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.
