; 18
(14) Extremely blighted area means: a 19
(a) A substandard and blighted area in which: (i) (a) The average20
rate of unemployment in the area during the period covered by the most21
recent American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate is at least one hundred22
fifty two hundred percent of the average rate of unemployment in the23
state during the same period; and (ii) (b) the average poverty rate in24
the area exceeds fifteen twenty percent for the total federal census25
tract or tracts or federal census block group or block groups in the26
area; or 27
(b) A substandard and blighted area that has a higher-than-average28
unemployment rate and a higher-than-average poverty rate when compared to29
the rest of the state, as determined by the governing body of the city.30
In making such determination, the governing body may use any information31
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available to such governing body. This subdivision (b) shall only apply1
if the governing body determines that the federal data described in2
subdivision (14)(a) of this section is unreliable or lacking for the area3
in question; 4
(15) Federal government means the United States of America, or any5
agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States6
of America; 7
(16) Governing body or local governing body means the city council,8
board of trustees, or other legislative body charged with governing the9
municipality; 10
(17) Limited community redevelopment authority means a community11
redevelopment authority created pursuant to section 18-2102.01 having12
only one single specific limited pilot project authorized;13
(18) Mayor means the mayor of the city or chairperson of the board14
of trustees of the village; 15
(19) New investment means the value of improvements to real estate16
made in an enhanced employment area by a developer or a business;17
(20) Number of new employees means the number of equivalent18
employees that are employed at a business as a result of the19
redevelopment project during a year that are in excess of the number of20
equivalent employees during the year immediately prior to the year that a21
redevelopment plan is adopted; 22
(21) Obligee means any bondholder, agent, or trustee for any23
bondholder, or lessor demising to any authority, established pursuant to24
section 18-2102.01, property used in connection with a redevelopment25
project, or any assignee or assignees of such lessor's interest or any26
part thereof, and the federal government when it is a party to any27
contract with such authority; 28
(22) Occupation tax means a tax imposed under section 18-2142.02;29
(23) Person means any individual, firm, partnership, limited30
liability company, corporation, company, association, joint-stock31
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association, or body politic and includes any trustee, receiver,1
assignee, or other similar representative thereof; 2
(24) Public body means the state or any municipality, county,3
township, board, commission, authority, district, or other political4
subdivision or public body of the state; 5
(25) Real property means all lands, including improvements and6
fixtures thereon, and property of any nature appurtenant thereto, or used7
in connection therewith, and every estate, interest and right, legal or8
equitable, therein, including terms for years and liens by way of9
judgment, mortgage, or otherwise, and the indebtedness secured by such10
liens; 11
(26) Redeveloper means any person, partnership, or public or private12
corporation or agency which enters or proposes to enter into a13
redevelopment contract; 14
(27) Redevelopment contract means a contract entered into between an15
authority and a redeveloper for the redevelopment of an area in16
conformity with a redevelopment plan; 17
(28) Redevelopment plan means a plan, as it exists from time to time18
for one or more community redevelopment areas, or for a redevelopment19
project, which (a) conforms to the general plan for the municipality as a20
whole and (b) is sufficiently complete to indicate such land acquisition,21
demolition and removal of structures, redevelopment, improvements, and22
rehabilitation as may be proposed to be carried out in the community23
redevelopment area, zoning and planning changes, if any, land uses,24
maximum densities, and building requirements; 25
(29) Redevelopment project means any work or undertaking in one or26
more community redevelopment areas: (a) To acquire substandard and27
blighted areas or portions thereof, including lands, structures, or28
improvements the acquisition of which is necessary or incidental to the29
proper clearance, development, or redevelopment of such substandard and30
blighted areas; (b) to clear any such areas by demolition or removal of31
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existing buildings, structures, streets, utilities, or other improvements1
thereon and to install, construct, or reconstruct streets, utilities,2
parks, playgrounds, public spaces, public parking facilities, sidewalks3
or moving sidewalks, convention and civic centers, bus stop shelters,4
lighting, benches or other similar furniture, trash receptacles,5
shelters, skywalks and pedestrian and vehicular overpasses and6
underpasses, enhancements to structures in the redevelopment plan area7
which exceed minimum building and design standards in the community and8
prevent the recurrence of substandard and blighted conditions, and any9
other necessary public improvements essential to the preparation of sites10
for uses in accordance with a redevelopment plan; (c) to sell, lease, or11
otherwise make available land in such areas for residential,12
recreational, commercial, industrial, or other uses, including parking or13
other facilities functionally related or subordinate to such uses, or for14
public use or to retain such land for public use, in accordance with a15
redevelopment plan; and may also include the preparation of the16
redevelopment plan, the planning, survey, and other work incident to a17
redevelopment project and the preparation of all plans and arrangements18
for carrying out a redevelopment project; (d) to dispose of all real and19
personal property or any interest in such property, or assets, cash, or20
other funds held or used in connection with residential, recreational,21
commercial, industrial, or other uses, including parking or other22
facilities functionally related or subordinate to such uses, or any23
public use specified in a redevelopment plan or project, except that such24
disposition shall be at its fair value for uses in accordance with the25
redevelopment plan; (e) to acquire real property in a community26
redevelopment area which, under the redevelopment plan, is to be repaired27
or rehabilitated for dwelling use or related facilities, repair or28
rehabilitate the structures, and resell the property; (f) to carry out29
plans for a program of voluntary or compulsory repair, rehabilitation, or30
demolition of buildings in accordance with the redevelopment plan; and31
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(g) to carry out construction of affordable housing; and (h) to carry out1
the development of underdeveloped parcels that have been within the2
extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of the city for more than twenty-3
five years; 4
(30) Redevelopment project valuation means the valuation for5
assessment of the taxable real property in a redevelopment project last6
certified for the year prior to the effective date of the provision7
authorized in section 18-2147; 8
(31) Rural community means any municipality in a county with a9
population of fewer than one hundred thousand inhabitants as determined10
by the most recent federal decennial census; 11
(32) Substandard area means (a) an area in which less than twenty12
percent of the housing is affordable housing , (b) an area or in which13
there is a predominance of buildings or improvements, whether14
nonresidential or residential in character, which, by reason of15
dilapidation, deterioration, age or obsolescence, inadequate provision16
for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces, high density of17
population and overcrowding, or the existence of conditions which18
endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of19
such factors, is conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant20
mortality, juvenile delinquency, and crime, (which cannot be remedied21
through construction of prisons), and is detrimental to the public22
health, safety, morals, or welfare , or (c) an area within the city's23
extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction that contains underdeveloped parcels24
that have been underdeveloped for more than twenty-five years; and25
(33) Workforce housing means: 26
(a) Housing that meets the needs of today's working families;27
(b) Housing that is attractive to new residents considering28
relocation to a rural community; 29
(c) Owner-occupied housing units that cost not more than two hundred30
seventy-five thousand dollars to construct or rental housing units that31
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cost not more than two hundred thousand dollars per unit to construct.1
For purposes of this subdivision (c), housing unit costs shall be updated2
annually by the Department of Economic Development based upon the most3
recent increase or decrease in the Producer Price Index for all4
commodities, published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau5
of Labor Statistics; 6
(d) Owner-occupied and rental housing units for which the cost to7
substantially rehabilitate exceeds fifty percent of a unit's assessed8
value; and 9
(e) Upper-story housing. 10
Sec. 3. Section 18-2108, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, is11
amended to read: 12
18-2108 An authority shall not acquire real property for a13
redevelopment project within the corporate limits of a city or a city's14
extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction unless the governing body of such15
the city in which the redevelopment project area is located has approved16
the redevelopment plan, as prescribed in section 18-2116 or 18-2155.17
Sec. 4. Section 18-2123, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, is18
amended to read: 19
18-2123 Upon a determination, by resolution, of the governing body20
of the city in which such land is located, that the acquisition and21
development of undeveloped vacant land, not within a substandard and22
blighted area, is essential to the proper clearance or redevelopment of23
substandard and blighted areas or a necessary part of the general24
community redevelopment program of the city, or that the acquisition and25
development of land outside the city, but within a radius of three miles26
thereof, is necessary or convenient to the proper clearance or27
redevelopment of one or more substandard and blighted areas within the28
city or is a necessary adjunct to the general community redevelopment29
program of the city, the acquisition, planning, and preparation for30
development or disposal of such land shall constitute a redevelopment31
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project which may be undertaken by the authority in the manner provided1
in the Community Development Law. 2
Sec. 5. Section 18-2123.01, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, is3
amended to read: 4
18-2123.01 (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Community5
Development Law to the contrary, a city may undertake a redevelopment6
project that includes real property located outside the corporate limits7
of such city and outside the city's extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction8
if the following requirements have been met: 9
(a) The real property located outside the corporate limits of the10
city and outside the city's extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction is a11
formerly used defense site; 12
(b) The formerly used defense site is located within the same county13
as the city approving such redevelopment project; 14
(c) The formerly used defense site is located within a sanitary and15
improvement district; 16
(d) The governing body of the city approving such redevelopment17
project passes an ordinance stating such city's intent to annex the18
formerly used defense site in the future; and 19
(e) The redevelopment project has been consented to by any city20
exercising extraterritorial jurisdiction over the formerly used defense21
site. 22
(2) For purposes of this section, formerly used defense site means23
real property that was formerly owned by, leased to, or otherwise24
possessed by the United States and under the jurisdiction of the United25
States Secretary of Defense. Formerly used defense site does not include26
missile silos. 27
(3) The inclusion of a formerly used defense site in any28
redevelopment project under this section shall not result in:29
(a) Any change in the service area of any electric utility or30
natural gas utility unless such change has been agreed to by the electric31
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utility or natural gas utility serving the formerly used defense site at1
the time of approval of such redevelopment project; or2
(b) Any change in the service area of any communications company as3
defined in section 77-2734.04 unless (i) such change has been agreed to4
by the communications company serving the formerly used defense site at5
the time of approval of such redevelopment project or (ii) such change6
occurs pursuant to sections 86-135 to 86-138. 7
(4) A city approving a redevelopment project under this section and8
the county in which the formerly used defense site is located may enter9
into an agreement pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act in which the10
county agrees to reimburse such city for any services the city provides11
to the formerly used defense site after approval of the redevelopment12
project. 13
Sec. 6. Section 18-2147, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, is14
amended to read: 15
18-2147 (1) Any redevelopment plan as originally approved or as16
later modified pursuant to section 18-2117 may contain a provision that17
any ad valorem tax levied upon real property, or any portion thereof, in18
a redevelopment project for the benefit of any public body shall be19
divided, for the applicable period described in subsection (4) of this20
section, as follows: 21
(a) That portion of the ad valorem tax which is produced by the levy22
at the rate fixed each year by or for each such public body upon the23
redevelopment project valuation shall be paid into the funds of each such24
public body in the same proportion as are all other taxes collected by or25
for the body. When there is not a redevelopment project valuation on a26
parcel or parcels, the county assessor shall determine the redevelopment27
project valuation based upon the fair market valuation of the parcel or28
parcels as of January 1 of the year prior to the year that the ad valorem29
taxes are to be divided. The county assessor shall provide written notice30
of the redevelopment project valuation to the authority as defined in31
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section 18-2103 and the owner. The authority or owner may protest the1
valuation to the county board of equalization within thirty days after2
the date of the valuation notice. All provisions of section 77-15023
except dates for filing of a protest, the period for hearing protests,4
and the date for mailing notice of the county board of equalization's5
decision are applicable to any protest filed pursuant to this section.6
The county board of equalization shall decide any protest filed pursuant7
to this section within thirty days after the filing of the protest. The8
county clerk shall mail a copy of the decision made by the county board9
of equalization on protests pursuant to this section to the authority or10
owner within seven days after the board's decision. Any decision of the11
county board of equalization may be appealed to the Tax Equalization and12
Review Commission, in accordance with section 77-5013, within thirty days13
after the date of the decision; 14
(b) That portion of the ad valorem tax on real property, as provided15
in the redevelopment contract, bond resolution, or redevelopment plan, as16
applicable, in the redevelopment project in excess of such amount, if17
any, shall be allocated to and, when collected, paid into a special fund18
of the authority to be used solely to pay the principal of, the interest19
on, and any premiums due in connection with the bonds of, loans, notes,20
or advances of money to, or indebtedness incurred by, whether funded,21
refunded, assumed, or otherwise, such authority for financing or22
refinancing, in whole or in part, the redevelopment project. When such23
bonds, loans, notes, advances of money, or indebtedness, including24
interest and premiums due, have been paid, the authority shall so notify25
the county assessor and county treasurer and all ad valorem taxes upon26
taxable real property in such a redevelopment project shall be paid into27
the funds of the respective public bodies. An authority may use a single28
fund for purposes of this subdivision for all redevelopment projects or29
may use a separate fund for each redevelopment project; and30
(c) Any interest and penalties due for delinquent taxes shall be31
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paid into the funds of each public body in the same proportion as are all1
other taxes collected by or for the public body. 2
(2) To the extent that a redevelopment plan authorizes the division3
of ad valorem taxes levied upon only a portion of the real property4
included in such redevelopment plan, any improvements funded by such5
division of taxes shall be related to the redevelopment plan that6
authorized such division of taxes. 7
(3)(a) For any redevelopment plan located in a city of the8
metropolitan class that includes a division of taxes, as provided in this9
section, that produces, in whole or in part, funds to be used directly or10
indirectly for (i) new construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of11
housing for households with annual incomes below the area median income12
for households and located within six hundred yards of a public passenger13
streetcar or (ii) new construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of14
single-family housing or condominium housing used as primary residences15
for individuals with annual incomes below the area median income for16
individuals, such housing shall be deemed related to the redevelopment17
plan that authorized such division of taxes regardless of whether such18
housing is or will be located on real property within such redevelopment19
plan, as long as such housing supports activities occurring on or20
identified in such redevelopment plan. 21
(b) During each fiscal year in which the funds described in22
subdivision (a) of this subsection are available, the authority and city23
shall make best efforts to allocate not less than thirty percent of such24
funds to single-family housing deemed related to the redevelopment plan25
described under such subdivision. 26
(c) In selecting projects to receive funding, the authority and city27
shall develop a qualified allocation plan and give first priority to28
financially viable projects that serve the lowest income occupants for29
the longest period of time. 30
(4)(a) For any redevelopment plan for which more than fifty percent31
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of the property in the redevelopment project area has been declared an1
extremely blighted area in accordance with section 18-2101.02, ad valorem2
taxes shall be divided for a period not to exceed twenty years after the3
effective date as identified in the project redevelopment contract or in4
the resolution of the authority authorizing the issuance of bonds5
pursuant to section 18-2124. 6
(b) For all other redevelopment plans, ad valorem taxes shall be7
divided for a period not to exceed fifteen years after the effective date8
as identified in the project redevelopment contract, in the resolution of9
the authority authorizing the issuance of bonds pursuant to section10
18-2124, or in the redevelopment plan, whichever is applicable.11
(5) The effective date of a provision dividing ad valorem taxes as12
provided in subsection (4) of this section shall not occur until such13
time as the real property in the redevelopment project is within the14
corporate boundaries of the city or within the city's extraterritorial15
zoning jurisdiction. This subsection shall not apply to a redevelopment16
project involving a formerly used defense site as authorized in section17
18-2123.01. 18
(6) All notices of the provision for dividing ad valorem taxes shall19
be sent by the authority to the county assessor on forms prescribed by20
the Property Tax Administrator. The notice shall be sent to the county21
assessor on or before July 1 of the year of the effective date of the22
provision. Failure to satisfy the notice requirement of this section23
shall result in the taxes, for all taxable years affected by the failure24
to give notice of the effective date of the provision, remaining25
undivided and being paid into the funds for each public body receiving26
property taxes generated by the property in the redevelopment project.27
However, the redevelopment project valuation for the remaining division28
of ad valorem taxes in accordance with subdivisions (1)(a) and (b) of29
this section shall be the last certified valuation for the taxable year30
prior to the effective date of the provision to divide the taxes for the31
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remaining portion of the twenty-year or fifteen-year period pursuant to1
subsection (4) of this section. 2
Sec. 7. Section 18-2155, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement,3
2024, is amended to read: 4
18-2155 (1) The governing body of a city may elect by resolution to5
allow expedited reviews of redevelopment plans that meet the requirements6
of subsection (2) of this section. A redevelopment plan that receives an7
expedited review pursuant to this section shall be exempt from the8
requirements of sections 18-2111 to 18-2115 and 18-2116.9
(2) A redevelopment plan is eligible for expedited review under this10
section if: 11
(a) The redevelopment plan includes only one redevelopment project;12
(b) The redevelopment project involves: 13
(i) The repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of an existing14
structure that has been within the corporate limits of the city or the15
city's extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction for at least sixty years and16
is located within a substandard and blighted area; or17
(ii) The redevelopment of a vacant lot that is located within a18
substandard and blighted area that has been within the corporate limits19
of the city or the city's extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction for at20
least sixty years and has been platted for at least sixty years;21
(c) The redevelopment project is located in a county with a22
population of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants; and23
(d) The assessed value of the property within the redevelopment24
project area when the project is complete is estimated to be no more25
than: 26
(i) Three hundred fifty thousand dollars for a redevelopment project27
involving a single-family residential structure; 28
(ii) One million five hundred thousand dollars for a redevelopment29
project involving a multi-family residential structure or commercial30
structure; or 31
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(iii) Ten million dollars for a redevelopment project involving the1
revitalization of a structure included in the National Register of2
Historic Places. 3
(3) The governing body of a city that elects to allow expedited4
reviews of redevelopment plans under this section may establish by5
resolution an annual limit on the number of such redevelopment plans that6
may be approved by the governing body. 7
(4) The expedited review shall consist of the following steps:8
(a) A redeveloper shall prepare the redevelopment plan using a9
standard form developed by the Department of Economic Development. The10
form shall include (i) the existing uses and condition of the property11
within the redevelopment project area, (ii) the proposed uses of the12
property within the redevelopment project area, (iii) the number of years13
the existing structure has been within the corporate limits of the city14
or the city's extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction or the number of years15
that the vacant lot has been platted within the corporate limits of the16
city or the city's extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction, whichever is17
applicable, (iv) the current assessed value of the property within the18
redevelopment project area, (v) the increase in the assessed value of the19
property within the redevelopment project area that is estimated to occur20
as a result of the redevelopment project, (vi) an indication of whether21
the redevelopment project will be financed in whole or in part through22
the division of taxes as provided in section 18-2147, and (vii) the23
agreed-upon costs of the redevelopment project; 24
(b) The redeveloper shall submit the redevelopment plan directly to25
the governing body along with an application fee in an amount set by the26
governing body, not to exceed fifty dollars. Such application fee shall27
be separate from any fees for building permits or other permits needed28
for the project; and 29
(c) The governing body shall determine whether to approve or deny30
the redevelopment plan within thirty days after submission of the plan. A31
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redevelopment plan may be denied if: 1
(i) The redevelopment plan does not meet the requirements of2
subsection (2) of this section; 3
(ii) Approval of the redevelopment plan would exceed the annual4
limit established under subsection (3) of this section; or5
(iii) The redevelopment plan is inconsistent with the city's6
comprehensive development plan. 7
(5) Each city may select the appropriate employee or department to8
conduct expedited reviews pursuant to this section.9
(6) For any approved redevelopment project that is financed in whole10
or in part through the division of taxes as provided in section 18-2147:11
(a) The authority shall incur indebtedness related to the12
redevelopment project which shall not exceed the lesser of the agreed-13
upon costs of the redevelopment project or the amount estimated to be14
generated over a fifteen-year period from the portion of taxes mentioned15
in subdivision (1)(b) of section 18-2147. Such indebtedness shall not16
create a general obligation on behalf of the authority or the city in the17
event that the amount generated over a fifteen-year period from the18
portion of taxes mentioned in subdivision (1)(b) of section 18-2147 does19
not equal the costs of the agreed-upon work to repair, rehabilitate, or20
replace the structure or to redevelop the vacant lot as provided in the21
redevelopment plan; 22
(b) Upon completion of the agreed-upon work to repair, rehabilitate,23
or replace the structure or to redevelop the vacant lot as provided in24
the redevelopment plan, the redeveloper shall notify the county assessor25
of such completion; and 26
(c) The county assessor shall then determine:27
(i) Whether the redevelopment project is complete. Redevelopment28
projects must be completed within two years after the redevelopment plan29
is approved under this section; and 30
(ii) The assessed value of the property within the redevelopment31
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project area. 1
(7) After the county assessor makes the determinations required2
under subdivision (6)(c) of this section, the county assessor shall use a3
standard certification form developed by the Department of Revenue to4
certify to the authority: 5
(a) That improvements have been made and completed;6
(b) That a valuation increase has occurred; 7
(c) The amount of the valuation increase; and 8
(d) That the valuation increase was due to the improvements made.9
(8) Once the county assessor has made the certification required10
under subsection (7) of this section, the authority may begin to use the11
portion of taxes mentioned in subdivision (1)(b) of section 18-2147 to12
pay the indebtedness incurred by the authority under subdivision (6)(a)13
of this section. 14
(9) The payments shall be remitted to the holder of the15
indebtedness. The changes made to this subsection by Laws 2023, LB531,16
shall be retroactive in application and shall apply to redevelopment17
plans approved prior to, on, or after June 7, 2023.18
(10) A single fund may be used for all redevelopment projects that19
receive an expedited review pursuant to this section. It shall not be20
necessary to create a separate fund for any such project, including a21
project financed in whole or in part through the division of taxes as22
provided in section 18-2147. 23
(11) The governing body of a city that elects to allow expedited24
reviews of redevelopment plans under this section may revoke such25
election by resolution at any time. The revocation of such election shall26
not affect the validity of (a) any redevelopment plan or redevelopment27
project that was approved under this section prior to the revocation of28
such election or (b) any indebtedness incurred by the authority under29
subdivision (6)(a) of this section prior to the revocation of such30
election. 31
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Sec. 8. Original sections 18-2108, 18-2123, and 18-2123.01, Reissue1
Revised Statutes of Nebraska, section 18-2155, Revised Statutes2
Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 18-2102, 18-2103, and 18-2147,3
Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, are repealed. 4
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