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...from a civil violation of the hazardous waste provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to have accrued or arisen until the plaintiff discovers or reasonably should have discovered the injuries or damage, provided that this section shall not be construed to affect in any way causes of action that might otherwise be deemed to accrue or arise as a direct or proximate result of acts performed or omitted on or befor...

...peration of a hazardous waste facility, solid waste facility, or construction and demolition debris facility by a person other than an agency, department, or institution of the state; (B) Conditions present at a facility that is acquired by the state by gift or devise ; (C) Activities conducted pursuant to section 3734.20 or 3734.21 of the Revised Code, remediation activities for which money may be expended pursu...

...fectious waste treatment facilities, or solid waste facilities located off the premises where hazardous waste, infectious waste, or solid waste is generated. (B) The director may employ and equip such individuals as are necessary to inspect and monitor operating hazardous waste facilities, infectious waste treatment facilities, or solid waste facilities other than those described in division (A) of this section.

...d environmental threats inherent in the management of these wastes; (B) That the regulatory provisions of this chapter are designed to extend strict state regulation to those persons involved in the operations of these permitted activities so as to foster and justify the public confidence and trust in the credibility and integrity of the conduct of these activities; (C) That the solid and hazardous waste management...

...s, treats, stores, or disposes of solid wastes, infectious wastes, or hazardous waste or processes solid wastes that consist of scrap tires; (4) A description of the experience and credentials, including any past or present permits or licenses, for the collection, transfer, transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of solid wastes, infectious wastes, or hazardous waste, or the processing of solid wastes that c...

... be credited to the solid and hazardous waste background investigations fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. Moneys in the fund shall be used solely for paying the attorney general's costs of administering and enforcing the investigative procedures authorized in sections 3734.41 to 3734.47 of the Revised Code. (D) An appropriate applicant, a permittee, or a prospective owner shall submit to the att...

...(A) As used in this section, "documentary material" means the original or any copy of any writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, phonorecords, and other data compilation from which intelligence, relevant to any investigation conducted to determine if any person is or has been engaged in a violation of this chapter, may be perceived with or without the use of detection devices. (B) Whenever the attorney gen...

...if the applicant has implemented formal management controls to minimize and prevent the occurrence of violations and activities that will or may result in permit or license denial or revocation or if the applicant has formalized those controls as a result of a revocation or denial of a permit or license. Those controls may include, but are not limited to, instituting environmental auditing programs to help ensure the...

...reatment, storage, or disposal of solid wastes, infectious wastes, or hazardous waste; (D) Coercion of a customer by violence or economic reprisal or the threat thereof to utilize the services of any permittee; (E) Preventing, without authorization of the director, any individual or business concern from transferring or disposing of solid wastes or hazardous waste at a permitted treatment, transfer, storage, or dis...

...Notwithstanding the disqualification of the applicant or permittee pursuant to this chapter, the director of environmental protection or the board of health may issue or renew a permit or license if the applicant or permittee severs the interest of or affiliation with the individual or business concern that would otherwise cause that disqualification or may issue or renew a license on a temporary basis for a period n...

...The director of environmental protection and the attorney general may adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, rules necessary to implement the investigations and review of applications for permits and licenses as required under sections 3734.40 to 3734.47 of the Revised Code.

...ns any noncontainerized accumulation of solid, nonflowing coal combustion residuals that is placed on the land. "Coal combustion residuals pile" does not mean coal combustion residuals that are beneficially used off-site. (4) "Coal combustion residuals surface impoundment" means a natural topographic depression, manmade excavation, or diked area that is designed to hold an accumulation of coal combustion residuals...

...conduct an annual review of solid waste management in this state. In conducting such an annual review, the committees may consider any topics pertaining to solid waste management, and may make any recommendations, they consider necessary or appropriate.

...Fees applicable to solid waste under this chapter do not apply to solid waste that the director of environmental protection approves for use as alternative daily cover in accordance with rules adopted under section 3734.02 of the Revised Code and that is used as alternative daily cover in accordance with those rules.

...(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the national priority list remedial support fund. The fund shall consist of transfer and disposal fees paid into the fund under division (A)(5) of section 3734.57 of the Revised Code. (B) The director of environmental protection shall use the fund to pay for the state's removal and remedial actions and long term operation and maintenance costs or applicable cost sh...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Label" means a molded imprint or raised symbol that includes a code consisting of letters and numbers and is placed on or near the bottom of a plastic bottle or rigid plastic container to indicate the plastic resin used to produce the bottle or container. (2) "Plastic" means any material made of polymeric organic compounds and additives that can be shaped by means of the flowing of...

...As used in sections 3734.61 to 3734.65 of the Revised Code: (A) "Manufacturer" means any person that produces a mercury-containing thermometer or serves as an importer or domestic distributor of a mercury-containing thermometer that is produced outside the United States. In the case of a multicomponent mercury-containing thermometer, "manufacturer" means the last manufacturer to produce or assemble the thermometer u...

...On and after April 6, 2007, no school district or educational service center established under Chapter 3311. of the Revised Code, community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, or nonpublic school for which the director of education and workforce prescribes standards under section 3301.07 of the Revised Code and no employee of such a school district, educational service center, community school...

...y if the thermometer breaks, and proper management and disposal of the thermometer.

...Beginning six months after the effective date of this section, no person shall offer a mercury-added novelty for sale or distribute such a novelty for promotional purposes in this state unless the only mercury in the mercury-added novelty is a removable button cell battery. Beginning January 1, 2011, no person shall offer any mercury-added novelty for sale or distribute any mercury-added novelty for promotional purpo...

...Beginning one year after the effective date of this section, no person shall offer a mercury-containing thermostat for sale in this state or install a mercury-containing thermostat in this state unless the mercury-containing thermostat is installed in the residence of a visually impaired person or the thermostat is used to sense and control temperatures as a part of a manufacturing process.

...34.81 of the Revised Code; (4) A solid waste incineration or energy recovery facility subject to regulation under this chapter; (5) A facility located in this state that will beneficially use the scrap tires collected at the facility; (6) A scrap tire storage, monocell, monofill, or recovery facility, any other solid waste disposal facility that is authorized to dispose of scrap tires, or a facility that will bene...

...r recovery facility, or any other solid waste disposal facility authorized to dispose of scrap tires, that is located in another state and is operating in compliance with the laws of that state, in which case the land area on which scrap tires actually are stored at the scrap tire storage facility in this state shall be limited to three acres. (D) Require submission to the director of a surety bond, a letter of cred...

...The director of environmental protection, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules having uniform application throughout the state governing scrap tire monocell and monofill facilities and the inspection of and issuance of permits and licenses for those facilities in order to ensure that they are located, maintained, operated, and closed in a manner that does not...

...ct to the management of any other solid wastes or any hazardous waste resulting from the operation of the facilities; (B) Establish standards governing the location, design, construction, operation, and closure of scrap tire recovery facilities; (C) Specify the criteria that the owner or operator of an existing or proposed scrap tire recovery facility shall consider in determining whether to apply for a registratio...