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Ohio Rev Code § 1551.32 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1551 | Energy|Section 1551.32 | Ohio Coal Development Office.

Effective: June 30, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|(A) There is hereby established within the department of development the Ohio coal development office whose purposes are to do all of the following: (1) Encourage, promote, and support siting, financing, construction, and operation of commercially available or scaled facilities and technologies, including, without limitation, commercial-scale demonstration facilities and, when necessary or appropriate to demonstrate the commercial acceptability of a specific technology, up to three installations within this state utilizing the specific technology, to more efficiently produce, beneficiate, market, or use Ohio coal;(2) Encourage, promote, and support the market acceptance and increased market use of Ohio coal through technology and market development;(3) Assist in the financing of coal development facilities;(4) Encourage, promote, and support, in state-owned buildings, facilities, and operations, use 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 achieving these purposes.(B) The office shall give priority to improvement or reconstruction of existing facilities and equipment when economically feasible, to construction and operation of commercial-scale facilities, and to technologies, equipment, and other techniques that enable maximum use of Ohio coal in an environmentally acceptable, cost-effective manner.
Ohio Rev Code § 1551.34 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1551 | Energy|Section 1551.34 | Biennial Ohio Coal Development Agenda.

Effective: September 16, 2014|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 486 - 130th General Assembly|On or before the first day of August of each even-numbered year, the director of the Ohio coal development office established under section 1551.32 of the Revised Code shall submit to the governor and the general assembly an Ohio coal development agenda. Prior to each submission, the office shall solicit public comment on the agenda to give interested parties an opportunity to comment on the agenda. The director shall consider any public comments received prior to the agenda's submission. The agenda shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following: (A) A characterization of Ohio coal, constraints on its maximum use, and opportunities for overcoming those constraints;(B) A characterization of the current and potential markets for Ohio coal, constraints on increased market demand for it, and opportunities for overcoming those constraints;(C) Identification of each of the office's programs and its correspondence to the purposes of the office;(D) A description of the office's current projects that includes the status of each project and a specific description of the office's activities in all of the following areas:(1) Commercialization of available technology;(2) Marketplace adoption of that technology;(3) Enhancement of user markets for Ohio coal.(E) The types of projects to be funded in the succeeding biennium;(F) Anticipated expenditures for, the relative priority of, and the potential benefits of each type of project to be funded in the succeeding biennium;(G) The results obtained from completed projects and dissemination of those results;(H) A fiscal report of the office's activities under sections 1551.30 to 1551.35 and Chapter 1555. of the Revised Code during the preceding biennium;(I) The criteria used to select the office's specific types of projects. The criteria shall consider all of the following:(1) A project's relationship to and support of the office's purposes;(2) The technology involved, its applicability to Ohio coal, and its potential rate and probability of marketplace adoption;(3) The commercial readiness of a project's facility, technology, or equipment;(4) The cost and relative risk to the state and the participation of other investors or interested parties in a project's financing;(5) The likelihood that results of a project would not be achieved in the absence of the office's assistance.
Ohio Rev Code § 1555.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1555 | Coal Research and Development|Section 1555.02 | Ohio Coal Development Office - Powers and Duties.

Effective: September 10, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly|It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state through the operations of the Ohio coal development office under this chapter to contribute toward one or more of the following: to provide for the comfort, health, safety, and general welfare of all employees and other inhabitants of this state through research and development directed toward the discovery of new technologies or the demonstration or application of existing technologies to enable the conversion or use of Ohio coal as a fuel or chemical feedstock in an environmentally acceptable manner thereby enhancing the marketability and fostering the use of this state's vast reserves of coal, to assist in the financing of coal research and development and coal research and development projects or facilities for persons doing business in this state and educational and scientific institutions located in this state, to create or preserve jobs and employment opportunities or improve the economic welfare of the people of this state, or to assist and cooperate with such persons and educational and scientific institutions in conducting coal research and development. In furtherance of this public policy, the Ohio coal development office, with the advice of the technical advisory committee created in section 1551.35 of the Revised Code and the approval of the director of development, may make loans, guarantee loans, and make grants to persons doing business in this state or to educational or scientific institutions located in this state for coal research and development projects by such persons or educational or scientific institutions; may, with the advice of the technical advisory committee and the approval of the director of development, request the issuance of coal research and development general obligations under section 151.07 of the Revised Code to provide funds for making such loans, loan guarantees, and grants; and may, with the advice of the technical advisory committee and the approval of the director of development, expend moneys credited to the coal research and development fund created in section 1555.15 of the Revised Code for the purpose of making such loans, loan guarantees, and grants. Determinations by the director of the Ohio coal development office that coal research and development or a coal research and development facility is a coal research and development project under this chapter and is consistent with the purposes of Section 15 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and this chapter shall be conclusive as to the validity and enforceability of the coal research and development general obligations issued to finance such project and of the authorizations, trust agreements or indentures, loan agreements, loan guarantee agreements, or grant agreements, and other agreements made in connection therewith, all in accordance with their terms.
Ohio Rev Code § 1555.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1555 | Coal Research and Development|Section 1555.04 | Loan Agreements.

Effective: September 10, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly|(A) With respect to coal research and development projects financed wholly or partially from a loan or loan guarantee under this chapter, the director of the Ohio coal development office, in addition to other powers under this chapter, with the advice of the technical advisory committee created in section 1551.35 of the Revised Code and the approval of the director of development, may enter into loan agreements, accept notes and other forms of obligation to evidence such indebtedness and mortgages, liens, pledges, assignments, or other security interests to secure such indebtedness, which may be prior or subordinate to or on a parity with other indebtedness, obligations, mortgages, pledges, assignments, other security interests, or liens or encumbrances, and take such actions as the director of the office considers appropriate to protect such security and safeguard against losses, including, without limitation, foreclosure and the bidding upon and purchase of property upon foreclosure or other sale. (B) The authority granted by this section is cumulative and supplementary to all other authority granted in this chapter. The authority granted by this section does not alter or impair any similar authority granted elsewhere in this chapter with respect to other projects.
Ohio Rev Code § 1555.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1555 | Coal Research and Development|Section 1555.06 | Funds for Surveys or Studies.

Effective: September 10, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly|Upon application by the director of the Ohio coal development office with the approval of the director of development, the controlling board, from appropriations available to the board, may provide funds for surveys or studies by the office of any proposed coal research and development project subject to repayment by the office from funds available to it, within the time fixed by the board. Funds to be repaid shall be charged by the office to the appropriate coal research and development project and the amount thereof shall be a cost of the project. This section does not abrogate the authority of the controlling board to otherwise provide funds for use by the office in the exercise of the powers granted to it by this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 1555.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1555 | Coal Research and Development|Section 1555.15 | Coal Research and Development Fund.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|There is hereby created in the state treasury the coal research and development fund. Moneys obtained for coal research and development projects from federal grants or loans, private grants, and other sources, and moneys paid into the fund pursuant to section 151.07 or 1555.08 of the Revised Code, shall be expended for the purpose of making grants and making or guaranteeing loans for coal research and development projects that will encourage the use of Ohio coal, to any individual, association, or corporation doing business in this state, or to any educational or scientific institution located in this state as provided for in Section 15 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution and section 1555.08 of the Revised Code, when appropriated for such purposes by the general assembly. All investment earnings on the cash balance in the fund shall be credited to the fund. The director of budget and management shall establish and maintain records or accounts for or within the coal research and development fund in such manner as to show the amounts credited to such fund pursuant to section 1555.08 of the Revised Code and that the amounts so credited have been expended for the purposes set forth in Section 15 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and section 151.07 of the Revised Code. The director of budget and management may otherwise manage the fund to comply with any requirements established by federal grants or loans, private grants, or moneys from other sources.
Ohio Rev Code § 1555.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1555 | Coal Research and Development|Section 1555.16 | Purpose of Chapter - Tax Exemption.

Effective: April 5, 1986|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 750 - 116th General Assembly|The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter will be for the benefit of the people of the state, for the improvement of their health, safety, convenience, and welfare, and for the enhancement of their economic opportunities and their environmental resources and is a public purpose. Since the financing of coal research and development and coal research and development projects will constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, bonds and notes issued under this chapter, their transfer, and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state.
Ohio Rev Code § 1555.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1555 | Coal Research and Development|Section 1555.17 | Journal of Final Actions - Public and Private Information.

Effective: June 30, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|All final actions of the director of the Ohio coal development office shall be journalized and such journal shall be open to inspection of the public at all reasonable times. Any materials or data, to the extent that they consist of trade secrets, as defined in section 1333.61 of the Revised Code, or other proprietary information, that are submitted or made available to, or received by, the department of development or the director of the Ohio coal development office, in connection with agreements for assistance entered into under this chapter or Chapter 1551. of the Revised Code, or any information taken from those materials or data, are not public records for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1555.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1555 | Coal Research and Development|Section 1555.18 | Liberal Construction of Chapter.

Effective: April 5, 1986|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 750 - 116th General Assembly|Sections 1555.01 to 1555.18 of the Revised Code being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.
Ohio Rev Code § 1557.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1557 | Parks and Natural Resources Projects|Section 1557.02 | Ohio Parks and Natural Resources Fund.

Effective: September 14, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 640 - 123rd General Assembly|The Ohio parks and natural resources fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of the proceeds of obligations issued pursuant to Chapter 1557. of the Revised Code before September 30, 2000, and pursuant to sections 151.01 and 151.05 of the Revised Code, except for amounts deposited in special funds, or in escrow funds for the purpose of refunding outstanding obligations. Moneys to the credit of this fund may be expended to pay costs of projects. The state may participate by grants or contributions in financing projects of local government entities. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.
Ohio Rev Code § 1561.011 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1561 | Division of Mineral Resources Management - Mines and Quarries|Section 1561.011 | Chapter Does Not Apply to Chapter 1514 Activities.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|Nothing in this chapter applies to activities that are permitted and regulated under Chapter 1514. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1561.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1561 | Division of Mineral Resources Management - Mines and Quarries|Section 1561.02 | Jurisdiction Over Mines and Quarries.

Effective: June 14, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly|The division of mineral resources management has jurisdiction over all mines and quarries located in the state, and shall exercise such supervision over them and their development and operation as is provided by law.
Ohio Rev Code § 1561.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1561 | Division of Mineral Resources Management - Mines and Quarries|Section 1561.03 | Chief of Division - Powers and Duties.

Effective: June 14, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly|The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall enforce and supervise the execution of all laws enacted for the health and safety of persons and the protection and conservation of property within, about, or in connection with mines, mining, and quarries, and for such purpose shall adopt, publish, and enforce necessary rules not inconsistent with the mining laws of this state.
Ohio Rev Code § 1561.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1561 | Division of Mineral Resources Management - Mines and Quarries|Section 1561.04 | Annual Report - Public Distribution Quarterly Reports.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|The director of natural resources or the director's designee shall annually make a report to the governor, which shall include:(A) A summary of the activities and of the reports of the deputy mine inspectors;(B) A statement of the condition and the operation of the mines of the state;(C) A statement of the number of accidents in and about the mines, the manner in which they occurred, and any other data and facts bearing upon the prevention of accidents and the preservation of life, health, and property, and any suggestions relative to the better preservation of the life, health, and property of those engaged in the mining industry.The records of the bureau of workers' compensation shall be available to the director or the director's designee for information concerning such a report. The director or the director's designee shall send by mail to each coal operator in the state, to a duly designated representative of the miners at each mine, and to such other persons as the director or the director's designee deems proper, a copy of such report. The director or the director's designee may have as many copies of such report printed as are needed to make the distribution thereof as provided in this section.The director or the director's designee shall also prepare and publish for public distribution quarterly reports, including therein information relative to the items enumerated in this section that is pertinent or available at such times.
Ohio Rev Code § 1561.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1561 | Division of Mineral Resources Management - Mines and Quarries|Section 1561.05 | Administration of Laws Relating to Mines and Mining and Duties and Functions of the Division of Mineral Resources Management.

Effective: September 5, 2001|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 94 - 124th General Assembly|The laws relating to mines and mining and duties and functions of the division of mineral resources management shall be administered by the chief of the division of mineral resources management, and through and by deputy mine inspectors. If a vacancy occurs in the office of a deputy mine inspector, it may be filled by the chief, who shall select a person from the eligible list for deputy mine inspectors that is prepared under section 124.24 of the Revised Code.The chief shall adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, all necessary rules for conducting examinations and for governing all other matters requisite to the exercise of the chief's powers and the performance of the chief's duties under this chapter and Chapters 1509., 1563., 1565., and 1567. of the Revised Code relating to mines and mining.
Ohio Rev Code § 1561.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1561 | Division of Mineral Resources Management - Mines and Quarries|Section 1561.06 | Designating Coal or Mineral Bearing Townships.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall designate the townships in which mineable or quarryable coal or other mineral is or may be mined or quarried, which townships shall be considered coal or mineral bearing townships. The chief shall divide the coal or other mineral bearing townships into such districts as the chief deems best for inspection purposes, and the chief may change such districts whenever, in the chief's judgment, the best interests of the service require. The chief shall designate as provided in this section as coal or mineral bearing townships those townships in which coal is being mined or in which coal is found in such thickness as to make the mining of the coal or mineral probable at some future time, and shall designate the township as a unit. As used in this chapter and Chapters 1563., 1565., and 1567. of the Revised Code, "coal or mineral bearing township" means a township that has been so designated by the chief under this section.The chief shall also designate the townships in which coal is being mined or in which coal is found in such thickness as to make the mining of the coal probable at some future time as "coal bearing townships" as that term is used in Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code. The chief shall certify to the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management the townships that are designated as coal bearing townships.
Ohio Rev Code § 1561.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1561 | Division of Mineral Resources Management - Mines and Quarries|Section 1561.07 | Clay Mines and Stripping Pits - Rules.

Effective: April 12, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 442 - 133rd General Assembly|The mining laws of this state shall extend to and govern the operation of clay mines and clay stripping pits in so far as such laws are applicable thereto. The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall adopt, publish, and enforce specific rules particularly applicable to clay mining operations to safeguard life and property in the clay mining industry and to secure safe and sanitary working conditions in such clay mines and clay stripping pits. Such rules adopted by the chief shall provide that: (A) Distances between break-throughs in clay mines shall not exceed one hundred feet, unless permission in special cases is granted by the chief, after maps have been filed with the chief showing the method of working and ventilating the same, if such distances would add to increased safety. (B) When, in the opinion of the mine foreperson or deputy mine inspector, line brattices or other approved methods of circulation are necessary to deliver sufficient air to the working face, they shall be provided by the owner, operator, or lessee. (C) Not more than a two days' supply of explosives shall be stored in a clay mine at any one time, and not more than one hundred pounds of explosives shall be stored in any one place at any one time. (D) Charges of explosives shall be made up at least one hundred feet away from any storage place for explosives. (E) There shall be no less than two persons in each working place when shots are being lighted. (F) Misfired shots in clay mines shall be posted on the bulletin board or other conspicuous place available for examination by the workers when shots are fired by other than the loaders. (G) The use of electric blasting caps shall be encouraged as a safety measure. The chief, in assigning deputy mine inspectors, shall designate inspectors who have had experience and are especially qualified in clay mining operations, to examine and inspect clay mining operations and enforce the law relating to such operations. A person does not need to be certified by the chief as a clay mine foreperson to perform the duties of a foreperson at a clay mine or clay stripping pits. The chief shall not conduct examinations or issue certificates for clay mine forepersons.