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...thin the limits of a state highway. The department of agriculture or other proper department may, with the consent of the director of transportation, take charge of the care of such trees, and such department, in the event it takes charge of such trees, may, with the consent of the director of transportation, plant additional trees within the limits of a state highway. The cost and expense of caring for or planting s...

...Any contract made by the director of transportation under Chapters 4561., 5501., 5503., 5511., 5513., 5515., 5516., 5517., 5519., 5521., 5523., 5525., 5527., 5528., 5529., 5531., 5533., and 5535. of the Revised Code shall be made in the name of the state and executed on its behalf by the director. No appointee of the director, other than the assistant directors of transportation, may bind the director in a contract, ...

...n to the control of the state of Ohio, department of transportation, as provided in Section 4 of Amended Substitute House Bill No. 98 of the 114th general assembly. Following the replacement of that bridge, the director may expend funds for the design, construction, inspection, maintenance, repair, and replacement of bridge and bridge approaches. (3) Notwithstanding division (A)(1) of this section, the directo...

...(A) As used in this section, "private toll transportation facility" means any person, as defined by section 1.59 of the Revised Code, or other business entity engaged in the collecting or charging of tolls on a toll bridge that was previously owned by a municipal corporation. (B) The governor, or the governor's designee, may enter into agreements with other states that govern the reciprocal enforcement of highway, ...

...(A) The director of transportation may convey or transfer the fee simple estate or any lesser estate or interest in, or permit the use of, for such period as the director shall determine, any lands owned by the state and acquired or used for the state highway system or for highways or in connection with highways or as incidental to the acquisition of land for highways, provided that the director determines, after con...

...In accordance with section 5501.45 of the Revised Code, the director of transportation shall implement a program allowing, by lease or permit, the use of lands owned by the state and acquired or used for the state highway system or for highways or in connection with highways or as incidental to the acquisition of land for highways by persons erecting advertising devices on the property. The program shall be operated ...

... 3375. of the Revised Code, the various departments of state, institutions, commissions, subdivisions, and districts of the state, and other public agencies, without competitive bidding, may grant, convey, or transfer real property to the department of transportation in fee simple or in any such lesser estate as it determines and for such consideration as is mutually agreed upon, provided that any such transactions u...

...g Ohio with another state for which the department of transportation has inspection authority, and all other bridges or portions of bridges for which responsibility for inspection is by law or agreement assigned to the department. Such inspection shall be made on a schedule established by the director, but at least once every twenty-four months, by a professional engineer or other qualified person under the supervi...

...The operator of a toll bridge located entirely or partly in the state shall inspect such bridge on a schedule established by the director of transportation, but at least once every twenty-four months. The operator shall file a copy of the inspection report with the director. Inspection shall be made or supervised by a professional engineer.

...thority of a municipal corporation or a county, upon mutually agreeable terms, for the municipal corporation or county to operate and perform major maintenance and repair on any bridge located on the state highway system within the municipal corporation or county. (C) The director is not required to obtain the consent of a municipal corporation prior to the performance of any major bridge maintenance and repair. E...

...on in the court of common pleas of the county in which the property is located. Upon a finding by the court that a violation of the agreement exists as alleged in the petition, the court shall enter an order of abatement against the lessee of the property. (F) If real property offered for lease as provided in this section is located near a highway where the use of the property for crops such as corn and wheat ...

...ction 4928.01 of the Revised Code; (d) County-owned or county-operated water and sewer facilities.

...ouse of representatives summarizing, by county and by project, the amounts of state and federal money spent on encumbered for highway projects during the preceding fiscal year. The summaries shall indicate whether a project is for new construction, reconstruction, repair, or maintenance; when it was commenced and when it was or is expected to be completed; the total amount that has been spent on the project; and what...

...(A) The department of transportation shall prepare expense reports related to grants and loans that are issued by the department through its transportation grant and loan programs. The department shall submit each report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives at the earliest of the following periods: (1) The conclusion of the term of loan; (2) The conclusion of the project ...

... the Revised Code to be expended by the department of transportation as described in this division. If money is contributed to the state under this section, the donor may direct that the contribution be used to pay the maintenance, repair, or reconstruction expenses of a particular state highway or portion of state highway by specifically designating that state highway or portion thereof at the time of the contributi...

...(A) The department of transportation is the designated state agency responsible for overseeing the safety practices of rail fixed guideway systems and the administration of 49 U.S.C. 5329 and 5330. The director of transportation shall develop any guidelines necessary to oversee the safety practices of rail fixed guideway systems that are consistent with the federal act and rules adopted thereunder. A rail fixed guide...

... documentation standards adopted by the department of transportation under section 5501.55 of the Revised Code and includes standards and laws for the personal safety and security of passengers and employees; (2) Conduct an annual internal safety audit and submit the audit to the department for input and approval; (3) Report accidents and hazardous conditions, as defined in the guidelines developed by the director ...

... municipal corporations is located in a county with a population of more than one million according to the most recent federal decennial census. (B) The department shall use money appropriated to it for highway purposes to comply with this section.

...ntenance that may be designated by the department of transportation. (D) "Material default" means any failure of an operator to perform any duties under a public-private agreement that jeopardizes delivery of adequate service to the public and remains unsatisfied after a reasonable period of time and after the operator has received written notice from the department of the failure. (E) "Operate" means any act...

...(A) The department of transportation may solicit, receive, consider, evaluate, and accept a proposal for a public-private initiative. (B) In soliciting and selecting a private entity with which to enter into a public-private initiative, the department shall use one or both of the following: (1) Sealed bidding; (2) Selection of proposals, with or without negotiations, based on qualifications, best value, or ...

...cipal investigator, team leader, or key personnel, who are critical to achieving the proposal objectives; (6) How the proposal benefits the public; (7) Any other factors appropriate to a particular proposal. (J) After evaluating the unsolicited proposal and any competing proposals, the department may do any of the following: (1) Accept the unsolicited proposal and reject any competing proposals; (2) Reject th...

... transportation facility reverts to the department of transportation and shall be dedicated to the department for public use.

...ated to an event of force majeure, the department of transportation may do the following: (1) Elect to take over the transportation facility, including the succession of all right, title, and interest in the transportation facility, subject to any liens on revenues previously granted by the private entity; (2) Terminate the public-private agreement and exercise any other available rights and remedies. (B) I...

...Obligations may be issued under section 5531.10 of the Revised Code for the purpose of providing funds to carry out sections 5501.70 to 5501.83 of the Revised Code with respect to the development or financing of a transportation facility.

....70 to 5501.83 of the Revised Code, the department of transportation may do all of the following: (1) Accept, subject to applicable terms and conditions, available funds from the United States or any of its agencies, whether the funds are made available by grant, loan, or other financial assistance; (2) Enter into agreements or other arrangements with the United States or any of its agencies as may be necessa...