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...In each village in which a water works, electric light plant, artificial or natural gas plant, or other similar public utility is situated, or when the legislative authority thereof orders a water works, electric light plant, natural or artificial gas plant, or other similar public utility, to be constructed, or to be leased or purchased from any individual, company, or corporation, or when such legislative authority...

...If any municipal corporation establishes a department to exercise any of the powers conferred by sections 745.01 to 745.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, such department is hereby granted such powers of supervision and regulation of any public utility operating under an indeterminate grant as are provided by such sections and the ordinance granting the permit, and as are prescribed by any ordinance not inconsistent...

...ed Code, the duties imposed upon public utilities by such sections shall be enforceable by mandamus and all other judicial proceedings provided for the enforcement of the duties of public utilities.

...present the interests of drinking water utilities, one shall represent the interests of wastewater utilities, one shall represent the Ohio environmental health association, two shall represent the interests of statewide environmental advocacy organizations, and four shall represent the interests of the public. Prior to making the appointment of the member who is an elected local government official, the director sha...

... codes; (g) Nonworking or disconnected utilities; (h) Is vacant or contains an abandoned structure; (i) Excessive dwelling unit density; (j) Is located in an area of defective or inadequate street layout; (k) Overcrowding of buildings on the land; (l) Faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness; (m) Vermin infestation; (n) Extensive damage or destruction caused by a major ...

...not been fully repaid; (6) The public utilities commission of Ohio; (7) The consumers' counsel governing board; (8) The Ohio board of regents; (9) Any state board or commission that has the authority to issue any final adjudicatory order that may be appealed to the court of common pleas under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code; (10) Any board of elections; (11) The board of directors of the Ohio insurance g...

...ision, "commission" includes the public utilities commission when adopting rules under a federal or state statute. This division does not apply to any of the following: (1) A proposed rule of an emergency nature; (2) A rule proposed under section 1121.05, 1121.06, 1349.33, 1707.201, 1733.412, 4123.29, 4123.34, 4123.341, 4123.342, 4123.345, 4123.40, 4123.411, 4123.44, or 4123.442 of the Revised Code; (3) A...

...Not later than one year after the Ohio state and local government expenditure database is implemented, the treasurer of state shall coordinate with the director of budget and management to provide an opportunity for public comment as to the utility of the database.

...n, construction, or extension of public utilities, and moneys from any other sources restricted to such purpose. (G) County auditor means the county auditor with whom tax budgets of the municipal corporation, county, or township are to be filed in accordance with section 5705.30 of the Revised Code. (H) County budget commission means the county budget commission to which the tax budget of the municipal corporation,...

...(A) No appropriation measure may be adopted contrary to the financial plan approved by the financial planning and supervision commission. Any existing appropriation measure inconsistent with the approved financial plan is ineffective for purposes of any expenditures to the extent it authorizes expenditures in excess of the revenues available after approval of the financial plan, and shall be amended promptly by the l...

...Pursuant to section 118.19 of the Revised Code: (A) The ordinance or resolution authorizing the debt obligations may provide for the pledge of, and covenants to levy, charge, collect, deposit, and apply ad valorem property taxes, income taxes, excises, utility revenues, local government fund receipts, permit and license fees, and any other receipts from taxes, permits, licenses, fines, or other sources of revenue of...

...scripts; (f) Costs for rent or lease, utilities, furnishings, maintenance, and equipment; (g) Costs for travel; (h) Any other category of costs set by the state public defender. (6) Commencing in state fiscal year 2021, determine the increase or decrease in the amount of money found under division (A)(5) of this section to have been used for each category of costs described in divisions (A)(5)(a) to (h) of th...

...(A) This section shall be liberally construed to require public officials to take official action and to conduct all deliberations upon official business only in open meetings unless the subject matter is specifically excepted by law. (B) As used in this section: (1) "Public body" means any of the following: (a) Any board, commission, committee, council, or similar decision-making body of a state agency, ins...

...(A) As used in this section, "environmental protection" means any of the following: (1) Protection of human health or safety, biological resources, or natural resources by preventing, reducing, or remediating the pollution or degradation of air, land, or water resources or by preventing or limiting the exposure of humans, animals, or plants to pollution; (2) Appropriation or regulation of privately owned property t...

...state racing commission, and the public utilities commission of Ohio. Rules adopted by an otherwise independent official or entity organized under a state agency shall be attributed to the agency under which the official or entity is organized for the purposes of sections 121.95, 121.951, 121.952, 121.953, and 121.954 of the Revised Code. (B) Not later than December 31, 2019, a state agency shall review its existi...

...(A) The director of development shall administer a shovel ready sites program to provide grants for projects to port authorities and development entities approved by the director. Grants may be used to pay the costs of any or all of the following: (1) Acquisition of property, including options; (2) Preparation of sites, including brownfield clean-up activities; (3) Construction of road, water, telecommunicat...

...As used in sections 122.085 to 122.0820 of the Revised Code: (A)(1) "Allowable costs" includes costs related to the following: (a) Acquisition of land and buildings; (b) Building construction; (c) Making improvements to land and buildings, including the following: (i) Expanding, reconstructing, rehabilitating, remodeling, renovating, enlarging, modernizing, equipping, and furnishing buildings and structure...

...ent shall immediately notify the public utilities commission, the power siting board, and the tax commissioner if the director approves the designation of a priority investment area under division (B) of this section or if the designation is approved by operation of law.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Payroll" means the total taxable income paid by the employer during the employer's taxable year, or during the calendar year that includes the employer's tax period, to each employee or each home-based employee employed in the project to the extent such payroll is not used to determine the credit under section 122.171 of the Revised Code. "Payroll" excludes amounts paid before the...

...ate environmental requirements and that utilities for that property are available and adequate. The rules shall require that any eligible applicant for a grant for property eligible for the voluntary action program created under Chapter 3746. of the Revised Code receive disbursement of grant moneys only after receiving a covenant not to sue from the director of environmental protection under section 3746.12 of the Re...

...that the site has adequate or available utilities, and that there are no zoning restrictions, environmental regulations, or other matters impairing the use of the site for the purpose intended; (7) Require each applicant to provide a marketing plan and management strategy for the project; (8) Adopt rules establishing all of the following: (a) Forms and procedures by which eligible applicants may apply for as...

...(A) The Ohio river commission may do all of the following, subject to available funding through appropriations made directly by the general assembly or the controlling board to the commission: (1) Employ an executive director who shall have appropriate experience as determined by the commission, and a secretary-treasurer and other employees that the commission considers appropriate. The commission may fix the compe...

...ult with the chairperson of the public utilities commission to foster development of public and private cooperative efforts that result in energy savings and reduced energy costs for steel and steel-related industries. (D) Assistance may be made available to steel and steel-related industries undertaking projects the director determines to have long-term implications for and broad applicability to the economy...

...(A) An application for a program grant under the Ohio residential broadband expansion grant program shall include, at a minimum, the following information for an eligible project: (1) The location and description of the project, including: (a) The residential addresses in the unserved or tier one areas where tier two broadband service will be available following completion of the project; (b) A notarized let...

...may grant perpetual easements to public utilities, as defined in section 4905.02 of the Revised Code or described in section 4905.03 of the Revised Code. (6) To lease space for the use of a state agency; (7) To have general supervision and care of the storerooms, offices, and buildings leased for the use of a state agency; (8) To exercise general custodial care of all real property of the state; (9) To as...