82-313. Nebraska Arts Council; powers.
(1) The Nebraska Arts Council may:
(a) Hold public and private hearings;
(b) Enter into contracts, within the limit of funds available therefor, with individuals, organizations, and institutions for services furthering the educational objectives of the council's programs;
(c) Enter into contracts, within the limit of funds available therefor, with local and regional associations for cooperative endeavors furthering the educational objectives of the council's programs;
(d) Accept gifts, contributions, and bequests of unrestricted funds from individuals, foundations, corporations, and other organizations or institutions for the purpose of furthering the educational objectives of the council's programs;
(e) Distribute funds appropriated by the Legislature to any organization which has been designated as the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities for the period covered by the appropriation;
(f) Make and sign any agreements and do and perform any acts that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 82-309 to 82-316;
(g) Enter into contracts, make and sign any agreements, and perform any acts that may be necessary to stabilize funding for the arts and humanities and to carry out the intent of sections 82-330 to 82-333;
(h) Prepare a plan that would permit, to the extent that funds are available, the establishment of a competitive grant program to award a grant to any creative district that is certified pursuant to the plan adopted by the Legislature under subdivision (5) of section 82-312 and that meets the criteria for the competitive grant, including eligibility criteria, application and appeal processes, conditions on receipt of a grant, and consequences of failure to meet the conditions; and
(i) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out its powers and duties.
(2) The council may request from any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or agency of the state such assistance and data as will enable it properly to carry out its powers and duties.
Source
Structure Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 82 - State Culture and History
82-102 - Nebraska State Historical Society; reports; contents.
82-103 - Nebraska State Historical Society; publications.
82-104 - Nebraska State Historical Society; public documents, records, relics; custodian.
82-106 - Nebraska State Historical Society; public documents, records, relics; notice to be given.
82-108 - Nebraska State Historical Society; documents and records; certified copies; fees.
82-108.02 - Historical Society Fund; created; use; investment.
82-111 - Historical monuments; defacing prohibited; penalty.
82-112 - Pioneers' Memorial Day.
82-114 - Kennard home; Nebraska Statehood Memorial; designated.
82-115 - Nebraska Statehood Memorial; Nebraska State Historical Society; restoration.
82-118 - Nebraska State Historical Society; statewide historic survey; acceptance of federal act.
82-119 - Nebraska State Historical Society; powers and duties.
82-129 - Nebraska State Historical Society; transfer property to Willa Cather Foundation.
82-130 - Willa Cather; real property; legal description.
82-131 - George Norris House; designated.
82-132 - George Norris House; Nebraska State Historical Society; powers and duties.
82-134 - Transferred to section 72-1802.
82-136 - Transferred to section 72-1801.
82-137 - Willa Cather; legislative findings and declarations.
82-138 - Willa Cather Historical Building Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
82-139 - Support Nebraska History Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
82-201 - Transferred to section 82-119.
82-202 - Transferred to section 82-120.
82-203 - Transferred to section 82-121.
82-204 - Transferred to section 82-122.
82-205 - Transferred to section 82-123.
82-206 - Transferred to section 82-124.
82-309 - Nebraska Arts Council; created; members; appointment.
82-311 - Nebraska Arts Council; chairman; officers, experts, employees; employ; compensation.
82-312 - Nebraska Arts Council; duties.
82-313 - Nebraska Arts Council; powers.
82-314 - Nebraska Arts Council; federal funds; receive; disburse.
82-315 - Nebraska Arts Council Trust Fund; created; use.
82-316 - Nebraska Arts Council Cash Fund; created; deposits; disbursements; investment.
82-317 - Public buildings; artwork; declaration of policy.
82-318 - Public buildings; artwork; terms, defined.
82-319 - New state capital construction; appropriation; percentage used for works of art; when.
82-320 - Nebraska Arts Council; duties.
82-321 - Construction project; artwork; committee; created; members; duties.
82-322 - Nebraska Arts Council; promulgate rules and regulations.
82-323 - Nebraska Arts Council; artists; how chosen.
82-324 - Nebraska Arts Council; insure compliance prior to payment; manner.
82-325 - Public buildings; expenditures for works of art; contracted separately.
82-327 - Public buildings; works of art; how displayed.
82-328 - Public buildings; works of art; property of State of Nebraska; sale of reproductions.
82-330 - Cultural preservation; legislative intent.
82-331 - Nebraska Cultural Preservation Endowment Fund; created; use; investment.
82-332 - Nebraska Arts and Humanities Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
82-333 - Nebraska Arts and Humanities Cash Fund; report.
82-334 - Support the Arts Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
82-335 - Competitive grant program; eligibility for grant; priority; purpose; amount.
82-404 - Nebraska Art Collection; program; how administered.
82-405 - Nebraska Art Collection; composition.
82-406 - Nebraska Art Collection; displayed; where; manner.
82-407 - Acceptance of donations or loans; procedures.
82-408 - Aid or grants; powers.
82-502 - Legislative findings and declarations.
82-504 - State Archaeology Office; created; powers; State Archaeologist; qualifications.
82-505 - State or state-funded undertaking; notice required; exemption from act; act, how construed.
82-506 - Funds, property, and services; acceptance and use.
82-507 - Public land; prohibited acts; penalty; temporary restraining order or injunction.
82-508 - Archaeological resource or archaeological site; prohibited acts; penalty.
82-509 - Matching funds authorized.
82-510 - State Archaeology Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
82-604 - Owner; liability for injury, death, or damages; limitation on action; exception.
82-606 - Participant; owner duties; warning notice; contents.
82-607 - Participant; duty to exercise due care.
82-701 - Legislative findings and declarations.
82-702 - Replacement of Julius Sterling Morton statue; Secretary of State; duties.
82-703 - Willa Cather National Statuary Hall Selection Committee; created; members; duties; powers.
82-704 - Willa Cather National Statuary Hall Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
82-705 - Replacement of William Jennings Bryan statue; Secretary of State; duties.
82-707 - Chief Standing Bear National Statuary Hall Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
82-801 - Legislative findings.
82-804 - First Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Infantry at Fort Donelson Committee; purpose; funding.