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...er may include authority to do at least all of the following: (A) Carry out the purposes of the program identified in section 1510.02 of the Revised Code; (B) Enter into contracts with qualified organizations, agencies, or individuals, or any combination thereof, to carry out those purposes; (C) Contribute to any national or regional marketing program for oil and natural gas if the program is exclusively for the s...

...rs in this state may present the technical advisory council with a petition signed by the lesser of one hundred or ten per cent of all such producers requesting that the council hold a referendum in accordance with section 1510.05 of the Revised Code to establish a marketing program for oil and natural gas. (2) Producers in this state also may present the operating committee appointed under section 1510.06 of the R...

...later than ninety days after the technical advisory council has approved a marketing program proposed under section 1510.04 of the Revised Code, or an amendment to such a program, the council shall determine by a referendum whether the eligible producers, as determined under division (A)(3) of section 1510.02 of the Revised Code, favor the proposed program or amendment. The council or committee shall cause a ballot r...

... proposed marketing program, the technical advisory council shall order the program established. The council shall appoint an operating committee consisting of thirteen members. Six of the members shall be independent producers and six of the members shall be primarily horizontal well operators. The council shall select those members from lists of names submitted by qualified independent producer associations. Each m...

...The technical advisory council shall monitor the actions of an operating committee to ensure all of the following: (A) A marketing program is self-supporting; (B) The committee keeps all records that are required for agencies of the state; (C) All program operations are in accord with both of the following: (1) The provisions of the marketing program; (2) This chapter and procedures established under it.

...tion of crude oil, condensate, and natural gas in this state for the purposes of a marketing program established under this chapter. (2) The operating committee shall not levy an assessment that was not approved by producers or that exceeds the amount authorized under division (B)(1) of section 1510.04 of the Revised Code. The operating committee shall not levy an assessment against a producer who is not eligible to...

...ogram that is established by the technical advisory council under this chapter. The fund shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state, but shall not be part of the state treasury. Except as authorized in division (B) of this section, all money collected pursuant to section 1510.08 of the Revised Code for the marketing program shall be paid into the fund for the marketing program and shall be disbursed only pursu...

...(A) The technical advisory council temporarily may suspend the operation of a marketing program, or any part of a program, for any reason upon recommendation by the operating committee of the program for a period of not more than twelve consecutive months. (B) At least once in each five years of operation, or at any time upon written petition by the lesser of one hundred or ten per cent of the producers in this stat...

...committee of the program and the technical advisory council shall terminate all operations of the program. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, upon termination of a program, the council shall return any remaining unobligated money to the producers who paid the assessments levied under section 1510.08 of the Revised Code during the immediately preceding twelve months and shall prorate the mo...

...The technical advisory council may institute an action at law or in equity that appears necessary to enforce compliance with this chapter, a procedure established under it, or a marketing program established under it.

...(A) No person shall knowingly fail or refuse to withhold or remit any assessment levied under section 1510.08 of the Revised Code. (B) Before criminal proceedings are instituted pursuant to this section, the technical advisory council shall give the alleged violator an opportunity to present the alleged violator's views concerning why the proceedings should not be instituted.

...Whoever violates section 1510.13 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

... of this section, the director of natural resources, an employee of the department of natural resources, the supervisors of a soil and water conservation district, an employee of a district, and a contractor of the department or a district shall not disclose either of the following: (1) Information, including data from geographic information systems and global positioning systems, provided by a person who ow...

...his chapter: (A) "Approximate original contour" means that surface configuration achieved by backfilling and grading of a mined area so that the reclaimed area, including any terracing or access roads, closely resembles the general surface configuration of the land prior to mining and blends into and complements the drainage pattern of the surrounding terrain, with all highwalls and spoil piles elimin...

...(A) The division of mineral resources management shall administer, enforce, and implement this chapter. The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall do all of the following: (1) Adopt, amend, and rescind rules: (a) To administer and enforce this chapter; (b) To implement the requirements of this chapter for the reclamation of lands affected by coal mining, including such rules governing mi...

...The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall designate certain employees of the division as mineral resources inspectors for the purpose of enforcing the coal mining laws and the surface mining laws. Those inspectors may enter upon and inspect any coal or surface mining operation at any time, and, upon entering the permit area, an inspector shall notify the operator and shall furnish proper identi...

...er 1513. or 1514. of the Revised Code shall: (A) Engage in coal or surface mining operations as a sole proprietor or as a partner; (B) Be an officer, director, stockholder, owner, or part-owner of any corporation engaged in coal or surface mining operations; (C) Be employed as an attorney, agent, or in any other capacity by any person engaged in coal or surface mining operations; (D) Have a direct or indirect fin...

...senate. For the purposes of hearing appeals under section 1513.13 of the Revised Code that involve mine safety issues, the reclamation commission shall consist of two additional members appointed specifically for that function by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. All terms of office shall be for five years, commencing on the twenty-ninth day of June and ending on the twenty-eighth day of June. E...

...(A)(1) No operator shall conduct a coal mining operation without a permit for the operation issued by the chief of the division of mineral resources management. (2) All permits issued pursuant to this chapter shall be issued for a term not to exceed five years, except that, if the applicant demonstrates that a specified longer term is reasonably needed to allow the applicant to obtain necessary financing for equipm...

...07 of the Revised Code, the applicant shall submit to the chief of the division of mineral resources management a copy of the applicant's advertisement of the ownership, precise location, and boundaries of the land to be affected. At the time of submission, the advertisement shall be placed by the applicant in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality of the proposed coal mine at least once a week for four c...

...(A) Coal exploration operations that substantially disturb the natural land surface shall be conducted in accordance with exploration rules adopted by the chief of the division of mineral resources management. The rules shall include, at a minimum: (1) The requirement that prior to conducting any exploration under this section, any person shall file with the chief notice of intention to explore, which shall include...

...tion, the chief of the division of mineral resources management shall designate an area as unsuitable for all or certain types of coal mining operations if the chief determines that reclamation pursuant to the requirements of this chapter is not technologically and economically feasible. (2) Upon petition pursuant to division (B) of this section, a surface area may be designated unsuitable for all or certain t...

... area of the permit. The application shall be subject to the full standards applicable to new applications under this chapter, except that the applicant may incorporate by reference current information contained in the application for the original permit. If the original permit is unavailable or the information is not current, the applicant shall replace or supply such information at all appropriate locations.

... As used in this section: (1) "Potential acidity" means a laboratory measurement of the amount of acidity that could be produced by material in a rock strata proposed to be disturbed by mining and that is expressed by a numeral indicating the number of tons of that acidity that would be present in one thousand tons of disturbed overburden. (2) "Neutralization potential" means a laboratory measurement of the a...

...The director of environmental protection and the director of natural resources shall jointly establish procedures that do all of the following: (A) Provide for the coordination of the issuance of coal mining and reclamation permits under this chapter and permits and certifications under Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code for coal mining and reclamation operations; (B) Provide for the direct coopera...