Nebraska § 85-317 - State colleges; endowment fund; source; investment.
Full text of Nebraska Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 85-317 — State colleges; endowment fund; source; investment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 85-317. State colleges; endowment fund; source; investment.
All the lands remaining unsold of the twenty sections appropriated as an endowment fund for the state colleges and all the endowment fund derived from the sale of such lands are hereby confirmed as such endowment, to be forever used for this purpose. All such money derived from federal grants shall be invested in the manner provided by law for the investment of the permanent school fund of the state, in the same kind of securities and by the same officers charged with that duty pursuant to section 72-202 as may from time to time be amended by the Legislature.
Source: official Nebraska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 85-317 cover?
Section 85-317 ("State colleges; endowment fund; source; investment.") 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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