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...ith the director. Inspection shall be made or supervised by a professional engineer.

...ble for maintaining the pavements and sidewalks on either end of the bridge is responsible for the routine maintenance of all bridges located on the state highway system within the municipal corporation. (B) The director may enter into an agreement with the legislative authority of a municipal corporation or a county, upon mutually agreeable terms, for the municipal corporation or county to operate and perform major...

...tural purposes for one year at a price consistent with rentals of adjacent agricultural lands in the manner provided in divisions (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), and (I) of this section before conveying or transferring the fee simple estate or any lesser estate or interest in the property, or permitting its use by another. (C) Real property shall be offered for lease by mailing a notice, in writing, to each pers...

...y in the event that the utility can evidence a vested interest in the nature of a fee interest, an easement interest, or a lesser estate in the real property it occupies in the event that the utility possesses a vested interest in such property. The utility shall present evidence satisfactory to the state substantiating the cost of relocation. The director may audit all financial records which the director det...

...l 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 the total cost of the project will be when it is completed. Upon request, a copy of the summaries required by this section shall be made available to any county engineer or member of the general...

...est of the following periods: (1) The conclusion of the term of loan; (2) The conclusion of the project funded by the grant; (3) The end of the fiscal year for each fiscal year that the loan or the project is still pending. (B) The department shall require the recipient of the loan or grant to assist in preparing the expense reports and itemizing the uses of the loan or grant money issued to that recipient. ...

...el. (1) All money the state receives under this division shall be credited to the highway operating fund created by section 5735.051 of 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 s...

...of rail fixed guideway systems that are consistent with the federal act and rules adopted thereunder. A rail fixed guideway system shall not provide funding to the department for the duties related to overseeing the safety practices of rail fixed guideway systems. (B) In accordance with guidelines developed by the director, the department shall do all of the following: (1) Establish a safety program documentation s...

...urity 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 of transportation under section 5501.55 of the Revised Code, to the department within a time period specified by the department; (4) Minimize, control, correct, or eliminate...

...cility. (B) "Force majeure" means an uncontrollable force or natural disaster not within the power of the operator or the state. (C) "Maintenance" includes routine maintenance, major maintenance, and any other categories of maintenance 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 ...

...f 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 both. (C) The depar...

...artment of transportation may receive, consider, evaluate, and accept an unsolicited proposal for a public-private initiative if the proposal meets all of the following: (1) Addresses the needs identified in the appropriate state, regional, or local transportation plan by improving safety, reducing congestion, increasing capacity, or enhancing economic efficiency and the proposal is on the transportation imp...

...with the selected private entity or any configuration of private entities. An affected jurisdiction may be a party to a public-private agreement entered into by the department and a selected private entity or combination of private entities. (B)(1) A public-private agreement under this section shall provide for all of the following: (a) Planning, acquisition, financing, development, design, construction, reconstruc...

... extend beyond the termination as provided in the public-private agreement, and the transportation facility reverts to the department of transportation and shall be dedicated to the department for public use.

...nd during the continuation of material default by an operator, not related 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 ...

...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.

...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 necessary; (3) For the purpose of completing a transportation facility under an agreement, accept from any sou...

...ased, licensed, financed, or otherwise conveyed to an operator, or that is acquired, constructed, or otherwise provided by an operator on behalf of the department, is exempt from all ad valorem property taxes and special assessments levied against property by the state or any political subdivision of the state. Building and construction materials that will be incorporated into a transportation facility pursuan...

... in property for transportation use in connection with transportation projects that are part of a public-private initiative in accordance with Chapter 163. of the Revised Code. If the department proposes to acquire property, rights-of-way, or other rights in property for such transportation use at the request of a private entity, the acquisition shall be by the department, in accordance with Chapter 163. of the...

...All law enforcement officers of the state and of an affected local jurisdiction shall have the same powers and jurisdiction within the limits of the transportation facility as they have in their respective areas of jurisdiction and access to the transportation facility at any time for the purpose of exercising such powers and jurisdiction.

...An operator under sections 5501.70 to 5501.83 of the Revised Code and any utility whose facility is to be crossed or relocated shall cooperate fully in planning and arranging the manner of the crossing or relocation of the utility facility.

...o 5501.83 of the Revised Code shall be construed or deemed to affect any waiver of the sovereign immunity of the state or any officer or employee of the state with respect to the participation in or approval of all or any part of the transportation facility or its operation.

...The department of transportation may adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to carry out sections 5501.70 to 5501.83 of the Revised Code.

...n and environmental remediation; (2) Construction of wharves, quay walls, bulkheads, jetties, revetments, breakwaters, shipping channels, dredge disposal facilities, projects for the beneficial use of dredge material, and other structures and improvements directly related to maritime commerce and harbor infrastructure; (3) Construction and repair of warehouses, transit sheds, railroad tracks, roadways, gates an...

...nts and the causes of them, prepare and conduct educational programs for the purpose of promoting safety in the operation of motor vehicles on the highways, and conduct research and studies for the purpose of promoting safety on the highways of this state. (B) The department shall administer the laws and rules relative to trauma and emergency medical services specified in Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code and any l...