009.01 The benefits which the Nebraska Scenic
Byways Committee will deliver to each designated Nebraska Scenic Byway are
detailed below, together with the appropriate Lead State Agency. The Nebraska
Scenic Byways Committee, with the cooperation of the Byway Management Teams,
will begin implementation of the program benefits immediately after all
Nebraska Scenic Byways have been formally designated. It is the sole
responsibility of the Nebraska Scenic Byways Committee to prioritize which
program benefits are to be implemented as funds become available. However,
input from the Byway Management Teams will be taken into consideration.
009.01A Byway Management Workshops: After
official designation, the Nebraska Scenic Byways Committee will conduct one
full-day workshop near each new byway for the purpose of assisting the Byway
Management Team with its organization, defining its responsibilities, and
obtaining the program benefits. These workshops may include the use of hired
byway consultants. Lead Agency - The Nebraska Tourism Commission.
009.01B Byway Management Plan Assistance: The
Nebraska Scenic Byways Committee will provide assistance to each Byway
Management Team in fulfilling its commitment to create and adopt a Byway
Management Plan within 24 months after its official designation. This
assistance will come in the form of in-kind staff time from the relevant
agencies. If funds become available, the Nebraska Scenic Byways Committee may
provide grants to the Byway Management Teams for the purpose of planning and/or
implementation of the plans' recommendations. The Byway Management Teams may
use funds awarded from the Nebraska Scenic Byways Committee to hire planning
consultants. It is the sole responsibility of each Byway Management Team to
implement the recommendations of its Byway Management Plan. Lead Agency - The
Nebraska Tourism Commission, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the
Nebraska State Historical Society, the Nebraska Department of Roads, and the
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources.
009.01C Existing Marketing Programs: The
Nebraska Scenic Byways Committee will incorporate each Nebraska Scenic Byway
into all appropriate marketing efforts already in effect. This will include:
009.01C1 Nebraska Travel Ideas travel
planner,
009.01C2 Nebraska Tourism
Division Ad Program,
009.01C3
Official Nebraska Visitor Centers,
009.01C4 Nebraska Tourism Home
Page,
009.01C5 Nebraska Tourism
Division Public Relations Program.
Inclusion of byway information in these programs will be subject to
annual review and re-authorization by the Nebraska Tourism Commission. Lead
Agency - The Nebraska Tourism Commission.
009.01D Nebraska Scenic Byways Brochure:
Contingent upon funding availability, the Nebraska Scenic Byways Committee,
with consultation from the Byway Management Teams, will design and produce a
brochure which promotes all Nebraska Scenic Byways. This brochure will be
incorporated into the Nebraska Tourism Division's mailing fulfillment program.
The creation of such brochures in the future will be at the sole discretion of
the Nebraska Tourism Commission. Lead Agency - The Nebraska Tourism
Commission.
009.01E Byway Logo
Route Markers: The Nebraska Scenic Byways Committee will design and adopt an
official Nebraska Scenic Byway Logo. Route markers with these logos will then
be placed along each byway's right-of-way, approximately one every 8-10 miles.
The ongoing maintenance of these markers will be the sole responsibility of the
Nebraska Department of Roads. The Nebraska Department of Roads is not obligated
to keep in place, maintain and/or replace these markers beyond 36 months after
the date of each byway's official designation. Segments within municipal
boundaries may be excluded from the designated Scenic Byway route to allow for
state and local jurisdictional rule on signing. Lead Agency - The Nebraska
Department of Roads.
009.01F The
Official Nebraska State Road Map: The Nebraska Department of Roads will
identify each of the Nebraska Scenic Byways on the next regular issue or update
of the official Nebraska State Road Map. Inclusion of byway information in
future Nebraska Road Maps beyond 36 months after each byway's official
designation will be at the sole discretion of the Nebraska Department of Roads.
Lead Agency - The Nebraska Department of Roads.
009.02 Upon completion of all Byway
Management Plans, or 24 months after the byways' date of official designation,
whichever comes first, the Nebraska Scenic Byways Committee will dissolve.
Pursuit of the Byway Management Plans' recommendations will be the sole
responsibility of the Byway Management Teams. Thirty-six months after the date
of official designation, the ongoing application of each program benefit will
be at the sole discretion of the appropriate Lead Agency.
