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Municipal Inland Port Authority Act

The Municipal Inland Port Authority Act will allow for the creation of Municipal Inland Port Authorities to manage inland port districts if they are located:

Within one mile of a navigable river or other navigable waterway
Within one mile of a major rail line
Within two miles of any portion of the federally designated National System of Interstate and Defense Highways or any other four-lane divided highway
Within two miles of a major airport

No more than 5 inland port districts may be designated statewide. No inland port authority shall designate more than one inland port district, and no inland port authority may be created without also designating an inland port district.

Application Information

Legislative Bill 644 (2025) (codified as Neb. Rev. Stat. § 77-3,114) prohibits foreign adversarial companies from receiving benefits under an incentive program of the State of Nebraska. Prior to applying, please see Memo 25-04 Foreign Adversarial Company, found also in the Guidance Documents section. Applicants meeting the definition of foreign adversarial company will not be approved for benefits. See the final reading of LB644 for more information.