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...There is hereby created in the department of natural resources the office of real estate and land management. The director of natural resources shall appoint a chief to administer the office. The chief shall act as the director's designee and carry out the duties of the chief on behalf of the director. Subject to the approval of the director, the chief shall employ assistants and other employees as necessary to execu...

...d prepare and distribute the statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan; (3) Prepare special studies and execute any other duties, functions, and responsibilities requested by the director of natural resources; (4) Administer the real estate services associated with canal lands on behalf of the director under Chapter 1520. of the Revised Code. (B) The office may do any of the following: (1) Coordinate enviro...

...e office of real estate and land management or an employee of the office may enter upon lands to make surveys and inspections when necessary for the purposes of this chapter. The chief shall provide reasonable notice of any proposed entry to the owner or person in possession of the land to be surveyed or inspected not less than forty-eight hours and not more than thirty days prior to the date of entry. An entry condu...

..."Coastal management program" means the comprehensive action of the state and its political subdivisions cooperatively to preserve, protect, develop, restore, or enhance the resources of the coastal area and to ensure wise use of the land and water resources of the coastal area, giving attention to natural, cultural, historic, and aesthetic values; agricultural, recreational, energy, and economic needs; and the nation...

...ive the public the opportunity to make comments and recommendations concerning its terms. The director shall consider the public comments and recommendations before adopting the document. The director may amend the coastal management program document, provided that, prior to making changes in it, the director notifies by mail those persons who submitted comments and recommendations concerning the original document an...

...Any rule adopted under division (A)(3) of section 1506.02 of the Revised Code shall remain in effect for not more than six years after the effective date of the rule.

... by or subject to the approval of any agency of the state shall be implemented or approved until the director of natural resources has determined that it is consistent with the policies in the coastal management program document. Any agency of the state may develop and adopt a statement of coastal management policies, in which case a determination of consistency shall not be required under this section if the stateme...

... the director may request the attorney general in writing to, and the attorney general shall, bring an action for appropriate relief in a court of competent jurisdiction against the county or municipal corporation. (C) The attorney general, upon the written request of the director, shall bring an action for appropriate relief in a court of competent jurisdiction against any development that meets both of the followi...

...prepare and publish plans and policy recommendations as necessary for enhancing public access to Lake Erie. The director shall update any plans and policy recommendations at least once every five years. Every state agency and political subdivision, upon the director's request, shall cooperate with the director and furnish information for the public access inventory and any public access plans.

...trol measures are completed within that time. The preliminary identification shall state the bluff recession rates for the coastal erosion areas and shall take into account areas where substantial filling, protective measures, or naturally stable land has significantly reduced recession. Prior to making the preliminary identification, the director shall consult with the appropriate authority of each municipal corpora...

...ars. If the director determines at any time that a Lake Erie coastal erosion area resolution or ordinance that the director has determined under this division meets or exceeds the standards established under division (B) of this section is being inadequately enforced, the director shall so notify the legislative authority that adopted it and also shall notify the legislative authority that it may respond to the dire...

...ho is adversely affected by the final identification of a Lake Erie coastal erosion area under division (D) of section 1506.06 of the Revised Code or any other final administrative act of the director of natural resources under this chapter or who receives denial of a permit application under rules adopted under division (A) of section 1506.07 of the Revised Code, within thirty days after the identification, act, or ...

...es adopted under it. (2) The attorney general, upon written request of the director of natural resources, shall bring an action for an injunction against any person who has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate division (A)(1) of this section. (3) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, any rule or order adopted or issued under it, or any condition of a permit issued in accordance with...

...he boundaries of the state, extending from the southerly shore of Lake Erie to the international boundary line between the United States and Canada, together with the soil beneath and their contents, do now belong and have always, since the organization of the state of Ohio, belonged to the state as proprietor in trust for the people of the state, for the public uses to which they may be adapted, subject to the power...

...se or permit may be for such periods of time as the director determines. The rentals received under the terms of such a lease or permit shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Lake Erie submerged lands fund, which is hereby created, and shall be distributed from that fund as follows: (1) Fifty per cent of each rental shall be paid to the department of natural resources for the administration of th...

...o total terms. (e) The governor at any time may remove a member for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office. (3) Membership on the commission does not constitute holding a public office or position of employment under the laws of this state and is not grounds for removal of public officers or employees from their offices or positions of employment. Members may be reimbursed for their actual and necessary...

...e governor may remove any member at any time as provided in the bylaws and articles of incorporation of the fund. In the event of a vacancy, the governor shall appoint a successor to hold office for the remainder of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office or until a p...

... fund from the issuance of Lake Erie license plates under section 4503.52 of the Revised Code, money awarded to the state from the great lakes protection fund, and donations, gifts, bequests, and other moneys received for the purposes of this section. Not later than the first day of June each year, the Ohio Lake Erie commission created in section 1506.21 of the Revised Code shall designate one of its members who repr...

...rs; and submerged materials resulting from activities of prehistoric and historic native Americans. (B) "Lake Erie" means that portion of the waters and lands of Lake Erie belonging to the state as provided in section 1506.10 of the Revised Code. (C) "Historical value" means the quality of significance exemplified by an object, structure, site, or district that is included in or eligible for inclusion in the n...

...in the preserve. Each preserve shall encompass the designated area and within that area shall extend upward to and include the surface of the water. Any number of preserves may be designated; however, an individual preserve shall not exceed three hundred square miles in area and the total area of all submerged lands designated as preserves shall not exceed ten per cent of the total submerged lands of Lake Erie. (B) ...

...uch abandoned property: (1) During the time the application or renewal application is being processed; (2) During the term of the permit or a permit renewal; (3) Except as provided in division (J)(4) of this section, for two years following the denial of a permit or renewal application; (4) During the appeal of any denial of a permit or renewal application and for two years following the entry of any final order ...

... abandoned property does not consist of coins, currency, or both that were intended for distribution as payroll, the director shall release the abandoned property to the permit holder. The permit holder shall remit to the treasurer of state an amount equal to ten per cent of the value of the abandoned property. The treasurer shall credit fifty per cent of the moneys so received to the fund provided for in section 149...

...he Ohio history connection, who shall promptly review it. Not more than thirty days after receiving the proposed rule, the director of the Ohio history connection shall return the rule to the director of natural resources together with the former director's written approval or disapproval of the proposed rule. If the director of the Ohio history connection disapproves the rule, the director shall explain the reasons ...

...ither of the following: (1) Failed to comply with sections 1506.30 to 1506.36 of the Revised Code, any rules adopted under those sections, or any provision or condition of the holder's permit; (2) Damaged abandoned property other than in accordance with the provisions or conditions of the permit. (B) Any motor vehicle, as defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, watercraft, as defined in section 1546.01 of ...

...tone, or other minerals or substances from and under the bed of Lake Erie in accordance with section 1505.07 of the Revised Code.