LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKAONE HUNDRED THIRD LEGISLATUREFIRST SESSIONLEGISLATIVE BILL 482 Introduced by Kintner, 2; Bloomfield, 17; Hansen, 42; Janssen, 15. Read first time January 22, 2013 Committee: A …

[DebE]

LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED THIRD LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 482

Introduced by Kintner, 2; Bloomfield, 17; Hansen, 42; Janssen, 15.

Read first time January 22, 2013

Committee:

A BILL

1 FOR AN ACT relating to government; to prohibit the state and
2 political subdivisions from adopting policy
3 recommendations that infringe on private property rights
4 without due process as prescribed.
5 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,

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1 Section 1. (1) For purposes of this section, political
2 subdivision means a city, village, county, school district, public
3 power district, natural resources district, and any other unit of
4 government below the state level, including any entity created
5 pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act or the Joint Public Agency
6 Act.

7 (2) The State of Nebraska and all political subdivisions
8 shall not adopt or implement policy recommendations that deliberately
9 or inadvertently infringe or restrict private property rights without
10 due process, as may be required by policy recommendations originating
11 in or traceable to Agenda 21, adopted by the United Nations in 1992
12 at its Conference on Environment and Development, or as may be
13 required by any other international law or ancillary plan of action
14 that contravenes the Constitution of the United States or the
15 Constitution of the State of Nebraska.

16 (3) Since the United Nations has accredited and enlisted
17 numerous nongovernmental and intergovernmental organizations to
18 assist in the implementation of its policies relative to Agenda 21
19 around the world, the State of Nebraska and all political
20 subdivisions shall not enter into any agreement, expend any sum of
21 money, receive funds, contract for services, or give financial aid to
22 or receive financial aid from those nongovernmental and
23 intergovernmental organizations as defined in Agenda 21.

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Bill Text pdf

[Jerseygal]

I tweeted this out for you, Deb!  I hope more states follow suit.  Thanks for the post!

[DebE]

Thanks, Jersey!  I haven't gotten into Twitter yet.