Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 70-673 (2026)

Competitive or proprietary information; withheld; when; procedures applicable

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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the public power industry as defined in section 70-601 and the Nebraska Power Review Board may withhold competitive or proprietary information which would give an advantage to business competitors. Competitive information is information which a reasonable person, knowledgeable of the electric utility industry, could conclude gives an advantage to business competitors.

(2) Any request for records described in this section shall be subject to the procedures for public record requests provided in sections 84-712 to 84-712.09.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: State ex rel. BH Media Grp. v. Frakes, 305 Neb. 780 (Neb. 2020).
State ex rel. BH Media Grp. v. Frakes, 305 Neb. 780 (Neb. 2020). · cites it 5× “We concluded our opinion by stating that had the Legislature passed a hypothetical “other statute” pro- tecting the power district’s competitive information, “we would not hesitate to apply the ‘other statute’ exception of the public records law and the general principle…”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 70-673(1) — 1 case
State ex rel. BH Media Grp. v. Frakes, 305 Neb. 780 (Neb. 2020). “We concluded our opinion by stating that had the Legislature passed a hypothetical “other statute” pro- tecting the power district’s competitive information, “we would not hesitate to apply the ‘other statute’ exception of the public records law and the general principle…”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 70-673(2) — 1 case
State ex rel. BH Media Grp. v. Frakes, 305 Neb. 780 (Neb. 2020). “We concluded our opinion by stating that had the Legislature passed a hypothetical “other statute” pro- tecting the power district’s competitive information, “we would not hesitate to apply the ‘other statute’ exception of the public records law and the general principle…”
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