256 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 1, § 002
As used in these rules and regulations, the terms listed below shall have the meanings noted:
"Nebraska Resources Development Fund Act" or "Act" shall mean Sections 2-1586, R.R.S., 1997; 2-1587, 2-1589, 2-1590, 2-1592, 2-1593, and 2-1595, R.S. Supp., 2000; and 2-1588 and 2-1594, as amended by LB 129, 97th Nebraska Legislature, 1st Session (2001), and any and all amendments, additions, or deletions which may be made thereto;
"Applicant" shall mean any state agency or political subdivision applying for financial assistance under the Act;
"Commission" shall mean the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission created pursuant to Section 2-1504, R.S. Supp., 2000;
"Department" shall mean the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources created pursuant to Sections 61-205 and 81-101 R.S. Supp., 2000;
"Director" shall mean the Director of the Department Natural Resources as provided in Section 81-102, R.S. Supp., 2000;
"Fund" shall mean the Nebraska Resources Development Fund created by Section 2-1587, R.S.Supp., 2000;
"Governing Body" shall mean the individual or group of individuals which are empowered by law to govern the business of an applicant;
"Intangible Benefits" shall mean benefits, either primary or secondary, that cannot be expressed in monetary terms;
"Political Subdivision" shall mean any political subdivision of the State of Nebraska to which has been granted the authority to develop water and related land resources, including, but not limited to a natural resources district, irrigation district, public power and irrigation district, reclamation district, county, and any municipal corporation, village, or city, whether operating under home rule charter or under the general laws of the State of Nebraska;
"Primary Benefits" shall mean net values attributable to a project of increases in products and services and of reductions in costs, damages, or losses of primary beneficiaries;
"Program and/or Project" shall mean any structural or nonstructural undertaking for which assistance from the Fund is requested. Unless the context otherwise requires, no distinction is intended between such terms and they may be used interchangeably for purposes of administration of these rules and regulations;
"Project Engineer or Project Director" shall mean any engineer, engineering firm, or other person, persons or firm retained by the sponsor to provide professional engineering or other professional or technical services during the planning, design, and construction of the project;
"Secondary Benefits" shall mean net values to persons other than primary beneficiaries as a result of economic activity induced by or stemming from a project;
"Sponsor" shall mean the state agency or political subdivision primarily responsible for the development, administration, operation and maintenance of a program or project for which assistance from the Fund is requested;
"State Agency" shall mean any agency, board, commission or other office of state government to which has been granted the authority to develop the state's water and related land resources;
"Tangible Benefits" shall mean benefits, either primary or secondary, that can be expressed in monetary terms.
256 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 1, § 002