Nebraska § 70-659 - Operation within city or village by district; franchise required.
Full text of Nebraska Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 70-659 — Operation within city or village by district; franchise required., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 70-659. Operation within city or village by district; franchise required.
Any such district shall be required at all times to have a valid and subsisting franchise, either running to it as original grantee from such city or village, or assigned to it by or through a grantee of the city or village, if such district proposes to generate, distribute and sell, or to distribute and sell, electrical energy to such city or village or to its inhabitants, as a condition precedent to the operation of such district's electric utility or utilities within such city or village, in every case and to the same extent as where a private corporation is required to have such valid and subsisting franchise to operate its electric utility or utilities within such city or village.
A public power project is to extend its lines into another municipal corporation's boundaries only upon contract, agreement, or franchise. Central Power Co. v. Nebraska City, 112 F.2d 471 (8th Cir. 1940).
Source: official Nebraska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Nebraska § 70-659
What does Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 70-659 cover?
Section 70-659 ("Operation within city or village by district; franchise required.") 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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