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LB 36A

Appropriation Bill

109th Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Tom Brandt

LB 36A provides dedicated funding from the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Fund to NDEE to implement LB 36’s waste-reduction and recycling provisions.

Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025
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Bill Summary · LB 36A

Summary — LB 36A (Appropriation Bill)

Status: Approved by the Governor (May 20, 2025)
Introduced: April 24, 2025
Primary sponsor: Sen. Tom Brandt (District 32)
Purpose: Provide funding to implement Legislative Bill 36 (109th Leg., 1st Sess., 2025)

Main purpose

LB 36A is an appropriation bill that supplies dedicated funding from the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Fund to the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) — Program 513 — to support implementation of the substantive provisions enacted in Legislative Bill 36 of the 2025 session. LB 36A does not itself alter policy; it provides the money necessary to carry out LB 36.

Key provisions and fiscal details

  • Appropriates the following amounts from the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Fund to NDEE, Program 513:
    • $51,585 for FY2025–26
    • $109,036 for FY2026–27
  • Limits expenditures from these appropriated amounts for permanent and temporary salaries and per diems to:
    • Not exceed $30,264 for FY2025–26
    • Not exceed $63,554 for FY2026–27

Who is affected

  • Primary recipient: Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (Program 513).
  • Indirectly affected: entities and programs involved in waste reduction, recycling incentive programs, and any stakeholders impacted by the policy changes enacted in LB 36 (local governments, recycling partners, businesses, and residents), to the extent those provisions require administrative support or implementation by NDEE.

Implementation and impact

  • The funding comes from a restricted fund (Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Fund), not the General Fund.
  • The appropriation provides staffing and operational resources (with explicit caps on salary/per diem spending) to enable NDEE to implement LB 36’s provisions during the two fiscal years specified.
  • Exact programmatic impacts depend on the substantive measures in LB 36; LB 36A enables those measures to be administered.

Legislative actions / timeline (selected)

  • April 24, 2025 — Introduced; placed on General File
  • April 30 – May 14, 2025 — Advanced through Select File and enrollment steps
  • May 14, 2025 — Passed Final Reading (48–1–0); presented to Governor
  • May 20, 2025 — Approved by Governor

This bill is the appropriations companion to LB 36, ensuring the department has dedicated funding to carry out the new or expanded recycling and waste-reduction functions authorized by that measure.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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