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Ohio Rev Code § 3746.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3746 | Voluntary Action Program|Section 3746.18 | Request for Supporting Documents and Data.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(A) The director of environmental protection may request a certified professional or certified laboratory or accredited laboratory to provide the director documents and data for the purposes of verifying the qualifications of the professional or laboratory or auditing the performance of the professional or laboratory in connection with voluntary actions conducted under this chapter and rules adopted under it or may request any other person who performed work that was conducted to support a request for a no further action letter as provided in division (B)(2) of section 3746.10 of the Revised Code to submit documents and data relating to the no further action letter. No person shall fail to comply with a request made under this division. (B) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the director may do either or both of the following in connection with a violation of division (A) of this section: (1) Permanently revoke the certification of the certified professional in accordance with rules adopted under division (B)(5)(g) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code, as applicable; (2) Revoke any covenant not to sue issued under section 3746.12 of the Revised Code pertaining to the director's request for information under division (A) of this section. Nothing in division (B)(2) of this section precludes a person whose covenant not to sue was revoked under that division from having a new no further action letter prepared regarding the relevant property and issued under section 3746.11 of the Revised Code by another certified professional, or using another accredited laboratory, for the purpose of obtaining a new covenant not to sue for the property. Last updated August 16, 2021 at 3:29 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 3746.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3746 | Voluntary Action Program|Section 3746.19 | Notice of Noncompliance by Certified Professional or Laboratory.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(A) If the director of environmental protection finds that the performance of a certified professional or certified laboratory has resulted in the issuance of no further action letters under section 3746.11 of the Revised Code that are not consistent with applicable standards, the director shall notify persons for whom the certified professional or certified laboratory has performed work in connection with a voluntary action of those findings.  (B) The director, in accordance with the criteria and procedures established in rules adopted under division (B)(8) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code, may conduct an audit of any property for which a covenant not to sue was issued under section 3746.12 of the Revised Code based upon a no further action letter issued under section 3746.11 of the Revised Code that was prepared by a certified professional whose certification was subsequently suspended or revoked under this chapter and rules adopted under it or based upon a no further action letter for a voluntary action for which analyses were performed by a certified laboratory for which the certification was suspended or revoked before the effective date of this amendment .  If, after such an audit, the director finds that the property does not comply with applicable standards, the director shall proceed in accordance with divisions (B)(2) through (4) of section 3746.12 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 17, 2021 at 8:04 AM
Ohio Rev Code § 3746.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3746 | Voluntary Action Program|Section 3746.20 | Documents Submitted by Affidavit.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(A) All of the following shall be submitted by affidavit: (1) Any information, data, documents, or reports submitted by any of the following to another person for the purposes of a voluntary action conducted under this chapter and rules adopted under it: (a) The person undertaking the voluntary action; (b) A certified professional; (c) Any other person who performed work that was conducted to support a request for a no further action letter as provided in division (B)(2) of section 3746.10 of the Revised Code; (d) A certified laboratory; (e) An accredited laboratory. (2) Any information submitted by an environmental professional to the director of environmental protection for the purposes of complying with rules adopted under division (B)(5)(a) or (c) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code; (3) The verification of eligible costs associated with a voluntary action submitted by a certified professional to the director of development pursuant to section 3746.121 of the Revised Code. (B) No person shall materially falsify, tamper with, or render inaccurate any information, data, documents, or reports generated for the purposes of or used in documenting or preparing a no further action letter under this chapter or rules adopted under it or verification of eligible costs under section 3746.121 of the Revised Code. Violation of this division is not falsification under section 2921.13 of the Revised Code. (C) In accordance with rules adopted under division (B)(5)(f) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code, the director permanently shall revoke the certification of a certified professional who violates division (B) of this section. (D) No person, with purpose to deceive a certified professional, accredited laboratory, or a contractor thereof, or the environmental protection agency or a contractor thereof, shall withhold, conceal, or destroy any data, information, records, or documents relating to a voluntary action. Last updated August 16, 2021 at 3:30 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 3746.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3746 | Voluntary Action Program|Section 3746.21 | Right of Entry.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(A) In addition to the authority established in sections 3746.18, 3746.19, and 3746.20 of the Revised Code, the director of environmental protection or the director's authorized representative, upon proper identification and upon stating the necessity and purpose of an inspection, may enter at reasonable times upon any of the following:  (1) Any public or private property at which a voluntary action has been or is being conducted under this chapter and rules adopted under it;  (2) Any public or private property, real or personal, that is owned or operated by a person who is participating or has participated in the voluntary action program under this chapter and rules adopted under it where data, information, records, or documents relating to the person's participation in the voluntary action program are kept;  (3) Any public or private property, real or personal, upon which is located a certified laboratory, accredited laboratory, or the offices of a certified professional.  (B) The director or the director's authorized representative may enter upon any property described in division (A) of this section to do any of the following:  (1) Inspect the credentials of the certified professional or the credentials and facilities of the certified laboratory or accredited laboratory;  To examine or copy data, information, records, or documents relating to the evaluation, investigation, or remediation of properties under this chapter and rules adopted under it or to compliance with a consolidated standards permit issued under section 3746.15 of the Revised Code;  (3) Obtain samples of soil, water, or other environmental media at properties where voluntary actions have been or are being conducted under this chapter and rules adopted under it.  (C) The director or the director's authorized representative may apply for and any judge of a court of record may issue an administrative inspection warrant under division (F) of section 2933.21 of the Revised Code, or other appropriate search warrant, necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter within the court's territorial jurisdiction. Last updated August 18, 2021 at 2:51 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 3746.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3746 | Voluntary Action Program|Section 3746.22 | Prosecutions.

Effective: September 28, 1994|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 221 - 120th General Assembly|(A) The attorney general, the prosecuting attorney of the county, or the city director of law of the city where a violation of section 3746.14, 3746.15, 3746.18, or 3746.20 of the Revised Code has occurred or is occurring, upon the written request of the director of environmental protection, shall criminally prosecute to termination or bring an action for injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction against any person who has violated or is violating any of those sections. The court in which an action for injunction is filed has the jurisdiction to and shall grant preliminary and permanent injunctive relief upon a showing that the person against whom the action is brought has violated or is violating any of those sections. The court shall give precedence to such an action over all other cases.(B) Whoever violates section 3746.14, 3746.18, or 3746.20 of the Revised Code, or violates section 3746.15 of the Revised Code in a manner that otherwise would constitute a violation of Chapter 3714., 3734., or 6111. of the Revised Code or rules adopted under any of those chapters, shall pay a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each day of each violation. Whoever violates section 3746.15 of the Revised Code in a manner that otherwise would constitute a violation of Chapter 3704. of the Revised Code or rules adopted under it shall pay a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each day of each violation. The attorney general, the prosecuting attorney of the county, or the city director of law of the city where a violation of any of those sections has occurred or is occurring, upon the written request of the director, shall bring an action under this division for the imposition of a civil penalty in any court of competent jurisdiction against any person who has committed or is committing any such violation. Moneys arising from civil penalties imposed under this division shall be paid into the voluntary action program administration fund created in section 3746.16 of the Revised Code.(C) An action for injunction or civil penalties under division (A) or (B) of this section is a civil action governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure.
Ohio Rev Code § 3746.25 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3746 | Voluntary Action Program|Section 3746.25 | State, Officers or Employees - Immunity.

Effective: September 28, 1994|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 221 - 120th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section:(1) "Harm" means injury, death, or loss to person or property.(2) "Tort action" means a civil action for damages for harm and includes a civil action under section 3746.23 of the Revised Code for recovery of the costs of conducting a voluntary action, but does not include a civil action for damages for a breach of contract or another agreement between persons or for a breach of a warranty that exists pursuant to the Revised Code or common law of this state.(B) The state, and any officer or employee thereof as defined in section 109.36 of the Revised Code, is not liable in a tort action when the state inspects, investigates, removes, or remediates hazardous substances or petroleum unless an action or omission of the state, or an officer or employee thereof, constitutes willful or wanton misconduct or intentionally tortious conduct.(C)(1) This section does not create, and shall not be construed as creating, a new cause of action against or substantive legal right against the state or an officer or employee thereof.(2) This section does not affect, and shall not be construed as affecting, any immunities from civil liability or defenses established by another section of the Revised Code or available at common law to which this state, or an officer or employee thereof, may be entitled under circumstances not covered by this section.(3) Section 9.86 of the Revised Code does not apply to an officer or employee of the state if the officer or employee is performing work in connection with inspecting, investigating, removing, or remediating hazardous substances or petroleum at the time that he allegedly caused the harm, or caused or contributed to the presence or release of hazardous substances or petroleum, for which damages, or the recovery of the costs of conducting a voluntary action, are sought in a tort action. Instead, the immunities conferred by division (B) of this section apply to that individual.
Ohio Rev Code § 3746.28 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3746 | Voluntary Action Program|Section 3746.28 | Evidence of Entry Into or Participation in Program.

Effective: September 28, 1994|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 221 - 120th General Assembly|(A) Entering into and participating in the voluntary action program under this chapter and rules adopted under it does not constitute an admission of criminal liability under the laws of this state or rules adopted under them or the ordinances, resolutions, and rules of a political subdivision of this state or an admission of civil liability under the Revised Code or common law of this state.(B) The fact that a person has entered into or is participating in the voluntary action program under this chapter and rules adopted under it is not admissible in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding initiated or brought under Chapter 3704., 3714., 3734., 3750., 3751., 6109., or 6111. of the Revised Code.(C) Any information, documents, reports, or data produced, or any samples collected as a result of entering into and participating in the voluntary action program under this chapter and rules adopted under it are not admissible against the person undertaking the voluntary action, and are not discoverable, in any civil or administrative proceeding against the person undertaking the voluntary action, except a judicial or administrative proceeding initiated under section 3746.22 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under section 3746.04 of the Revised Code in connection with an alleged violation of section 3746.20 of the Revised Code.This division does not apply to any person whose covenant not to sue has been revoked under this chapter.(D) Entering into and participating in the voluntary action program under this chapter and rules adopted under it shall not be construed to be an acknowledgment that the conditions at the property identified and addressed by the voluntary action constitute a threat or danger to public health or safety or the environment.
Ohio Rev Code § 3746.29 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3746 | Voluntary Action Program|Section 3746.29 | Authority of Director.

Effective: September 28, 1994|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 221 - 120th General Assembly|(A) Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of the director of environmental protection to act under sections 3734.13 and 3734.20 to 3734.23 of the Revised Code.(B) Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of the director to request that a civil action be brought pursuant to the Revised Code or common law of this state to recover the costs to the environmental protection agency for investigating or remediating a release or threatened release of hazardous substances or petroleum at or from a property where a voluntary action is being or has been conducted under this chapter and rules adopted under it when the director determines that the release or threatened release poses an imminent and substantial threat to public health or safety or the environment.
Ohio Rev Code § 3746.30 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3746 | Voluntary Action Program|Section 3746.30 | No Effect on Obligations, Rights and Liabilities Arising Under Other State and Federal Laws.

Effective: September 8, 1995|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 19 - 121st General Assembly|(A) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as abrogating any obligation or right established in federal law.(B) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as releasing a person to whom the director of environmental protection has issued any final findings and orders under Chapter 3704., 3734., or 6111. of the Revised Code on or before September 28, 1994, from the obligation to comply with any requirements established in the findings and orders.(C) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as relieving a person from any requirement established under the "Atomic Energy Act of 1954," 68 Stat. 919, 42 U.S.C.A. 2011, as amended, and regulations adopted under it or under Chapter 3747. or 3748. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under them, including, without limitation, any applicable requirement existing when a voluntary action is undertaken to notify or coordinate remedial activities with the United States nuclear regulatory commission or the department of health in connection with radioactive materials regulated under that act or those chapters.(D) Nothing in this chapter alters, abridges, abrogates, diminishes, or otherwise limits the rights or protections afforded any shareholder, director, officer, or employee, or, in the case of a partnership, any general or limited partner, under the Revised Code and common law of this state.
Ohio Rev Code § 3746.31 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3746 | Voluntary Action Program|Section 3746.31 | Copies of Materials Provided Upon Request.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|Upon the written request of any person for information, documents, reports, or data described on a list submitted to the director of environmental protection pursuant to rules adopted under division (B)(6)(e) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code, as applicable, the director, within a reasonable period of time after receipt of the request, shall provide copies of the requested materials to the person. If the requested materials are not on file in the offices of the environmental protection agency, the director, promptly after receipt of the request, shall send a written request to the certified professional who submitted the list pursuant to that division or those rules to submit the requested materials to the director within a specified reasonable period of time. The certified professional shall submit the requested materials to the director within the time specified in the director's request. Within a reasonable period of time after the director receives the requested materials from the certified professional, the director shall provide copies of them, at cost, to the person who requested them and shall retain the originals in the agency's files. Last updated August 18, 2021 at 1:40 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 3746.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3746 | Voluntary Action Program|Section 3746.99 | Penalty.

Effective: September 28, 1994|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 221 - 120th General Assembly|(A) Whoever recklessly violates section 3746.15 of the Revised Code in a manner that otherwise would constitute a violation of Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code or rules adopted under it, or knowingly violates that section in a manner that otherwise would constitute a violation of Chapter 3704., 3714., or 6111. of the Revised Code or rules adopted under any of those chapters, is guilty of a felony and shall be fined at least ten thousand dollars, but not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, or imprisoned for at least two years, but not more than four years, or both. Each day of violation is a separate offense. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for such an offense, the offender shall be fined at least twenty-five thousand dollars, but not more than fifty thousand dollars, or imprisoned for at least two years, but not more than four years, or both.(B) Whoever knowingly violates section 3746.20 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony and shall be fined at least ten thousand dollars, but not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, or imprisoned for at least two years, but not more than four years, or both. Each violation is a separate offense. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for such an offense, the offender shall be fined at least twenty-five thousand dollars, but not more than fifty thousand dollars, or imprisoned for at least two years, but not more than four years, or both.
Ohio Rev Code § 3747.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3747 | Low-Level Radioactive Waste Act|Section 3747.02 | Commission Membership.

Effective: June 27, 2005|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 126th General Assembly|(A)(1) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint the Ohio member of the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste commission. The commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(2) As used in this section, "compact" means the midwest interstate compact on low-level radioactive waste entered into under section 3747.01 of the Revised Code.(B) The representative from this state on the commission shall not cast a vote contrary to Ohio law.(C) The representative from this state on the commission shall not cast an affirmative vote on the following matters before the commission without the prior approval of the governor:(1) Approval by the commission of the amount of the long-term care fund established by this state pursuant to Article VI(O) of the compact;(2) Relief of a party state to the compact of its responsibility to serve as a host state under Article VI(E) of the compact;(3) A requirement pursuant to Article VI(F) of the compact that this state use alternate technology to that proposed by this state for a compact facility in this state;(4) Authorization of the early closing of a compact facility under Article III(H)(7) of the compact;(5) Any agreement between this state and the commission or a state other than Ohio that determines or alters the rights, powers, or obligations of this state under the compact;(6) Modification of the requirements of Article VI(L)(2), (3), or (5) of the compact if the then operating compact facility is in this state;(7) Admission by the commission of a new party state to the compact;(8) Revocation by the commission of the membership of a party state in the compact.(D) A vote by the representative from this state on the commission that is inconsistent with division (B) or (C) of this section is void and is not enforceable.
Ohio Rev Code § 3747.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3747 | Low-Level Radioactive Waste Act|Section 3747.03 | Bylaws and Amendments.

Effective: April 25, 1984|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 344 - 115th General Assembly|The governor shall ensure that the bylaws of the midwest low-level radioactive waste commission and any amendments thereto are filed promptly with the secretary of state.
Ohio Rev Code § 3748.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3748 | Radiation Control Program|Section 3748.02 | Ohio Radiation Control Agency Designation.

Effective: June 27, 2005|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 126th General Assembly|(A) The department of health is hereby designated the Ohio radiation control agency.(B) In accordance with the laws of this state, the director of health may employ, compensate, and prescribe the duties of individuals necessary to implement and administer this chapter and the rules adopted under it.