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...agency under Title IV of the "Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990," 104 Stat. 2584, 42 U.S.C.A. 7651.

...in the biomass energy program fund, the public utilities commission shall maintain a program to promote the development and use of biomass energy. (B) The biomass energy program fund is hereby created in the state treasury. Money received by the commission for the program maintained under this section shall be credited to the fund, and used for that program.

...premises, pipe-line facilities, and the records, maps, and other relevant documents of a master-meter system to determine the operator's compliance with sections 4905.90 to 4905.96 of the Revised Code and the pipe-line safety code. (O) "Safety inspection" means any inspection, survey, or testing of a master-meter system which is authorized or required by sections 4905.90 to 4905.96 of the Revised Code and the pipe-l...

...1:1-16-05, and rule 4901:1-16-06 of the Ohio Administrative Code shall also apply to gathering lines. The procedural rules under chapter 4901:1-16 of the Ohio Administrative Code shall also apply to operators of gathering lines that are not gathering pipelines or processing plant gas stub pipelines.

...sion (A)(2) of this section: (a) The public utilities commission shall require an operator of either of the following types of pipelines that was completely constructed on or after September 10, 2012, and that transports gas produced by a horizontal well to comply with the applicable pipe design requirements of 49 C.F.R. 192 subpart C: (i) A gas gathering pipeline; (ii) A processing plant gas stub pipeline. ...

...ection 4905.10 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission shall assess against all operators an amount equal to the appropriation in each fiscal year from the pipe-line safety fund. The assessment against each operator shall be based on the total Mcfs of gas it supplied or delivered in this state during the calendar year next preceding the assessment. The commission shall not assess against any operator an ...

...t, examine, and copy its books, papers, records, contracts, and other relevant documents, as the commission requires to administer and enforce sections 4905.90 to 4905.96 of the Revised Code and the pipe-line safety code.

... gas company to recover all reasonable, actual expenses incurred in connection with its activities pursuant to this section, including, but not limited to, expenses incurred in performing safety inspections and in disconnecting and reconnecting service. If the company cannot recover such expenses within ninety days after directly billing the operator of the master-meter system, the commission shall permit the company...

... to comply and to undertake corrective action necessary to protect the public safety; (b) May assess upon the operator forfeitures of not more than one hundred thousand dollars for each day of each violation or noncompliance, except that the aggregate of such forfeitures shall not exceed one million dollars for any related series of violations or noncompliances. In determining the amount of any such forfeiture...

...he attorney general shall bring a civil action against an operator in the name of the state to enforce orders of the commission issued under section 4905.95 of the Revised Code, including orders assessing forfeitures under division (B)(1) of that section, and for other appropriate relief, including a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction. The action may be brought in the court of common...

...(A) Whoever violates section 4905.52 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars. (B) Whoever violates section 4905.56 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. (C) Whoever violates section 4905.74 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.

...cate of environmental compatibility and public need issued by the power siting board under section 4906.10 of the Revised Code or a construction certificate issued by the board under rules adopted under divisions (E) to (H) of section 4906.03 of the Revised Code. (E) "Gas" means natural gas, flammable gas, or gas that is toxic or corrosive. (F) "Natural gas liquids finished product pipeline" means a pipeline that...

...e of the voting members of the board to act as vice-chairperson who shall possess during the absence or disability of the chairperson all of the powers of the chairperson. All hearings, studies, and consideration of applications for certificates shall be conducted by the board or representatives of its members. In addition, the board shall include four legislative members who may participate fully in all the board'...

...(A) For the purposes of this section and section 4906.022 of the Revised Code: (1) "Immediate family member" means a person's: (a) Spouse; (b) Brother or sister of the whole, or of the half, blood, or by marriage; (c) Children, including adopted children; and (d) Parents. (2) "Material amendment" and "utility facility" have the same meanings as in section 303.57 of the Revised Code. (B) Whenever an app...

...(A) Voting ad hoc members of the power siting board under section 4906.021 of the Revised Code shall be designated not later than thirty days after a board of county commissioners or a board of township trustees receives notification that an application, for which an ad hoc member shall be included, has been found to be in compliance with division (A) of section 4906.06 of the Revised Code by the chairperson of the p...

...If a board of township trustees or board of county commissioners seeks to adopt a resolution to intervene in a power siting board case for which it is entitled to have a voting ad hoc member under section 4906.02 of the Revised Code, the member shall not vote on the resolution to intervene, unless the member designates another individual to serve as the ad hoc member. A designee under this section shall meet the re...

...(A) A voting ad hoc member of the power siting board under section 4906.02 of the Revised Code shall be exempt from any limitations on ex parte communications. (B) If such an ad hoc member communicates with a party, including any party who is an intervenor, to a board proceeding, the ad hoc member and the party shall disclose the following to the board: (1) The date of the conversation; (2) All participants in ...

...y to the proper conduct of governmental activities.

...all application requirements set by the public utilities commission by rule. If the chairperson does not issue a determination within the time period required by this division, the application shall be deemed in compliance by operation of law. The board shall render a decision on an application submitted under this division not later than forty-five days after the application is determined in compliance with all re...

...No person shall commence to construct a major utility facility in this state without first having obtained a certificate for the facility. The replacement of an existing facility with a like facility, as determined by the power siting board, shall not constitute construction of a major utility facility. Such replacement of a like facility is not exempt from any other requirements of state or local laws or regulations...

...No certificate is required for a major utility facility on which construction had already commenced on October 23, 1972, or within two years thereafter. This section does not exempt such a facility from any other requirements of state and local laws and regulations. No certificate is required for any major utility facility already in operation on October 23, 1972, and the facility shall not be exempt from any...

... if ordered, and shall be available for public inspection. (7) For an electric transmission line, a summary of any studies that have been made by or for the applicant of cost-effective advanced transmission technologies that maximize the value, expand the capacity, or improve the reliability of the facility. The application shall be filed not more than five years prior to the planned date of commencement of const...

...de the proceeding as expeditiously as practicable. (B) On an application for an amendment of a certificate, the board shall hold a hearing in the same manner as a hearing is held on an application for a certificate if the proposed change in the facility would result in any material increase in any environmental impact of the facility or a substantial change in the location of all or a portion of such facility othe...

...ty within thirty days after the date of publication of the notice required by division (C) of section 4906.06 of the Revised Code, and if that petition has been granted by the board for good cause shown. (B) The board, in extraordinary circumstances for good cause shown, may grant a petition, for leave to intervene as a party to participate in subsequent phases of the proceeding, that is filed by a person identified...

...A record shall be made of the hearing and of all testimony taken. Rules of evidence, as specified by the power siting board, shall apply to the proceeding. The board may provide for the consolidation of the representation of parties having similar interests.