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...division of parks and watercraft, after deducting the necessary and actual expenses incurred by the division in administering Chapter 1548. of the Revised Code, shall pay to the treasurer of state to the credit of the waterways safety fund the fees received by the chief under sections 1548.10 and 1548.14 of the Revised Code.

...olates section 1548.18 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (B) Whoever violates section 1548.19 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.

...ergy resource development, research, or conservation facility, including pilot as well as demonstration facilities, and including undivided or other interests therein, acquired or to be acquired, or constructed or to be constructed under this chapter or Chapter 6121. or 6123. of the Revised Code, or acquired or to be acquired, or constructed or to be constructed by a governmental agency or person with all or a part o...

...ss technological advancements in energy conservation and development, and maintain to the extent practicable a capability for independent technology assessment to support formulation of state energy policy; (B) Review laws, rules, and state agency policies that affect energy utilization, and recommend to the agencies and the general assembly changes to achieve energy conservation and development; (C) Develop method...

...te government in developing programs to conserve energy, and shall be responsible for minimizing duplication of effort among state agencies and programs in the state. All state departments, agencies, institutions, universities, colleges, authorities, boards, and commissions, and all political subdivisions and quasi-governmental agencies of the state shall cooperate and coordinate all such activities with the departm...

...ve energy sources in this state, to the conservation of energy, to the attraction of federal and other development funding in emerging and established national or state priority areas, or to the enhancement of the economic development of the state; (2) Promote, assist, and provide financial assistance for the development of nonprofit corporations organized and established under Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code to f...

...racter by purchase, lease, gift, grant, contribution, exchange, or otherwise from any person or governmental agency to be held, used, and applied in accordance with and for the purposes of sections 1551.01 to 1551.25 of the Revised Code; (B) Contract for the operation of, and establish rules for the use of, facilities over which the director has supervision or control, which rules may include the limitation of ingre...

... agreements, make grants, or enter into contracts for the purposes of effecting the construction and operation in this state of experimental, pilot, or demonstration energy resource development facilities. Before making grants or entering contracts, the director shall determine that all of the following criteria are met: (1) The urgency of public need for the potential results of the experimental, pilot, or demonstr...

...nt opportunities, the encouragement of economic growth, the promotion of the general welfare, the protection of the public health and safety, and the protection of environmental quality.

...he director of development shall adopt, consistent with the "Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975," 89 Stat. 871, 42 U.S.C.A. 6291, as amended: (A) Mandatory lighting efficiency rules for all existing public buildings above a minimum size established by the director which are owned, leased, or controlled by the state, except by state colleges and universities; (B) Lighting efficiency recommendations for all o...

...al or electric power by the collection, conversion, or storage of solar or wind energy including, but not limited to, active or passive solar systems. It does not include any equipment that is part of a conventional system for such purposes, that is, a system that does not use solar or wind energy; nor does it include a roof or any windows or walls that would be contained in a similar structure not designed or modifi...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Ridesharing arrangement" means the transportation of persons in a motor vehicle when the transportation is incidental to another purpose of a volunteer driver and includes ridesharing arrangements known as carpools, vanpools, and buspools. (2) "Local agency" means a political subdivision; any department, agency, board, commission, or instrumentality of a political subdivision; a re...

...marketability of, Ohio coal and that is consistent with the purposes of the Ohio coal development office established under section 1551.32 of the Revised Code. "Coal development facility" includes all support buildings and facilities that the director of the Ohio coal development office determines are necessary for the operation of the facility together with all property, rights, easements, and interests that may be ...

...industry in this state has experienced economic difficulties that have resulted in a loss of jobs in that industry. (C) Some coal users are reluctant to use coal from this state because of its high sulfur content. (D) The increased use of Ohio coal in this state could enable the state to be more energy self-sufficient. (E) It is therefore imperative for this state to have a strong, viable coal industry in order to...

...hnology and that the disproportionate economic impact on the state under Title IV of the "Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990," 104 Stat. 2584, 42 U.S.C.A. 7651, warrants maximum federal assistance to this state for such development. It is therefore imperative that the department of development, its Ohio coal development office, the Ohio coal industry, the Ohio Washington office in the office of the governor, and ...

...romote, and support siting, financing, construction, and operation of commercially available or scaled facilities and technologies, including, without limitation, commercial-scale demonstration facilities and, when necessary or appropriate to demonstrate the commercial acceptability of a specific technology, up to three installations within this state utilizing the specific technology, to more efficiently produ...

...ose and support policies for the office consistent with the Ohio coal development agenda and develop means to implement the agenda; (3) Initiate, undertake, and support projects to carry out the office's purposes and ensure that the projects are consistent with and meet the selection criteria established by the Ohio coal development agenda; (4) Actively encourage joint participation in and, when feasible, joint f...

...mment on the agenda. The director shall consider any public comments received prior to the agenda's submission. The agenda shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following: (A) A characterization of Ohio coal, constraints on its maximum use, and opportunities for overcoming those constraints; (B) A characterization of the current and potential markets for Ohio coal, constraints on increased market de...

... writing the chief of the air pollution control division of the environmental protection agency to represent the agency. Members shall serve on the committee at the pleasure of their appointing authority. Members of the committee appointed by the director of development, when engaged in their official duties as members of the committee, shall be compensated on a per diem basis in accordance with division (J) of secti...

...ciation of Ohio coal before combustion, conversion of Ohio coal to other fuels, the control of emissions of sulfur compounds resulting from the use of Ohio coal through the removal of sulfur compounds and other pollutants before, during, or after combustion, or other inquiry, experimentation, or commercial-scale demonstration, directed toward the utilization of Ohio coal in an environmentally acceptable manner as a f...

...velopment office under this chapter to contribute toward one or more of the following: to provide for the comfort, health, safety, and general welfare of all employees and other inhabitants of this state through research and development directed toward the discovery of new technologies or the demonstration or application of existing technologies to enable the conversion or use of Ohio coal as a fuel or chemica...

...chnical advisory committee, is used for conducting research on fundamental scientific problems related to the utilization of Ohio coal and shall ensure, to the maximum feasible extent, joint financial participation by the federal government or other investors or interested parties in conjunction with any such loan, loan guarantee, or grant. The director, in each grant agreement or contract under division (A) of...

... actions as the director of the office considers appropriate to protect such security and safeguard against losses, including, without limitation, foreclosure and the bidding upon and purchase of property upon foreclosure or other sale. (B) The authority granted by this section is cumulative and supplementary to all other authority granted in this chapter. The authority granted by this section does not alter ...

...ded in Section 15 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, the director of the Ohio coal development office, on behalf of this state, with the advice of the technical advisory committee created in section 1551.35 of the Revised Code and the approval of the director of development, may enter into contracts to guarantee the repayment or payment of the unpaid principal amount of loans made to pay the costs of coal rese...

...al of the director of development, the controlling board, from appropriations available to the board, may provide funds for surveys or studies by the office of any proposed coal research and development project subject to repayment by the office from funds available to it, within the time fixed by the board. Funds to be repaid shall be charged by the office to the appropriate coal research and development proj...