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...Notwithstanding section 5501.05 of the Revised Code, real property purchased with money appropriated to the department of transportation may be transferred to a municipality with a population of no more than ten thousand persons as of December 31, 1992, if the real property is to be used for the public purpose of providing health care services to the community.

...(A) For the purpose of succession to all duties, powers, and functions transferred, and of the conduct and completion of matters relating thereto, the department of transportation or the director of transportation shall be held to constitute the continuation of the department of highways and the director of highways. All rules, regulations, acts, determinations, and decisions pertaining to such duties, powers, and fu...

...In addition to those duties, powers, and functions the director of transportation assigns to it, the office of transit: (A) May issue grants from any public transportation grant appropriation to county transit boards, regional transit authorities, regional transit commissions, counties, municipal corporations, and private nonprofit organizations that operate or will operate a public transportation system. The di...

...All funds received by the department of transportation from federal, local, or private sources for the purpose of carrying out public transportation programs shall be deposited into the highway operating fund.

...The department of transportation, in order to assist in statewide strategic transportation planning, shall develop metrics that allow the comparison of data across transportation modes and that also incorporate the full spectrum of state strategic transportation goals, including all of the following: (A) Anticipated future costs of maintaining infrastructure in acceptable condition, both short-term and long-term; (...

...Within three months of the effective date of this act, the department of transportation shall establish a written policy for the classification and prioritization of all new construction plans and contracts. The policy shall consider all aspects of new construction planning in a manner allowing the comparison of competing projects. The director of transportation shall utilize the policy in regard to all new co...

...ir the state system of highways and the bridges and culverts thereon; (2) Cooperate with the federal government in the establishment, construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, and repair of post roads and other roads designated by the federal authorities; (3) Conduct research and cooperate with organizations conducting research in matters pertaining to highway design, construction, maintenance, materi...

...The director of transportation shall appoint a chief engineer, who shall be a registered professional engineer and who shall serve at the pleasure of the director. The chief engineer is exempt from state civil service requirements and regulations, and shall perform such duties as are designated by the director.

...ration, and maintenance of highways and bridges, and any associated administrative activities. The director may appoint and assign to each district a district deputy director. Each district deputy shall serve during the pleasure of and perform such duties as are prescribed by the director. Each district deputy shall exercise professional judgment in the administration of all district activities and shall be account...

...The director of transportation may appoint a chief clerk, who shall be exempt from civil service requirements or regulations. The director may appoint a secretary to the director and a secretary to each assistant director. Secretaries so appointed shall be exempt from civil service requirements or regulations.

...The director of transportation may employ such assistants as are necessary to prepare plans and surveys. Compensation paid for the preparation of plans, surveys, and specifications shall be regarded as a part of the cost and expense of the improvement for which they were made and shall be paid from funds set aside for the improvement. The director may appoint additional clerks and stenographers, and such othe...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Career professional service" means that part of the competitive classified service that consists of employees of the department of transportation who, regardless of job classification, meet both of the following qualifications: (a) They are supervisors, professional employees who are not in a collective bargaining unit, confidential employees, or management level employees, all a...

...The director of transportation shall provide a seal of the department of transportation, which shall be inscribed: "State of Ohio, Department of Transportation." Copies of records or parts thereof, and copies of any plan, drawing, document, or paper writing in the department when certified by the director to be true and correct copies of the record, plan, drawing, document, or paper writing and attested by the seal ...

...The director of transportation shall not be suable, either as a sole defendant or jointly with other defendants, in any court outside Franklin county except in actions brought by a railroad company under section 4957.30 of the Revised Code, or by a property owner to prevent the taking of property without due process of law, in which case suit may be brought in the county where such property is situated, or in any act...

...The director of transportation, either in person or through a representative of the department of transportation, may accept invitations to give addresses or lectures before persons interested in transportation improvement and development. In such cases the director, or the person designated by him, shall receive his actual and necessary expenses in addition to his salary.

...The director of transportation may call into conference any employee of the department of transportation or the officials of any county, township, or municipal corporation for any purpose connected with the director's official duties. Any employee of the department so called into conference shall be entitled to receive his actual and necessary expenses in addition to his salary.

...Each employee or appointee under Chapters 5501., 5503., 5511., 5512., 5513., 5515., 5516., 5517., 5519., 5521., 5523., 5525., 5527., 5528., 5529., 5531., 5533., and 5535. of the Revised Code in cases other than where the amount of the bond is fixed, may be required to give bond in such sum as the director of transportation may determine. All bonds shall be conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of thei...

...(A) The director of transportation shall adopt rules that do the following: (1) Rules governing the posting of signs advising motorists that increased penalties apply for certain traffic violations occurring on streets or highways in a construction zone; (2) Rules governing the posting of signs to be used pursuant to section 2903.081 of the Revised Code giving notice to motorists of the prohibitions set forth in se...

...ocation or construction of any culvert, bridge, or viaduct, or the approaches thereto, including any property needed to extend, widen, or alter any feeder or outlet road, street, or way adjacent to or under the bridge or viaduct when the extension, widening, or alteration of the feeder road, street, or way is necessary for the full utilization of the bridge or viaduct, or for any other highway improvement. The ...

...(A) Notwithstanding sections 123.01 and 127.16 of the Revised Code the director of transportation may lease or lease-purchase all or any part of a transportation facility to or from one or more persons, one or more governmental agencies, a transportation improvement district, or any combination thereof, and may grant leases, easements, or licenses for lands under the control of the department of transportation. The d...

...(A) The director of transportation may do all of the following: (1) Contract in the manner provided by this section with one or more persons, a transportation improvement district, one or more governmental agencies, or any combination thereof, desiring the use or service of a transportation facility, and fix the terms, conditions, rentals, or other charges for such use or services. Such contract may provide f...

...The director of transportation may purchase property in fee simple in the name of the state by warranty deed, and all or any part of a tract of land when the acquisition of a part of the land needed for highway purposes will result in substantial damages to the residue by severance, controlled access, or isolation. The warranty deed shall contain a description of the property suitable for platting on tax maps. Any in...

...At any time during the development of a highway project, subject to section 5501.331 of the Revised Code, the owner of an interest in real property may donate to the state, and the director of transportation may accept in the name of the state, all or part of the interest that is needed for purposes of the highway project.

...If an interest in real property is donated under section 5501.33 of the Revised Code before adoption of an environmental document prepared by the department of transportation for the highway project, the deed by which the donation is made shall clearly state each of the following: (A) All alternatives to a proposed alignment of the highway project shall be studied and considered pursuant to the "National Environment...

...Upon the occurrence of the condition stated in a deed pursuant to division (C) of section 5501.331 of the Revised Code, the director of transportation shall prepare and issue a certification of the occurrence to the grantor or the grantor's successors or assigns, the governor, and the director of administrative services. Upon receipt of the certification, the director of administrative services, with the assistance...