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...The bridge commission of any county or city may provide by resolution for the issuance of bridge revenue refunding bonds of such county or city, payable solely from revenues, for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which have been issued under Chapter 5593. of the Revised Code, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of su...

...The issuance of bridge revenue bonds or bridge revenue refunding bonds under Chapter 5593. of the Revised Code need not comply with any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds. Any holder of bonds issued under Chapter 5593. of the Revised Code, or of any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights given by such chapter may be restricted by suc...

...Chapter 5593. of the Revised Code shall provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized by such chapter and shall be regarded as supplementary and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing.

...The bridge commission of any county or city may adopt such bylaws and rules as it determines advisable for the control and regulation of each bridge constructed or acquired by it, for the protection and preservation of property under its jurisdiction and control, and for the maintenance and preservation of good order within the property under its control. Such bylaws and rules shall be published in a newspaper of gen...

...ses of the commission, including public roads and other real property already devoted to public use. On or before the first day of February in each year the commission shall make an annual report of its activities for the preceding calendar year to the governor and the general assembly. Each such report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering the commission's operations during the year....

...The exercise of the powers granted by Chapter 5593. of the Revised Code, is, in all respects, for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, and as the operation and maintenance of bridges by a bridge commission constitutes the performance of essential governmental functions, the commission shall not be requ...

...When all bridge bonds issued under sections 5593.01 to 5593.24 of the Revised Code, in connection with any bridge and the interest thereon have been paid, or a sufficient amount for the payment of all such bonds and the interest thereon, to the maturity thereof has been set aside in trust for the benefit of the bondholders, such bridge shall become part of the state highway system, shall thereafter be maintained by t...

...All final actions of a bridge commission shall be journalized and such journal shall be open to the inspection of the public at all reasonable times.

...Whoever violates section 5593.20 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for a first offense; for each subsequent offense such person shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.

...t purposes. "Right-of-way" includes the roadway, shoulders or berm, ditch, and slopes extending to the right-of-way limits under the control of the state or local authority. (F) "Qualified RTIP" means a regional transportation improvement project undertaken before the effective date of this amendment. (G) "Memorandum of understanding" means a memorandum of understanding between the governing board of a qualifie...

...(A) The boards of county commissioners of two or more counties may undertake a regional transportation improvement project for the purpose of completing transportation improvements within the territory of the counties. The project shall be administered by a governing board in accordance with a cooperative agreement. (B) The cooperative agreement shall provide for the creation of a governing board consisting of one c...

...(A) A resolution of a board of county commissioners undertaking a regional transportation improvement project must include a cooperative agreement containing all of the following: (1) A description or analysis of the deficiencies of the existing transportation system in the counties participating in the project and of projected needs or deficiencies of the system in ensuing years under reasonable assumptions about...

...The governing board of a regional transportation improvement project may do any of the following: (A) Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its functions and the execution of its powers under this chapter and in accordance with the cooperative agreement and, if applicable, the memorandum of understanding. The procuring of goods and awarding of contracts with...

... establishing, expanding, or improving broadband service, or other digital capabilities or services, within the development area.

...A township, municipal corporation, or county may declare improvements made within the development area of a qualified RTIP to be for a public purpose and exempt from taxation pursuant to section 5709.40, 5709.41, 5709.73, or 5709.78 of the Revised Code, as authorized under those sections.

...The governing board of a regional transportation improvement project may provide for the issuance of securities for the purpose of paying costs of transportation improvements and opportunity corridor improvements. The securities are Chapter 133. securities, and the issuance of the securities, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the go...

...(A) The governing board of a regional transportation improvement project, pursuant to the cooperative agreement, may request and receive pledges of revenue from the state, the counties that are parties to the agreement, and any political subdivision or taxing unit located within any of those counties. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the pledged revenues shall be used for the purpose of funding the...

...The governing board of a regional transportation improvement project may submit a written request to the director of transportation for the assistance of the department of transportation in any or all aspects, components, or phases of that project. Upon receipt of such a request, the director may require the board to submit documentation to substantiate that the board has sufficient resources to fund the board's shar...

...All money, funds, properties, and assets acquired by the governing board of a regional transportation improvement project under this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of securities, as revenues, or otherwise, shall be held by it in trust for the purpose of carrying out its powers and duties, shall be used and reused as provided in this chapter, and shall at no time be part of other public funds. Such funds, ...

...Except as otherwise provided in any bond proceedings or in any trust agreement securing securities, money in the funds of the governing board of a regional transportation improvement project in excess of current needs may be invested as permitted by sections 135.01 to 135.21 of the Revised Code. Income from all investments of moneys in any fund shall be credited to funds as the governing board determines, subject to ...

...The county auditor of the county with the greatest population, according to the most recent federal decennial census, that is a party to the cooperative agreement shall be the fiscal officer for the governing board of the project. The county prosecutor of the county with the greatest population, according to the most recent federal decennial census, that is participating in the project shall be the legal advisor of t...

...The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, and, as the completion of transportation improvements by a regional transportation improvement project constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, neither the project nor t...

...The governing board of a regional transportation improvement project shall not use any amount pledged or allocated to the board under this chapter for administrative expenses of the board without prior approval of the director of transportation. The director may approve expenses individually by line item or may approve an aggregate amount to be allocated for administrative expenses over a period of time not exceeding...

...A regional transportation improvement project and its governing board are dissolved by operation of law on the date specified in the cooperative agreement. The governing board shall fulfill all contractual duties assumed by the board and repay all bonds issued by the board before that date. Upon dissolution of the regional transportation improvement project, the boards of county commissioners that created the regiona...

... of the veterans' administration. (H) "Guardian" means any fiduciary for the person or estate of a ward.