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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 915
Introduced by Lippincott, 34; Hallstrom, 1; Lonowski, 33; McKeon, 41.
Read first time January 09, 2026
Committee: Urban Affairs
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Municipal Inland Port Authority Act; to1
amend section 13-3304, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024;2
to change the number of inland port districts that may be created;3
and to repeal the original section. 4
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,5
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Section 1. Section 13-3304, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement,1
2024, is amended to read: 2
13-3304 (1) Any city which encompasses an area greater than three3
hundred acres eligible to be designated as an inland port district may4
propose to create an inland port authority by ordinance, subject to the5
cap on the total number of inland port districts provided in subsection6
(4) of this section. In determining whether to propose the creation of an7
inland port authority, the city shall consider the following criteria:8
(a) The desirability and economic feasibility of locating an inland9
port district within the corporate boundaries, extraterritorial zoning10
jurisdiction, or both of the city; 11
(b) The technical and economic capability of the city and any other12
public and private entities to plan and carry out development within the13
proposed inland port district; 14
(c) The strategic location of the proposed inland port district in15
proximity to existing and potential transportation infrastructure that is16
conducive to facilitating regional, national, and international trade and17
the businesses and facilities that promote and complement such trade;18
(d) The potential impact that development of the proposed inland19
port district will have on the immediate area; and20
(e) The regional and statewide economic impact of development of the21
proposed inland port district. 22
(2) Any city and one or more counties in which a city of the23
metropolitan class, city of the primary class, or city of the first class24
is located, or in which the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of such25
city is located, which encompass an area greater than three hundred acres26
eligible to be designated as an inland port district may enter into an27
agreement pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act to propose joint28
creation of an inland port authority, subject to the cap on the total29
number of inland port districts provided in subsection (4) of this30
section. In determining whether to propose the creation of an inland port31
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authority, the city and counties shall consider the following criteria:1
(a) The desirability and economic feasibility of locating an inland2
port district within the corporate boundaries or extraterritorial zoning3
jurisdiction or both of the city, or within both the corporate boundaries4
or extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction or both of a city and the5
boundaries of one or more counties; 6
(b) The technical and economic capability of the city and county or7
counties and any other public and private entities to plan and carry out8
development within the proposed inland port district;9
(c) The strategic location of the proposed inland port district in10
proximity to existing and potential transportation infrastructure that is11
conducive to facilitating regional, national, and international trade and12
the businesses and facilities that promote and complement such trade;13
(d) The potential impact that development of the proposed inland14
port district will have on the immediate area; and15
(e) The regional and statewide economic impact of development of the16
proposed inland port district. 17
(3) Any county with a population greater than twenty thousand18
inhabitants according to the most recent federal census or the most19
recent revised certified count by the United States Bureau of the Census20
which encompasses an area greater than three hundred acres eligible to be21
designated as an inland port district may propose to create an inland22
port authority by resolution, subject to the cap on the total number of23
inland port districts provided in subsection (4) of this section. In24
determining whether to propose the creation of an inland port authority,25
the county shall consider the following criteria: 26
(a) The desirability and economic feasibility of locating an inland27
port district within the county; 28
(b) The technical and economic capability of the county and any29
other public or private entities to plan and carry out development within30
the proposed inland port district; 31
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(c) The strategic location of the proposed inland port district in1
proximity to existing and potential transportation infrastructure that is2
conducive to facilitating regional, national, and international trade and3
the businesses and facilities that promote and complement such trade;4
(d) The potential impact that development of the proposed inland5
port district will have on the immediate area; and 6
(e) The regional and statewide economic impact of development of the7
proposed inland port district. 8
(4) No more than six five inland port districts may be designated9
statewide. No more than one inland port district may be designated within10
the boundaries of a city of the metropolitan class. No inland port11
authority shall designate more than one inland port district, and no12
inland port authority may be created without also designating an inland13
port district. 14
(5) Following the adoption of an ordinance, resolution, or execution15
of an agreement pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act proposing16
creation of an inland port authority, the city clerk or county clerk17
shall transmit a copy of such ordinance, resolution, or agreement to the18
Department of Economic Development along with an application for approval19
of the proposal. Upon receipt of such ordinance, resolution, or agreement20
and application, the department shall evaluate the proposed inland port21
authority to determine whether the proposal meets the criteria in22
subsection (1), (2), or (3) of this section, whichever is applicable, as23
well as any prioritization criteria developed by the department. Upon a24
determination that the proposed inland port authority sufficiently meets25
such criteria, the Director of Economic Development shall certify to the26
city clerk or county clerk whether the proposed creation of such inland27
port authority exceeds the cap on the total number of inland port28
districts pursuant to subsection (4) of this section. If the department29
determines that the proposed inland port authority sufficiently meets30
such criteria and does not exceed such cap, the inland port authority31
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shall be deemed created. If the proposed inland port authority does not1
sufficiently meet such criteria or exceeds such cap, the city shall2
repeal such ordinance, the county shall repeal such resolution, or the3
city and county or counties shall rescind such agreement and the proposed4
inland port authority shall not be created. 5
Sec. 2. Original section 13-3304, Revised Statutes Cumulative6
Supplement, 2024, is repealed. 7
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