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... construct an economically significant wind farm in this state without first having obtained a certificate from the power siting board. An economically significant wind farm with respect to which such a certificate is required shall be constructed, operated, and maintained in conformity with that certificate and any terms, conditions, and modifications it contains. A certificate shall be issued only pursuant to this ...

...ric generating plant that consists of wind turbines and associated facilities with a single interconnection to the electrical grid that is designed for, or capable of, operation at an aggregate capacity of fifty megawatts or more is subject to the minimum setback requirements established in rules adopted by the power siting board under division (B)(2) of section 4906.20 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) For any ex...

...(A) For the purposes of this section and sections 4906.21 to 4906.232 of the Revised Code: (1) "Applicant" means an applicant for a certificate, or a material amendment to an existing certificate, from the power siting board to construct, operate, or maintain a utility facility, and includes any subsequent person to whom the certificate is transferred. (2) "Material amendment" and "utility facility" have the same...

...(A) The decommissioning plan submitted to the power siting board under section 4906.21 of the Revised Code shall be prepared by a professional engineer registered with the state board of registration for professional engineers and surveyors. The board may reject the engineer chosen by the applicant and to require the applicant to choose another qualified engineer. (B) The plan shall contain the following: (1) A l...

...The estimate of the total decommissioning costs of a utility facility, as described in division (B)(3) of section 4906.211 of the Revised Code, shall be recalculated every five years by an engineer retained by the applicant.

...(A) Prior to beginning construction, the applicant shall post a performance bond to ensure that funds are available for the decommissioning of the facility. (B) The power siting board shall be the obligee of the bond.

...The performance bond required by section 4906.22 of the Revised Code shall be equal to the estimate of the costs of decommissioning included in the decommissioning plan described in section 4906.211 of the Revised Code.

...(A) The performance bond for the decommissioning of a utility facility shall be updated every five years, based on the most recent estimates, as described in section 4906.212 of the Revised Code. (B) If the costs of decommissioning are greater in the most recent estimate than the costs of the immediately preceding estimate, the performance bond shall be increased proportionately. (C) If the costs of decommissioni...

...(A) For purposes of this section and section 4906.31 of the Revised Code, "material amendment" and "utility facility" have the same meanings as in section 303.57 of the Revised Code. (B) The power siting board shall not grant a certificate for the construction, operation, and maintenance of, or a material amendment to an existing certificate for, a utility facility, either as proposed or as modified by the board, t...

...(A) Not later than three days after an application for a certificate, or a material amendment to an existing certificate, for a utility facility is found to be in compliance with division (A) of section 4906.06 of the Revised Code by the chairperson of the power siting board or the chairperson's designee, is accepted by the power siting board, and the filing fee is paid by the applicant, the board shall provide a ful...

...(A) Upon a finding by the power siting board that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person has violated a provision of section 4906.98 of the Revised Code, the board shall fix a time for hearing such complaint and shall notify the person. The notice shall be served not less than fifteen days before the date of hearing and shall state the matters that are the subject of the complaint. Parties to the compl...

... facility or economically significant wind farm without first obtaining a certificate. (B) No person shall construct, operate, or maintain a major utility facility or economically significant wind farm other than in compliance with the certificate the person has obtained. (C) No person or economically significant wind farm shall fail to comply with any order issued pursuant to this chapter or with a suspen...

...Whoever willfully violates any provision of section 4906.98 of the Revised Code may be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars for each day of violation, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

...to 4907.63 of the Revised Code: (A) "Public utility" has the same meaning as in section 4905.02 of the Revised Code. (B) "Telephone company," "street railway company," and "interurban railroad company" have the same meanings as in section 4905.03 of the Revised Code. (C) "Railroad" has the same meaning as in section 4907.02 of the Revised Code. (D) "Public highway" has the same meaning as in section 4921.0...

...ted or not, operating such agencies for public use in the conveyance of persons or property within this state. All duties required of, and penalties imposed upon, a railroad or an officer or agent thereof insofar as they are applicable, are required and imposed upon express companies, water transportation companies, and interurban railroad companies, and upon their officers and agents. The public utilities co...

...e several states, and commerce with the Indian tribes.

...Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. of the Revised Code do not apply to street and electric railways engaged solely in the transportation of passengers within the limits of cities, or to other private railroads not doing business as common carriers.

...The public utilities commission may confer on any matters relating to railroads by correspondence, by attending conventions, or otherwise, with the railroad commissioners of other states and with the interstate commerce commission.

...The public utilities commission may inquire into the management of the business of any railroad, and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which it is conducted. It may obtain from a railroad the information necessary to enable it to perform the duties and carry out the objects for which it was created.

...The public utilities commission may, and on complaint shall, investigate any freight rates on interstate traffic on railroads in this state. If in its opinion they are excessive, discriminatory, levied in violation of the interstate commerce law, or in conflict with the rulings, orders, or regulations of the interstate commerce commission, it shall present the facts to the railroad with the request to make such chan...

...The public utilities commission shall inquire into any neglect or violation of the laws of this state by a railroad doing business in this state, by its officers, agents, or employees, or by any person operating a railroad. The commission shall enforce Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., and 4959. of the Revised Code, as well as all other laws relating to railroads, and report violations thereof to the ...

... Code, the public utilities commission finds any charge, regulation, or practice affecting the transportation of passengers or property, or any service in connection therewith, not specifically designated, unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory, it may regulate it as provided by such chapters in such cases.

...Upon demand, the public utilities commission, a public utilities commissioner, or any person employed by the commission for that purpose, may inspect the books and papers of a railroad and examine under oath any officer, agent, or employee of a railroad, in relation to any matter which is the subject of complaint and investigation. A person, other than one of the commissioners, who makes such demand shall produce his...

...ction in the court of common pleas, the public utilities commission may require, at such time and place within this state as it designates, the production of books, papers, or accounts relating to any matter which is the subject of complaint or investigation, kept by such railroad in any office or place outside of this state, or verified copies thereof, in order that an examination of such books, papers, or accounts ...

...time with an order or subpoena from the public utilities commission issued under section 4907.11 of the Revised Code shall forfeit and pay into the state treasury, for each day it so fails or refuses, not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, to be recovered in a civil action in the name of the commission.