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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 165 | Industrial Development Bonds › Section 165.12 | Bonds Payable Solely From Rentals, Revenues, and Other Income, Charges, and Moneys as Are Pledged for Their Payment in Accordance With Bond Proceedings.

Effective:
September 17, 1991
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 207 - 119th General Assembly
Bonds issued under authority of Chapter 165. of the Revised Code do not, and shall state that they do not, represent or constitute a debt or pledge of the faith and credit of the issuer, and such bonds are payable solely from the rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys as are pledged for their payment in accordance with the bond proceedings. No moneys of any issuer raised by taxation shall be obligated or pledged for the payment of bonds or other obligations issued or guarantees made pursuant to sections 165.01 to 165.14 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 165 | Industrial Development Bonds › Section 165.13 | Prohibiting Interest in Public Contract.

Effective:
June 13, 1975
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 111th General Assembly
Sections 305.27, 705.12, 731.02, 731.12, 733.72 to 733.77, and 2921.42 of the Revised Code apply to an officer of an issuer who is an officer, director, stockholder, employee, or owner of any interest in a proprietorship, corporation, joint enterprise, partnership, or other association which is the lessee of a project or the trustee, paying agency, or depository of funds under an indenture of mortgage or trust agreement securing bonds issued under authority of section 165.03 of the Revised Code, or a supplier of materials or a contractor or subcontractor for construction of a project.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 165 | Industrial Development Bonds › Section 165.14 | Waiving Project Requirements.

Effective:
August 26, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 112th General Assembly
(A) A project shall not be subject to the requirements relating to public buildings, structures, grounds, works, or improvements imposed by section 125.81, 713.02, or 713.25 of the Revised Code or any other similar requirements which may be lawfully waived by this section.
(B) A project shall be constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, improved, furnished, or equipped and shall be leased, sold, or otherwise disposed of in the manner determined by the issuing authority in its sole discretion and any requirement of competitive bidding or other restriction, which may be lawfully waived by this section, imposed on the procedure for award of contracts for such purpose or the lease, sale, or other disposition of property of the issuer is not applicable to any action taken under authority of Chapter 165. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 165 | Industrial Development Bonds › Section 165.20 | Designating Corporation as Agent of State.

Effective:
July 14, 1983
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 227 - 115th General Assembly
In accordance with Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, the state, acting through the director of development, or through the board of trustees of any state university or any housing commission created by section 3347.01 of the Revised Code, and its political subdivision, taxing districts, or public authorities, or its or their agencies, institutions, or instrumentalities, may by resolution or ordinance designate a corporation organized under Chapter 1702. or 1724. of the Revised Code as its or their agency to acquire, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, improve, furnish, or equip and to sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of property and facilities within the state for industry, commerce, distribution, and research; may approve such corporation and obligations of the corporation issued by it for one or more such purposes; and may have a beneficial interest in such corporation including the right to the property financed by such obligations on the retirement of such obligations, or by acquiring such property for endowment or similar uses or benefits or for ultimate direct use by it, subject to any lease or mortgage securing such obligations.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program › Section 166.03 | Facilities Establishment Fund.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) There is hereby created the facilities establishment fund within the state treasury, consisting of proceeds from the issuance of obligations as specified under section 166.08 of the Revised Code; the moneys received by the state from the sources specified in section 166.09 of the Revised Code; service charges imposed under sections 166.06 and 166.07 of the Revised Code; any grants, gifts, or contributions of moneys received by the director of development to be used for loans made under section 166.07 of the Revised Code or for the payment of the allowable costs of project facilities; and all other moneys appropriated or transferred to the fund. Moneys in the loan guarantee fund in excess of the loan guarantee reserve requirement, but subject to the provisions and requirements of any guarantee contracts, may be transferred to the facilities establishment fund by the treasurer of state upon the order of the director of development. Moneys received by the state under Chapter 122. of the Revised Code, to the extent allocable to the utilization of moneys derived from proceeds of the sale of obligations pursuant to section 166.08 of the Revised Code, shall be credited to the facilities establishment fund. All investment earnings on the cash balance in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
(B) All moneys appropriated or transferred to the facilities establishment fund may be released at the request of the director of development for payment of allowable costs or the making of loans under section 166.07 of the Revised Code, for transfer to the loan guarantee fund established in section 166.06 of the Revised Code, or for use for the purpose of or transfer to the funds established by sections 122.35, 122.42, 122.54, 122.55, 122.56, 122.561, 122.57, 122.601, and 122.80 of the Revised Code and, until July 1, 2003, the fund established by section 166.031 of the Revised Code, and, until July 1, 2007, the fund established by section 122.26 of the Revised Code, but only for such of those purposes as are within the authorization of Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, in all cases subject to the approval of the controlling board.
(C) The department of development, in the administration of the facilities establishment fund, is encouraged to utilize and promote the utilization of, to the maximum practicable extent, the other existing programs, business incentives, and tax incentives that department is required or authorized to administer or supervise.
Last updated July 30, 2021 at 3:55 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program › Section 166.04 | Determining Whether Assistance Will Conform to Chapter.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) Prior to entering into each agreement to provide assistance under sections 166.02, 166.06, and 166.07 of the Revised Code, the director of development services shall determine whether the assistance will conform to the requirements of sections 166.01 to 166.11 of the Revised Code. Such determination, and the facts upon which it is based, shall be set forth, where required, by the director in submissions made to the controlling board when the director seeks a release of moneys under section 166.02 of the Revised Code. An agreement to provide assistance under sections 166.02, 166.06, and 166.07 of the Revised Code shall set forth such determination, which shall be conclusive for purposes of the validity and enforceability of such agreement and any loan guarantees, loans, or other agreements entered into pursuant to such agreement to provide assistance.
(B) Whenever a person applies for financial assistance under sections 166.02, 166.06, and 166.07 of the Revised Code and the project for which assistance is requested is to relocate facilities that are currently being operated by the person and that are located in another county, municipal corporation, or township, the person shall provide written notification of the relocation to the appropriate local governmental bodies. Prior to entering into an agreement to provide the assistance, the director shall verify that such notification has been provided.
(C) As used in division (B) of this section, "appropriate local governmental bodies" means:
(1) The board of county commissioners or legislative authority of the county in which the facility to be replaced is located;
(2) The legislative authority of the municipal corporation or the board of township trustees of the township in which the facility to be replaced is located.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program › Section 166.05 | Selection Criteria.

Effective:
September 28, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 314 - 129th General Assembly
(A) In determining the projects to be assisted and the nature, amount, and terms of assistance to be provided for an eligible project under sections 166.02, 166.06, and 166.07 of the Revised Code:
(1) The director of development services shall take into consideration all of the following:
(a) The number of jobs to be created or preserved, directly or indirectly;
(b) Payrolls, and the taxes generated, at both state and local levels, by the eligible project and by the employment created or preserved by the eligible project;
(c) The size, nature, and cost of the eligible project, including the prospect of the project for providing long-term jobs in enterprises consistent with the changing economics of the state and the nation;
(d) The needs, and degree of needs, of the area in which the eligible project is to be located;
(e) The needs of any private sector enterprise to be assisted;
(f) The competitive effect of the assistance on other enterprises providing jobs for people of the state;
(g) The amount and kind of assistance, if any, to be provided to the private sector enterprise by other governmental agencies through tax exemption or abatement, financing assistance with industrial development bonds, and otherwise, with respect to the eligible project;
(h) The impact of the eligible project and its operations on local government services, including school services, and on public facilities;
(i) The effect of the assistance on the loss of or damage to or destruction of prime farmland, or the removal from agricultural production of prime farmland. As used in this section, "prime farmland" means agricultural land that meets the criteria for this classification as defined by the United States soil conservation service.
(j) The length of time the operator of the project has been operating facilities within the state.
(2) The benefits to the local area, including taxes, jobs, and reduced unemployment and reduced welfare costs, among others, may be accorded value in the leasing or sales of project facilities and in loan and guarantee arrangements.
(B) Prior to granting final approval of the assistance to be provided, the director shall determine that the benefits to be derived by the state and local area from the establishment or development, and operation, of the eligible project will exceed the cost of providing such assistance and shall submit to the controlling board a copy of that determination including the basis for the determination.
(C) Financial statements and other data submitted to the director of development services or the controlling board by any private sector person in connection with financial assistance under sections 166.02, 166.06, and 166.07 of the Revised Code, or any information taken from such statements or data for any purpose, shall not be open to public inspection.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program › Section 166.09 | Crediting Loan Repayments.

Effective:
January 11, 1985
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 826 - 115th General Assembly
There shall be credited to the facilities establishment fund the moneys received by the state from the repayment of loans and recovery on loan guarantees, including interest thereon, made from the facilities establishment fund or from the loan guarantee fund and from the sale, lease, or other disposition of property acquired or constructed from moneys in the facilities establishment fund with moneys derived from the proceeds of the sale of obligations under section 166.08 of the Revised Code. Such moneys shall be applied as provided in this chapter pursuant to appropriations made by the general assembly. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amounts recovered on loan guarantees shall be deposited to the credit of the loan guarantee fund to the extent necessary to restore that fund to the level required by any guarantee contract, and the other moneys referred to in the first sentence of this section may be deposited to the credit of separate accounts within the facilities establishment fund or in the bond service fund and pledged to the security of obligations, applied to the payment of bond service charges without need for appropriation, released from any such pledge and transferred to the facilities establishment fund or other account therein, all as and to the extent provided in the bond proceedings pursuant to written directions by the director of development. Accounts may be established by the director in the facilities establishment fund for particular projects or otherwise. Income from the investment of moneys in the facilities establishment fund shall be credited to that fund and, as may be provided in bond proceedings, to particular accounts therein. The treasurer of state may withdraw from the facilities establishment fund or, subject to provisions of the applicable bond proceedings, from any special funds established pursuant to the bond proceedings, or from any accounts in such funds, any amounts of investment income required to be rebated and paid to the federal government in order to maintain the exemption from federal income taxation of interest on obligations issued under this chapter, which withdrawal and payment may be made without necessity for appropriation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program › Section 166.10 | Authority Under Chapter Is in Addition to Powers Conferred by Other Laws.

Effective:
May 2, 1980
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 313 - 113th General Assembly
The authority provided by Chapter 166. of the Revised Code is in addition to and provides alternative methods for any other authority provided by law for the same or similar purposes, and are supplemental to and not in derogation of any powers of any governmental agency otherwise conferred. In case any section or provision of Chapter 166. of the Revised Code, including any condition or prerequisite to any action or determination, or in case any covenant, stipulation, obligation, resolution, trust agreement, indenture, lease agreement, act, or action, or part thereof, made, assumed, entered into, or taken under Chapter 166. of the Revised Code, or any application thereof, is for any reason held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remainder thereof or any other section or provision of Chapter 166. of the Revised Code, including any condition or prerequisite to any action or determination, or any other covenant, stipulation, obligation, resolution, trust agreement, indenture, lease, agreement, act, or action, or part thereof, made, assumed, entered into, or taken under such chapter, which shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid portion were not contained therein, nor shall such illegality or invalidity or any application thereof affect any legal and valid application thereof, and each such section, provision, covenant, stipulation, obligation, resolution, trust agreement, indenture, lease, agreement, act, or action, or part thereof, shall be deemed to be effective, operative, made, entered into or taken in the manner and to the full extent permitted by law.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program › Section 166.13 | Determining Whether Assistance Will Conform to Chapter Requirements.

Effective:
September 16, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 486 - 130th General Assembly
(A) Prior to entering into each agreement to provide innovation financial assistance under sections 166.12, 166.15, and 166.16 of the Revised Code, the director of development services shall determine whether the assistance will conform to the requirements of sections 166.12 to 166.16 of the Revised Code. Such determination, and the facts upon which it is based, shall be set forth by the director in submissions made to the controlling board when the director seeks a release of moneys under section 166.12 of the Revised Code. An agreement to provide assistance under sections 166.12, 166.15, and 166.16 of the Revised Code shall set forth the determination, which shall be conclusive for purposes of the validity and enforceability of the agreement and any innovation loan guarantees, innovation loans, or other agreements entered into pursuant to the agreement to provide innovation financial assistance.
(B) Whenever a person applies for innovation financial assistance under sections 166.12, 166.15, and 166.16 of the Revised Code and the eligible innovation project for which innovation financial assistance is requested is to relocate an eligible innovation project that is currently being operated by the person and that is located in another county, municipal corporation, or township, the person shall provide written notification to the appropriate local governmental bodies and state officials. The director may not enter into an agreement to provide innovation financial assistance until the director determines that the appropriate local government bodies and state officials have been notified.
(C) As used in division (B) of this section:
(1) "Appropriate local governmental bodies" means:
(a) The boards of county commissioners or legislative authorities of the county in which the project for which innovation financial assistance is requested is located and of the county in which the eligible innovation project to be replaced is located;
(b) The legislative authority of the municipal corporation or the board of township trustees of the township in which the eligible innovation project for which innovation financial assistance is requested is located; and
(c) The legislative authority of the municipal corporation or the board of township trustees of the township in which the eligible innovation project to be replaced is located.
(2) "State officials" means:
(a) The state representative and state senator in whose districts the project for which innovation financial assistance is requested is located;
(b) The state representative and state senator in whose districts the innovation project to be replaced is located.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program › Section 166.14 | Determining Eligible Innovation Projects - Confidential Information.

Effective:
September 28, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 314 - 129th General Assembly
(A) In determining the eligible innovation projects to be assisted and the nature, amount, and terms of innovation financial assistance to be provided for an eligible innovation project under sections 166.12 to 166.16 of the Revised Code:
(1) The director of development services shall take into consideration all of the following:
(a) The number of jobs to be created or preserved by the eligible innovation project, directly or indirectly;
(b) Payrolls, and the taxes generated, at both state and local levels, by or in connection with the eligible innovation project and by the employment created or preserved by or in connection with the eligible innovation project;
(c) The size, nature, and cost of the eligible innovation project, including the prospect of the eligible innovation project for providing long-term jobs in enterprises consistent with the changing economics of the state and the nation;
(d) The needs of any private sector enterprise to be assisted;
(e) The amount and kind of assistance, if any, to be provided to the private sector enterprise by other governmental agencies through tax exemption or abatement, financing assistance with industrial development bonds, and otherwise, with respect to the eligible innovation project or with respect to any providers of innovation property to be included as part of the eligible innovation project;
(f) The likelihood of the successful implementation of the proposed eligible innovation project;
(g) Whether the eligible innovation project involves the use of technology in a targeted innovation industry sector.
(2) The benefits to the local area, including taxes, jobs, and reduced unemployment and reduced welfare costs, among others, may be accorded value in the leasing or sales of innovation project facilities and in loan and guarantee arrangements.
(3) In making determinations under division (A)(1) of this section, the director may consider the effect of an eligible innovation project upon any entity engaged to provide innovation property to be acquired, leased, or licensed in connection with such assistance.
(B) Financial statements and other data submitted to the director of development services or the controlling board by any private sector person in connection with innovation financial assistance under sections 166.12, 166.15, and 166.16 of the Revised Code, or any information taken from such statements or data for any purpose, shall not be open to public inspection.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program › Section 166.18 | Applications for Research and Development Financial Assistance.

Effective:
September 16, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 486 - 130th General Assembly
(A) Prior to entering into each agreement to provide research and development financial assistance, the director of development services shall determine whether the assistance will conform to the requirements of sections 166.17 to 166.21, 5733.352, and 5747.331 of the Revised Code. Such determination, and the facts upon which it is based, shall be set forth by the director in submissions made to the controlling board when the director seeks a release of moneys under section 166.17 of the Revised Code. An agreement to provide research and development financial assistance under section 166.17 or 166.21 of the Revised Code shall set forth the determination, which shall be conclusive for purposes of the validity and enforceability of the agreement, and any loans or other agreements entered into pursuant to the agreement, to provide research and development financial assistance.
(B) Whenever a person applies for research and development financial assistance, and the eligible research and development project for which that assistance is requested is to relocate an eligible research and development project that is currently being operated by the person and that is located in another county, municipal corporation, or township within the state, the person shall provide written notification to the appropriate local governmental bodies and state officials. The director may not enter into an agreement to provide research and development financial assistance until the director determines that the appropriate local government bodies and state officials have been notified.
(C) As used in division (B) of this section:
(1) "Appropriate local governmental bodies" means all of the following:
(a) The board of county commissioners of or legislative authorities of special districts in the county in which the eligible research and development project for which research and development financial assistance is requested is located and of the county in which the project will be located;
(b) The legislative authority of the municipal corporation or the board of township trustees of the township in which the eligible research and development project for which research and development financial assistance is requested is located and of the municipal corporation or township in which the project will be located.
(2) "State officials" means both of the following:
(a) The state representative and state senator in whose district the eligible research and development project for which research and development financial assistance is requested is located;
(b) The state representative and state senator in whose district the eligible research and development project will be located.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program › Section 166.19 | Considerations in Granting Assistance for Research and Development Financial Assistance.

Effective:
September 28, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 314 - 129th General Assembly
(A)(1) In determining the eligible research and development projects to be assisted and the nature, amount, and terms of the research and development financial assistance to be provided, the director of development services shall consider all of the following:
(a) The number of jobs to be created or preserved, directly or indirectly, by or in connection with the eligible research and development project;
(b) Payrolls, and the taxes generated at both state and local levels, by the eligible research and development project and by the employment created or preserved by or in connection with the project;
(c) The size, nature, and cost of the eligible research and development project;
(d) The likelihood that the eligible research and development project will create long-term jobs in enterprises consistent with the changing economy of the state and nation;
(e) The needs of any private sector enterprise to be assisted, taking into consideration the amount and kind of assistance, if any, to be provided to the private sector enterprise by other governmental agencies through tax exemption or abatement, financing assistance with industrial development bonds, and otherwise, with respect to the eligible research and development project or with respect to any providers of research and development property to be included as part of the project;
(f) The likelihood that the eligible research and development project will be successfully implemented.
(2) The director may consider the benefits to the local area, including taxes, jobs, and reduced unemployment and reduced welfare costs, in the leasing or sale of eligible research and development project facilities and in loan arrangements.
(3) The director may consider the effect of an eligible research and development project upon any entity engaged to provide research and development property to be acquired, leased, or licensed in connection with research and development financial assistance.
(B) Financial statements and other data submitted to the director of development services or the controlling board by any private sector person in connection with research and development financial assistance, or any information taken from such statements or data for any purpose, shall not be open to public inspection.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program › Section 166.20 | Research and Development Loan Fund.

Effective:
July 9, 2003
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 125th General Assembly
There is hereby created in the state treasury the research and development loan fund. The fund shall consist of moneys received from the issuance of obligations for research and development purposes under section 166.08 of the Revised Code; moneys deposited to the fund pursuant to divisions (C) and (G) of section 166.21 of the Revised Code; service charges imposed under section 166.21 of the Revised Code; and any grants, gifts, or contributions of money received by the director of development to be used for making loans under section 166.21 of the Revised Code. All investment earnings on the cash balance in the fund shall be credited to the fund. The fund shall not be comprised, in any part, of moneys raised by taxation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program › Section 166.25 | Loans From Logistics and Distribution Infrastructure Fund.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The director of development services, with the approval of the controlling board and subject to the other applicable provisions of this chapter, may lend money in the logistics and distribution infrastructure fund to persons for the purpose of paying allowable costs of eligible logistics and distribution projects.
(B) In determining the eligible logistics and distribution projects to be assisted and the nature, amount, and terms of assistance to be provided for an eligible logistics and distribution project, the director shall consult with appropriate governmental agencies, including the department of transportation and the Ohio rail development commission.
(C) Any loan made pursuant to this section shall be evidenced by a loan agreement, which shall contain such terms as the director determines necessary or appropriate, including performance measures and reporting requirements. The director may take actions necessary or appropriate to collect or otherwise deal with any loan made under this section, including requiring a loan recipient to repay the amount of the loan plus interest at a rate of three per cent above the federal short term interest rate or any other rate determined by the director.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program › Section 166.26 | Logistics and Distribution Infrastructure Fund.

Effective:
June 12, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 554 - 127th General Assembly
(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the logistics and distribution infrastructure fund. The fund shall consist of grants, gifts, and contributions of money or rights to money lawfully designated for or deposited into the fund, all money and rights to money lawfully appropriated and transferred to the fund, including money received from the issuance of obligations under section 166.08 of the Revised Code and subject to section 166.11 of the Revised Code for purposes of allowable costs of eligible logistics and distribution projects, and money credited to the fund pursuant to division (B) of this section. All investment earnings on the cash balance in the fund shall be credited to the fund. The fund shall not be comprised, in any part, of money raised by taxation.
(B) There shall be credited to the logistics and distribution infrastructure fund the money received by the state from the repayment of loans and recovery on loan guarantees, including interest thereon, made from the fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program › Section 166.27 | Minority Outreach for Rc 166.25 Loans.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "minority" has the same meaning as in section 184.17 of the Revised Code, except that the individual must be a resident of this state. The term also includes an economically disadvantaged individual who is a resident of this state.
(B) The director of development shall conduct outreach activities in Ohio that seek to include minorities in the loan program for logistics and distribution projects established under section 166.25 of the Revised Code. The outreach activities shall include the following, when appropriate:
(1) Identifying and partnering with historically black colleges and universities;
(2) Working with all institutions of higher education in the state to support minority faculty and students involved in logistics and distribution fields;
(3) Developing a plan to contact by telephone minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurs and other economically disadvantaged businesses to notify them of opportunities to participate in the loan program for logistics and distribution projects;
(4) Identifying minority professional and technical trade associations and economic development assistance organizations and notifying them of the loan program for logistics and distribution projects;
(5) Partnering with regional councils to foster local efforts to support minority-owned businesses or otherwise identify networks of minority-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals operating locally;
(6) Identifying minority firms and notifying them of the opportunities that exist within the investment community, including the Ohio venture capital authority created under section 150.02 of the Revised Code.
(C) The director shall publish an annual report that includes all of the following:
(1) Details of loans awarded for logistics and distribution projects;
(2) The status of loan recipients' projects funded in previous years;
(3) The amount of loans awarded for projects in economically distressed areas, and if possible to ascertain, the impact of the loans to those areas.
(D) To the extent possible, outreach activities described in this section shall be conducted in conjunction with the EDGE program created in section 122.922 of the Revised Code.
Last updated July 30, 2021 at 3:55 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program › Section 166.35 | Economic Development Support Fund.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
There is hereby created in the state treasury the economic development support fund. The fund shall consist of excess money received by the state representing gross profit on the sale of spirituous liquor that is credited or transferred to it. Money in the fund shall be used to carry out economic development activities.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program › Section 166.50 | Microbusiness Defined.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
"Microbusiness" means an independently owned and operated for-profit business entity, including any affiliates, that has fewer than twenty full-time employees or full-time equivalent employees and is located in this state.
For purposes of this section:
(A) "Full-time employee" means an employee who, with respect to a calendar month, is employed an average of at least thirty hours of service per week.
(B) The number of full-time equivalent employees for a calendar month is determined by calculating the aggregate number of hours of service for that calendar month for employees who were not full-time employees and dividing that number by one hundred twenty.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments › Section 167.01 | Regional Councils of Government.

Effective:
November 17, 1967
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 266 - 107th General Assembly
That governing bodies of any two or more counties, municipal corporations, townships, special districts, school districts, or other political subdivisions may enter into an agreement with each other, or with the governing bodies of any counties, municipal corporations, townships, special districts, school districts or other political subdivisions of any other state to the extent that laws of such other state permit, for establishment of a regional council consisting of such political subdivisions.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments › Section 167.02 | Membership.

Effective:
October 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 239 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Membership in the regional council shall be the counties, municipal corporations, townships, special districts, school districts, and other political subdivisions entering into the agreement establishing the council or admitted to membership subsequently pursuant to the agreement establishing the council or the bylaws of the council. Representation on the council may be in the manner as provided in the agreement establishing the council.
(B) If the agreement establishing the council does not set forth the manner for determining representation on the council such representation shall consist of one representative from each county, municipal corporation, township, special district, school district, or other political subdivision entering into the agreement, or subsequently admitted to membership in the council. The representative from each member county, municipal corporation, township, special district, school district, or other political subdivision shall be elected chief executive thereof, or, if such county, municipal corporation, township, special district, school district, or other political subdivision does not have an elected chief executive, a member of its governing body chosen by such body to be its representative.
(C) Records containing the names of the political subdivisions that are members of a regional council of governments or the names of the representatives from those political subdivisions who serve on the council are public records within the meaning of section 149.43 of the Revised Code, and those names are not considered to be trade secrets under section 1333.61 of the Revised Code.
(D) The director of development services shall assist the council in securing the cooperation of all appropriate agencies of the state or of the United States to aid in promoting the orderly growth and development of the area, solving the problems of local government, and discharging the responsibilities and duties of local government in the most efficient possible manner.
(E) Any county, municipal corporation, township, special district, school district, or other political subdivision which has become a member of the council may withdraw by formal action of its governing board and upon sixty days notice to council after such action, or in the manner provided in the agreement establishing the council, provided no such procedure relative to withdrawals in the agreement establishing the council shall require the political subdivision desiring to withdraw to retain its membership in the council for a period in excess of two years.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments › Section 167.04 | Adoption of By-Laws.

Effective:
October 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 239 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The regional council of governments shall adopt by-laws, by a majority vote of its members, designating the officers of the council and the method of their selection, creating a governing board that may act for the council as provided in the by-laws, and providing for the conduct of its business.
(B) The by-laws of the regional council of governments shall provide for the appointment of a fiscal officer, who may hold any other office or employment with the council, and who shall receive, deposit, invest, and disburse the funds of the council in the manner authorized by the by-laws or action by the council.
(C) The by-laws of a regional council of governments the members of which include, under sections 167.01 and 167.02 of the Revised Code, at least eight counties may include a provision authorizing member attendance and voting at council meetings either in person or by proxy.
(D) The officers of the council shall notify the auditor of state of the regional council's formation, provide a copy of the council's by-laws, and provide on a form prescribed by the auditor of state any other information regarding the regional council that the auditor of state considers necessary.
The council shall take no official action, other than formation, before notifying the auditor of state of its formation in accordance with this section. Any official action the council takes before making that notification, including entering into any contract, is void.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments › Section 167.041 | Infrastructure Loans.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
An educational service center serving as a fiscal agent for a regional council of governments may establish a program for the council in which the fiscal agent may enter into agreements with the governing body of one or more member governments to lend money to the member or members for the purpose of improving infrastructure within the territory of the member or members located within this state.
Last updated May 6, 2021 at 12:23 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments › Section 167.05 | Employing Personnel.

Effective:
April 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 202 - 134th General Assembly
The council may employ such staff and contract for the services of such consultants and experts, and may purchase or lease or otherwise provide for such supplies, materials, equipment, and facilities as it deems necessary and appropriate in the manner and under procedures established in the by-laws of the council.
The council may contract with the prosecuting attorney of a county, as provided in section 309.09 of the Revised Code, to obtain legal services from the prosecuting attorney.
Last updated March 3, 2023 at 2:09 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments › Section 167.06 | Financing Programs and Operations.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The governing bodies of the member governments may appropriate funds to meet the expenses of the council. Services of personnel, use of equipment, and office space, and other necessary services may be accepted from members as part of their financial support. The members of the council, or the state of Ohio, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions or any governmental unit may give to the council moneys, real property, personal property, or services. The council may establish schedules of dues to be paid by its voting members to aid the financing of the operations and programs of the council in the manner provided in the agreement establishing the council or in the by-laws of the council. The council may permit non-member political subdivisions to participate in any of its activities regardless of whether such political subdivisions have paid dues to the council.
(B) The council may accept funds, grants, gifts, and services from the government of the United States or its agencies, from this state or its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or from political subdivisions or from any other governmental unit whether participating in the council or not, and from private and civic sources.
(C) A regional council of governments established to provide health care benefits to the member governments' employees and the employees' dependents may pool funds received from all the members of the council, including members from other states to the extent that the laws of such other states permit, for the payment of health care related claims and expenses.
(D) The council shall make an annual report of its activities to the member governments.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments › Section 167.07 | Membership Not a Public Office.

Effective:
October 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 239 - 132nd General Assembly
(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, membership on a regional council of governments and holding an office of the council does not constitute the holding of a public office or employment within the meaning of any section of the Revised Code.
(2) A regional council of governments is considered a public agency for purposes of Chapter 102. and is considered a political subdivision for purposes of Chapter 2921. of the Revised Code.
(B) Membership on the council and holding an office of the council shall not constitute an interest, either direct or indirect, in a contract or expenditure of money by any municipal corporation, township, special district, school district, county, or other political subdivision other than the council itself.
(C) No member or officer of the council shall be disqualified from holding any public office or employment, nor shall such member or officer forfeit any such office or employment, by reason of serving as an officer or member of the council, notwithstanding any law to the contrary.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments › Section 167.08 | Contracts for Service.

Effective:
November 17, 1967
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 266 - 107th General Assembly
The appropriate officials, authorities, boards, or bodies of counties, municipal corporations, townships, special districts, school districts, or other political subdivisions may contract with any council established pursuant to sections 167.01 to 167.07, inclusive, of the Revised Code to receive any service from such council or to provide any service to such council. Such contracts may also authorize the council to perform any function or render any service in behalf of such counties, municipal corporations, townships, special districts, school districts, or other political subdivisions, which such counties, municipal corporations, townships, special districts, school districts, or other political subdivisions may perform or render.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments › Section 167.081 | Authority of Regional Council to Contract on a per Unit Basis.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
A regional council may enter into a contract that establishes a unit price for, and provides upon a per unit basis, materials, labor, services, overhead, profit, and associated expenses for the repair, enlargement, improvement, or demolition of a building or structure if the contract is awarded pursuant to a competitive bidding procedure of a county, municipal corporation, or township or a special district, school district, or other political subdivision that is a council member; a statewide consortium of which the council is a member; or a multistate consortium of which the council is a member.
A public notice requirement pertaining to the contract shall be considered as having been met if the public notice is given once a week for at least two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within a county in this state in which the council has members and if the notice is posted on the council's internet web site for at least two consecutive weeks before the date specified for receiving bids.
A county, municipal corporation, or township and a special district, school district, or other political subdivision that is a council member may participate in a contract entered into under this section. Purchases under a contract entered into under this section are exempt from any competitive selection or bidding requirements otherwise required by law. A county, municipal corporation, or township or a special district, school district, or other political subdivision that is a member of the council is not entitled to participate in a contract entered into under this section if it has received bids for the same work under another contract, unless participation in a contract under this section will enable the member to obtain the same work, upon the same terms, conditions, and specifications, at a lower price.