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...As used in sections 3737.87 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code: (A) "Accidental release" means any sudden or nonsudden release of petroleum that was neither expected nor intended by the owner or operator of the applicable underground storage tank system and that results in the need for corrective action or compensation for bodily injury or property damage. (B) "Corrective action" means any action necessary to pro...

...(A) There is hereby created the petroleum underground storage tank release compensation board consisting of the treasurer of state and the directors of commerce and environmental protection as members ex officio, or their designees, and nine members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. No more than five of the appointed members shall be affiliated with the same political party. O...

...(A) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state through the operations of the petroleum underground storage tank release compensation board under sections 3737.90 to 3737.948 of the Revised Code to contribute toward one or more of the following: to preserve and protect the water resources of the state and to prevent, abate, or control the pollution of water resources, particularly ground water, for the...

...(A) The PAMR board shall prepare a biennial report that does all of the following: (1) Summarizes the board's findings from the reviews completed in the immediately preceding two calendar years, including any trends or patterns identified by the board; (2) Makes recommendations on how pregnancy-associated deaths may be prevented, including changes that should be made to policies and laws; (3) Includes any other...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Agent" means any person licensed by a county auditor or the tax commissioner to purchase and affix adhesive or meter stamps on packages of cigarettes pursuant to Chapter 5743. of the Revised Code. (B) "Brand family" means all styles of cigarettes sold under the same trademark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers or descriptors, including, but not l...

...(A) Each manufacturer shall submit to the state fire marshal a written certification that each type of cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with division (B) of section 3739.03 or section 3739.04 of the Revised Code and each type of cigarette listed in the certification meets the performance standard set forth in division (B) of section 3739.03 of the Revised Code or approved unde...

...(A) A licensed fountain device retailer is authorized to possess fountain devices and sell fountain devices at retail pursuant to this section: (1) A licensed retailer's displays for fountain devices shall be limited to three hundred square feet. No single fountain device display shall exceed one hundred fifty square feet, and each display must be placed at least twenty-five feet from any other highly flammable mat...

...(A) Any person who intends to obtain possession in this state of 1.4G fireworks purchased in this state shall obtain possession of the 1.4G fireworks only from a licensed retailer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed wholesaler and shall be subject to this section. (B) Any person authorized under this section to possess 1.4G fireworks in this state may discharge, ignite, or explode those fireworks on private propert...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (C) of this section, the owner or operator of a facility or property who conducts an environmental audit of one or more activities at the facility or property has a privilege with respect to both of the following: (1) The contents of an environmental audit report that is based on the audit; (2) The contents of communications between the owner or operator and emplo...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Harm" means injury, death, or loss to person or property. (2) "Tort action" means a civil action for damages for harm and includes a civil action under section 3746.23 of the Revised Code for recovery of the costs of conducting a voluntary action, but does not include a civil action for damages for a breach of contract or another agreement between persons or for a breach of a warra...

...(A)(1) The director of health shall conduct regular inspections of the facility for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste in accordance with rules adopted under division (J) of section 3748.04 of the Revised Code and, in accordance with those rules, shall provide for at least one resident inspector at the facility. (2) Concentrations of radioactive materials released into the environment during operation, clos...

...(A) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a radiation advisory council, which shall consist of the following members: (1) One individual who has recognized ability and credentials in the field of medical radiation physics; (2) One individual who has recognized ability and credentials in the field of health physics; (3) One individual holding the degree of doctor of medicine o...

...(A) No person shall construct or install, or renovate or otherwise substantially alter, a public swimming pool, public spa, or special use pool after September 10, 1987, until the plans for the pool or spa have been submitted to and approved by the director of health. Within thirty days of receipt of the plans, the director shall approve or disapprove them. The plans and approval required under this division do not a...

...(A) Within ninety days after the effective date of this section, the local emergency planning committee of each emergency planning district shall prepare and submit to the emergency response commission a chemical emergency response and preparedness plan for the district. The district's plan shall contain all of the following: (1) An identification of each facility within the district that meets either of the follow...

...(A) Each facility that has an extremely hazardous substance present in an amount that exceeds the threshold planning quantity for the substance established by rules adopted under division (B)(1)(a) or (C)(5) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code is subject to this section and section 3750.04 of the Revised Code. Upon the written request of the local emergency planning committee of the emergency planning district in ...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (E) of this section, any person who is required to provide information to the emergency response commission, the local emergency planning committee of the emergency planning district in which a facility owned or operated by the person is located, or the fire department having jurisdiction over the facility, under the reporting requirements in sections 3750.04, 3750.05, 375...

...(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(3) or (4) of this section, the owner or operator of a facility required to annually file an emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form under section 3750.08 of the Revised Code shall submit with the inventory form a filing fee of one hundred fifty dollars. In addition to the filing fee, the owner or operator shall submit with the inventory form the following additional f...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Confidential business information" means the types or categories of information identified in rules adopted by the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency under EPCRA. (B) "EPCRA" means the "Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986," 100 Stat. 1728, 42 U.S.C. 11001, et seq. (C) "Facility" means all buildings, equipment, structures, and othe...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Fiduciary" means a person who for purposes of administering an estate or trust holds legal title to a reporting facility, holds an equity or partnership interest in a reporting facility, or is a lessee of a reporting facility, but who has not exercised actual and direct control over the use, generation, transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of regulated substances at the f...

...(A) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section and subject to compliance with the conditions set forth in it, nothing in this chapter or rules adopted under it applies to a person residing, incorporated, or otherwise organized within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States who is subject to service of process in this state and who is serving as an indenture trustee for debt securities or cert...

...(A) If the director of environmental protection determines that conditions at a reporting facility constitute an imminent and substantial threat to public health or safety or are causing or contributing to, or are threatening to cause or contribute to, air or water pollution or soil contamination, the director may expend moneys from the immediate removal fund created in section 3745.12 of the Revised Code to take suc...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Harm" means injury to, death of, or loss to person or property. (2) "Tort action" means a civil action for damages for harm, but does not include a civil action for damages for a breach of contract or other agreement between persons or for a breach of a warranty that exists pursuant to the Revised Code or the common law of this state. (B) The state, and any officer or employee of ...

...(A) Any information concerning the following that is submitted, collected, or gathered as part of an application to the state racing commission for a license or permit under this chapter is confidential and not subject to disclosure by a state agency or political subdivision as a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code: (1) A minor child of an applicant; (2) The social security number, passport...

...(A) As used in this chapter: (1) "Racing day" means any day authorized under a permit holder's permit on which, at a simulcast host, either a live racing program is conducted as authorized under section 3769.07 of the Revised Code or a simulcast racing program is conducted as authorized under this section. (2) "Live racing day" means a racing day on which a live racing program is conducted by the permit holder alon...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Collection and settlement agent" means the permit holder designated by the state racing commission under division (B) of this section. (2) "Racing week" means a seven-day period commencing on a Monday and ending on a Sunday. (3) "Simulcast guest" and "simulcast host" have the same meanings as in section 3769.089 of the Revised Code. (4) "Satellite facility" has the same meaning a...