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...(A) Effective July 1, 2025, the number of regulatory restrictions in this state shall not exceed a number of regulatory restrictions determined by the joint committee on agency rule review in accordance with this section. The joint committee shall determine that number by calculating, for each agency, the number of regulatory restrictions identified by the agency in the base inventory prepared under section 121.95 of...

...y be. (B) As used in this chapter: (1) "Community problems" includes, but is not limited to, taxation, fiscal administration, governmental structure and organization, intergovernmental cooperation, education and training, employment needs, community planning and development, air and water pollution, public safety and the administration of justice, housing, mass transportation, community facilities and services, h...

... that include any of the following: (1) Casino gaming, as authorized and defined in Section 6(C) of Article XV, Ohio Constitution; (2) Casino gaming, as defined in division (E) of section 3772.01 of the Revised Code; or (3) The pari-mutuel system of wagering as authorized and described in Chapter 3769. of the Revised Code. (B) The department of development or any other entity that administers any program or...

...the purposes of division (E) of section 122.04 of the Revised Code: (1) Establish offices in foreign countries as the director considers appropriate and enter into leases of real property, buildings, and office space that are appropriate for these offices; (2) Appoint personnel, who shall be in the unclassified civil services, necessary to operate such offices and fix their compensation. The director may ent...

...ice shall do both of the following: (1) Promote the state as a destination for living, learning, working, and traveling, and provide related services or otherwise carry out the promotional functions or duties of the department, as necessary; (2) Perform an annual return-on-investment study analyzing the office's success in promoting Ohio. A report containing the findings of the study shall be submitted to the g...

...agency may do any of the following: (1) Disseminate information concerning the industrial, commercial, governmental, educational, cultural, recreational, agricultural, and other advantages and attractions of the state; (2) Provide technical assistance to public and private agencies in the preparation of promotional programs designed to attract business, industry, and tourists to the state; (3) Enter into coo...

...office shall do all of the following: (1) Act as liaison between the small business community and state governmental agencies; (2) Furnish information and technical assistance to persons and small businesses concerning the establishment and maintenance of a small business, and concerning state laws and rules relevant to the operation of a small business. In conjunction with these duties, the office shall keep a rec...

... small business and entrepreneurship: (1) The title and administrative code rule number of the proposed rule; (2) A brief summary of the proposed rule; (3) The date on which the proposed rule was recorded by the office of small business and entrepreneurship; and (4) The name, address, and telephone number of an individual or office within the agency that proposed the rule who can provide information about the pro...

...sts of any or all of the following: (1) Acquisition of property, including options; (2) Preparation of sites, including brownfield clean-up activities; (3) Construction of road, water, telecommunication, and utility infrastructure; (4) Payment of professional fees the amount of which shall not exceed twenty per cent of the grant amount for a project. (B) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Cha...

...As used in sections 122.085 to 122.0820 of the Revised Code: (A)(1) "Allowable costs" includes costs related to the following: (a) Acquisition of land and buildings; (b) Building construction; (c) Making improvements to land and buildings, including the following: (i) Expanding, reconstructing, rehabilitating, remodeling, renovating, enlarging, modernizing, equipping, and furnishing buildings and structure...

...one of the following two processes: (1) The annual competitive process under sections 122.087 to 122.0811, 122.0814, and 122.0815 of the Revised Code; (2) The discretionary process under sections 122.0812 to 122.0815 of the Revised Code. (B) The annual competitive process shall be administered by the department of development pursuant to rules adopted by the director of development under Chapter 119. of the...

... that includes all of the following: (1) A general description of the eligible project, including individuals, organizations, or other entities that will play a critical role in the implementation of the project; (2) An explanation of the need for the eligible project, and the predicted economic impact; (3) An explanation of the need for a grant from the job ready site program; (4) The commitments required p...

... event grant fund created under section 122.122 of the Revised Code with respect to a game to which either of the following applies: (1) The organization accepts competitive bids to host the game. (2) The game is a one-time centennial commemoration of the founding of a national football organization, association, or league. The amount of the grant shall be based on the projected incremental increase in the rece...

...perating fund created in section 5735.051 of the Revised Code. The fund shall be used by the development services agency in accordance with Section 5a of Article XII, Ohio Constitution, to make road improvements associated with retaining or attracting business for this state, including both of the following: (1) Construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or repair of public roads that provide access to a public airp...

...d against the tax imposed by section 3901.86, 5725.18, 5729.03, or 5729.06 of the Revised Code. (B) On the closing date, a taxpayer that made a credit-eligible capital contribution to a rural business growth fund shall be eligible for a credit equal to the amount specified in the notice issued under division (I)(1) of section 122.151 of the Revised Code. On or before the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth anniversary...

...ollowing documents and information: (1) A bank statement evidencing each growth investment; (2) The name, location, and industry class of each business that received a growth investment from the fund and evidence that the business qualified as a rural business concern at the time the investment was made. If the fund obtained a written opinion from the agency on the business's status as a rural business concern ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Subdivision" means a municipal corporation, township, or county. (2) "Legislative authority" means the legislative authority of a municipal corporation, a board of the township trustees, or a board of county commissioners. (3) "Subdivision's territory" means, in the case of a municipal corporation, the territory of the municipal corporation; in the case of a township, the uninc...

...controlling board to the commission: (1) Employ an executive director who shall have appropriate experience as determined by the commission, and a secretary-treasurer and other employees that the commission considers appropriate. The commission may fix the compensation of the employees. (2) Adopt and, from time to time, ratify, amend, and repeal bylaws necessary and proper for the regulation of its affairs and th...

..., including by doing the following: (1) Tracking the details for annual applications to the program, including: (a) The number of applications; (b) The geographic locations of the eligible projects listed in the applications; (c) The broadband providers submitting applications; (d) A description of the tier two broadband infrastructure and technology proposed in applications; (e) A description of an...

...ss and one of the following applies: (1) It is being constructed, without grant program funding, by the broadband provider that submitted the application. (2) It is scheduled to be completed by another broadband provider not later than two years after the date of a challenge submitted under section 122.4030 of the Revised Code.

...nformation for an eligible project: (1) The location and description of the project, including: (a) The residential addresses in the unserved or tier one areas where tier two broadband service will be available following completion of the project; (b) A notarized letter of intent that the broadband provider will provide access to tier two broadband service to all of the residential addresses listed in the pr...

... include the following information: (1) Sufficient evidence disputing the notarized letter of intent submitted with the application that the eligible project contains eligible addresses; (2) Sufficient evidence attesting to the challenging provider's existing or planned offering of tier two broadband service to all or part of the eligible project, which evidence shall include the following: (a) With regard t...

...r receipt of a challenge under sections 122.4030 to 122.4035 of the Revised Code, the broadband expansion program authority may do either of the following: (1) Suspend, subject to division (B) of this section, all or part of the application; (2) Reject the challenge, approve the application, and proceed with the application process. (B) The authority shall allow the broadband provider that submitted the applica...

...ed on the scoring system under sections 122.4040 and 122.4041 of the Revised Code. (B) In awarding program grants, the authority shall consider all regulatory obligations under applicable law. The authority may not consider any of the following: (1) Proposed project conditions that require open access networks or that establish a specific rate, service, or other obligation not specified for the Ohio residential b...

... Such tests shall occur as follows: (1) After the construction is complete, but prior to the final disbursement made under division (C) of section 122.4044 of the Revised Code to verify that tier two broadband service is being offered; (2) At any time during the reporting period required under division (B) of section 122.4070 of the Revised Code, after receiving a complaint concerning a residential address that...