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57-1001 – Service of process.

57-1001. Service of process. The performance of any service in connection with exploring for oil and gas, drilling wells therefor, regardless of whether such wells be dry, development of oil and gas interests, and operating and servicing oil and gas properties by (1) a nonresident of the State of Nebraska or (2) an agent or […]

57-101 – Coal and iron development; state aid; conditions.

57-101. Coal and iron development; state aid; conditions. When it shall be made apparent to the Governor of Nebraska, by affidavit or otherwise, by the owner or owners thereof, that a vein of coal, not less than twenty-six inches in thickness, and of sufficient capacity to pay to mine, and within such distance from the […]

57-104 – Prospectors; specimens preserved.

57-104. Prospectors; specimens preserved. It shall be the duty of the persons prospecting for coal, any mineral, ore, crude oil, or gas, carefully to preserve specimens from each stratum through which the shafts are sunk, or borings are made; and to deposit the same, properly labeled, in care of the proper department of the state […]

57-105 – Former discoveries; no aid given.

57-105. Former discoveries; no aid given. The provisions of sections 57-101 to 57-105 shall not apply to any veins of coal or iron ore already discovered nor to any oil wells or gas wells already producing, nor shall the provisions of said sections apply to the discovery of the same vein of coal or iron […]

57-106 – Coal development; county aid; petition; election; bonds; limit.

57-106. Coal development; county aid; petition; election; bonds; limit. The county board of each county in this state is hereby authorized and required to submit to the legal voters thereof, on presentation of a petition of twenty resident freeholders of the county, the proposition to issue bonds, not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, the proceeds of […]

57-107 – Bonds; election; issuance; payment; laws applicable.

57-107. Bonds; election; issuance; payment; laws applicable. So far as applicable sections 10-401 to 10-405 shall govern the proceedings to submit such proposition, issue bonds, and provide for payment of the same; Provided, section 57-106 shall not apply to the counties of Burt, Washington and Sarpy. Source G.S.1873, c. 13, § 2, p. 250; R.S.1913, […]

57-1101 – Acquisition of property by eminent domain; authorized; procedure.

57-1101. Acquisition of property by eminent domain; authorized; procedure. Any person engaged in, and any company, corporation, or association formed or created for the purpose of, transporting or conveying crude oil, petroleum, gases, or other products thereof in interstate commerce through or across the State of Nebraska or intrastate within the State of Nebraska, and […]

57-1102 – Crossing public roads or highways; rights acquired; restrictions.

57-1102. Crossing public roads or highways; rights acquired; restrictions. Any such person, company, corporation, or association, in the laying, relaying, operation, and maintenance of any such pipeline within the State of Nebraska, shall have the right to enter upon and cross, with such pipeline, any public road or highway, under such reasonable regulations and restrictions […]

57-1103 – Easements across public lands; acquisition; assessment of damages.

57-1103. Easements across public lands; acquisition; assessment of damages. Any person engaged in, and any company, corporation, or association formed or created for the purpose of transporting or conveying crude oil, petroleum, or other products thereof, in interstate commerce through, or across the State of Nebraska, or intrastate within the State of Nebraska, and desiring […]

57-1104 – Appeal; procedure.

57-1104. Appeal; procedure. Any party objecting to such allowance may, within thirty days from the entering of the award, appeal to the district court of the county in which such lands are situated by entering into an undertaking to the State of Nebraska, to be approved by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds or […]

57-1105 – Award; payment; rights acquired; limitation on determination on appeal.

57-1105. Award; payment; rights acquired; limitation on determination on appeal. Upon the determination of the amount by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds or governing body, the applicant shall pay the amount to the treasurer of the county in which such lands are situated, for the use of the permanent school fund of this […]

57-1201 – Terms, defined.

57-1201. Terms, defined. As used in sections 57-1201 to 57-1214, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Person shall mean any natural person, firm, concern, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, agent, institution, association, partnership, limited liability company, company, corporation, or person acting under a declaration of trust; (2) Sever shall mean to take from the land by […]

57-1202 – Tax; levy; person liable; due and payable; lien.

57-1202. Tax; levy; person liable; due and payable; lien. A tax is hereby levied on all uranium severed from the soil of this state. Such tax shall be paid by the person engaged in the severing of such uranium, shall become due and payable monthly, and shall operate as a first lien on all such […]

57-1203 – Tax; rate.

57-1203. Tax; rate. The tax imposed by section 57-1202 shall be levied on the value of the uranium severed, and shall be paid at the rate of two percent of the value of such uranium produced each year in excess of five million dollars gross value. The value shall be computed immediately after such severance […]

57-1204 – Tax; payment; when; reports; contents.

57-1204. Tax; payment; when; reports; contents. The tax imposed by section 57-1202 shall be due and payable in monthly installments on or before the last day of the month next succeeding the month in which the uranium was severed. If the final filing date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the next secular […]

57-1205 – Tax; remittance.

57-1205. Tax; remittance. The tax imposed by section 57-1202 shall be paid to the Tax Commissioner who shall pay all money received to the State Treasurer to be placed in the General Fund. Source Laws 1983, LB 356, § 17.

57-1206 – Tax; security; notice; use.

57-1206. Tax; security; notice; use. The Tax Commissioner, whenever he or she deems it necessary to insure compliance with sections 57-1201 to 57-1214, may require any person subject to the tax imposed by section 57-1202 to deposit with the Tax Commissioner a suitable indemnity bond to insure payment of the tax as the Tax Commissioner […]

57-1207 – Report; payment of tax; by whom.

57-1207. Report; payment of tax; by whom. The tax imposed by section 57-1202 shall be paid and the report required by section 57-1204 shall be made by the person engaged in the severing of the uranium, whether or not he or she is the owner of the land from which the uranium is severed. Source […]

57-1208 – Tax; deductions permitted.

57-1208. Tax; deductions permitted. The person remitting to the Tax Commissioner the tax imposed by section 57-1202 shall deduct, from the amount due any person owning an interest in the uranium or in the proceeds of the uranium at the time of severance, the proportionate amount of such tax before making payment to any such […]