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...it authority whose territory includes a county having a population of more than seven hundred fifty thousand but less than nine hundred thousand as of the most recent federal decennial census. (2) "Qualifying project" means the general construction or maintenance of roads or bridges related to the provision of service by a qualifying regional transit authority. (3) "Qualifying bonds" means bonds or similar obliga...

...ority the territory of which includes a county having a population of more than one million three hundred thousand. (C) A regional transit authority to which this section applies may do any of the following: (1) In addition to the purposes specified in division (J) of section 306.35 of the Revised Code, conduct the activities authorized in that division in furtherance of transit-oriented development activities th...

...ntil it has served at the office of the county commissioners of the county in which it is proposed to appropriate real property, a notice describing the real property to be taken and the purpose for which it is proposed to be taken, and such county commissioners have entered on their journal within thirty days after such service a resolution approving such appropriation. (B) Nothing contained in sections 306.3...

...ay be secured by a mortgage on any real property or interests therein acquired from the proceeds of such revenue bonds. The authority may not repeal, rescind, or reduce any portion of a sales tax levied under section 5739.023 of the Revised Code pledged to the payment of debt charges on such bonds while such bonds remain outstanding, and no portion of the tax pledged to the payment of debt charges on such bonds is su...

... but may include a mortgage on any real property or interests therein acquired from the proceeds of such revenue bonds. The trust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds may set forth the rights and remedies of the bond holders and trustees, including, in the event of a default, appointment of a receiver to administer and operate transit facilities, and may contain such other provision...

...Revenue bonds issued by a regional transit authority shall bear interest at the rate or rates approved by the board of trustees, shall mature within forty years following the date of issuance, and in such amount, at such times, and in such number of installments as may be provided in the resolution authorizing their issuance. Such resolution shall also provide for the execution and sealing of the bonds and the use of...

...five per cent of the total value of all property within the territorial boundaries of the regional transit authority as listed and assessed for taxation, and that no part of the proceeds of such bonds shall at any time be used to meet or defray any of the normal operating expenses of any transit facility or part thereof, and provided also, that bonds issued to make an indemnification payment pursuant to an agreement ...

...Bonds issued under sections 306.37 to 306.40, inclusive, of the Revised Code, their transfer, and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state.

...as are qualified to receive deposits of county funds, which deposits shall be secured in the same manner as county funds are required to be secured. No disbursements shall be made from such funds except in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the board of trustees of the regional transit authority. (C) Funds received by the secretary-treasurer pursuant to an agreement under division (AA) of section 306.3...

...the servicing of specialized equipment owned by the regional transit authority. (7) Services or supplies are available from a qualified nonprofit agency pursuant to sections 4115.31 to 4115.35 of the Revised Code. (8) The purchase consists of the product or services of a public utility. (9) The purchase is for the services of individuals with disabilities to work in the authority's commissaries or cafeteria...

...The board of trustees of a regional transit authority may enter into such contracts or other arrangements with the United States government or any department thereof, with the state government of this or other states, with counties, municipalities, townships, or other governmental agencies created by or under the authority of the laws of the state or other states, with persons, with public corporations and private co...

...All officers and employees of a regional transit authority shall be considered as public employees within the meaning of section 145.01 of the Revised Code and a regional transit authority, its officers, and employees shall be subject to Chapter 145. of the Revised Code.

...Nothing in sections 306.30 to 306.47, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall limit the exercise of the power or authority granted to counties or municipal corporations by sections 307.20, 717.01, and 719.01 of the Revised Code.

...The board of county commissioners of any county included within a regional transit authority may appropriate annually, from moneys to the credit of the general fund of the county and not otherwise appropriated, that portion of the expense of the regional transit authority to be paid by such county as provided in the resolution creating or enlarging the regional transit authority adopted under section 306.32 or 306.32...

...A regional transit authority may procure and pay all or any part of the cost of group hospitalization, surgical, major medical, or sickness and accident insurance or a combination of any of the foregoing for the officers and employees of the regional transit authority and their immediate dependents, whether issued by an insurance company or a health insuring corporation duly authorized to do business in this state.

...nal transit authority may levy upon the property within its territorial boundaries a tax, for all purposes other than bond debt charges, not in excess of five mills annually on the total value of all property as listed and assessed for taxation for any period not exceeding ten years. Such election shall be called, held, canvassed, and certified in the same manner as is provided for elections held pursuant to section ...

...tation of passengers or property and is owned or operated by any person or entity that owns or operates an airport.

...y agreeable terms, any personal or real property, or any interest therein, to be used by the recipient for its purposes.

...all not be required to pay any taxes on property, both real and personal, belonging to any such authority, which is used exclusively for any public purpose. However, except as provided in division (B) of this section, such exemption shall not apply to any property belonging to any authority while a private enterprise is a lessee of such property under written lease providing for tenancy for longer than one year. (B...

...A regional transit authority may cooperate with other governmental agencies of this state, or of the United States, to carry out the purposes set forth in section 306.31 of the Revised Code.

...Subject to making due provisions for the payment and performance of its obligations, the resolution or ordinance creating the regional transit authority may provide for its dissolution or modification in membership under circumstances described therein, or a regional transit authority may be dissolved or its membership modified by its board of trustees with the consent of the subdivision or subdivisions creating such...

...cal subdivisions that are located in a county having a population of at least four hundred thousand according to the most recent federal census, may withdraw the municipal corporation or the unincorporated territory of the township from the regional transit authority in the manner provided in this section. The legislative authority or board of township trustees proposing to withdraw shall adopt a resolution to...

...Any municipal corporation or township that withdraws from a regional transit authority under section 306.55 of the Revised Code may enter into a contract with a regional transit authority or other provider of transit services to provide transportation service for persons who are elderly or who have disabilities and for any other service the legislative authority of the municipal corporation or township may determine ...

...tax proposed to be levied by a board of county commissioners or by the board of trustees of a regional transit authority pursuant to sections 5739.023 and 5741.022 of the Revised Code shall not become effective until it is submitted to the electors residing within the county or within the territorial boundaries of the regional transit authority and approved by a majority of the electors voting on it. Such question sh...

...uing period of time by the voters of a county or regional transit authority pursuant to sections 5739.023 and 5741.022 of the Revised Code may be initiated by the filing of a petition with the board of elections of the county, or in the case of a regional transit authority with the board of elections as determined pursuant to section 3505.071 of the Revised Code, prior to the ninetieth day before the general el...