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...ould be ineffective in carrying out the protection that the law is meant to give, the chief may designate a different method of plugging. The abandonment report shall show the manner in which the well was plugged. (C) In case of oil or gas wells abandoned prior to September 1, 1978, the board of county commissioners of the county in which the wells are located may submit to the electors of the county the question o...

...222 to 1509.226 of the Revised Code for protection of public health or safety or conservation of natural resources.

...n has been issued by the environmental protection agency.

... oil and gas, and plugging of wells for protection of public health or safety or to prevent damage to natural resources, including specification of the following: (A) Appropriate devices; (B) Minimum distances that wells and other excavations, structures, and equipment shall be located from water wells, streets, roads, highways, rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, other bodies of water, railroad tracks, public or privat...

...ing on the unit operations, and for the protection or adjustment of correlative rights. (F) No order of the chief providing for unit operations shall become effective unless and until the plan for unit operations prescribed by the chief has been approved in writing by those owners who, under the chief's order, will be required to pay at least sixty-five per cent of the costs of the unit operation, and also by the ...

...ilities; soil and water restoration and protection; land management, including preservation of natural areas and reforestation; water management, including dam safety, stream and lake management, and flood control and flood damage reduction; fish and wildlife resource management; and any other improvements that enhance the use and enjoyment of natural resources by individuals. (2) "Costs of capital facilities" inclu...

...ent of development or the environmental protection agency. (3) "Issuing authority" means the treasurer of state. (4) "Obligations" means obligations as defined in section 151.01 of the Revised Code issued to pay the costs of projects for revitalization purposes as referred to in division (A)(2) of Section 2o of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution and division (A)(2) of Section 2q of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution....

... employed in positions that involve the protection of the health and safety of miners. The major employee organization representing coal miners and the major employee organization representing aggregates miners shall represent a membership consisting of the largest number of coal miners and aggregates miners, respectively, in this state compared to other employee organizations in the year prior to the year in which t...

...en during the reclamation to ensure the protection of water systems. (6) An estimate of the total cost of the reclamation; (7) An estimate of the timetables for accomplishing the reclamation; (8) Any other requirements that the chief prescribes by rule. The chief shall approve, disapprove, or approve with modifications the application concerning the proposed reclamation work. If the chief approves the application...

...an exercise of the police power for the protection of public health, safety, and welfare and shall not be construed as an act of condemnation of property or of trespass. The money expended for the work and the benefits accruing to any premises so entered upon shall be chargeable against land and shall mitigate or offset any claim in or any action brought by any owner of any interest in the premises for any alleged da...

...xperimental practices do not reduce the protection afforded public health and safety below that provided under this chapter and rules adopted thereunder.

...ding bodily injury and property damage protection in amounts not less than the following: (a) One hundred thousand dollars for all damages because of bodily injury sustained by one person as the result of any one occurrence, and three hundred thousand dollars for all damages because of bodily injury sustained by two or more persons as the result of any one occurrence; (b) One hundred thousand dollars for all c...

...der division (C) of this section; (2) Protection of any building or structure not listed in division (B) of this section; (3) Training, examination, and certification of persons conducting blasting in surface mining and suspension or revocation of certifications; (4) Standard blast warning and all-clear signals; (5) Blasting records and flyrock reporting requirements; (6) Safety measures for blasting in sur...

...The general assembly hereby finds that caves are uncommon geologic phenomena and that the minerals deposited in them may be rare and occur in unique forms of great beauty that are irreplaceable if destroyed. Also irreplaceable are the archeological resources in caves, which are of great scientific and historic value. It is further found that species of cave life are unusual and of limited numbers; that many are rare,...

...th the United States government for the protection of plant species pursuant to the "Endangered Species Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543, as amended.

...ith the director for the establishment, protection, and maintenance of a trail. The director may transfer real property or any estate, right, or interest therein to any political subdivision pursuant to an agreement whereby the political subdivision maintains and protects a trail. The director may enter into agreements with private organizations or with agencies of the United States to provide for maintenance of any ...

...h the director's policies governing the protection and conservation of canal lands established under this section. (2) With regard to canal lands, the chief of the office of real estate and land management, with the approval of the director, may sell, lease, or transfer minerals or mineral rights when the chief, with the approval of the director, determines that the sale, lease, or transfer is in the best interest o...

...cal subdivision from establishing flood protection standards that are more restrictive than this division. (B) Prior to the expenditure of money for or the construction of buildings, structures, roads, bridges, or other facilities in locations that may be subject to flooding or flood damage, all state agencies and political subdivisions shall notify and consult with the division of water resources and shall furnish ...

... of water used by each person; (8) The protection of existing values of water uses, land, investments, and enterprises; (9) The justice of requiring the user causing harm to bear the loss. (C) In any determination of reasonable use of water under common law in which prior use is a factor, it shall be conclusive that one use is prior to another in the quantity claimed if the date of registration of one facility pro...

...tive uses do not reasonably promote the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare; (5) The proposed withdrawal will have a significant detrimental effect on the quantity or quality of water resources and related land resources in this state, including a significant lowering of the water level within or the overdrafting of an aquifer; (6) The proposed withdrawal is inconsistent with regional or state wa...

...notice to the director of environmental protection and the permittee at least ten business days prior to requiring a permittee that is a public water system to decrease its withdrawal, or prior to revoking, suspending, or amending the public water system's permit issued under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code. Nothing in this section affects a public water system's obligation to comply with Chapter 6109. of the Rev...

...as been designated by the environmental protection agency under Chapter 3745-1 of the Administrative Code as an exceptional warm water habitat, cold water habitat, outstanding state water, or superior high-quality water. (K) "Increased capacity" does not include any capacity that results from alterations or changes made at a facility that replace existing capacity without increasing the capacity of the facility. ...

...he experimental use does not reduce the protection afforded the waters and water dependent natural resources of the source watershed as defined in the compact below what is provided in this chapter and rules adopted under it. (C) The chief may refuse to issue an experimental use permit if the chief determines that the proposed use will result in significant individual or cumulative adverse impacts on the quantity or...

...notice to the director of environmental protection and the permittee at least ten business days prior to requiring a permittee that is a public water system to decrease its withdrawal, or prior to revoking, suspending, or amending the public water system's permit under this chapter. Nothing in this section affects a public water system's obligation to comply with Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code and the rules adopte...

...chitectural work that may be subject to protection under federal or state patent, copyright, trademark, or trade secret laws. (3) "Liabilities" means claims, damages, or loss, including reasonable attorney's fees, costs, and expenses. (4) "Professional design firm," "professional design services," and "public authority" have the same meanings as in section 153.65 of the Revised Code. (5) "Public improvement con...