Opinion No. (2004)

REQUESTED BY: Senator Ed Schrock Nebraska State Legislature

INTRODUCTION

You have requested our opinion regarding the constitutionality of several amendments to LB 1065 and LB 479. LB 1065, as amended by AM2644, proposes changes to the Ethanol Development Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§66-1330 to 66-1348 (1996 and Cum. Supp. 2002) [the "Act"], and includes revisions to the Employment and Investment Growth Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 77-4101 to 77-4113(2003) and the Invest Nebraska Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 77-5501 to 77-5544 (2003). Section 12 of LB 1065 amends Neb. Rev. Stat. § 66-1345 to provide that…