LB1261A is an appropriation bill that provides funding from the Nebraska Power Review Fund to the Nebraska Power Review Board for Program 72, in order to carry out the provisions of Legislative Bill 1261 from the 109th Legislature, Second Session. The bill is a fiscal companion measure rather than a substantive policy bill; its purpose is to authorize the spending needed to implement the underlying legislation.
The bill also specifies that no expenditures for permanent or temporary salaries or per diems for state employees may be made from the funds appropriated in this section. In practical terms, it directs a limited appropriation for the Power Review Board’s programmatic work while restricting the use of those dollars for personnel compensation.
Impact
LB1261A affects state appropriations law by allocating money from the Nebraska Power Review Fund for the Nebraska Power Review Board’s Program 72 and by setting a use restriction on those funds. It does not appear to amend regulatory statutes directly, but it enables implementation of LB1261 by providing the necessary funding mechanism and limiting the appropriation to non-salary, non-per diem expenses.
Sentiment
The available voting history suggests broad support for the bill. It advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial on a 36-1 vote and later passed Final Reading 43-6, indicating that most legislators viewed the appropriation as a routine or necessary companion to the underlying policy bill. The absence of committee transcript material limits insight into detailed debate, but the recorded votes point to generally favorable sentiment.
Contention
There is little evidence of major controversy in the materials provided. The only notable point of possible contention is the narrow scope of the appropriation and the explicit prohibition on using the funds for permanent or temporary salaries and per diems, which may reflect an effort to limit administrative spending. The small number of dissenting votes on final passage suggests some disagreement, but no specific objections are documented in the available record.