Opinion No. (1981)

REQUESTED BY: Senator Steve Wiitala Nebraska State Legislature State Capitol Lincoln, Nebraska 68509

Dear Senator Wiitala:

Concerning REQ. 350, which would authorize Sanitary and Improvement Districts to share in the Highway Allocation Fund, which you are contemplating introducing, you inquire if its general purpose conflicts with any constitutional provision. You also ask whether a Sanitary and Improvement District is a political entity which could share in the allocation fund.

The provisions of Neb.Rev.Stat. § 31-740 (Supp. 1980) give Sanitary and Improvement Districts broad powers of a…