{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-13-3302","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-3302","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-3302","body":"The Legislature finds and declares as follows:\n\n(1) Nebraska is ideally situated as a potential industrial, innovation, and logistical hub for multiple industries across the rest of the country. The state is home to major railroads and trucking firms, and is within a two-day drive to major cities on the east coast, west coast, Mexico, and Canada;\n\n(2) Increasingly, major companies looking to locate their headquarters or expand operations seek large shovel-ready commercial and industrial sites, commonly referred to as mega sites;\n\n(3) Nebraska lacks sufficient economic development tools necessary to acquire and develop large shovel-ready commercial and industrial sites and innovation districts, and the creation of one or more inland port authorities in Nebraska will serve as a mechanism to develop such sites;\n\n(4) In addition to the development of large shovel-ready commercial and industrial sites and innovation districts, the creation of inland port authorities will serve as a regional merging point for multi-modal transportation and distribution of goods to and from ports and other locations in other regions; and\n\n(5) Inland port authorities will serve as a vital resource for stimulating and supporting tourism, entrepreneurship, and technology-based small businesses in this state.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 13"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=13-3302","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"ae1a086251dd28b81133dbfbe41038d8fa2915c7cd3e1200ef900275ed47c592","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-13-3301","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-13-3303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}