{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-81-12-108","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,108","heading":"Terms, defined.","body":"For purposes of the Nebraska Innovation Hub Act:\n(1) Department means the Department of Economic Development;\n(2) Director means the Director of Economic Development;\n(3) Economic redevelopment area means an area in the State of Nebraska in which:\n(a) The average rate of unemployment in the area during the period covered by the most recent American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate by the United States Bureau of the Census is at least one hundred fifty percent of the average rate of unemployment in the state during the same period; and\n(b) The average poverty rate in the area is twenty percent or more for the federal census tract in the area;\n(4) iHub area means the geographical area in this state in which an iHub will operate. An iHub area shall be located within:\n(a) An economic redevelopment area;\n(b) An enterprise zone designated pursuant to the Enterprise Zone Act;\n(c) An inland port district as defined in section 13-3303;\n(d) Thirty miles of the largest artificial reservoir constructed in this state for the storage of water; or\n(e) Any county having a population of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants;\n(5) iHub partner means an entity described in section 81-12,111 that collaborates with an iHub for purposes of driving economic growth within an iHub area;\n(6) Innovation hub or iHub means a private nonprofit corporation that is designated by the director as an iHub or an inland port authority created under the Municipal Inland Port Authority Act; and\n(7) Postsecondary educational institution means a two-year or four-year college or university which is a member institution of an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education.","path":["Chapter 81 - STATE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=81-12,108","current_through":"Laws 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:01:11Z","sha256":"31546a7f05d50976c6d3c2258e642de03bff2c649a68c955da8d72b42148cf6b","source_id":"us-ne","stale":true,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-81-12-107","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-81-12-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}