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...As used in this chapter: (A) "Beneficial use" means a use of water, including the method of diversion, storage, transportation, treatment, and application, that is reasonable and consistent with the public interest in the proper utilization of water resources, including, without limitation, domestic, agricultural, industrial, power, municipal, navigational, fish and wildlife, and recreational uses. (B) "Governmenta...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Governmental agency" means a department, division, or other unit of state government, a municipal corporation, county, township, and other political subdivision, or any other public corporation or agency, the United States or any agency thereof, and any agency, commission, or authority established pursuant to an interstate compact or agreement. (B) "Person" means any individual, firm, ...

...ot limited to, sewers, roadways, public utilities, and the acquisition of land. (3) The provision of services and improvements by a county or township within the territory of a municipal corporation; (4) The payment of service fees to a municipal corporation by a township or county; (5) The payment of service fees to a township or a county by a municipal corporation; (6) The issuance of notes and bonds and ot...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Small wind farm" means wind turbines and associated facilities that are not subject to the jurisdiction of the power siting board under sections 4906.20 and 4906.201 of the Revised Code. (2) "Small solar facility" means solar panels and associated facilities with a single interconnection to the electrical grid and designed for, or capable of, operation at an aggregate capacity o...

...Any municipal corporation may appropriate, enter upon, and hold real estate within its corporate limits: (A) For opening, widening, straightening, changing the grade of, and extending streets, and all other public places, and for this purpose, the municipal corporation may appropriate the right of way across railway tracks and lands held by railway companies, where such appropriation will not unnecessarily interfere...

...As used in sections 745.01 to 745.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "Public utility" means any street railway operated in whole or in part under sections 4951.20 to 4951.22, inclusive, and 4951.27 to 4951.31, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or any street railway operated in connection with or upon the tracks of any such street railway, and any corporation which owns, operates, or leases any such street railway...

...n, the utility may appeal to the public utilities commission from any order of the municipal corporation which is in violation of law or of the permit, or from any unreasonable order concerning matters upon which the parties have not agreed in the permit itself. Such appeal shall be by petition filed within thirty days from the issuance of the order. The filing of any such appeal shall not suspend the operation of th...

... appeal to or arbitration by the public utilities commission, the commission shall determine such appeal or arbitration according to the procedure, methods, and terms provided for in such ordinance. There shall be no judicial review of the actions of the commission upon such appeals or arbitration. Except as provided in this section and section 745.11 of the Revised Code, the law relating to appeals, complaints, or ...

...Revised Code do not apply to the public utilities commission. Sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code do not apply to the utility radiological safety board; to the controlling board; to actions of the superintendent of financial institutions and the superintendent of insurance in the taking possession of, and rehabilitation or liquidation of, the business and property of banks, savings and loan associations, sa...

... use description; identification of all utilities and infrastructure needed to develop the property, including street connections; highway, rail, air, or water access; utility connections; water and sewer treatment facilities; storm drainage; and parking, and any other elements required by a rule adopted by the director of development under division (B) of section 122.21 of the Revised Code. (J) "Situational distr...

...(A) As used in section 122.4023 and sections 122.4030 to 122.4035 of the Revised Code, "challenging provider" means either of the following: (1) A broadband provider that provides tier two broadband service within or directly adjacent to an eligible project; (2) A municipal electric utility that provides tier two broadband service to an area within the eligible project that is within the geographic area served ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Agency" means a department created under section 121.02 of the Revised Code. (2) "Entity" means, whether for profit or nonprofit, a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, sole proprietorship, or other business entity. "Entity" does not include an individual who receives state assistance that is not related to the individual's business. (3)(a) "State a...

...As used in this chapter, in sections 9.95, 9.96, and 2151.655 of the Revised Code, in other sections of the Revised Code that make reference to this chapter unless the context does not permit, and in related proceedings, unless otherwise expressly provided: (A) "Acquisition" as applied to real or personal property includes, among other forms of acquisition, acquisition by exercise of a purchase option, and acquisit...

...(A) Nothing in sections 1332.01 to 1332.10 of the Revised Code is a determination by the general assembly that the provision of cable service over a cable system by a municipal corporation does or does not constitute a public utility pursuant to Section 4 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution. (B) Nothing in sections 1332.01 to 1332.10 of the Revised Code confers authority on a political subdivision of this state to o...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Attachments" means equipment designed to be used on or in conjunction with farm machinery or construction equipment. (B) "Current net price" means the price listed in the supplier's price list or catalog in effect at the time the dealer agreement is terminated, less all applicable discounts. (C) "Dealer agreement" means a written or implied contract, sales agreement, or security agre...

...and further includes site improvements, utilities, machinery, facilities, furnishings, and any separate or connected buildings, structures, improvements, sites, utilities, facilities, or equipment to be used in, or in connection with the operation or maintenance of, or supplementing or otherwise related to the services or facilities to be provided by, any one or more of such hospital facilities. (F) "Costs of hosp...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Public record" means records kept by any public office, including, but not limited to, state, county, city, village, township, and school district units, and records pertaining to the delivery of educational services by an alternative school in this state kept by the nonprofit or for-profit entity operating the alternative school pursuant to section 3313.533 of the Revised Code. "...

...onstruction of public improvements and utilities for an area that includes the area sought to be mined, ensure that future land uses within the site will not conflict with the plan. On and after March 15, 2002, division (A)(10)(b) of this section does not apply to any surface or in-stream mining permit or applications for a surface or in-stream mining permit, any renewal of an existing surface or in-stream min...

...nd further includes site improvements, utilities, machinery, furnishings, and any separate or connected buildings, structures, improvements, sites, open space and green space areas, utilities, or equipment to be used in, or in connection with the operation or maintenance of, or supplementing or otherwise related to the services or facilities to be provided by, such facilities. (4) "Cost of community or technic...

...e of Ohio coal and electricity sold by utilities and others in this state that use Ohio coal for generation; (5) Improve environmental quality, particularly through cleaner use of Ohio coal; (6) Assist and cooperate with governmental agencies, universities and colleges, coal producers, coal miners, electric utilities and other coal users, public and private sector coal development interests, and others in ach...

...agencies or to municipally owned public utilities) You have a right to appeal this decision and may object to this project's public purpose, necessity, designation of blight (if applicable), or valuation by writing, within ten business days of receiving this notice, to: ____________________ (name(s) and address(es) of the taking agency, as well as to the elected official(s) who appointed the taking agency if the tak...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Allowable costs" means all or part of the costs of project facilities, eligible projects, eligible innovation projects, eligible research and development projects, eligible advanced energy projects, or eligible logistics and distribution projects, including costs of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, rehabilitating, renovating, enlarging, improving, equipping, or furnishing proje...

...(A) "Exempt," as used in this section, means exempt from sections 1707.08 to 1707.11 and 1707.39 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, the following securities are exempt, if the issuer or guarantor has the power of taxation or assessment for the purpose of paying the obligation represented by the security, or is in specific terms empowered by the laws of the state of i...

...If the broadband expansion program authority approves an application under the Ohio broadband pole replacement and undergrounding program, the following costs are eligible for reimbursement under the program: (A) Actual and reasonable costs to perform a pole replacement or mid-span pole installation, including the amount of any expenditures to remove and dispose of an existing utility pole, purchase and install a ...

...(A) No person shall knowingly use or operate the property of another without the consent of the owner or person authorized to give consent. (B) No person, in any manner and by any means, including, but not limited to, computer hacking, shall knowingly gain access to, attempt to gain access to, or cause access to be gained to any computer, computer system, computer network, cable service, cable system, telecommunicat...