Section 4501.24 | Scenic rivers protection fund.
There is hereby created in the state treasury the scenic rivers protection fund. The fund shall consist of the donations to the fund received by the department of natural resources and the contributions not to exceed forty dollars that are paid to the registrar of motor vehicles by applicants who voluntarily choose to obtain scenic rivers license plates pursuant to section 4503.56 of the Revised Code.
The contributions deposited in the fund shall be used by the department to help finance wild, scenic, and recreational river areas conservation, education, corridor protection, restoration, and habitat enhancement and clean-up projects along rivers in those areas. The chief of the division of parks and watercraft in the department may expend money in the fund for the acquisition of wild, scenic, and recreational river areas, for the maintenance, protection, and administration of such areas, and for construction of facilities within those areas. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.
As used in this section, "wild river areas," "scenic river areas," and "recreational river areas" have the same meanings as in section 1546.01 of the Revised Code.
Available Versions of this Section
- July 17, 2009 – House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly [ View July 17, 2009 Version ]
- September 14, 2016 – Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly [ View September 14, 2016 Version ]
- October 17, 2019 – Amended by House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly [ View October 17, 2019 Version ]