Nebraska § 77-2704.50 - Railroad rolling stock; common or contract carrier; exemption.

§ 77-2704.50. Railroad rolling stock; common or contract carrier; exemption.

Sales and use taxes shall not be imposed on the gross receipts from the sale, lease, or rental of and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state from the purchase in this state or the purchase outside this state, with title passing in this state, of materials and replacement parts and any associated labor used as or used directly in the repair and maintenance or manufacture of railroad rolling stock, whether owned by a railroad or by any person, whether a common or contract carrier or otherwise, motor vehicles, watercraft, or aircraft engaged as common or contract carriers or the purchase in such manner of motor vehicles, watercraft, or aircraft to be used as common or contract carriers. All purchasers seeking to take advantage of the exemption shall apply to the Tax Commissioner for a common or contract carrier exemption. All common or contract carrier exemption certificates shall expire on October 31, 2013, and on October 31 every five years thereafter. All persons seeking to continue to take advantage of the common or contract carrier exemption shall apply for a new certificate at the expiration of the prior certificate. The Tax Commissioner shall notify such exemption certificate holders at least sixty days prior to the expiration date of such certificate that the certificate will expire and be null and void as of such date.