Nebraska § 83-973 - Prison Overcrowding Contingency Fund; created; use; investment; study of inmate classification.
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§ 83-973. Prison Overcrowding Contingency Fund; created; use; investment; study of inmate classification.
The Prison Overcrowding Contingency Fund is created. The State Treasurer shall transfer fifteen million dollars from the General Fund to the Prison Overcrowding Contingency Fund on or before July 15, 2021, on such date as directed by the budget administrator of the budget division of the Department of Administrative Services. It is the intent of the Legislature that these funds remain in the Prison Overcrowding Contingency Fund until sufficient details are provided to the Legislature regarding plans to reduce prison overcrowding, except that (1) the fund may be used for purposes of a study of inmate classification within the Department of Correctional Services and (2) transfers may be made to the General Fund or the Vocational and Life Skills Programming Fund at the direction of the Legislature. Any money in the Prison Overcrowding Contingency Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source: official Nebraska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 83-973 ("Prison Overcrowding Contingency Fund; created; use; investment; study of inmate classification.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, the codified statutory law of Nebraska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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