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...ements and, in the determination of the public utilities commission, can do so within a reasonable time. (C) "Distribution line" means any electric line that is being or has been used primarily to provide electric service directly to electric load centers by the owner of such line. (D) "Existing distribution line" means any distribution line of an electric supplier which was in existence on January 1, 1977, or unde...

...h electric supplier shall file with the public utilities commission a map or maps showing all of its existing distribution lines and the proposed boundaries of its certified territory. The commission shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, within six months after such filing a map of uniform scale to show, accurately and clearly, the boundaries of the certified territory of each electric supplier as proposed by such ...

...Annexation or incorporation by a municipal corporation or other unit of local government does not affect the right of an electric supplier to continue or extend electric service within its certified territory except insofar as that right is affected or modified by Article XVIII or any other article of the Ohio Constitution. Notwithstanding this section or any other provision of law, the right of a municipal corporati...

...ansferred only with the approval of the public utilities commission and approval shall be granted if the commission finds that the assignment or transfer is not contrary to the public interest. Upon the merger or consolidation of electric suppliers, the surviving or new electric supplier shall, without further action, succeed to all rights and authority previously granted under sections 4933.81 to 4933.84 of the Revi...

...Any electric supplier that renders electric service in violation of sections 4933.81 to 4933.90 of the Revised Code is subject to remedies and penalties provided by sections 4905.54, 4905.56, 4905.57, 4905.59, 4905.60, and 4905.61 and division (B) of section 4905.99 of the Revised Code.

... own, lease, or operate in any manner a public utility or to supply the service or product by means of a rate ordinance adopted under section 743.26 of the Revised Code or under Section 4, Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution in any portion of the state is not affected by sections 4933.81 to 4933.90 of the Revised Code. When an electric system owned by a municipal corporation is sold, the purchaser thereof shall be consi...

...The expenses of the public utilities commission in administering sections 4933.81 to 4933.90 of the Revised Code shall be assessed by the commission against the affected electric suppliers on the following basis: (A) Expenses that relate to the preparation or review of maps to establish the certified territory of a single electric supplier in any area where there is no other electric supplier shall be assessed solel...

...tate treasury a fund to be known as the public utilities territorial administration fund. The funds collected under section 4933.88 of the Revised Code as assessments shall be credited to the public utilities territorial administration fund.

...Action of the public utilities commission pursuant to sections 4933.81 to 4933.90 of the Revised Code is subject to review in accordance with Chapter 4903. of the Revised Code but during any appeal therefrom, the continuance of existing electric service is lawful.

...(A) Whoever violates section 4933.16 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. (B) Whoever violates section 4933.20, 4933.22, 4933.24, or 4933.25 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (C) Whoever violates section 4933.21 or 4933.23 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (D) Whoever violates division (E) of section 4933.28 of the ...

...The public utilities commission may delegate to any of its officers or employees such of its duties or powers under this chapter as it considers to be appropriate to be exercised under its supervision and control. (A) The commission shall: (1) Estimate statewide and regional needs for energy for the forthcoming five- and ten-year periods which, in the opinion of the commission, will reasonably balance requirements ...

...The public utilities commission shall develop and maintain an effective program for the collection, verification, and analysis of energy data, statistics, and information. The program shall be developed and implemented so as to be coordinated and consistent with other governmental data collection and record keeping programs. Internal validation procedures shall be established to ensure to the extent practicable the a...

...(A) The public utilities commission shall adopt, and may amend or rescind, rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code, with the approval of the governor, defining various foreseen types and levels of energy emergency conditions for critical shortages or interruptions in the supply of electric power, natural gas, coal, or individual petroleum fuels and specifying appropriate measures to be taken at ea...

...associated facilities as defined by the public utilities commission; facilities owned or operated by industrial firms, persons, or institutions that produce or transmit gas or natural gas, or electricity primarily for their own use or as a byproduct of their operations; gas or natural gas transmission lines and associated facilities over which an agency of the United States has certificate jurisdiction; facilit...

...The public utilities commission shall conduct a study to review the condition of reactive power in the state. The commission shall issue a report of its findings to the general assembly not later than one year after the effective date of this section.

...pt under section 3(a)(1) or (2) of the "Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935," 49 Stat. 810, 15 U.S.C.A. 79c, and the regulations adopted under the act.

...oard composed of the chairperson of the public utilities commission, the director of environmental protection, the director of health, the director of agriculture, the executive director of the emergency management agency, and the director of commerce, or their designees each of whom shall be an employee of the member agency of the board member for whom the person is a designee. The purpose of the board is to develop...

...(A)(1) The utility radiological safety board may request information from nuclear electric utilities or nuclear electric utility holding companies which it considers necessary to conduct investigations, examinations, and studies it may undertake, but shall not impose any undue burden on the utilities or holding companies in this regard. (2) The board may, either through its members or by persons authorized by it, ex...

... electric facilities, environmental and public health protection, and emergency management to promote nuclear safety and to mitigate the effects of a nuclear electric facility incident in the areas surrounding a nuclear electric facility. The board shall make recommendations to increase cooperation and coordination among the member agencies toward the promotion of nuclear safety and mitigation of the effects of a nuc...

... excluding receipts from sales to other public utilities for resale, for the calendar year next preceding that in which the assessments are made, or be made based upon the utility's decommissioning budget for the year of the assessment, if the utility is not engaged in the business of producing electricity using nuclear energy. On or before the first day of October in each year, the board shall notify each such utili...

... than a street light pole placed in the public way specifically designed and placed for aesthetic purposes and on which no appurtenances or attachments have been placed except for any of the following: (1) Electric lighting; (2) Specially designed informational or directional signage; (3) Temporary holiday or special event attachments. (F) "Eligible facilities request" has the same meaning as in 47 U.S.C. 1455(a)...

...(A) It is the public policy of this state to do all of the following: (1) Promote the public health, safety, and welfare regarding access to and the occupancy or use of public ways, to protect public and private property, and to promote economic development in this state; (2) Promote the availability of a wide range of utility, communication, and other services to residents of this state at reasonable costs, includ...

...(A) No person shall occupy or use a public way except in accordance with law. (B) In occupying or using a public way, no person shall unreasonably compromise the public health, safety, and welfare. (C)(1) No person shall occupy or use a public way without first obtaining, under this section or section 1332.24 or 4939.031 of the Revised Code, any requisite consent of the municipal corporation owning or controlling t...

... in, along, across, upon, and under the public way. An operator shall comply with generally applicable standards that are consistent with this chapter and adopted by a municipal corporation for construction and public safety in a public way. All structures and facilities shall be constructed and maintained so as not to impede or impair public safety or the legal use of the public way by the municipal corporation, the...

...poration that authorizes the use of the public way pursuant to section 4939.03 or 4939.031 of the Revised Code shall include the name of the person who owns or will own the facility or structure.