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Ohio Rev Code § 5595.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5595 | Regional Transportation Improvement Projects|Section 5595.04 | Powers of Governing Board.

Effective: June 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 74 - 134th General Assembly|The governing board of a regional transportation improvement project may do any of the following: (A) Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its functions and the execution of its powers under this chapter and in accordance with the cooperative agreement. The procuring of goods and awarding of contracts with a cost in excess of fifty thousand dollars shall be done in accordance with the competitive bidding procedures established for boards of county commissioners by sections 307.86 to 307.91 of the Revised Code. (B) Sue and be sued in its own name, plead and be impleaded, provided any actions against the governing board or the regional transportation improvement project shall be brought in the court of common pleas of a county that is a party to the cooperative agreement or in the court of common pleas of the county in which the cause of action arose, and all summonses, exceptions, and notices shall be served on the governing board by leaving a copy thereof at its principal office with a member of the governing board or an employee or agent thereof; (C) Employ or retain persons as are necessary in the judgment of the governing board to carry out the project, and fix their compensation; (D) Acquire by purchase, lease, lease-purchase, lease with option to purchase, or otherwise any property necessary, convenient, or proper for the construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of one or more transportation improvements. The governing board may pledge net revenues, to the extent permitted by this chapter with respect to bonds, to secure payments to be paid by the governing board under such a lease, lease-purchase agreement, or lease with option to purchase. Title to real and personal property shall be held in the name of the governing board. The governing board is not authorized to acquire property by appropriation. (E) Issue securities to pay for the costs of transportation improvements pursuant to section 5595.05 of the Revised Code; (F) If the regional transportation project was undertaken pursuant to section 5595.02 of the Revised Code before March 23, 2018, the effective date of the amendment of this section by S.B. 8 of the 132nd general assembly: (1) Create a transportation financing district and declare improvements to parcels within the district to be a public purpose and exempt from taxation as provided under section 5709.48 of the Revised Code; (2) Negotiate and enter into voluntary agreements under section 5709.481 of the Revised Code that impose assessments on real property located in a transportation financing district. Last updated April 12, 2021 at 10:24 AM
Ohio Rev Code § 5595.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5595 | Regional Transportation Improvement Projects|Section 5595.05 | Issuance of Securities.

Effective: March 20, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 494 - 130th General Assembly|The governing board of a regional transportation improvement project may provide for the issuance of securities for the purpose of paying costs of transportation improvements. The securities are Chapter 133. securities, and the issuance of the securities, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the governing board in respect to the securities is governed by the applicable bond proceedings, section 133.22 or 133.23, and other applicable sections of Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, notwithstanding that the transportation improvements may result in permanent improvements for more than one purpose under that chapter.Such securities do not constitute a debt or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any political subdivision of the state. Debt charges on outstanding securities are payable solely from revenues pledged to the regional transportation improvement project pursuant to section 5595.06 of the Revised Code. All securities shall contain on their face a statement to that effect. Sections 9.98 to 9.983 of the Revised Code apply to the securities.
Ohio Rev Code § 5595.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5595 | Regional Transportation Improvement Projects|Section 5595.07 | Request for Assistance From Department of Transportation.

Effective: March 20, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 494 - 130th General Assembly|The governing board of a regional transportation improvement project may submit a written request to the director of transportation for the assistance of the department of transportation in any or all aspects, components, or phases of that project. Upon receipt of such a request, the director may require the board to submit documentation to substantiate that the board has sufficient resources to fund the board's share of the project. If the director determines that the board has sufficient resources, the director may make available to the board resources of the department, including funding or equipment, as may be necessary to fulfill the request. The director, in the director's discretion, may elect to assign any or all of any post-construction management responsibilities for the project back to the governing board.The governing board shall pay all expenses the department incurs in fulfilling the request for assistance other than those expenses the director agrees will be covered by the department. The board's share of expenses may be paid from the proceeds of bonds issued by the governing board under this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 5595.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5595 | Regional Transportation Improvement Projects|Section 5595.08 | Disposition of Funds.

Effective: March 20, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 494 - 130th General Assembly|All money, funds, properties, and assets acquired by the governing board of a regional transportation improvement project under this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of securities, as revenues, or otherwise, shall be held by it in trust for the purpose of carrying out its powers and duties, shall be used and reused as provided in this chapter, and shall at no time be part of other public funds. Such funds, except as otherwise provided in bond proceedings or in any trust agreement securing such securities, or except when invested pursuant to section 5595.09 of the Revised Code, shall be kept in depositories selected by the governing board in the manner provided in Chapter 135. of the Revised Code for the selection of eligible public depositories, and the deposits shall be secured as provided in that chapter. Bond proceedings or the trust agreement securing securities shall provide that any officer to whom, or any bank or trust company to which, such money is paid shall act as trustee of the money and hold and apply the money for the purposes for which the securities are issued, subject to such conditions as Chapter 133. or 135. of the Revised Code and such proceedings or trust agreement provide.
Ohio Rev Code § 5595.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5595 | Regional Transportation Improvement Projects|Section 5595.09 | Investment.

Effective: March 20, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 494 - 130th General Assembly|Except as otherwise provided in any bond proceedings or in any trust agreement securing securities, money in the funds of the governing board of a regional transportation improvement project in excess of current needs may be invested as permitted by sections 135.01 to 135.21 of the Revised Code. Income from all investments of moneys in any fund shall be credited to funds as the governing board determines, subject to the provisions of any such proceedings or trust agreement, and the investments may be sold at any time the governing board determines.
Ohio Rev Code § 5595.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5595 | Regional Transportation Improvement Projects|Section 5595.10 | Fiscal Officer.

Effective: March 20, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 494 - 130th General Assembly|The county auditor of the county with the greatest population, according to the most recent federal decennial census, that is a party to the cooperative agreement shall be the fiscal officer for the governing board of the project. The county prosecutor of the county with the greatest population, according to the most recent federal decennial census, that is participating in the project shall be the legal advisor of the governing board of the project and shall prosecute and defend all suits and actions that the governing board directs or to which it is a party.
Ohio Rev Code § 5595.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5595 | Regional Transportation Improvement Projects|Section 5595.11 | Taxation.

Effective: March 20, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 494 - 130th General Assembly|The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, and, as the completion of transportation improvements by a regional transportation improvement project constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, neither the project nor the governing board may be required to pay any state or local taxes or assessments upon any improvement, or upon revenue or any property acquired or used by the governing board of the project under this chapter, or upon the income therefrom. The securities 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 § 5595.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5595 | Regional Transportation Improvement Projects|Section 5595.12 | Administrative Expenses.

Effective: March 20, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 494 - 130th General Assembly|The governing board of a regional transportation improvement project shall not use any amount pledged or allocated to the board under this chapter for administrative expenses of the board without prior approval of the director of transportation. The director may approve expenses individually by line item or may approve an aggregate amount to be allocated for administrative expenses over a period of time not exceeding twelve months. The director may prescribe rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code necessary to implement this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 5595.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5595 | Regional Transportation Improvement Projects|Section 5595.13 | Dissolution.

Effective: March 23, 2018|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 8 - 132nd General Assembly|A regional transportation improvement project and its governing board are dissolved by operation of law on the date specified in the cooperative agreement. The governing board shall fulfill all contractual duties assumed by the board and repay all bonds issued by the board before that date. Upon dissolution of the regional transportation improvement project, the boards of county commissioners that created the regional transportation improvement project shall assume title to all real and personal property acquired by the board in the fulfillment of its duties under this chapter. The property shall be divided and distributed in accordance with the cooperative agreement. Unless otherwise provided by contract, pledges of revenue to the governing board from the state or a political subdivision or taxing unit shall terminate by operation of law upon the dissolution of the regional transportation improvement project. Except as otherwise provided in section 5709.50 of the Revised Code with respect to any incidental surplus in the regional transportation improvement project fund, unencumbered funds held by the governing board on the date the regional transportation improvement project is dissolved shall be distributed by the county treasurer of the most populous participating county as provided in the cooperative agreement or, if the cooperative agreement does not provide for the distribution of funds after the dissolution of the project, to the state and to political subdivisions and taxing units that pledged revenue to the project in proportions deemed equitable by the county treasurer based on the ratio of funds contributed by the state, the political subdivisions, and the taxing units.
Ohio Rev Code § 5701.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 57 | Taxation|Chapter 5701 | Definitions|Section 5701.01 | Person Defined.

Effective: June 30, 1997|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 215 - 122nd General Assembly|As used in Title LVII of the Revised Code, "person" includes individuals, firms, companies, business trusts, estates, trusts, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations, corporations, and any other business entities.
Ohio Rev Code § 5701.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 57 | Taxation|Chapter 5701 | Definitions|Section 5701.02 | Real Property Definitions.

Effective: April 9, 2001|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 672 - 123rd General Assembly|As used in Title LVII of the Revised Code:(A) "Real property," "realty," and "land" include land itself, whether laid out in town lots or otherwise, all growing crops, including deciduous and evergreen trees, plants, and shrubs, with all things contained therein, and, unless otherwise specified in this section or section 5701.03 of the Revised Code, all buildings, structures, improvements, and fixtures of whatever kind on the land, and all rights and privileges belonging or appertaining thereto. "Real property" does not include a manufactured home as defined in division (C)(4) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code or a mobile home, travel trailer, or park trailer, each as defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, that is not a manufactured or mobile home building as defined in division (B)(2) of this section.(B)(1) "Building" means a permanent fabrication or construction, attached or affixed to land, consisting of foundations, walls, columns, girders, beams, floors, and a roof, or some combination of these elemental parts, that is intended as a habitation or shelter for people or animals or a shelter for tangible personal property, and that has structural integrity independent of the tangible personal property, if any, it is designed to shelter. "Building" includes a manufactured or mobile home building as defined in division (B)(2) of this section.(2) "Manufactured or mobile home building" means a mobile home as defined in division (O) of section 4501.01 of the Revised Code or a manufactured home as defined in division (C)(4) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, if the home meets both of the following conditions:(a) The home is affixed to a permanent foundation as defined in division (C)(5) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code and is located on land owned by the owner of the home.(b) The certificate of title for the home has been inactivated by the clerk of the court of common pleas that issued it pursuant to section 4505.11 of the Revised Code.(C) "Fixture" means an item of tangible personal property that has become permanently attached or affixed to the land or to a building, structure, or improvement, and that primarily benefits the realty and not the business, if any, conducted by the occupant on the premises.(D) "Improvement" means, with respect to a building or structure, a permanent addition, enlargement, or alteration that, had it been constructed at the same time as the building or structure, would have been considered a part of the building or structure.(E) "Structure" means a permanent fabrication or construction, other than a building, that is attached or affixed to land, and that increases or enhances utilization or enjoyment of the land. "Structure" includes, but is not limited to, bridges, trestles, dams, storage silos for agricultural products, fences, and walls.
Ohio Rev Code § 5701.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 57 | Taxation|Chapter 5701 | Definitions|Section 5701.03 | Personal Property and Business Fixture Defined.

Effective: October 5, 1999|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 3 - 123rd General Assembly|As used in Title LVII of the Revised Code:(A) "Personal property" includes every tangible thing that is the subject of ownership, whether animate or inanimate, including a business fixture, and that does not constitute real property as defined in section 5701.02 of the Revised Code. "Personal property" also includes every share, portion, right, or interest, either legal or equitable, in and to every ship, vessel, or boat, used or designed to be used in business either exclusively or partially in navigating any of the waters within or bordering on this state, whether such ship, vessel, or boat is within the jurisdiction of this state or elsewhere. "Personal property" does not include money as defined in section 5701.04 of the Revised Code, motor vehicles registered by the owner thereof, electricity, or, for purposes of any tax levied on personal property, patterns, jigs, dies, or drawings that are held for use and not for sale in the ordinary course of business, except to the extent that the value of the electricity, patterns, jigs, dies, or drawings is included in the valuation of inventory produced for sale.(B) "Business fixture" means an item of tangible personal property that has become permanently attached or affixed to the land or to a building, structure, or improvement, and that primarily benefits the business conducted by the occupant on the premises and not the realty. "Business fixture" includes, but is not limited to, machinery, equipment, signs, storage bins and tanks, whether above or below ground, and broadcasting, transportation, transmission, and distribution systems, whether above or below ground. "Business fixture" also means those portions of buildings, structures, and improvements that are specially designed, constructed, and used for the business conducted in the building, structure, or improvement, including, but not limited to, foundations and supports for machinery and equipment. "Business fixture" does not include fixtures that are common to buildings, including, but not limited to, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems primarily used to control the environment for people or animals, tanks, towers, and lines for potable water or water for fire control, electrical and communication lines, and other fixtures that primarily benefit the realty and not the business conducted by the occupant on the premises.
Ohio Rev Code § 5701.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 57 | Taxation|Chapter 5701 | Definitions|Section 5701.04 | Money Defined.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|As used in Title LVII of the Revised Code, "money" includes gold, silver, and other coin, circulating notes of national banking associations, United States legal tender notes, and other notes and certificates of the United States payable on demand and circulating or intended to circulate as currency.
Ohio Rev Code § 5701.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 57 | Taxation|Chapter 5701 | Definitions|Section 5701.05 | Deposits Defined.

Effective: June 30, 1997|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 215 - 122nd General Assembly|As used in Title LVII of the Revised Code other than in division (A)(7) of section 5733.056 of the Revised Code, "deposits" includes every deposit which the person owning, holding in trust, or having the beneficial interest therein is entitled to withdraw in money, whether on demand or not, and whether evidenced by commercial or checking account, certificate of deposit, savings account, certificates of running, or other withdrawable stock, or otherwise, excepting:(A) Unearned premiums and surrender values under policies of insurance;(B) Such deposits in financial institutions outside this state as yield annual income by way of interest or dividends in excess of four per cent of the principal sum so withdrawable.
Ohio Rev Code § 5701.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 57 | Taxation|Chapter 5701 | Definitions|Section 5701.06 | Investments Defined.

Effective: January 1, 1983|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 694 - 114th General Assembly|As used in Title LVII of the Revised Code, "investments" includes:(A) Shares of stock in corporations, associations, and joint-stock companies, under whatever laws organized or existing, excepting:(1) Those which are instrumentalities of the federal government for the taxation of which by the several states no provision is made by act of the congress of the United States;(2) Those in financial institutions, dealers in intangibles, and domestic insurance companies as defined in section 5725.01 of the Revised Code;(3) Those defined as deposits by section 5701.05 of the Revised Code.(B) Interest-bearing obligations for the payment of money, such as bonds, certificates of indebtedness, debentures, and notes; certificates of deposit, savings, and other like deposits in financial institutions outside this state yielding income by way of interest or dividends in excess of four per cent of the principal sum withdrawable; and other similar evidences of indebtedness, whether negotiable or not, and whether or not secured by mortgage of or lien upon real or personal property or income, by whomsoever issued, excepting those issued:(1) By the United States or any of its territories, districts, or dependencies;(2) By any instrumentality of the federal government;(3) Prior to January 1, 1913, by the state of Ohio or any political or other subdivision or school district in this state;(4) Pursuant to Section 2a of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution;(5) Which are defined in sections 5701.05 and 5701.07 of the Revised Code as deposits and current accounts.(C) Annuities, royalties, and other contractual obligations for the periodical payment of money and all contractual and other incorporeal rights of a pecuniary nature from which income is or may be derived, however evidenced, excepting:(1) Interests in land and rents and royalties derived therefrom, other than equitable interests divided into shares evidenced by transferable certificates;(2) Contracts of employment or partnership, salaries, wages, commissions, seniority and other incorporeal rights derived from any such contract, and retirement annuities or plans that result from contracts of employment;(3) Contracts of insurance, and dividends paid or applied thereunder; but dividends under contracts commonly known as "combination life and annuity policies" or "cash refund annuities" shall not be excluded from taxation;(4) Stock purchase, pension, or profit-sharing plans established by an employer for the benefit of his employees or those of his subsidiaries;(5) Ownership interests of the depositors in an incorporated financial institution, the capital of which is not divided into shares, or which has no capital stock.(D) All equitable interests, life or other limited estates, and annuity interests in any investment described in this section, or in any fund made up in whole or in part of any such investments, wherever located.