{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-76-710.04","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-710.04","heading":"Economic development purpose; restriction on use of eminent domain.","body":"(1) A condemner may not take property through the use of eminent domain under sections 76-704 to 76-724 if the taking is primarily for an economic development purpose.\n(2) For purposes of this section, economic development purpose means taking property for subsequent use by a commercial for-profit enterprise or to increase tax revenue, tax base, employment, or general economic conditions.\n(3) This section does not affect the use of eminent domain for:\n(a) Public projects or private projects that make all or a major portion of the property available for use by the general public or for use as a right-of-way, aqueduct, pipeline, transmission line, or similar use;\n(b) Removing harmful uses of property if such uses constitute an immediate threat to public health and safety;\n(c) Leasing property to a private person who occupies an incidental part of public property or a public facility, such as a retail establishment on the ground floor of a public building;\n(d) Acquiring abandoned property;\n(e) Clearing defective property title;\n(f) Taking private property for use by a utility or railroad;\n(g) Taking private property based upon a finding of blighted or substandard conditions under the Community Development Law if the private property is not agricultural land or horticultural land as defined in section 77-1359; and\n(h) Taking private property for a transmission line to serve a privately developed facility generating electricity using wind, solar, biomass, or landfill gas. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to grant the power of eminent domain to a private entity.","path":["Chapter 76 - REAL PROPERTY"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-710.04","current_through":"Laws 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:01:11Z","sha256":"44fa33d925faa7efaae0ad6f0aa860125642dbc449bf2b09b70f727608993766","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-76-710.03","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-76-711"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}