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Ohio Rev Code § 1514.40 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1514 | Other Surface Mining|Section 1514.40 | Adoption of Safety Rules.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the chief of the division of mineral resources management, in consultation with a statewide association that represents the surface mining industry, shall adopt rules that do all of the following:(A) For the purpose of establishing safety standards governing surface mining operations, incorporate by reference 30 C.F.R. parts 46, 47, 50, 56, 58, and 62, as amended;(B) Establish criteria, standards, and procedures governing safety performance evaluations conducted under section 1514.45 of the Revised Code, including requirements for the notification of operators and the identification of authorized representatives of miners at surface mining operations for purposes of inspections conducted under sections 1514.41 to 1514.47 of the Revised Code;(C) Establish requirements governing the reporting and investigation of accidents at surface mining operations. In adopting the rules, the chief shall establish requirements that minimize duplication with any reporting and investigations of accidents that are conducted by the mine safety and health administration in the United States department of labor.(D) Establish the time, place, and frequency of mine safety training conducted under section 1514.06 of the Revised Code and a fee, if any, for the purpose of that section. The amount of the fee shall not exceed the costs of conducting the training that is required under that section.(E) Establish the minimum qualifications necessary to take the examination that is required for certification of certified mine forepersons under division (B) of section 1514.47 of the Revised Code and requirements, fees, and procedures governing the taking of the examination;(F) Establish requirements and fees governing the reissuance of certificates under division (C) of that section;(G) Establish requirements and procedures for the approval of training plans submitted under division (D) of that section for the use of qualified persons to conduct examinations of surface mining operations in lieu of certified mine forepersons and minimum qualifications of those persons. The rules shall include requirements governing training frequency and curriculum that must be provided for qualified persons under such plans and shall establish related reporting and record keeping requirements.As used in sections 1514.41 to 1514.47 of the Revised Code, "rule" means a rule adopted under this section unless the context indicates otherwise.
Ohio Rev Code § 1514.41 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1514 | Other Surface Mining|Section 1514.41 | Inspections by the Chief.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) If a surface mining operation is not inspected by the mine safety and health administration in the United States department of labor, the chief of the division of mineral resources management annually shall conduct a minimum of two inspections of the operation.(B) If a surface mining operation is identified through a safety performance evaluation as having three or more violations per day during an inspection conducted by the mine safety and health administration in the United States department of labor, the chief shall conduct a minimum of two inspections of the operation for one year following the identification. However, the chief, in consultation with a statewide organization representing the industrial minerals surface mining organization, may adopt rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, establishing exceptions to the safety inspection requirement under this division.(C) If a fatality of a miner occurs at a surface mining operation as a result of an unsafe condition or a practice at the operation, the chief shall conduct a minimum of one inspection every three months at the operation for two years following the fatality.(D) If a life-threatening injury of a miner occurs at a surface mining operation as a result of an unsafe condition or a practice at the operation, the chief shall conduct a minimum of one inspection every three months at the operation for one year following the injury.
Ohio Rev Code § 1514.42 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1514 | Other Surface Mining|Section 1514.42 | Safety Audit Where Mine Safety Training Requested.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|The chief of the division of mineral resources management may conduct one safety audit at a surface mining operation annually if the operator of the operation has requested the division of mineral resources management to conduct mine safety training for that year. The safety audit shall be scheduled at a time to which the chief and the operator mutually agree and shall not continue more than one day. The chief shall conduct additional safety audits at any surface mining operation if requested by the operator of the operation. If the chief conducts a safety audit, the operator shall ensure that the chief has a copy of the training plan that is required by 30 C.F.R. part 46, as amended, at the time of the audit.After completion of an audit, the chief shall prepare a report that describes the general conditions of the surface mining operation, lists any hazardous conditions at the operation, lists any violations of the safety standards established in rules, and describes the nature and extent of any hazardous condition or violation found and the corresponding remedy for each hazardous condition or violation. The chief shall provide two copies of the report to the operator of the operation. The operator shall post one copy of the report at the operation for review by the employees of the operation.
Ohio Rev Code § 1514.43 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1514 | Other Surface Mining|Section 1514.43 | Enforcement of Rule-Based Safety Standards.

Effective: April 6, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly|(A) The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall enforce the safety standards established in rules when conducting inspections under section 1514.41 of the Revised Code.(B) Except as otherwise provided in section 1514.44 of the Revised Code or pursuant to a safety audit conducted under section 1514.42 of the Revised Code, if during an inspection the chief finds a violation of a safety standard, the chief shall require the operator to comply with the standard that is being violated within a reasonable period of time. If the chief finds a violation of a safety standard, the chief shall return to the surface mining operation after a reasonable period of time to determine if the operator has complied with the standard that was being violated. If the operator has failed to comply with the standard, the chief shall take appropriate action to obtain compliance if necessary.(C) Except as otherwise provided in section 1514.44 of the Revised Code or pursuant to a safety audit conducted under section 1514.42 of the Revised Code, after completion of an inspection of a surface mining operation, the chief shall prepare a report that describes the general conditions of the surface mining operation, lists any hazardous conditions at the operation, lists any violations of the safety standards established in rules, and describes the nature and extent of any hazardous condition or violation found and the corresponding remedy for each hazardous condition or violation. The chief shall provide two copies of the report to the operator of the operation. The operator shall post one copy of the report at the operation for review by the employees of the operation.(D) Except pursuant to a safety audit conducted under section 1514.42 of the Revised Code, not later than ten days after receipt of a report under this section, the operator may submit a written request to the chief for a meeting with the chief to review the findings contained in the report. Upon receipt of a request, the chief shall review the report and schedule a meeting with the operator. Within a reasonable period of time after the meeting, the chief shall make a written determination concerning the findings contained in the report and provide one copy of the determination to the operator of the surface mining operation and one copy of the determination to an authorized representative of the miners at the operation. If the chief makes a determination that affirms the findings contained in the report, the chief's determination constitutes an order for purposes of this chapter and rules adopted under it.(E) An operator shall not appeal the contents of a report prepared under division (C) of this section. However, an operator may appeal a determination of the chief made under division (D) of this section.(F) No operator shall violate or fail to comply with an order issued pursuant to this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 1514.44 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1514 | Other Surface Mining|Section 1514.44 | Order to Abate Dangerous Condition or Practice.

Effective: April 6, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly|If during an inspection conducted under section 1514.41 of the Revised Code or a safety audit conducted under section 1514.42 of the Revised Code, the chief of the division of mineral resources management finds a condition or practice at a surface mining operation that could reasonably be expected to cause the death of or imminent serious physical harm to an employee of the operation, the chief immediately shall issue orders to safeguard the employees, notify the operator of the condition or practice, and require the operator to abate the condition or practice within a reasonable period of time. In all such situations, the chief may require the operation to cease in the area in which the condition or practice is occurring or may require the entire operation to cease, if necessary, until the condition or practice that could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm is eliminated.The chief shall complete a report that describes the condition or practice and the action taken to eliminate it. The chief shall provide two copies of the report to the operator of the operation. The operator shall post one copy of the report at the operation for review by the employees of the operation.
Ohio Rev Code § 1514.45 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1514 | Other Surface Mining|Section 1514.45 | Annual Safety Performance Evaluation.

Effective: April 6, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly|The chief of the division of mineral resources management annually shall conduct a safety performance evaluation of all surface mining operations in the state in accordance with rules. The operator of a surface mining operation shall provide to the chief a copy of the notification of legal identity required under 30 C.F.R. part 41, as amended, at the same time that the notice is filed with the mine safety and health administration in the United States department of labor.
Ohio Rev Code § 1514.46 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1514 | Other Surface Mining|Section 1514.46 | Mine Safety Training at Request of Operator.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|If the operator of a surface mining operation requests the division of mineral resources management to conduct mine safety training, the chief of the division of mineral resources management shall conduct mine safety training for the employees of that operator. For persons who are not employed by a holder of a surface mining permit issued under this chapter and who seek the training, the chief may charge a fee in an amount established in rules for conducting it. The safety training shall be conducted in accordance with rules and shall emphasize the standards adopted in rules and include any other content that the chief determines is beneficial. Any fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the mining regulation and safety fund created in section 1513.30 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1514.50 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1514 | Other Surface Mining|Section 1514.50 | Right of Entry to Perform Inspections or Reclamation.

Effective: April 6, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly|(A) The chief of the division of mineral resources management or an authorized employee of the division of mineral resources management may enter on lands to make inspections in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under it when necessary in the discharge of the duties specified in this chapter and the rules. No person shall prevent or hinder the chief or an authorized employee of the division in the performance of those duties.(B) For purposes of performing reclamation of land affected by surface mining operations on which the holder of a permit issued under this chapter has defaulted or otherwise failed to timely conduct the reclamation required by section 1514.05 of the Revised Code, the chief may enter on the land and perform reclamation that the chief determines is necessary to protect public health or safety or the environment. In order to perform the reclamation, the chief may enter on adjoining land or other land that is necessary to access the land on which the surface mining occurred and on which the reclamation is to be performed. The chief shall provide reasonable advance notice to the owner of any land to be entered for the purpose of access for reclamation under this chapter. The division shall return the land that was used to access the former surface mining operation to the same or an improved grade, topography, and condition that existed prior to its use by the division.(C) When conducting investigations pursuant to section 1514.13 of the Revised Code, the chief or an authorized employee of the division may enter on lands to conduct water supply surveys, measure ground water levels and collect data when necessary to define the cone of depression, or perform other duties for the purposes of that section.
Ohio Rev Code § 1514.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1514 | Other Surface Mining|Section 1514.99 | Penalty.

Effective: April 6, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly|(A) Whoever violates division (A)(1) or (2) of section 1514.10 of the Revised Code may be fined not more than five thousand dollars plus not more than one thousand dollars per acre of land affected, and is responsible for achieving reclamation of the land as required pursuant to this chapter.(B) Whoever violates division (B) of section 1514.10 of the Revised Code may be fined not more than one thousand dollars per acre of land affected that is not under permit, and is responsible for achieving reclamation of the land as required pursuant to this chapter.(C) Whoever violates division (C) of section 1514.10 of the Revised Code may be fined not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.(D) Whoever violates division (D), (E), (F), or (G) of section 1514.10 of the Revised Code may be fined not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars for a first offense. For each subsequent offense, on one or more permits held by such persons, such person may be fined not less than two hundred nor more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. The permit of any person convicted of a third offense may be revoked by the court at the time of that conviction, and the court at that time may further order that no permit or amendment to a permit may be issued to that person under this chapter for a period of five years from the date of the conviction. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to limit or affect the authority of the chief of the division of mineral resources management granted by this chapter.(E) Whoever violates an order of the chief of the division of mineral resources management issued under this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
Ohio Rev Code § 1517.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.01 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves Definitions.

Effective: August 31, 1970|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 113 - 108th General Assembly|As used in Chapter 1517. of the Revised Code:(A) "Natural area" means an area of land or water which either retains to some degree or has re-established its natural character, although it need not be completely undisturbed, or has unusual flora, fauna, geological, archeological, scenic, or similar features of scientific or educational interest.(B) "Nature preserve" means an area which is formally dedicated under section 1517.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1517.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.02 | Chief of Division - Powers and Duties.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|There is hereby created in the department of natural resources the division of natural areas and preserves, which shall be administered by the chief of the division of natural areas and preserves. The chief shall take an oath of office and shall file in the office of the secretary of state a bond signed by the chief and by a surety approved by the governor for a sum fixed pursuant to section 121.11 of the Revised Code. The chief shall administer a system of nature preserves. The chief shall establish a system of nature preserves through acquisition and dedication of natural areas of state or national significance, which shall include, but not be limited to, areas that represent characteristic examples of Ohio's natural landscape types and its natural vegetation and geological history. The chief shall encourage landowners to dedicate areas of unusual significance as nature preserves, and shall establish and maintain a registry of natural areas of unusual significance.The chief may participate in watershed planning activities with other states or federal agencies.The chief shall do the following:(A) Formulate policies and plans for the acquisition, use, management, and protection of nature preserves;(B) Formulate policies for the selection of areas suitable for registration;(C) Formulate policies for the dedication of areas as nature preserves;(D) Prepare and maintain surveys and inventories of natural areas, rare and endangered species of plants and animals, and other unique natural features. The information shall be entered in the Ohio natural heritage database, established under section 1531.04 of the Revised Code.(E) Adopt rules for the use, visitation, and protection of nature preserves and natural areas owned or managed through easement, license, or lease by the department and administered by the division in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code;(F) Provide facilities and improvements within the state system of nature preserves that are necessary for their visitation, use, restoration, and protection and do not impair their natural character;(G) Provide interpretive programs and publish and disseminate information pertaining to nature preserves and natural areas for their visitation and use;(H) Conduct and grant permits to qualified persons for the conduct of scientific research and investigations within nature preserves;(I) Establish an appropriate system for marking nature preserves;(J) Publish and submit to the governor and the general assembly a biennial report of the status and condition of each nature preserve, activities conducted within each preserve, and plans and recommendations for natural area preservation.
Ohio Rev Code § 1517.021 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.021 | Prohibition.

Effective: March 23, 1973|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 463 - 109th General Assembly|No person shall violate any rule adopted pursuant to division (E) of section 1517.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1517.051 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.051 | Prohibited Acts.

Effective: March 23, 1973|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 463 - 109th General Assembly|No person shall violate any terms or conditions of the articles of dedication of a nature preserve accepted by the director and filed with the county recorder. The director may order any person to cease and desist from any such violation. No person shall violate any such order.
Ohio Rev Code § 1517.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.06 | Nature Preserves to Be Held in Trust.

Effective: June 6, 2003|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 94 - 124th General Assembly|Nature preserves dedicated under section 1517.05 of the Revised Code are to be held in trust, for the uses and purposes set forth in that section, for the benefit of the people of the state of present and future generations. They shall be managed and protected in the manner approved by and subject to rules established by the chief of the division of natural areas and preserves. They shall not be taken for any other use except another public use after a finding by the department of natural resources of the existence of an imperative and unavoidable public necessity for such other public use and with the approval of the governor. Except as may otherwise be provided in the articles of dedication, the department may grant, upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, an estate, interest, or right in, or dispose of, a nature preserve, but only after a finding by the department of the existence of an imperative and unavoidable public necessity for the grant or disposition and with the approval of the governor.
Ohio Rev Code § 1517.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1517 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves|Section 1517.07 | Notice of Proposed Action - Public Hearing.

Effective: June 6, 2003|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 94 - 124th General Assembly|Before the department of natural resources makes any finding of the existence of an imperative and unavoidable public necessity, or grants any estate, interest, or right in a nature preserve or disposes of a nature preserve or of any estate, interest, or right therein as provided in section 1517.06 of the Revised Code, it shall give notice of the proposed action and an opportunity for any person to be heard at a public hearing in the county in which the preserve is located. In the event the preserve is located in more than one county, the public hearing shall be held in the most populous county. The notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper with a general circulation in the county in which the nature preserve is located. The notice shall set forth the substance of the proposed action and describe, with or without legal description, the nature preserve affected, and shall specify a place and time not less than thirty days after the publication for a public hearing before the department on the proposed action. All persons desiring to be heard shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard prior to action by the department on the proposal.