Opinion No. (2002)

REQUESTED BY: Timothy J. Texel, Director Power Review Board QUESTION: Whether the Power Review Board can legally accept oral or written statements or documents from interested individuals during a public meeting convened after the Board has held an evidentiary hearing on whether to approve new generation or transmission facilities.

CONCLUSION: No.

The Nebraska Power Review Board is described as an independent board consisting of five members, none of whom may within the four years preceding his or her appointment have been a director, officer, or employee of any electric utility or an elective…