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...A gas company in a municipal corporation may extend its pipes used for conveying gas to the various localities and inhabitants of the municipal corporation to any place in the vicinity of such municipal corporation outside the corporate limits; but the right of way must be obtained from the authorities or persons having control of the places to be affected by such extension.

...No gas meter shall be set unless it is tested by a meter-prover, sealed, and stamped as provided in section 4933.11 of the Revised Code. A company authorizing the setting of a meter, or allowing it to be used by a consumer of gas, without being so sealed and stamped, shall forfeit not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars, to be recovered upon the complaint of such consumer, in the name of the state...

...tion. (B) "Competitive retail natural gas service," "natural gas company," "distribution service," and "retail natural gas service" have the same meanings as in section 4929.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Energy dealer" has the same meaning as in section 5117.01 of the Revised Code. (D) "Propane" has the same meaning as in section 936.01 of the Revised Code.

...ode. (3) Biologically derived methane gas production if the land on which the production facility is located qualifies as land devoted exclusively to agricultural use under sections 5713.30 to 5713.37 of the Revised Code for real property tax purposes and if the facility that produces the biologically derived methane gas does not produce more than seventeen million sixty thousand seven hundred ten British thermal u...

...cle fueled solely by compressed natural gas or liquid natural gas or powered primarily by means of an electric battery may exceed by not more than two thousand pounds the gross vehicle weight provisions of sections 5577.01 to 5577.09 of the Revised Code or the axle load limits of those sections. (B) If a vehicle described in division (A) of this section exceeds the weight provisions of sections 5577.01 to 5577.09 o...

...property used in the recovery of oil or gas, when installed and located on the premises or leased premises of the owner, shall be exempt from taxation. Such tangible personal property shall be subject to taxation if it is not installed on the premises or leased premises of the owner, or if it is used for the transmission, transportation, or distribution of oil or gas, as provided in section 5711.22 of the Revised Cod...

... means particulate matter, dust, fumes, gas, mist, smoke, vapor, or odorous substances, or any combination thereof. (B) "Air pollution control facility" means any property designed, constructed, or installed for the primary purpose of eliminating or reducing the emission of, or ground level concentration of, air contaminants generated at an industrial or commercial plant or site that renders air harmful or inimical...

...uction, or biologically derived methane gas production if the land on which the production facility is located is contiguous to or part of a parcel of land under common ownership or leasehold that is otherwise devoted exclusively to agricultural use, provided that (i) at least fifty per cent of the feedstock used in the production is agricultural feedstock, (ii) at least twenty per cent of the agricultural feedstock ...

... commissioner shall refund to a natural gas company or combined company subject to the tax imposed by section 5727.24 of the Revised Code amounts paid illegally or erroneously, or paid on an illegal or erroneous assessment. Applications for a refund shall be filed with the tax commissioner, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, within four years of the illegal or erroneous payment. On the filing of the applica...

...t, November, and February, each natural gas distribution company required to pay the tax imposed by section 5727.811 of the Revised Code shall file with the tax commissioner a return as prescribed by the tax commissioner and shall make payment to the tax commissioner of the full amount of tax due for the preceding quarter. (3) If the electric distribution company required to pay the tax imposed by section 5727.81 ...

...des motor vehicles, electricity, water, gas, steam, and prewritten computer software. (XX) "Municipal gas utility" means a municipal corporation that owns or operates a system for the distribution of natural gas. (YY) "Computer" means an electronic device that accepts information in digital or similar form and manipulates it for a result based on a sequence of instructions. (ZZ) "Computer software" means a s...

...me manufacturing facility; (8) Coke, gas, water, steam, and similar substances used in the manufacturing operation; machinery and equipment used for, and fuel consumed in, producing or extracting those substances; machinery, equipment, and other tangible personal property used to treat, filter, pump, or otherwise make the substance suitable for use in the manufacturing operation; and machinery and equipment used f...

...ion of waters of the state; (2) Water, gas, or other material injected into a well to facilitate, or that is incidental to, the production of oil, gas, artificial brine, or water derived in association with oil or gas production and disposed of in a well, in compliance with a permit issued under Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code, or sewage, industrial waste, or other wastes injected into a well in compliance with an...

... lands, purchase, lease or sink natural gas wells, procure rights of way, and purchase and lay pipes for the purpose of supplying such municipal corporation or the citizens thereof with natural gas may exercise any such powers outside of its limits, and in addition thereto shall have all the rights and powers conferred upon municipal corporations by sections 743.39 to 743.43, inclusive, of the Revised Code, subject t...

...: (1) Sewage from vessels; (2) Water, gas, or other material that is injected into a well to facilitate production of oil or gas, or water derived in association with oil and gas production and disposed of in a well, if the well that is used either to facilitate production or for disposal purposes is approved by the state and if the state determines that the injection or disposal will not result in the degradation ...

...nsmit or distribute electricity, to any gas or oil pipeline or other facilities used for exploration, production, storage, transmission, or distribution of natural gas, synthetic gas, or oil, to any telephone lines, or to any activity or facility under the jurisdiction of the Ohio power siting board. (E) This section does not apply to any emergency project immediately necessary for the preservation of the public hea...

... or distribution lines for electricity, gas, or oil or of any gathering or production lines for oil or gas, or the grant of new mineral leases, or the drilling or operation of any oil or gas well on or in connection with the land, provided that such activities do not cause the land to become ineligible for valuation and assessment for real property tax purposes in accordance with its current agricultural use value un...

... (2) Blended biodiesel; (3) Natural gas; (4) Liquefied petroleum gas; (5) Hydrogen; (6) Compressed air; (7) Any power source, including electricity; (8) Any fuel not described in divisions (A)(1) to (7) of this section that the United States department of energy determines, by final rule, to be substantially not petroleum, and that would yield substantial energy security and environmental benefits. (B...

...nces including, without limitation, any gasoline, lubricating oil, petroleum products, powder, dynamite, blasting supplies and other explosives, tools, equipment, or machinery furnished in furtherance of an improvement. (J) "Improvement" means constructing, erecting, altering, repairing, demolishing, or removing any building or appurtenance thereto, fixture, bridge, or other structure, and any gas pipeline or well i...

...ed with such awareness. (F) "Natural gas service" means the sale of natural gas, exclusive of any distribution or ancillary service. (G) "Public telecommunications service" means the transmission by electromagnetic or other means, other than by a telephone company as defined in section 4927.01 of the Revised Code, of signs, signals, writings, images, sounds, messages, or data originating in this state regardles...

... consumer transaction involving natural gas service or public telecommunications service to a consumer in this state, shall request or submit, or cause to be requested or submitted, a change in the consumer's provider of natural gas service or public telecommunications service, without first obtaining, or causing to be obtained, the verified consent of the consumer. For the purpose of this division and with respect t...

...ervice provider or providers of natural gas service or public telecommunications service from whom the aggrieved consumer was switched may bring an action seeking the relief authorized by this division. Upon the filing of such action, the court may issue an order providing for either of the following: (1) Requiring the supplier to compensate the service provider or providers from which the aggrieved consumer was swi...

...ty: (a) Flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas; (b) Crude oil, petroleum products, or hazardous liquids; (c) Coal; (d) Electricity; (e) Electronic, telephonic, or telegraphic communications; (f) Television signals; (g) Sewage disposal or drainage; (h) Potable water; (i) Steam or hot water. (B) That portion of contiguous state lands located in Scioto and Adams counties and within the Shawnee state forest and bo...

...or the production or extraction of any gas or liquid, excluding only water to be used as such, but including natural or artificial brines and oil-filled waters, or who drills, bores, or digs within the state a well to explore geological formations, shall keep a careful and accurate log of the activity and report the same together with the results of any rock or fluid analyses or of any production or pressure t...

... (2) The administration of the oil and gas land management commission created in section 155.31 of the Revised Code; (3) To award grants to geology departments at state colleges and universities for undergraduate or graduate level research conducted at locations of geological interest in the state. The chief shall award grants at least annually, but at the chief's discretion, may award grants more frequently; (4...