Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-379 (2026)

Garbage disposal plants; systems or solid waste disposal areas; purchase, construct, maintain

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Each county may purchase, construct, maintain, and improve garbage disposal plants, systems or solid waste disposal areas, and purchase equipment for the operation thereof, for the use of its inhabitants and incorporated municipalities located in such county, and may lease or take land in fee by donation, gift, devise, purchase or appropriation for rights-of-way, for the construction and operation of such a disposal plant, system or solid waste disposal areas. Each county may also make and enter into a contract or contracts with any person, firm, or corporation for the construction, maintenance, or operation of a garbage disposal plant, system or solid waste disposal area.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2025 · leading case: Anderson v. Peterson, 375 N.W.2d 901 (Neb. 1985).
Anderson v. Peterson, 375 N.W.2d 901 (Neb. 1985). · cites it 2× “03 (Reissue 1983)); purchase, construction, maintenance, or improvements to a county garbage disposal plant ( Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-379 (Reissue 1983)); and construction or maintenance of a horse racing facility, including grandstands, pavilions, exhibition halls, and barns ( Neb.”
Sarpy Cnty. v. City of Springfield, 492 N.W.2d 566 (Neb. 1992). · cites it 2× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-379 (Reissue 1991) provides that “[e]ach county may purchase, construct, maintain, and improve garbage disposal plants, systems or solid waste disposal areas .”
Johnson v. Vill. of Polk, 319 Neb. 352 (Neb. 2025). · cites it 2× “352 The county relied on a NEPA statute expressly stating that before the then Director of Environmental Quality shall approve a new solid waste disposal area outside the zoning jurisdiction of a city or village, it shall be approved by the county board; whereas before the…”
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