LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lancaster County commissioners have decided not to extend most pension plan benefits to same-sex partners of county employees despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively forced governments to extend certain benefits to same-sex partners.

The County Board on Thursday followed the Nebraska Defense of Marriage Amendment, a state constitutional amendment passed in 2000 that barred same-sex marriage.

The Supreme Court’s decision last year invalidated a portion of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which also banned same-sex marriages. The decision, however, doesn’t bar states from not recognizing marriages performed in other states. County administrator Kerry Eagan says that means local governments still can decide whether to extend benefits that aren’t subject to federal rules to same-sex partners.