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...nt revenue refunding bonds issued under Chapter 6123. of the Revised Code do not constitute a debt, or a pledge of the faith and credit, of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, and the holders or owners thereof have no right to have taxes levied by the general assembly or taxing authority of any political subdivision of the state for the payment of the principal thereof or interest thereon, but such bon...

... Ohio water development authority under Chapter 6123. of the Revised Code, whether as proceeds from the sale of development revenue bonds or as revenues, or otherwise, shall be held by it in trust for the purposes of carrying out its powers and duties, shall be used and reused as provided in such chapter, and shall at no time be part of other public funds. Such funds, except as otherwise provided in any resolution au...

... subdivision thereof. Income from all such investments of moneys in any fund shall be credited to such funds as the authority determines, subject to the provisions of any such resolution or trust agreement, and such investments may be sold at such times as the authority determines.

...r other charges shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any other authority, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state and such contract may provide for acquisition by such person or governmental agency of all or any part of such development project for such consideration payable over the period of the contract or otherwise as the authority in its sole discretion determines to be appropriate, but...

...such person or governmental agency that fails to obtain a no further action letter under section 3746.11 of the Revised Code, fails to obtain a covenant not to sue under section 3746.12 of the Revised Code, or fails to recover any costs of conducting the voluntary action under section 3746.23 of the Revised Code. No such failure in any way alters or diminishes any obligation of the person or governmental agency to th...

...lopment revenue bonds issued under this chapter are lawful investments of banks, societies for savings, savings and loan associations, deposit guarantee associations, trust companies, trustees, fiduciaries, insurance companies, including domestic for life and domestic not for life, trustees or other officers having charge of sinking and bond retirement or other special funds of political subdivisions and taxing distr...

...creational, economic, commercial, and industrial opportunities and is a public purpose. As the operation and maintenance of development projects will constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, the Ohio water development authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assesments upon any development project, or upon any property acquired or used by the authority under Chapter 6123. of the Revi...

...development authority may acquire by purchase, whenever it determines such purchase expedient, any land, property, rights, rights-of-way franchises, easements, and other interests in lands which it finds to be necessary or convenient for the construction and operation of any development project, upon such terms and at such price as it considers reasonable and are agreed upon between the authority and the owner thereo...

...lopment authority finds it necessary to change the location of any portion of any public road, state highway, railroad, or public utility facility in connection with the construction of a development project, it shall cause the same to be reconstructed at such location as the division of government having jurisdiction over such road, highway, railroad, or public utility facility finds most favorable. Such constructio...

...he authority shall be journalized and such journal shall also be open to inspection of the public at all reasonable times. Any records or information relating to secret processes or secret methods of manufacture or production which may be obtained by the authority or other persons acting under Chapter 6123. of the Revised Code are confidential and shall not be disclosed.

...Sections 6123.01 to 6123.20 inclusive, of the Revised Code being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.

...f stream flow, soil conservation, water supply, or any other incidental purpose; (e) Providing an outlet for the accelerated runoff from artificial drainage if a stream, watercourse, channel, or ditch that is under improvement is called upon to discharge functions for which it was not designed. Uplands that have been removed from their natural state by deforestation, cultivation, artificial drainage, urban develop...

...n, alter, box, tile, fill, wall, dam, arch, change the course, location, or terminus of, straighten, deepen, remove obstructions from, or widen any ditch, drain, watercourse, floodway, river, creek, or run, or construct any levee, wall, embankment, jetty, dike, dam, sluice, revetment, reservoir, holding basin, control gate, breakwater, or other structure for control of water, or vacate any ditch or drain by proceedin...

...ration with any conservancy district which includes all or part of the lands of the county, or in co-operation with the proper authorities of the state or the proper authorities of the United States, may formulate, create, and construct a complete or co-ordinating system of water conservation and flood control, subject to the approval of the proper authority of the state, with full power to maintain and carry the sam...

...ounty commissioners of the county in which is located a part of the land proposed to benefit from the improvement. Prior to filing a petition, the petitioner shall consult with the county engineer of the county in which the petition will be filed to discuss the proposed drainage improvement and to determine the proper forms and procedures for filing the petition. (B) The petition shall state all of the following: ...

...e proposed improvement, provided that such amendment does not expand the area to be benefited by the proposed improvement. An owner shall file the amendment not more than twenty-one days after the date of the view. Such owner shall not propose an amendment that expands either the area or number of parcels to be benefited by the proposed improvement, but shall file a new petition regarding the proposal in accordance w...

...ars, plus the sum of five dollars for each parcel of land in excess of two hundred parcels that are listed in the petition as lands that will benefit from the improvement. (B) The bond shall be made payable to the county, to the credit of the general drainage improvement fund or a special fund created for the proposed improvement, and conditioned to pay all costs associated in preparing for the view and first heari...

...mates, surveys, maps, plans, drawings, schedules, and other documents prepared for the proposed improvement by the engineer or the engineer's designee, and any reports of the director of natural resources, director of transportation, and directors of any conservancy districts. (C) After the final hearing of the board of county commissioners, or after the final judgment, order, or decree has been rendered upon any ...

... a view of the proposed improvement, which shall be between thirty and one hundred twenty days after the date on which the petition was filed with the clerk; (2) Establish a date and hour between thirty and ninety days after the date set for the view, when it will hold its first hearing on the petition. (C) At least twenty-one days prior to the date set for the view, the clerk shall send a written notice to the o...

...Any owner who has not joined in a petition filed in accordance with section 6131.04 of the Revised Code may comment on the proposed improvement at any time before a final order on the petition is made by the board of county commissioners. Comments may be made in person at the public hearings on the petition or by filing written comments with the clerk of the board of county commissioners.

... report on the proposed improvement, which shall include all of the following: (1) A preliminary estimate of the cost of the proposed improvement; (2) Comments on the feasibility of the project; (3) A statement of the engineer's opinion as to whether benefits from the project are likely to exceed the estimated cost; (4) A list of factors apparent to the engineer, both favorable and unfavorable to the proposed...

...(A) On the date established for the view of a proposed improvement, the county engineer or its designated representative shall present an overview of the proposed improvement, using methods and means that the board of county commissioners determines will adequately inform those attending the view about the proposed improvement's location and the drainage issues intended to be addressed by the proposed improvement. ...

...ainst the granting of any laterals, branches, spurs, or change of route, course, termini, or manner of construction described in the petition or in any amendment. (B) If necessary, the board of county commissioners may recess and continue the hearing on subsequent days as may be reasonable to consider additional information about the proposed improvement or so that all interested owners may have an opportunity to c...

...urt of common pleas of the county in which the petition was filed, as provided in sections 6131.12 to 6131.64 of the Revised Code. If no appeal is filed within thirty days pursuant to section 6131.25 of the Revised Code, the bond shall cover all the costs incurred in the proceedings. Any remaining funds from the bond shall be returned to the petitioner. (C) An order issued by the board under this section is effecti...

...the proposed improvement and of the branches, spurs, and laterals thereof and the manner of constructing the same. The board, without request or application, may by its order change either terminus of the proposed improvement or the route thereof if it finds that the change is necessary to accomplish the purposes of the improvement. (2) Order the county engineer to prepare the reports, plans, and schedules as prov...