Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 75-118 (2026)

Commission; duties

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The commission shall:

(1) Fix all necessary rates, charges, and regulations governing and regulating the transportation of passengers by any common carrier in Nebraska intrastate commerce;

(2) Authorize the transportation of (a) household goods under a license issued pursuant to section 75-304.03 or (b) employees of a railroad carrier under a license issued pursuant to section 75-304.04;

(3) Prevent and correct the unjust discriminations set forth in section 75-126;

(4) Enforce all statutes and commission regulations pertaining to rates and, if necessary, institute actions in the appropriate court of any county in which the common carrier involved operates except actions instituted pursuant to sections 75-140 and 75-156 to 75-158. All suits shall be brought and penalties recovered in the name of the state by or under the direction of the Attorney General;

(5) Enforce the Major Oil Pipeline Siting Act and the State Natural Gas Regulation Act; and

(6) Issue licenses that authorize intrastate medicaid nonemergency medical transportation services pursuant to section 75-311.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1967–1975 · leading case: Livestock Carriers Div. of the Motor Carriers Ass'n v. Midwest Packers Traffic Ass'n, 213 N.W.2d 443 (Neb. 1973).

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Livestock Carriers Div. of the Motor Carriers Ass'n v. Midwest Packers Traffic Ass'n, 213 N.W.2d 443 (Neb. 1973). · cites it 10× “found in section 75-118, R.R.S.1943, relates only to common carriers and must necessarily relate to that term as defined in section 75-302, R.”

Nebraska Railroads of Omaha v. Nebco, Inc., 231 N.W.2d 505 (Neb. 1975). · cites it 2× “*334 However, even assuming, without deciding, that the Public Service Commission would normally require more specific Nebraska data relative to such items as revenue, costs, and expenses in discharging its statutory duty to fix necessary rates and charges of common carriers in…”

Ready Mix, Inc. v. Nebraska Railroads of W. Trunk Lines Comm., 150 N.W.2d 275 (Neb. 1967). “Their businesses were small and their needs debatable. One motor carrier besides the applicant carrier displayed interest in lower rates.”

Howard McLean Co. v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R.R., 187 N.W.2d 300 (Neb. 1971). · cites it 2× “In addition, section 75-118, R. R. S. 1943, provides that the commission shall have power to: “(1) Fix all necessary rates, charges and regulations governing and regulating the transportation, storage, or handling of freight and passengers by any common carrier in Nebraska…”

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