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...Works, machinery, pipe lines, and fixtures belonging to a municipal corporation and used exclusively for conveying water to it, or for heating or lighting it, shall be exempt from taxation.

...For tax year 2006 and each tax year thereafter, all tangible personal property used in the recovery of oil or gas, when installed and located on the premises or leased premises of the owner, shall be exempt from taxation. Such tangible personal property shall be subject to taxation if it is not installed on the premises or leased premises of the owner, or if it is used for the transmission, transportation, or distrib...

...Lands used exclusively as graveyards, or grounds for burying the dead, except such as are held by a person, company, or corporation with a view to profit, or for the purpose of speculating in the sale thereof, shall be exempt from taxation.

...Funds raised and set apart for the purpose of building monuments to the veterans of this state, and monuments and monumental buildings shall be exempt from taxation.

...Lands held and used as the place of interment of a distinguished deceased person and as the place of a monument or memorial to such person, together with funds raised or held for the purpose of maintaining such monument or memorial, and its place of erection, so long as they are held and used for such purpose, shall be exempt from taxation or assessment for any purpose.

...re not held for profit but dedicated to public uses as prehistoric parks or as historic grounds, or which are dedicated under section 149.52 of the Revised Code, shall be exempt from taxation. The owners of such prehistoric parks or historic grounds may establish reasonable rules governing access thereto.

...An individual resident of this state may deduct a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, from the aggregate listed value of his domestic animals, whether used in business or not, as an exemption from taxation.

...y conversion. (J) "Thermal efficiency improvement" means the recovery and use of waste heat or waste steam produced incidental to electric power generation, industrial process heat generation, lighting, refrigeration, or space heating. (K) "Thermal efficiency improvement facility" means any property or equipment designed, constructed, or installed after December 31, 1974, for use at an industrial or a commercial ...

...(A) Except as provided in divisions (C)(4)(a) and (c) of section 5709.22 and division (F) of section 5709.25 of the Revised Code, a certificate issued under section 5709.21, 5709.31, 5709.46, or 6111.31 of the Revised Code that was valid and in effect on June 26, 2003, shall continue in effect subject to the law as it existed before that date. Division (C)(4)(b) of section 5709.22 of the Revised Code does not apply t...

...(A) Before issuing an exempt facility certificate pursuant to section 5709.21 of the Revised Code, the tax commissioner shall provide a copy of a properly completed application to, and obtain the opinion of, one of the following persons: (1) The director of environmental protection in the case of an exempt facility described in division (B) or (F) of section 5709.20 of the Revised Code or, when applicable, division ...

...(A) With every application for an exempt facility certificate filed pursuant to section 5709.21 of the Revised Code, the applicant shall pay a fee equal to one-half of one per cent of the total exempt facility project cost, not to exceed two thousand dollars. If the director of environmental protection is required to provide the opinion for an application, the fee shall be credited to the non-Title V clean air fund c...

...(A) After receiving an opinion from the director of environmental protection, the director of natural resources, or the director of development, the tax commissioner shall promptly ascertain if an application filed under section 5709.21 of the Revised Code shall be allowed or disallowed in whole or in part. The commissioner shall give written notice of the proposed finding to the applicant and the county auditor of t...

...The tax commissioner may adopt rules to administer sections 5709.20 to 5709.27 of the Revised Code.

...When an exempt facility certificate is revoked or modified for the reason stated in division (C)(1) of section 5709.22 of the Revised Code, all taxes that would have been payable had no certificate been issued shall be assessed with penalties and interest prescribed by law applicable thereto dating to when the exemption was first allowed. Notwithstanding any other time limitations imposed by law, if the certificate...

...In the event of the sale, lease, or other transfer of an exempt facility, not involving a different location or use, the holder of the exempt facility certificate shall transfer the certificate by written instrument to the person who, except for the transfer of the certificate, would be obligated to pay taxes on the facility. The transferee shall become the holder of the certificate and shall have all the rights to ...

...nance declaring the improvement to be a public purpose was adopted under section 5709.41 of the Revised Code by a municipal corporation that is a party to a contract creating a joint economic development district under section 715.70 or 715.71 of the Revised Code. (2) The improvement relates to a parcel of property located in territory that is detached by that municipal corporation to a township that is a party to t...

...n the tax year in which the value of an improvement exceeds a specified amount or in which the construction of one or more improvements is completed, or allows for the exemption to commence in different tax years on a parcel-by-parcel basis.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Tangible personal property" means the personal property of a merchant that is required to be returned on the average basis as provided in section 5711.15 of the Revised Code, and the average value of all articles purchased, received, or otherwise held by a manufacturer for the purpose of being used in manufacturing, combining, rectifying, or refining, and the average value of all ar...

...ning board of a regional transportation improvement project that grants a tax exemption under section 5709.48 of the Revised Code or enters into one or more voluntary agreements imposing assessments under section 5709.481 of the Revised Code shall establish a regional transportation improvement project fund into which shall be deposited service payments in lieu of taxes distributed under section 5709.49 of the Revise...

...o extend the exemption from taxation of improvements to the parcel or parcels designated in the ordinance or resolution for an additional period of not more than thirty years if all of the following conditions are met: (1) Either (a) the service payments made pursuant to section 5709.42, 5709.74, or 5709.79 of the Revised Code by the owner or owners of the parcel or parcels designated in the ordinance or resolutio...

...Personal property used exclusively to transport, store, crush, press, process, ferment, or age grape agricultural products in the production of grape juice or grape wine, and grape juice or grape wine held in the course of business, but not held in labeled containers in which it will be sold, are exempt from personal property taxation if either of the following apply: (A) The property is used or held by the holder o...

...A municipal corporation or county, or a township to which authority has been delegated under division (G) of section 5709.63 of the Revised Code, may enter an agreement under section 5709.62, 5709.63, or 5709.632 of the Revised Code with an enterprise respecting a place of business used primarily for making retail sales if the board of education of each city, local, or exempted village school district within the te...

...(A) If an enterprise has been granted an incentive for the current calendar year under an agreement entered pursuant to section 5709.62, 5709.63, or 5709.632 of the Revised Code, it may apply, on or before the thirtieth day of April of that year, to the director of development, on a form prescribed by the director, for a tax incentive qualification certificate. The enterprise qualifies for an initial certificate if, ...

...ncentives: (1) With the exception of improvements to land or tangible personal property constituting or used in the retail portion, if any, of a facility, any improvement to land or tangible personal property at a facility for which a certificate is issued, first used in business at the facility as the result of a project, shall not be considered an asset of a corporate enterprise in determining the value of its i...

...(A) If an enterprise has been granted an incentive for the current calendar year under an agreement entered into pursuant to section 5709.62 or 5709.63 of the Revised Code and satisfies both of the requirements described in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section at the time of application, it may apply to the director of development, on a form prescribed by the director, for the employee tax credit certificate unde...