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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1548 | Watercraft Certificates of Title › Section 1548.13 | Duplicate Certificates.

Effective:
September 14, 2016
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly
In the event of a lost or destroyed certificate of title, application shall be made to a clerk of a court of common pleas by the owner of the watercraft or outboard motor, or the holder of a lien on it, for a certified copy of the certificate upon a form prescribed by the chief of the division of parks and watercraft and accompanied by the fee prescribed by section 1548.10 of the Revised Code. The application shall be signed and sworn to by the person making the application, and the clerk shall issue a certified copy of the certificate of title to the person entitled to receive it under this chapter. The certified copy shall be plainly marked across its face with the word "duplicate," and any subsequent purchaser of the watercraft or outboard motor in the chain of title originating through the certified copy acquires only such rights in the watercraft or outboard motor as the original holder of the certified copy had. Any purchaser of the watercraft or outboard motor, at the time of purchase, may require the seller to indemnify the purchaser and all subsequent purchasers of the watercraft or outboard motor against any loss that the purchaser or any subsequent purchaser may suffer by reason of any claim presented upon the original certificate. In the event of the recovery of the original certificate of title by the owner, the owner shall surrender it immediately to a clerk for cancellation.
The holder of a certificate of title for a watercraft or outboard motor upon which is noted an existing lien, encumbrance, or mortgage may apply at any time to a clerk for a memorandum certificate, on a form prescribed by the chief, that is signed and sworn to by the applicant. Upon receipt of the application together with the fee prescribed by section 1548.10 of the Revised Code, and if the application appears to be regular, the clerk shall issue to the applicant a memorandum certificate for the watercraft or outboard motor. If the memorandum certificate is lost or destroyed, the holder of it may obtain a certified copy of it by applying for the copy on a form prescribed by the chief, accompanied by the fee prescribed in section 1548.10 of the Revised Code. In the event of the recovery of the original memorandum certificate by the owner, the owner shall surrender it immediately to a clerk for cancellation. Such a memorandum certificate is not assignable and constitutes no evidence of title or of right to transfer or encumber the watercraft or outboard motor described in it.
The owner of a watercraft or outboard motor may apply at any time to a clerk for a non-negotiable evidence of ownership for the watercraft or outboard motor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1548 | Watercraft Certificates of Title › Section 1548.14 | Title Information Furnished - Reports - Copies - Fees.

Effective:
September 14, 2016
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly
The chief of the division of parks and watercraft, upon the application of any person and payment of the proper fees, may prepare and furnish title information in such form and subject to such territorial division or other classification as the chief may direct. The chief may search the records of the division of parks and watercraft and make reports thereof, and make photographic copies of the division records and attestations thereof.
Fees therefor shall be charged and collected as follows:
(A) For searches of the records and reports thereof, two dollars for each name, number, or fact reported on;
(B) For photographic copies of records and attestations thereof, under the signature of the chief, two dollars per copy.
Such copies shall be taken as prima-facie evidence of the facts therein stated in any court of the state. The chief and the clerk of the court of common pleas shall furnish information on any title without charge to state highway patrol troopers, sheriffs, or chiefs of police.
Fees collected as provided in this section shall be received by the chief.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1548 | Watercraft Certificates of Title › Section 1548.141 | Public Access to Title Information via Electronic Means.

Effective:
September 14, 2016
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly
The chief of the division of parks and watercraft shall enable the public to access watercraft and outboard motor title information via electronic means. No fee shall be charged for this access. The title information that must be so accessible is only the title information that is in an electronic format at the time a person requests this access.
The chief shall establish procedures governing this access. The procedures may be established by rule in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. In adopting these procedures, the chief shall confer with the clerks of the courts of common pleas.
Access by the public to watercraft and outboard motor title information under this section shall comply with all restrictions contained in the Revised Code and federal law that govern the disclosure of that information.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1548 | Watercraft Certificates of Title › Section 1548.15 | Authorized Agents.

Effective:
September 14, 2016
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly
Manufacturers and importers shall appoint and authorize agents who shall sign manufacturer's or importer's certificates. The chief of the division of parks and watercraft may require that a certified copy of a list containing the names and the facsimile signatures of the authorized agents be furnished to the chief and be forwarded to each clerk of the court of common pleas in the respective counties within the state, and the chief may prescribe the form of authorization to be used by manufacturers or importers and the method of certification of the names of said agents.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1548 | Watercraft Certificates of Title › Section 1548.16 | Administration of Oaths.

Effective:
October 10, 1963
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 289 - 105th General Assembly
The clerk of the court of common pleas and his authorized deputies may administer oaths on any application or affidavit required by Chapter 1548. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1548 | Watercraft Certificates of Title › Section 1548.17 | Notification of Watercraft Thefts.

Effective:
September 14, 2016
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly
Every peace officer, sheriff, natural resources officer, division of wildlife officer, conservancy district officer, constable, or state highway patrol trooper, having knowledge of a stolen watercraft or outboard motor, shall immediately furnish the chief of the division of parks and watercraft with full information concerning the theft.
The chief, whenever a report of the theft or conversion of a watercraft or outboard motor is received, shall make a distinctive record of it, including the make of the stolen watercraft or outboard motor and its manufacturer's or assigned serial number, and shall file the record in the numerical order of the manufacturer's or assigned serial number with the index records of the watercraft or outboard motors of such make. The chief shall prepare a report listing watercraft and outboard motors stolen and recovered as disclosed by the reports submitted to the chief, to be distributed as the chief deems advisable.
If, under section 1548.02 of the Revised Code, the chief learns of the issuance of a certificate of title to such a watercraft or outboard motor, the chief shall immediately notify the rightful owner of the watercraft or outboard motor and the clerk who issued the certificate of title, and if, upon investigation, it appears that the certificate of title was improperly issued, the chief shall immediately cancel it.
In the event of the recovery of a stolen or converted watercraft or outboard motor, the owner shall immediately notify the chief, who shall remove the record of the theft or conversion from the chief's file.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1548 | Watercraft Certificates of Title › Section 1548.18 | Prohibited Acts.

Effective:
September 14, 2016
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly
No person shall do any of the following:
(A) Operate in this state a watercraft for which a certificate of title is required or a watercraft powered by an outboard motor for which a certificate of title is required without having the certificate, or a valid temporary permit and number, in accordance with this chapter or, if a physical certificate of title has not been issued for it, operate the watercraft or outboard motor in this state knowing that the ownership information relating to the watercraft or outboard motor has not been entered into the automated title processing system by a clerk of a court of common pleas;
(B) Operate in this state a watercraft for which a certificate of title is required or a watercraft powered by an outboard motor for which a certificate of title is required upon which the certificate of title has been canceled;
(C) Fail to surrender any certificate of title upon cancellation of it by the chief of the division of parks and watercraft and notice of the cancellation as prescribed in this chapter;
(D) Fail to surrender the certificate of title to a clerk of a court of common pleas as provided in this chapter, in case of the destruction or dismantling or change of a watercraft or outboard motor in such respect that it is not the watercraft or outboard motor described in the certificate of title;
(E) Violate any provision of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided, or any lawful rules adopted pursuant to this chapter;
(F) Operate in this state a watercraft or outboard motor knowing that the certificate of title to or ownership of the watercraft or outboard motor as otherwise reflected in the automated title processing system has been canceled.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1548 | Watercraft Certificates of Title › Section 1548.19 | Offenses Concerning Stolen Watercraft and Certificates of Title.

Effective:
October 31, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 59 - 124th General Assembly
No person shall do any of the following:
(A) Procure or attempt to procure a certificate of title to a watercraft or outboard motor, or pass or attempt to pass a certificate of title or any assignment of a certificate of title to a watercraft or outboard motor, or in any other manner gain or attempt to gain ownership of a watercraft or outboard motor, knowing or having reason to believe that the watercraft or outboard motor has been stolen;
(B) Sell or offer for sale in this state a watercraft or outboard motor on which the manufacturer's or assigned serial number has been destroyed, removed, covered, altered, or defaced with knowledge of the destruction, removal, covering, alteration, or defacement of the manufacturer's or assigned serial number;
(C) Sell or transfer a watercraft or outboard motor without delivering to the purchaser or transferee of it a certificate of title, or a manufacturer's or importer's certificate to it, assigned to the purchaser as provided for in this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1548 | Watercraft Certificates of Title › Section 1548.21 | Watercraft Not Subject of Certificate of Title.

Effective:
October 10, 1963
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 289 - 105th General Assembly
A watercraft or outboard motor acquired by the owner prior to January 1, 1964, need not be the subject of a certificate of title until it is mortgaged, sold, or otherwise disposed of.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1548 | Watercraft Certificates of Title › Section 1548.22 | Remaining Fees Paid to Treasurer of State Credited to Waterways Safety Fund.

Effective:
September 14, 2016
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly
The chief of the division of parks and watercraft, after deducting the necessary and actual expenses incurred by the division in administering Chapter 1548. of the Revised Code, shall pay to the treasurer of state to the credit of the waterways safety fund the fees received by the chief under sections 1548.10 and 1548.14 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1548 | Watercraft Certificates of Title › Section 1548.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
July 1, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly
(A) Whoever violates section 1548.18 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(B) Whoever violates section 1548.19 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1551 | Energy › Section 1551.05 | Department Duties as to Energy.

Effective:
October 17, 1985
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 381 - 116th General Assembly
The department of deveopment shall:
(A) Monitor and assess technological advancements in energy conservation and development, and maintain to the extent practicable a capability for independent technology assessment to support formulation of state energy policy;
(B) Review laws, rules, and state agency policies that affect energy utilization, and recommend to the agencies and the general assembly changes to achieve energy conservation and development;
(C) Develop methods for the performance of energy audits of buildings and structures and net energy analyses, employing whenever possible existing knowledge and practices, in order to identify energy cost savings to be realized through energy conservation measures, and prepare or identify curricula or source materials for training of persons conducting energy audits;
(D) Implement a continuing public education effort designed to inform individuals and organizations about specific and appropriate ways to conserve energy;
(E) Provide technical assistance, information on technological advancements in energy production, use, and conservation, energy efficiency information, recommendations to state agencies and local governments, assistance in the identification, evaluation, and implementation of measures to reduce energy consumption and waste, and public information on energy conservation measures, criteria, and alternatives to assist consumers in purchasing appliances, machinery, power tools, and similar products;
(F) Identify, project, and monitor reduction in energy demand due to energy conservation measures in the industrial, commercial, residential, transportation, and energy production sectors and the state as a whole;
(G) Annually apply for, receive, accept, and administer assistance on behalf of the state pursuant to and in compliance with the "Energy Policy and Conservation Act," 89 Stat. 871, 42 U.S.C.A. 6201, as amended.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1551 | Energy › Section 1551.06 | Cooperation and Coordination Among Agencies.

Effective:
October 17, 1985
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 381 - 116th General Assembly
The department of development shall be the coordinating agency responsible for involving all other appropriate agencies of state government in developing programs to conserve energy, and shall be responsible for minimizing duplication of effort among state agencies and programs in the state.
All state departments, agencies, institutions, universities, colleges, authorities, boards, and commissions, and all political subdivisions and quasi-governmental agencies of the state shall cooperate and coordinate all such activities with the department to ensure orderly and efficient administration and enforcement.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1551 | Energy › Section 1551.18 | State Purpose to Promote Efficient Utilization of Energy.

Effective:
December 14, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 415 - 112th General Assembly
The general assembly finds and declares that it is an essential government function and public purpose of the state to promote the efficient utilization of energy, encourage the increased utilization of the state's indigeneous energy resources, promote the development of renewable energy resources, and foster increased cooperation amoung all levels of government for the preservation or creation of jobs and employment opportunities, the encouragement of economic growth, the promotion of the general welfare, the protection of the public health and safety, and the protection of environmental quality.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1551 | Energy › Section 1551.19 | Lighting Efficiency Rules for Public Buildings.

Effective:
February 24, 1983
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 100 - 115th General Assembly
The director of development shall adopt, consistent with the "Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975," 89 Stat. 871, 42 U.S.C.A. 6291, as amended:
(A) Mandatory lighting efficiency rules for all existing public buildings above a minimum size established by the director which are owned, leased, or controlled by the state, except by state colleges and universities;
(B) Lighting efficiency recommendations for all other existing public buildings larger than the minimum size established by the director, including those which are owned, leased, or controlled by state colleges and universities.
For the purposes of this section, "public building" means any building that is open to the public during normal business hours.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1551 | Energy › Section 1551.30 | Ohio Coal Development Office Definitions.

Effective:
September 14, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 640 - 123rd General Assembly
As used in sections 1551.30 to 1551.35 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Coal development facility" means any coal resource development, beneficiation, or utilization facility of commercial availability or scale, including, without limitation, any commercial-scale demonstration facility and, when necessary or appropriate to demonstrate the commercial acceptability of a specific technology, up to three installations within this state utilizing the specific technology, that enhances the market for, or marketability of, Ohio coal and that is consistent with the purposes of the Ohio coal development office established under section 1551.32 of the Revised Code. "Coal development facility" includes all support buildings and facilities that the director of the Ohio coal development office determines are necessary for the operation of the facility together with all property, rights, easements, and interests that may be required for the operation of the facility.
(B) "Coal" includes coal, coke, and fuels derived from coal, including, but not limited to, synthetic fuels and coal-oil or coal-oil-water mixtures.
(C) "Person" includes an individual, receiver, assignee, trustee in bankruptcy, estate, firm, partnership, association, joint-stock company, joint venture, club, society, corporation, and combination of individuals in any form.
(D) "Governmental agency" and "construction" have the same meanings as in section 1551.01 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1551 | Energy › Section 1551.31 | State Policy to Increase Coal Use.

Effective:
September 14, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 640 - 123rd General Assembly
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(A) Coal is one of this state's best, most abundant energy resources.
(B) In recent years the coal industry in this state has experienced economic difficulties that have resulted in a loss of jobs in that industry.
(C) Some coal users are reluctant to use coal from this state because of its high sulfur content.
(D) The increased use of Ohio coal in this state could enable the state to be more energy self-sufficient.
(E) It is therefore imperative for this state to have a strong, viable coal industry in order to create and preserve jobs and improve the economy of this state and that, in order to strengthen that industry, methods must be found to use Ohio coal in an environmentally acceptable, cost effective manner.
Accordingly, it is declared to be the public policy of the state, through operation of sections 1551.30 to 1551.35 of the Revised Code and other applicable laws and authority vested in the general assembly, to assist in the development of facilities and technologies that will lead to increased, environmentally sound use of Ohio coal.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1551 | Energy › Section 1551.311 | State Policy to Seek Federal Assistance to Develop Clean Coal.

Effective:
June 30, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the future of the Ohio coal industry lies in the development of clean coal technology and that the disproportionate economic impact on the state under Title IV of the "Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990," 104 Stat. 2584, 42 U.S.C.A. 7651, warrants maximum federal assistance to this state for such development. It is therefore imperative that the department of development, its Ohio coal development office, the Ohio coal industry, the Ohio Washington office in the office of the governor, and the state's congressional delegation make every effort to acquire any federal assistance available for the development of clean coal technology, including assisting entities eligible for grants in their acquisition. The Ohio coal development agenda required by section 1551.34 of the Revised Code shall include, in addition to the other information required by that section, a description of such efforts and a description of the current status of the development of clean coal technology in this state and elsewhere.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1551 | Energy › Section 1551.32 | Ohio Coal Development Office.

Effective:
June 30, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
(A) There is hereby established within the department of development the Ohio coal development office whose purposes are to do all of the following:
(1) Encourage, promote, and support siting, financing, construction, and operation of commercially available or scaled facilities and technologies, including, without limitation, commercial-scale demonstration facilities and, when necessary or appropriate to demonstrate the commercial acceptability of a specific technology, up to three installations within this state utilizing the specific technology, to more efficiently produce, beneficiate, market, or use Ohio coal;
(2) Encourage, promote, and support the market acceptance and increased market use of Ohio coal through technology and market development;
(3) Assist in the financing of coal development facilities;
(4) Encourage, promote, and support, in state-owned buildings, facilities, and operations, use of Ohio coal and electricity sold by utilities and others in this state that use Ohio coal for generation;
(5) Improve environmental quality, particularly through cleaner use of Ohio coal;
(6) Assist and cooperate with governmental agencies, universities and colleges, coal producers, coal miners, electric utilities and other coal users, public and private sector coal development interests, and others in achieving these purposes.
(B) The office shall give priority to improvement or reconstruction of existing facilities and equipment when economically feasible, to construction and operation of commercial-scale facilities, and to technologies, equipment, and other techniques that enable maximum use of Ohio coal in an environmentally acceptable, cost-effective manner.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1551 | Energy › Section 1551.34 | Biennial Ohio Coal Development Agenda.

Effective:
September 16, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 486 - 130th General Assembly
On or before the first day of August of each even-numbered year, the director of the Ohio coal development office established under section 1551.32 of the Revised Code shall submit to the governor and the general assembly an Ohio coal development agenda. Prior to each submission, the office shall solicit public comment on the agenda to give interested parties an opportunity to comment on the agenda. The director shall consider any public comments received prior to the agenda's submission. The agenda shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(A) A characterization of Ohio coal, constraints on its maximum use, and opportunities for overcoming those constraints;
(B) A characterization of the current and potential markets for Ohio coal, constraints on increased market demand for it, and opportunities for overcoming those constraints;
(C) Identification of each of the office's programs and its correspondence to the purposes of the office;
(D) A description of the office's current projects that includes the status of each project and a specific description of the office's activities in all of the following areas:
(1) Commercialization of available technology;
(2) Marketplace adoption of that technology;
(3) Enhancement of user markets for Ohio coal.
(E) The types of projects to be funded in the succeeding biennium;
(F) Anticipated expenditures for, the relative priority of, and the potential benefits of each type of project to be funded in the succeeding biennium;
(G) The results obtained from completed projects and dissemination of those results;
(H) A fiscal report of the office's activities under sections 1551.30 to 1551.35 and Chapter 1555. of the Revised Code during the preceding biennium;
(I) The criteria used to select the office's specific types of projects. The criteria shall consider all of the following:
(1) A project's relationship to and support of the office's purposes;
(2) The technology involved, its applicability to Ohio coal, and its potential rate and probability of marketplace adoption;
(3) The commercial readiness of a project's facility, technology, or equipment;
(4) The cost and relative risk to the state and the participation of other investors or interested parties in a project's financing;
(5) The likelihood that results of a project would not be achieved in the absence of the office's assistance.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1555 | Coal Research and Development › Section 1555.02 | Ohio Coal Development Office - Powers and Duties.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state through the operations of the Ohio coal development office under this chapter to contribute toward one or more of the following: to provide for the comfort, health, safety, and general welfare of all employees and other inhabitants of this state through research and development directed toward the discovery of new technologies or the demonstration or application of existing technologies to enable the conversion or use of Ohio coal as a fuel or chemical feedstock in an environmentally acceptable manner thereby enhancing the marketability and fostering the use of this state's vast reserves of coal, to assist in the financing of coal research and development and coal research and development projects or facilities for persons doing business in this state and educational and scientific institutions located in this state, to create or preserve jobs and employment opportunities or improve the economic welfare of the people of this state, or to assist and cooperate with such persons and educational and scientific institutions in conducting coal research and development. In furtherance of this public policy, the Ohio coal development office, with the advice of the technical advisory committee created in section 1551.35 of the Revised Code and the approval of the director of development, may make loans, guarantee loans, and make grants to persons doing business in this state or to educational or scientific institutions located in this state for coal research and development projects by such persons or educational or scientific institutions; may, with the advice of the technical advisory committee and the approval of the director of development, request the issuance of coal research and development general obligations under section 151.07 of the Revised Code to provide funds for making such loans, loan guarantees, and grants; and may, with the advice of the technical advisory committee and the approval of the director of development, expend moneys credited to the coal research and development fund created in section 1555.15 of the Revised Code for the purpose of making such loans, loan guarantees, and grants. Determinations by the director of the Ohio coal development office that coal research and development or a coal research and development facility is a coal research and development project under this chapter and is consistent with the purposes of Section 15 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and this chapter shall be conclusive as to the validity and enforceability of the coal research and development general obligations issued to finance such project and of the authorizations, trust agreements or indentures, loan agreements, loan guarantee agreements, or grant agreements, and other agreements made in connection therewith, all in accordance with their terms.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1555 | Coal Research and Development › Section 1555.04 | Loan Agreements.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
(A) With respect to coal research and development projects financed wholly or partially from a loan or loan guarantee under this chapter, the director of the Ohio coal development office, in addition to other powers under this chapter, with the advice of the technical advisory committee created in section 1551.35 of the Revised Code and the approval of the director of development, may enter into loan agreements, accept notes and other forms of obligation to evidence such indebtedness and mortgages, liens, pledges, assignments, or other security interests to secure such indebtedness, which may be prior or subordinate to or on a parity with other indebtedness, obligations, mortgages, pledges, assignments, other security interests, or liens or encumbrances, and take such actions as the director of the office considers appropriate to protect such security and safeguard against losses, including, without limitation, foreclosure and the bidding upon and purchase of property upon foreclosure or other sale.
(B) The authority granted by this section is cumulative and supplementary to all other authority granted in this chapter. The authority granted by this section does not alter or impair any similar authority granted elsewhere in this chapter with respect to other projects.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1555 | Coal Research and Development › Section 1555.06 | Funds for Surveys or Studies.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
Upon application by the director of the Ohio coal development office with the approval of the director of development, the controlling board, from appropriations available to the board, may provide funds for surveys or studies by the office of any proposed coal research and development project subject to repayment by the office from funds available to it, within the time fixed by the board. Funds to be repaid shall be charged by the office to the appropriate coal research and development project and the amount thereof shall be a cost of the project. This section does not abrogate the authority of the controlling board to otherwise provide funds for use by the office in the exercise of the powers granted to it by this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1555 | Coal Research and Development › Section 1555.15 | Coal Research and Development Fund.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
There is hereby created in the state treasury the coal research and development fund. Moneys obtained for coal research and development projects from federal grants or loans, private grants, and other sources, and moneys paid into the fund pursuant to section 151.07 or 1555.08 of the Revised Code, shall be expended for the purpose of making grants and making or guaranteeing loans for coal research and development projects that will encourage the use of Ohio coal, to any individual, association, or corporation doing business in this state, or to any educational or scientific institution located in this state as provided for in Section 15 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution and section 1555.08 of the Revised Code, when appropriated for such purposes by the general assembly. All investment earnings on the cash balance in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
The director of budget and management shall establish and maintain records or accounts for or within the coal research and development fund in such manner as to show the amounts credited to such fund pursuant to section 1555.08 of the Revised Code and that the amounts so credited have been expended for the purposes set forth in Section 15 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and section 151.07 of the Revised Code. The director of budget and management may otherwise manage the fund to comply with any requirements established by federal grants or loans, private grants, or moneys from other sources.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1555 | Coal Research and Development › Section 1555.16 | Purpose of Chapter - Tax Exemption.

Effective:
April 5, 1986
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 750 - 116th General Assembly
The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter will be for the benefit of the people of the state, for the improvement of their health, safety, convenience, and welfare, and for the enhancement of their economic opportunities and their environmental resources and is a public purpose. Since the financing of coal research and development and coal research and development projects will constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, bonds and notes 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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1555 | Coal Research and Development › Section 1555.17 | Journal of Final Actions - Public and Private Information.

Effective:
June 30, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
All final actions of the director of the Ohio coal development office shall be journalized and such journal shall be open to inspection of the public at all reasonable times. Any materials or data, to the extent that they consist of trade secrets, as defined in section 1333.61 of the Revised Code, or other proprietary information, that are submitted or made available to, or received by, the department of development or the director of the Ohio coal development office, in connection with agreements for assistance entered into under this chapter or Chapter 1551. of the Revised Code, or any information taken from those materials or data, are not public records for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1555 | Coal Research and Development › Section 1555.18 | Liberal Construction of Chapter.

Effective:
April 5, 1986
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 750 - 116th General Assembly
Sections 1555.01 to 1555.18 of the Revised Code being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1557 | Parks and Natural Resources Projects › Section 1557.02 | Ohio Parks and Natural Resources Fund.

Effective:
September 14, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 640 - 123rd General Assembly
The Ohio parks and natural resources fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of the proceeds of obligations issued pursuant to Chapter 1557. of the Revised Code before September 30, 2000, and pursuant to sections 151.01 and 151.05 of the Revised Code, except for amounts deposited in special funds, or in escrow funds for the purpose of refunding outstanding obligations. Moneys to the credit of this fund may be expended to pay costs of projects. The state may participate by grants or contributions in financing projects of local government entities. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1561 | Division of Mineral Resources Management - Mines and Quarries › Section 1561.011 | Chapter Does Not Apply to Chapter 1514 Activities.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
Nothing in this chapter applies to activities that are permitted and regulated under Chapter 1514. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1561 | Division of Mineral Resources Management - Mines and Quarries › Section 1561.02 | Jurisdiction Over Mines and Quarries.

Effective:
June 14, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly
The division of mineral resources management has jurisdiction over all mines and quarries located in the state, and shall exercise such supervision over them and their development and operation as is provided by law.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1561 | Division of Mineral Resources Management - Mines and Quarries › Section 1561.03 | Chief of Division - Powers and Duties.

Effective:
June 14, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 601 - 123rd General Assembly
The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall enforce and supervise the execution of all laws enacted for the health and safety of persons and the protection and conservation of property within, about, or in connection with mines, mining, and quarries, and for such purpose shall adopt, publish, and enforce necessary rules not inconsistent with the mining laws of this state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1561 | Division of Mineral Resources Management - Mines and Quarries › Section 1561.04 | Annual Report - Public Distribution Quarterly Reports.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
The director of natural resources or the director's designee shall annually make a report to the governor, which shall include:
(A) A summary of the activities and of the reports of the deputy mine inspectors;
(B) A statement of the condition and the operation of the mines of the state;
(C) A statement of the number of accidents in and about the mines, the manner in which they occurred, and any other data and facts bearing upon the prevention of accidents and the preservation of life, health, and property, and any suggestions relative to the better preservation of the life, health, and property of those engaged in the mining industry.
The records of the bureau of workers' compensation shall be available to the director or the director's designee for information concerning such a report. The director or the director's designee shall send by mail to each coal operator in the state, to a duly designated representative of the miners at each mine, and to such other persons as the director or the director's designee deems proper, a copy of such report. The director or the director's designee may have as many copies of such report printed as are needed to make the distribution thereof as provided in this section.
The director or the director's designee shall also prepare and publish for public distribution quarterly reports, including therein information relative to the items enumerated in this section that is pertinent or available at such times.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1561 | Division of Mineral Resources Management - Mines and Quarries › Section 1561.05 | Administration of Laws Relating to Mines and Mining and Duties and Functions of the Division of Mineral Resources Management.

Effective:
September 5, 2001
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 94 - 124th General Assembly
The laws relating to mines and mining and duties and functions of the division of mineral resources management shall be administered by the chief of the division of mineral resources management, and through and by deputy mine inspectors. If a vacancy occurs in the office of a deputy mine inspector, it may be filled by the chief, who shall select a person from the eligible list for deputy mine inspectors that is prepared under section 124.24 of the Revised Code.
The chief shall adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, all necessary rules for conducting examinations and for governing all other matters requisite to the exercise of the chief's powers and the performance of the chief's duties under this chapter and Chapters 1509., 1563., 1565., and 1567. of the Revised Code relating to mines and mining.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1561 | Division of Mineral Resources Management - Mines and Quarries › Section 1561.06 | Designating Coal or Mineral Bearing Townships.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall designate the townships in which mineable or quarryable coal or other mineral is or may be mined or quarried, which townships shall be considered coal or mineral bearing townships. The chief shall divide the coal or other mineral bearing townships into such districts as the chief deems best for inspection purposes, and the chief may change such districts whenever, in the chief's judgment, the best interests of the service require.
The chief shall designate as provided in this section as coal or mineral bearing townships those townships in which coal is being mined or in which coal is found in such thickness as to make the mining of the coal or mineral probable at some future time, and shall designate the township as a unit. As used in this chapter and Chapters 1563., 1565., and 1567. of the Revised Code, "coal or mineral bearing township" means a township that has been so designated by the chief under this section.
The chief shall also designate the townships in which coal is being mined or in which coal is found in such thickness as to make the mining of the coal probable at some future time as "coal bearing townships" as that term is used in Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code. The chief shall certify to the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management the townships that are designated as coal bearing townships.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1561 | Division of Mineral Resources Management - Mines and Quarries › Section 1561.07 | Clay Mines and Stripping Pits - Rules.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 442 - 133rd General Assembly
The mining laws of this state shall extend to and govern the operation of clay mines and clay stripping pits in so far as such laws are applicable thereto. The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall adopt, publish, and enforce specific rules particularly applicable to clay mining operations to safeguard life and property in the clay mining industry and to secure safe and sanitary working conditions in such clay mines and clay stripping pits.
Such rules adopted by the chief shall provide that:
(A) Distances between break-throughs in clay mines shall not exceed one hundred feet, unless permission in special cases is granted by the chief, after maps have been filed with the chief showing the method of working and ventilating the same, if such distances would add to increased safety.
(B) When, in the opinion of the mine foreperson or deputy mine inspector, line brattices or other approved methods of circulation are necessary to deliver sufficient air to the working face, they shall be provided by the owner, operator, or lessee.
(C) Not more than a two days' supply of explosives shall be stored in a clay mine at any one time, and not more than one hundred pounds of explosives shall be stored in any one place at any one time.
(D) Charges of explosives shall be made up at least one hundred feet away from any storage place for explosives.
(E) There shall be no less than two persons in each working place when shots are being lighted.
(F) Misfired shots in clay mines shall be posted on the bulletin board or other conspicuous place available for examination by the workers when shots are fired by other than the loaders.
(G) The use of electric blasting caps shall be encouraged as a safety measure.
The chief, in assigning deputy mine inspectors, shall designate inspectors who have had experience and are especially qualified in clay mining operations, to examine and inspect clay mining operations and enforce the law relating to such operations.
A person does not need to be certified by the chief as a clay mine foreperson to perform the duties of a foreperson at a clay mine or clay stripping pits. The chief shall not conduct examinations or issue certificates for clay mine forepersons.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources › Chapter 1561 | Division of Mineral Resources Management - Mines and Quarries › Section 1561.11 | Examinations for Mine Forepersons and Fire Bosses.

Effective:
September 5, 2001
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 94 - 124th General Assembly
The chief of the division of mineral resources management, for the purpose of conducting the examinations for mine forepersons and fire bosses, may designate one or more examining boards of three members, selected from among the deputy mine inspectors, superintendent and assistant superintendents of rescue stations, and electrical inspectors. The examinations shall be conducted in the district of the applicant's residence or as near thereto as practicable. Grading and issuance of certificates shall be done by the chief.