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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 1190
Introduced by Conrad, 46.
Read first time January 21, 2026
Committee: Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to appropriations; to amend Laws 2025, LB261,1
section 245; to change the authorized use of funds appropriated to2
the Department of Economic Development; to repeal the original3
section; and to declare an emergency. 4
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,5
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Section 1. Laws 2025, LB261, section 245, is amended to read:1
Sec. 245. AGENCY NO. 72 — DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT2
Program No. 601 - Community and Rural Development3
4 FY2025-26 FY2026-27
GENERAL FUND 5 7,294,942 6,294,942
CASH FUND 6 36,575,991 21,671,030
FEDERAL FUND est. 7 54,572,337 54,632,192
PROGRAM TOTAL 8 98,443,270 82,598,164
SALARY LIMIT 9 3,330,071 3,381,786
There is included in the appropriation to this program for FY2025-2610
$6,580,762 General Funds, $33,726,860 Cash Funds, and $50,530,110 Federal11
Funds estimate for state aid, which shall only be used for such purpose.12
There is included in the appropriation to this program for FY2026-2713
$5,580,762 General Funds, $19,023,140 Cash Funds, and $50,530,110 Federal14
Funds estimate for state aid, which shall only be used for such purpose.15
There is included in the appropriation to this program for FY2025-2616
$250,000 Cash Funds and for FY2026-27 $-0- Cash Funds from the Middle17
Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund to conduct a study regarding18
prefabricated housing in Nebraska. 19
There is included in the amount shown as aid for FY2025-26 $700,00020
General Funds to provide aid funding to development districts formed21
under sections 13-1901 to 13-1907. There is included in the amount shown22
as aid for FY2026-27 $700,000 General Funds to provide aid funding to23
development districts formed under sections 13-1901 to 13-1907.24
There is included in the amount shown as aid for FY2025-2625
$4,880,762 General Funds to provide aid for mentorship programs for26
nonprofit organizations that meet eligibility requirements designed by27
the Department of Economic Development to either improve reading levels28
or promote professional growth for elementary students. There is included29
in the amount shown as aid for FY2026-27 $4,880,762 General Funds to30
provide aid for mentorship programs for nonprofit organizations that meet31
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eligibility requirements designed by the Department of Economic1
Development to either improve reading levels or promote professional2
growth for elementary students. 3
There is included in the amount shown as aid for FY2025-264
$1,000,000 General Funds and for FY2026-27 $-0- General Funds for the5
grant authorized in section 81-1213.04, which shall only be used for such6
purpose. 7
The unexpended Cash Fund appropriation balance for unexpended8
obligations existing on June 30, 2025, for the Rural Workforce Housing9
Investment Act, the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act, the10
Nebraska Affordable Housing Act, and the Nebraska Rural Projects Act, is11
hereby reappropriated. 12
Sec. 2. Original Laws 2025, LB261, section 245, is repealed.13
Sec. 3. Since an emergency exists, this act takes effect when14
passed and approved according to law. 15
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