Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson announced Tuesday that the state is in line for several million dollars from a national settlement with Volkswagen.
The German automaker on Tuesday announced a more than $15 billion settlement related to allegations that it cheated on emissions tests for its diesel-powered vehicles.
Most of the money, at least $10 billion, will go to consumers who bought VW or Audi vehicles that included "cheat devices" on them -- essentially software that helped the cars detect when they were undergoing emissions testing and adjust their emissions accordingly.
That covers about 475,000 vehicles, including more than 2,000 owned by Nebraskans. Each owner of one of the vehicles will receive a payment of at least $5,100. In addition, VW will either buy back the vehicle or modify it at no cost to the owner so that it meets regulations for emissions.
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In addition to the consumer payments, VW also will pay $2.7 billion for environmental mitigation and another $2 billion for research on zero-emissions vehicles.
Nebraska is in line to get more than $11.5 million from the environmental mitigation fund. In addition, VW will pay nearly $2.9 million in fines to the state for repeated violations of state consumer protection laws.
The settlement covers owners of diesel versions of the 2009-2015 Jetta and Audi A3, the 2010-2015 Golf, and the 2012-2015 Beetle and Passat.
The full details of the consumer program will be available online at and