Nebraska's motor fuels tax rate will drop by nearly 3 cents a gallon effective Jan. 1.
The new rate will be 24.8 cents per gallon, down from 27.7 cents per gallon, and will be effective until June 30, the Nebraska Department of Revenue reported Tuesday.
The tax rate is devised from three components — wholesale, variable and fixed rates.
While the wholesale rate has increased by 1 cent per gallon and reflects the cost of fuel, the variable rate — which is set to meet legislative appropriations — will decline by 3.9 cents per gallon to zero.
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The fixed rate of 16.3 cents is set by statute.
What's coming from your wallet in the Lincoln area: See the breakdown here
Ag Society
The Lancaster County Agricultural Society operates the fair and maintains the event center property.Â
Tax rate: $0.001391 per $100 of valuation
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Ag Society JPA
Property tax dollars are being used to pay off the remaining $8 million in bonds for construction of the Lancaster Event Center. The event center hosts a variety of events, including horse shows.Â
Tax rate: $0.002753 per $100 of valuation.
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City of Lincoln
The City of Lincoln funds police and fire protection, libraries, health, Public Works (infrastructure) and numerous other programs.
Tax rate: $0.281820 per $100 of taxable valuation
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ESU 18
Educational Service Unit 18 is affiliated with Lincoln Public Schools and funds media services, teacher training, web access, testing, the Pathfinder program for students awaiting court decisions and Heritage School for fourth-graders.
Tax rate: $0.015 per $100 of taxable valuation.
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Jail JPA city and jail JPA county
Property tax revenue is being used to pay off the $65 million bond issued to build the jail at Southwest 40th and West O streets. Two joint public agencies are involved, because voters did not approve bonds to do it in one package. Both the city and the county have jail JPAs.
Jail JPA county tax rate: $0.007498 per $100 valuation
Jail JPA city tax rate: $0.010967 per $100 in valuation
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Lancaster County
Lancaster County offers the county court, clerk's office, jail operations, the county attorney and many other services.
Tax rate: $0.266576 per $100 valuation
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LPS
Lincoln Public Schools educates nearly 42,000 students.
Tax rate: $1.04 per $100 of taxable value
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Lower Platte South NRD
The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District operates three trails, wetlands, flood-control dams, lakes and wildlife management areas, well permits and more.Â
Tax rate: $0.031212 per $100 of taxable valuation
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Public Building Commission
The Public Building Commission uses property taxes to pay off bonds used to build some of the block-long building that houses the center of Lincoln and Lancaster County government on 10th Street. The commission also operates various other public buildings owned by the city and county.
Tax rate: $0.017 per $100 of valuation
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Railroad Safety Transportation District
The Railroad Transportation Safety District uses property tax money to establish quiet zones where trains can't blow their horns and safer train crossings.
Tax rate: $0.022217 per $100 of valuation
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SCC
Southeast Community College has campuses in Lincoln, Beatrice and Milford and learning centers in Nebraska City, Falls City, Hebron, Plattsmouth, Wahoo and York.
Tax rate: $0.0907 per $100 of taxable valuation
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LPS 1999 bond
The bonds voters approved in 1999 paid for the construction of Lincoln's newest high schools, Southwest and North Star. Taxpayers are still paying for building these high schools, for which $90 million in bonds were issued.
Tax rate: $0.027359 per $100 of taxable value
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2006 LPS bond
Former LPS superintendent Susan Gourley (right), shown with board members Kathy Danek and Barb Baier watching election results, helped lead approval of a $250 million Lincoln Public Schools bond issue in 2006 that resulted in new schools and many renovations to existing schools.
Tax rate: $0.080456 per $100 valuation
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2014 LPS bond
Moore Middle School and the Career Academy were some of the many projects included in the 2014 bond issue for $153 million for Lincoln Public Schools.
Tax rate: $0.053369 per $100 valuation
ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star file photo
LPS Capital Purpose Fund
The Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund is used to pay down the debt from Lincoln Public Schools' limited tax bond issues used for air quality, asbestos/mold abatement and prevention, elimination of accessibility barriers and life safety code projects.
Tax rate: $0.022959 per $100 taxable value
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