37-1001 Act, how cited; termination.
37-1001. Act, how cited; termination.Sections 37-1001 to 37-1008 shall be known and may be cited as the Trail Development Assistance Act. The Trail Development Assistance Act shall terminate January 1, 2010, and any money in the Trail Development Assistance Fund at such time shall be transferred to the General Fund. SourceLaws 1991, LB 714, § 1; R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-1501; Laws 1998, LB 922, § 376; Laws 1999, LB 176, § 99. Termination Date: January 1, 2010AnnotationsThe purpose of the Recreation Liability Act is to encourage owners of land to make available to the public land and water areas for recreational purposes by limiting their liability toward persons entering thereon and toward persons who may be injured or otherwise damaged by the acts or omissions of persons entering thereon. The Legislature did not intend for a court to look to the subjective intent of an injured plaintiff in using public land to determine whether or not the Recreation Liability Act would bar an action. Veskerna v. City of West Point, 254 Neb. 540, 578 N.W.2d 25 (1998).