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...(A) A fiduciary or trustee who acquires ownership or control of property without having owned, operated, or participated in the management of the property prior to acquiring ownership or control of it is not liable for the costs of conducting a voluntary action in a civil action brought under section 3746.23 of the Revised Code in connection with a voluntary action undertaken at the property or for the costs of ident...

...constitute a threat or danger to public health or safety or the environment.

...minent and substantial threat to public health or safety or the environment.

...ulatory commission or the department of health in connection with radioactive materials regulated under that act or those chapters. (D) Nothing in this chapter alters, abridges, abrogates, diminishes, or otherwise limits the rights or protections afforded any shareholder, director, officer, or employee, or, in the case of a partnership, any general or limited partner, under the Revised Code and common law of this st...

...Upon the written request of any person for information, documents, reports, or data described on a list submitted to the director of environmental protection pursuant to rules adopted under division (B)(6)(e) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code, as applicable, the director, within a reasonable period of time after receipt of the request, shall provide copies of the requested materials to the person. If the request...

...(A) Not later than the first day of September of each year, the director of environmental protection shall prepare and submit to the chairpersons of the respective standing committees of the senate and house of representatives primarily responsible for considering environmental and taxation matters a report regarding the voluntary action program established under this chapter and rules adopted under it and the tax ab...

...(A) Whoever recklessly violates section 3746.15 of the Revised Code in a manner that otherwise would constitute a violation of Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code or rules adopted under it, or knowingly violates that section in a manner that otherwise would constitute a violation of Chapter 3704., 3714., or 6111. of the Revised Code or rules adopted under any of those chapters, is guilty of a felony and shall be fined ...

... assure the continued protection of the public from any residual radioactivity or other potential hazards present at a facility. (D) "Disposal" means the isolation of waste from the biosphere in a permanent facility designed for that purpose. (E) "Eligible state" means a state qualified to be a party state to this compact as provided in Article VIII of this compact. (F) "Facility" means a parcel of land or site, t...

...(A)(1) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint the Ohio member of the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste commission. The commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. (2) As used in this section, "compact" means the midwest interstate compact on low-level rad...

...The governor shall ensure that the bylaws of the midwest low-level radioactive waste commission and any amendments thereto are filed promptly with the secretary of state.

...te, any political subdivision, person, public or private institution, or group, or any unit of one of those entities, but does not include the federal government or any of its agencies. (2) For the purposes of the disposal of low-level radioactive waste, "facility" has the same meaning as in section 3747.01 of the Revised Code. (I) "Handle" means receive, possess, use, store, transfer, install, service, or di...

...(A) The department of health is hereby designated the Ohio radiation control agency. (B) In accordance with the laws of this state, the director of health may employ, compensate, and prescribe the duties of individuals necessary to implement and administer this chapter and the rules adopted under it.

...bly hereby designates the department of health as the agency authorized to pursue agreement state status, on behalf of the governor, for the assumption by the state of specified licensing and related regulatory authority from the commission pursuant to division (A) of this section. The department shall enter into negotiations with the commission for that purpose. (C) Any person who, on the effective date of an agr...

...The director of health, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules doing all of the following: (A) Listing types of radioactive material for which licensure by its handler is required and types of radiation-generating equipment for which registration by its handler is required, and establishing requirements governing them. Rules adopted under division (A) of this...

...ral government and from other sources, public or private, for carrying out any of the director's functions under this chapter and the rules adopted under it; (3) Encourage, participate in, or conduct studies, investigations, training, research, and demonstrations relating to the detection and control of radiation that constitutes an unreasonable or unnecessary risk to human health or the environment, the meas...

... of registration from the department of health. (B) No facility shall handle radioactive material or radiation-generating equipment except in accordance with rules adopted under section 3748.04 of the Revised Code.

...all apply in writing to the director of health on forms prescribed and provided by the director for licensure or registration. Terms and conditions of licenses and certificates of registration may be amended in accordance with rules adopted under section 3748.04 of the Revised Code or orders issued by the director pursuant to section 3748.05 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (G) of this sec...

...lations adopted under it, will not harm public health or safety or the environment; (d) Establish public notification procedures to be followed by the director for any public hearing held under division (C)(2) of this section. The director shall review an application submitted under division (C)(2) of this section and shall hold a public hearing concerning the application before granting or denying the exempt...

...of the state. (C) When the director of health finds that a licensee has failed to comply with all requirements governing closure, decontamination, decommissioning, and reclamation of its licensed activity, the director shall make a finding of that fact and declare any financial guaranty provided for in the licensee's decommissioning funding plan prepared in accordance with rules adopted under division (I)(1) of sect...

...on (C) of this section, the director of health shall certify radiation experts pursuant to rules adopted under division (C) of section 3748.04 of the Revised Code. The director shall issue a certificate to each person certified under this section. An individual certified by the director is qualified to develop, provide periodic review of, and conduct audits of the quality assurance program for sources of radiation fo...

...43 of the Revised Code, the director of health shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a certificate issued pursuant to section 3748.12 of the Revised Code.

... enter at all reasonable times upon any public or private property to determine compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it.

...This chapter and rules adopted under it shall not be construed to limit the kind and amount of radiation that may be applied intentionally for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes by or under the direction of a licensed physician, dentist, podiatrist, chiropractor, or veterinarian.

...ued or rule adopted by the director of health under this chapter. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense.

...e the hearing, the director shall cause publication of a notice of the hearing in the county in which the facility is located and shall mail written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the complainant and to the contractor. The hearing shall be conducted before the director or a hearing examiner designated by the director. The department of health and the contractor shall be parties. The complainan...