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Ohio Rev Code § 122.655 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.655 | No Further Action Letters.

Effective: July 26, 2001|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 3 - 124th General Assembly|(A) A no further action letter issued under section 122.654 of the Revised Code, a covenant not to sue issued under Chapter 3746. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it, if applicable, and any restrictions on the use of the property that are needed in order to comply with the applicable cleanup standards shall be filed by the applicant in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the property is located and shall be recorded in the same manner as a deed to the property.No applicant shall fail to comply with this division.(B) Pursuant to Chapter 5309. of the Revised Code, a no further action letter issued under section 122.654 of the Revised Code, a covenant not to sue issued under Chapter 3746. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it, if applicable, and any restrictions on the use of the property, as described in division (A) of this section, in connection with registered land, as defined in section 5309.01 of the Revised Code, shall be entered as a memorial on the page of the register where the title of the owner is registered.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.6510 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.6510 | Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund.

Effective: September 13, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 292 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "federal act" means the "Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act," 115 Stat. 2356 (2002), 42 U.S.C. 9601 and 9604.(B) There is hereby created in the state treasury the Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund. The Fund shall consist of all moneys received by the state from repayments of loans made under the terms of the federal act, and any other money transferred to the Fund. The Fund may be used to make grants and loans by the Director of Development Services. All investment earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.(C) The Director shall administer moneys received into the Fund and comply with all requirements imposed by the federal act in administering the funds.(D) The Director may establish a schedule of fees and charges payable by loan recipients to the Director for the administration of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.6511 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.6511 | Brownfield Remediation Program.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section and section 122.6512 of the Revised Code, "brownfield" and "remediation" have the same meanings as in section 122.65 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) There is hereby created the brownfield remediation program to award grants for the remediation of brownfield sites throughout Ohio. The program shall be administered by the director of development pursuant to this section and rules adopted pursuant to division (B)(2) of this section. (2) The director shall adopt rules, under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, for the administration of the program. The rules shall include provisions for determining project and project sponsor eligibility, program administration, and any other provisions the director finds necessary. (3) The director shall ensure that the program is operational and accepting proposals for grants not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section. (C)(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the brownfield remediation fund. The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated to it by the general assembly, and investment earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. (2) The director shall reserve funds from each appropriation to the fund to each county in the state. The amount reserved shall be one million dollars per county, or, if an appropriation is less than eighty-eight million dollars, a proportionate amount to each county. Amounts reserved pursuant to this section are reserved for one calendar year from the date of the appropriation. After one calendar year, the funds shall be available pursuant to division (C)(3) of this section. (3) Funds from an appropriation not reserved under division (C)(2) of this section shall be available for grants to projects located anywhere in the state, and grants from those funds shall be awarded to qualifying projects on a first-come, first-served basis. Grants awarded pursuant to this division shall be limited to seventy-five per cent of a project's total cost. Last updated July 20, 2021 at 4:57 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 122.6512 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.6512 | Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(A)(1) There is hereby created the building demolition and site revitalization program to award grants for the demolition of commercial and residential buildings and revitalization of surrounding properties on sites that are not brownfields. The program shall be administered by the director of development pursuant to this section and rules adopted pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section.  (2) The director shall adopt rules, under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, for the administration of the program. The rules shall include provisions for determining project and project sponsor eligibility, program administration, and any other provisions the director finds necessary.  (3) The director shall ensure that the program is operational and accepting proposals for grants not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section.  (B)(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the building demolition and site revitalization fund. The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated to it by the general assembly, and investment earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.  (2) The director shall reserve funds from each appropriation to the fund to each county in the state. The amount reserved shall be five hundred thousand dollars per county, or, if an appropriation is less than forty-four million dollars, a proportionate amount to each county. Amounts reserved pursuant to this section are reserved for one calendar year from the date of the appropriation. After one calendar year, the funds shall be available pursuant to division (B)(3) of this section.  (3) Funds from an appropriation not reserved under division (B)(2) of this section shall be available for grants to projects located anywhere in the state, and grants from those funds shall be awarded to qualifying projects on a first-come, first-served basis. Grants awarded pursuant to this division shall be limited to seventy-five per cent of a project's total cost. Last updated July 20, 2021 at 4:58 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 122.66 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.66 | Office of Community Services Definitions.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|As used in sections 122.66 to 122.702 of the Revised Code: (A) "Poverty line" means the official poverty line established by the director of the United States office of management and budget and as revised by the secretary of health and human services in accordance with section 673(2) of the "Community Services Block Grant Act," 95 Stat. 1609, 42 U.S.C.A. 9902.(B) "Low-income person" means a person whose adjusted gross income as defined in division (A) of section 5747.01 of the Revised Code is below the poverty line as defined in division (A) of this section.(C) "Advocacy" means the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending actions on behalf of low-income persons.(D) "Community action agency" means a community-based and operated private nonprofit agency or organization that includes or is designed to include a sufficient number of projects or components to provide a range of services and activities having a measurable and potentially major impact on the causes of poverty in the community or those areas of the community where poverty is a particularly acute problem and is designated as a community action agency by the community services division pursuant to sections 122.68 and 122.69 of the Revised Code.(E) "Community" means a city, village, county, multicity or multicounty unit, a neighborhood or other area, disregarding boundaries or political subdivisions, which provides a suitable organizational base and possesses a commonality of needs and interests for a community action program suitable to be served by a community action agency.(F) "Service area" means the geographical area served by a community action agency.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.67 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.67 | Community Services Division.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|There is hereby created in the development services agency the community services division. The director of development services shall employ and fix the compensation of professional and technical unclassified personnel as necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 122.66 to 122.701 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.68 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.68 | Powers and Duties.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|The community services division shall:(A) Administer all federal funds appropriated to the state from the "Community Services Block Grant Act," 95 Stat. 511, 42 U.S.C.A. 9901, and comply with requirements imposed by that act in its application for, and administration of, the funds;(B) Designate community action agencies to receive community services block grant funds;(C)(1) Subject to division (C)(2) of this section, disburse at least ninety-one per cent of the funds received in the state from the "Community Services Block Grant Act" to community action agencies that comply with the requirements of section 122.69 of the Revised Code and migrant and seasonal farm worker organizations that are not designated community action agencies but which provide the services described in division (B)(1) of section 122.69 of the Revised Code;(2) Disburse at least four and one-half per cent of the funds received in the state from the "Community Services Block Grant Act" to one or more nonprofit organizations to which both of the following apply:(a) The organization or organizations were incorporated under the laws of this state before January 1, 2015.(b) The primary purpose of the organization or organizations is to provide training and technical assistance to community action agencies that comply with the requirements of section 122.69 of the Revised Code.(D) Provide technical assistance to community action agencies to improve program planning, development, and administration;(E) Conduct yearly performance assessments, according to criteria determined by development services agency rule, to determine whether community action agencies are in compliance with section 122.69 of the Revised Code;(F) Annually prepare and submit to the United States secretary of health and human services, the governor, the president of the Ohio senate, and the speaker of the Ohio house of representatives, a comprehensive report that includes:(1) Certification that all community action agencies designated to receive funds from the "Community Services Block Grant Act" are in compliance with section 122.69 of the Revised Code;(2) A program plan for the next federal fiscal year that has been made available for public inspection and that details how community services block grant funds will be disbursed and used during that fiscal year;(3) Information detailing how funds were expended for the current fiscal year;(4) An audit of community services block grant expenditures for the preceding federal fiscal year that is conducted in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles by an independent auditing firm that has no connection with any community action agency receiving community services block grant funds or with any employee of the division.(G) Serve as a statewide advocate for social and economic opportunities for low-income persons.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.681 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.681 | Confidentiality of Information.

Effective: September 19, 2014|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 143 - 130th General Assembly|(A) Except as permitted by this section, or when required by federal law, no person or government entity shall solicit, release, disclose, receive, use, or knowingly permit or participate in the use of any information regarding an individual receiving assistance pursuant to a community services division program under sections 122.66 to 122.702 of the Revised Code for any purpose not directly related to the administration of a division assistance program. (B) To the extent permitted by federal law, the division, and any entity that receives division funds to administer a division program to assist individuals, shall release information regarding an individual assistance recipient to the following:(1) A government entity responsible for administering the assistance program for purposes directly related to the administration of the program;(2) A law enforcement agency for the purpose of any investigation, prosecution, or criminal or civil proceeding relating to the administration of the assistance program;(3) A government entity responsible for administering a children's protective services program, for the purpose of protecting children;(4) Any appropriate person in compliance with a search warrant, subpoena, or other court order.(C) To the extent permitted by federal law and section 1347.08 of the Revised Code, the division, and any entity administering a division program, shall provide access to information regarding an individual assistance recipient to all of the following:(1) The individual assistance recipient;(2) The authorized representative of the individual assistance recipient;(3) The legal guardian of the individual assistance recipient;(4) The attorney of the individual assistance recipient.(D) To the extent permitted by federal law, the division, and any entity administering a division program, may do either of the following:(1) Release information about an individual assistance recipient if the recipient gives voluntary, written authorization;(2) Release information regarding an individual assistance recipient to a state, federal, or federally assisted program that provides cash or in-kind assistance or services directly to individuals based on need.(E) The community services division, or an entity administering a division program, shall provide, at no cost, a copy of each written authorization to the individual who signed it.(F) The development services agency may adopt rules defining who may serve as an individual assistance recipient's authorized representative for purposes of division (C)(2) of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.70 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.70 | Board of Directors of Community Action Agency - Powers and Duties.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|The board of directors of a community action agency shall: (A) Select, appoint, and may remove the executive director of the community action agency;(B) Approve contracts, annual program budgets, and policies of the community action agency;(C) Advise the elected officials of any political subdivision located within its service area, and state and federal elected officials who represent its service area, of the nature and extent of poverty within its community, and advise them of any needed changes;(D) Convene public meetings to provide community members the opportunity to comment on public policies and programs to reduce poverty;(E) Annually evaluate the policies and programs of the community action agency according to criteria determined by development services agency rule;(F) Submit the results of the evaluation required by division (E) of this section, along with recommendations for improved administration of the community action agency, to the community services division;(G) Adopt a code of ethics for the board of directors and the employees of the community action agency;(H) Adopt written policies describing all of the following:(1) How the community action agency is to expend and distribute the community services block grant funds that it receives from the division under sections 122.68 and 122.69 of the Revised Code;(2) The salary, benefits, travel expenses, and any other compensation that persons are to receive for serving on the community action agency's board of directors;(3) The operating procedures to be used by the board to conduct its meetings, to vote on all official business it considers, and to provide notice of its meetings.(I) Provide for the posting of notices in a conspicuous place indicating that the code of ethics described in division (G) of this section and the policies described in division (H) of this section are available for public inspection at the community action agency during normal business hours.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.701 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.701 | Designating New or Rescinding Former Designation.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|(A) Prior to designating a new community action agency or rescinding a community action agency's designation, the community services division shall: (1) Determine whether a community action agency is in compliance with section 122.69 of the Revised Code;(2) Consult with the chief elected officials of political subdivisions located within a community action agency's service area, and, in designating a new community action agency, obtain their endorsement of the agency in accordance with division (A) of section 122.69 of the Revised Code;(3) Hold at least one public meeting within a community action agency's service area for the purpose of allowing citizens to comment on the community action agency's delivery of services;(4) Evaluate the proposed service area of the community action agency, and, as may be necessary, modify the boundaries of the service area so that low-income persons in the area are adequately and efficiently served.(B) After providing notice and hearing pursuant to sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code, the director of development services:(1) May rescind the designation of a community action agency after finding that the agency is not in compliance with any or all of the provisions of section 122.69 of the Revised Code;(2) Shall rescind the designation of a community action agency upon notification from the chief elected officials of more than one-half of the municipal corporations and the counties within a community currently served by a community action agency that such agency is not endorsed by them and after finding that the agency is not in compliance with section 122.69 of the Revised Code.Any agency whose designation is rescinded pursuant to this section may appeal from an order rescinding such designation pursuant to section 119.12 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.702 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.702 | Hearings on Use of Community Services Block Grant Funds.

Effective: October 8, 1984|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 412 - 115th General Assembly|The general assembly shall conduct public hearings each year on the proposed use and distribution of community services block grant funds, as required by section 675(b) of the "Community Services Block Grant Act," 95 Stat. 1609, 42 U.S.C.A. 9904.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.73 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.73 | Powers and Duties.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(A) The minority development financing advisory board and the director of development are invested with the powers and duties provided in sections 122.71 to 122.83 and 122.87 to 122.89 of the Revised Code, in order to promote the welfare of the people of the state by encouraging the establishment and expansion of minority business enterprises; to stabilize the economy; to provide employment; to assist in the development within the state of industrial, commercial, distribution, and research activities required for the people of the state, and for their gainful employment; or otherwise to create or preserve jobs and employment opportunities, or improve the economic welfare of the people of the state. It is hereby determined that the accomplishment of those purposes is essential so that the people of the state may maintain their present high standards of living in comparison with the people of other states and so that opportunities for employment and for favorable markets for the products of the state's natural resources, agriculture, and manufacturing shall be improved. It further is determined that it is necessary for the state to establish the programs authorized under sections 122.71 to 122.83 and 122.87 to 122.89 of the Revised Code to establish the minority development financing advisory board, and to invest it and the director of development with the powers and duties provided in those sections. (B) The minority development financing advisory board shall do all of the following: (1) Make recommendations to the director as to applications for assistance pursuant to sections 122.71 to 122.83 and 122.87 to 122.89 of the Revised Code. The board may revise its recommendations to reflect any changes in the proposed assistance made by the director. (2) Advise the director in the administration of sections 122.71 to 122.83 and 122.87 to 122.89 of the Revised Code. (3) Adopt bylaws to govern the conduct of the business of the board. Last updated July 20, 2021 at 10:11 AM
Ohio Rev Code § 122.751 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.751 | Certifying Loan Applicants.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|The minority development financing advisory board or a regional economic development entity shall only consider an application for a loan from any applicant after a determination that the applicant is a community development corporation, or after a certification by the director of development under division (B)(1) of section 122.921 of the Revised Code that the applicant is a minority business enterprise, or after a certification by the minority business supplier development council that the applicant is a minority business, and that the applicant satisfies all criteria regarding eligibility for assistance pursuant to section 122.76 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 20, 2021 at 10:11 AM