2015 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 2 - AGRICULTURE
2-5303 Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee; duties.

2-5303. Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee; duties.

The Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee shall:

(1) Advise and assist the Director of Natural Resources in preparing the report and in conducting the assessment pursuant to section 2-5305;

(2) Recommend policies or programs to enhance the ability of Nebraska agricultural landowners to participate in systems of carbon trading. Such recommendations shall include potential policies or programs designed to optimize economic benefits to agricultural producers participating in carbon trading transactions. Such policies or programs may include, but are not limited to, identifying existing or the potential of creating nonprofit organizations or other public or private entities capable of serving as assemblers of carbon credits or as intermediaries on behalf of producers in carbon trading systems;

(3) Encourage the production of educational and advisory materials regarding carbon sequestration on agricultural lands and participation in systems of carbon or greenhouse emissions trading; and

(4) Identify and recommend areas of research needed to better understand and quantify the processes of carbon sequestration on agricultural lands.

Source

• Laws 2000, LB 957, § 3;
• Laws 2012, LB782, § 8.