75-1001 – Act, how cited.

75-1001. Act, how cited. Sections 75-1001 to 75-1012 shall be known and may be cited as the Water Service Regulation Act. Source Laws 1994, LB 1002, § 1.

75-1002 – Terms, defined.

75-1002. Terms, defined. For purposes of the Water Service Regulation Act: (1) Commission shall mean the Public Service Commission; and (2) Private water company shall mean a privately owned entity organized for the purpose of furnishing water for domestic use or sewer services or both to the public, cities, villages, special districts, or other political […]

75-1003 – Private water company; rates and charges; regulation by commission.

75-1003. Private water company; rates and charges; regulation by commission. The rates and charges of a private water company shall be regulated by the commission as provided in the Water Service Regulation Act. On or before July 1 each year, each private water company shall file a schedule of its rates and charges with the […]

75-1004 – Commission; access to books and records.

75-1004. Commission; access to books and records. The commission and its agents shall be entitled to access to all books, records, and other information of a private water company which may be necessary for the commission to determine whether it may exercise regulatory authority under the Water Service Regulation Act and to carry out its […]

75-1005 – Review of rates and charges; petition; hearing; notice.

75-1005. Review of rates and charges; petition; hearing; notice. Within ninety days after July 1, 1994, a petition may be filed with the commission requesting a review of the established rates and charges. The petition shall be signed by at least twenty-five percent of the private water company’s customers. Upon receipt of a petition, the […]

75-1006 – Change to rates or charges; notice.

75-1006. Change to rates or charges; notice. A private water company which proposes to change any of its rates or charges shall provide sixty days’ notice to its customers and the commission of the proposed rates or charges. Source Laws 1994, LB 1002, § 6.

75-1007 – Change to rates or charges; petition; hearing; notice; procedure.

75-1007. Change to rates or charges; petition; hearing; notice; procedure. (1) Prior to the effective date of the proposed rates or charges, a petition may be filed with the commission requesting a review of the proposed rates and charges. The petition shall be signed by at least twenty-five percent of the private water company’s customers. […]

75-1008 – Commission; issue order; appeal; denial; effect.

75-1008. Commission; issue order; appeal; denial; effect. (1) After the conclusion of any hearing held pursuant to section 75-1005 or 75-1007, the commission shall grant or deny the rates or charges that were considered at the hearing and, if other rates or charges are to be adopted, shall decide on any modifications to the rates […]

75-1009 – Rate or charge; yield authorized.

75-1009. Rate or charge; yield authorized. (1) No rate or charge determined by the commission pursuant to the Water Service Regulation Act may yield more than a fair return on the fair value of property used and useful in rendering service to the public. (2) The commission shall not include in the basis for establishment […]

75-101 – Public Service Commission; members; qualifications; terms, defined.

75-101. Public Service Commission; members; qualifications; terms, defined. (1) The members of the Public Service Commission shall be resident citizens of this state, registered voters, and, if members of or practitioners in any profession, in good standing according to the established standards of such profession. The members of the Public Service Commission shall be elected […]

75-101.01 – Public Service Commission; districts; numbers; boundaries; established by maps; Clerk of Legislature; Secretary of State; duties.

75-101.01. Public Service Commission; districts; numbers; boundaries; established by maps; Clerk of Legislature; Secretary of State; duties. (1) Based on the 2020 Census of Population by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, the State of Nebraska is hereby divided into five public service commissioner districts, and each public service commissioner district […]

75-101.02 – Public Service Commission; districts; population figures and maps; basis.

75-101.02. Public Service Commission; districts; population figures and maps; basis. For purposes of section 75-101.01, the Legislature adopts the official population figures and maps from the 2020 Census Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) TIGER/Line Shapefiles published by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Source Laws 1971, LB 955, § 2; Laws 1981, […]

75-1010 – Rules and regulations.

75-1010. Rules and regulations. The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the Water Service Regulation Act. Source Laws 1994, LB 1002, § 10.

75-1011 – Violation; civil penalty.

75-1011. Violation; civil penalty. Notwithstanding section 75-156, any private water company that violates any provision of the Water Service Regulation Act or any rule, regulation, or order of the commission shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars for each act of violation and […]

75-1012 – Enforcement of act.

75-1012. Enforcement of act. (1) Notwithstanding section 75-156, whenever it appears that a private water company has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate any provision of the Water Service Regulation Act or any rule, regulation, or order of the commission, the commission may institute a civil suit in the district court of Lancaster […]

75-102 – Commissioners; official oath.

75-102. Commissioners; official oath. Before entering upon the duties of office, each of the commissioners shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed in the Constitution of Nebraska and shall, in addition thereto, swear that he or she is not directly or indirectly interested in any common carrier or jurisdictional utility, subject to […]

75-103 – Vacancies; appointment.

75-103. Vacancies; appointment. The Governor shall fill all vacancies in the office of commissioner by appointment, and a person so appointed shall fill such office for the unexpired term. Source Laws 1963, c. 425, art. I, § 3, p. 1355.

75-104 – Commissioners; salary; commissioners and employees; expenses; when allowed.

75-104. Commissioners; salary; commissioners and employees; expenses; when allowed. (1) Until January 4, 2007, the annual salary of each commissioner shall be fifty thousand dollars. Commencing January 4, 2007, the annual salary of each commissioner shall be seventy-five thousand dollars. (2) Each commissioner shall be entitled to receive from the state his or her mileage […]

75-104.01 – Commissioner; salary increase; when effective.

75-104.01. Commissioner; salary increase; when effective. Section 75-104 shall be so interpreted as to effectuate its general purpose, to provide, in the public interest, adequate compensation as therein provided for public service commissioners, and to permit a change in such salaries as soon as the same may become operative under the Constitution of the State […]

75-105 – Seal; office; employees.

75-105. Seal; office; employees. The commissioners shall be known collectively as the Public Service Commission and shall have a seal, which may be either an engraved or ink stamp seal, similar to the seal of this state, with the words Public Service Commission of Nebraska included thereon. They shall be furnished with offices and with […]