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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.16 | Bylaws and Rules - Disposal of Fines.

Effective:
March 23, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 162 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission may adopt such bylaws and rules as it considers advisable for the control and regulation of traffic on any turnpike project, for the protection and preservation of property under its jurisdiction and control, for the maintenance and preservation of good order within the property under its control, and for the purpose of establishing owner or operator liability for failure to comply with toll collection rules. The rules may require that both the owner or lessee and the operator of a motor vehicle be held jointly and strictly liable for the payment of tolls, fees, and fines. If the owner or lessee and the operator are jointly and strictly liable, the owner or lessee may not disclaim liability for a toll, fee, or fine by claiming another person was operating the motor vehicle at the time the toll, fee, or fine was incurred. The rules of the commission with respect to the speed, use of special engine brakes, axle loads, vehicle loads, and vehicle dimensions of vehicles on turnpike projects, including the issuance of a special permit by the commission to allow the operation on any turnpike project of a motor vehicle transporting two or fewer steel coils, shall apply notwithstanding sections 4511.21 to 4511.25, 4513.34, and Chapter 5577. of the Revised Code. Such bylaws and rules shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Franklin county, and in such other manner as the commission prescribes.
(B) Such rules shall provide that public police officers shall be afforded ready access, while in the performance of their official duty, to all property under the jurisdiction of the commission and without the payment of tolls.
(C) No person shall violate any such bylaws or rules of the commission.
(D)(1) All fines collected for the violation of applicable laws of the state and the bylaws and rules of the commission or moneys arising from bonds forfeited for such violation shall be disposed of in accordance with section 5503.04 of the Revised Code.
(2) All fees or charges assessed by the commission against an owner, lessee, or operator of a vehicle as a civil violation for failure to comply with toll collection or toll evasion rules shall be revenues of the commission.
Last updated January 19, 2022 at 1:13 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.19 | Studies of Turnpike or Infrastructure Projects.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
The Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission shall expend such moneys as the commission considers necessary for studies of any turnpike project or infrastructure project, whether proposed, under construction, or in operation, and may employ consulting engineers, traffic engineers, and any other individuals or firms that the commission considers necessary to properly implement the studies. The cost of the studies may be paid from revenues, eligible state and federal grants, state taxes available to the commission and permitted by law to be spent for such purposes, or the proceeds of bonds.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.20 | Turnpike and Infrastructure Projects, Property, Income, and Bonds Free From Taxation.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, and as the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Ohio turnpike system by the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, the commission, except as provided in division (D) of section 5537.05 of the Revised Code, shall not be required to pay any state or local taxes or assessments upon any turnpike project or infrastructure project funded by it, or upon revenues or any property acquired or used by the commission under this chapter, or upon the income therefrom. The bonds 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 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.21 | Project Continuing to Be Operated and Maintained as Toll Road.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
(A) When bond service charges on all outstanding bonds issued in connection with any turnpike project have been paid or provision for that payment has been made, as provided in the applicable bond proceedings, or in the case of a turnpike project in connection with which no bonds have been issued, the project shall continue to be or be operated, and improved and maintained, by the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission as a part of the Ohio turnpike system and as a toll road, and all revenues received by the commission relating to that project shall be applied as provided in division (B) of this section.
(B) Subject to the bond proceedings for bonds relating to any turnpike project or infrastructure project, tolls relating to a turnpike project as referred to in division (A) of this section shall be so fixed and adjusted such that the aggregate of available revenues relating to that turnpike project are in amounts at least sufficient to pay the costs described in division (C)(2)(a) of section 5537.13 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.22 | Journal.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
All final actions of the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission shall be journalized and such journal shall be open to the inspection of the public at all reasonable times.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.23 | Liberal Construction of Chapter.

Effective:
April 12, 1991
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 7 - 118th General Assembly
This chapter, 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 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.25 | No Expenditures for Lobbyist.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
(A) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission shall make no expenditure to engage the services of any person to influence either of the following:
(1) Administrative actions or decisions of the governor, the director of any department listed in section 121.02 of the Revised Code, any member of the staff of any public officer or employee listed in this section, the president of the United States, or any federal officer or employee;
(2) Legislation pending in this state or any other state, a subdivision of this state or any other state, or the federal government, including the executive approval or veto of any such pending legislation.
(B) This section shall not be interpreted to prohibit the commission from designating officers or members of the commission, or full-time, permanent employees of the commission, to act as administrative or legislative agents for the commission.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.27 | Application by Political Subdivisions or Government Agencies for Projects.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
The Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission, the director of transportation or the director's designee, and another person designated by the governor shall establish a procedure whereby a political subdivision or other government agency or agencies may submit a written application to the commission, requesting the commission to construct and operate a turnpike project within the boundaries of the subdivision, agency, or agencies making the request. The procedure shall include a requirement that the commission send a written reply to the subdivision, agency, or agencies, explaining the disposition of the request. The procedure established pursuant to this section shall not become effective unless it is approved by the commission and by the director or the director's designee and the designee of the governor, and shall require submission of the proposed turnpike project to the turnpike legislative review committee if the project must be approved by the governor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.28 | Payment of Costs for Projects.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
(A) In paying the cost of any turnpike project, the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission may issue bonds and bond anticipation notes as permitted by this chapter, and may accept moneys from any source to pay the cost of any portion of the turnpike project, including, but not limited to, the federal government, any department or agency of this state, and any political subdivision or other government agency. Each such project shall be constructed, operated, maintained, and repaired with funds specifically acquired for that project or from excess funds available from any other turnpike project.
(B) As used in this section "any turnpike project" does not include infrastructure projects. The costs of infrastructure projects approved under section 5537.18 of the Revised Code shall be funded exclusively out of the infrastructure fund or funds.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.30 | Program for the Placement of Business Logos for Identification Purposes on Directional Signs Within the Turnpike Right-of-Way.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
(A) Not later than December 31, 2009, the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission shall establish a program for the placement of business logos for identification purposes on directional signs within the turnpike right-of-way.
(B)(1) The commission shall establish, and may revise at any time, a fee for participation in the business logo sign program. All direct and indirect costs of the business logo sign program established pursuant to this section shall be fully paid by the businesses applying for participation in the program. The direct and indirect costs of the program shall include, but not be limited to, the cost of capital, directional signs, blanks, posts, logos, installation, repair, engineering, design, insurance, removal, replacement, and administration.
(2) Money generated from participating businesses in excess of the direct and indirect costs and any reasonable profit earned by a person awarded a contract to operate, maintain, or market the business logo sign program shall be remitted to the commission.
(3) If the commission operates such a program and does not contract with a private person to operate it, all money collected from participating businesses shall be retained by the commission.
(C) The program shall permit the business logo signs of a seller of motor vehicle fuel to include on the seller's signs a marking or symbol indicating that the seller sells one or more types of alternative fuel so long as the seller in fact sells that fuel. As used in this division, "alternative fuel" has the same meaning as in section 125.831 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.35 | Turnpike Rest Area Flags.

Effective:
July 1, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 53 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The Ohio turnpike commission shall display the following flags at each service facility that is along the turnpike:
(1) The flag of the United States;
(2) The flag of Ohio;
(3) The flag that depicts the profile of a prisoner of war against the background of a prisoner of war camp watchtower, commonly known as the POW/MIA flag.
(B) In purchasing flags to comply with division (A) of this section, the turnpike commission shall, to the maximum extent possible, conform to the preference requirements of sections 125.09 and 125.11 of the Revised Code and all rules adopted under those sections to ensure the purchase and use of products made in Ohio and the United States.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission › Section 5537.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
July 1, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 2 - 128th General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, whoever violates division (C) of section 5537.16 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on each subsequent offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(B)(1) Whoever violates division (C) of section 5537.16 of the Revised Code when the violation is a civil violation for failure to comply with toll collection rules is subject to a fee or charge established by the commission by rule.
(2) Whoever violates division (C) of section 5537.16 of the Revised Code in regard to allowable axle or vehicle loads shall be fined in accordance with division (A) of section 5577.99 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5540 | Transportation Improvement Districts › Section 5540.04 | Acquiring and Disposing of Property.

Effective:
June 30, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 154 - 120th General Assembly
(A) A transportation improvement district may acquire by purchase, lease, lease-purchase, lease with option to purchase, appropriation, or otherwise and in such manner and for such consideration as it considers proper, any public or private property necessary, convenient, or proper for the construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of a project. The district may pledge net revenues, to the extent permitted by this chapter with respect to bonds, to secure payments to be paid by the district under such a lease, lease-purchase agreement, or lease with option to purchase. Title to real and personal property shall be held in the name of the district. In any proceedings for appropriation under this section, the procedure to be followed shall be in accordance with that provided in sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code. Except as otherwise agreed to by the owner, full compensation shall be paid for public property so taken.
(B) This section does not authorize a district to take or disturb property or facilities belonging to any public utility or to a common carrier engaged in interstate commerce, which property or facilities are required for the proper and convenient operation of the public utility or common carrier, unless provision is made for the restoration, relocation, replication, or duplication of the property or facilities elsewhere at the sole cost of the district.
(C) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, disposition of real property shall be by sale, lease-purchase agreement, lease with option to purchase, or otherwise in such manner and for such consideration as the district determines if to a governmental agency, and otherwise in the manner provided in section 5501.45 of the Revised Code for the disposition of property by the director of transportation. Disposition of personal property shall be in such manner and for such consideration as the district determines.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5540 | Transportation Improvement Districts › Section 5540.05 | Acquiring Excess Real Property in Connection With Project.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
The board of trustees of a district may acquire real property in fee simple in the name of the district in connection with, but in excess of that needed for, a project by any method other than appropriation and hold the property for such period of time as the board determines. All right, title, and interest of the district in the property may be sold at public auction or otherwise, as the board considers in the best interests of the district; but in no event shall the property be sold for less than two-thirds of its appraised value. Sale at public auction shall be undertaken only after the board advertises the sale in a newspaper of general circulation in the district for two weeks or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, prior to the date set for the sale.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5540 | Transportation Improvement Districts › Section 5540.07 | Refunding Outstanding Bonds.

Effective:
June 30, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 154 - 120th General Assembly
The board of trustees of a transportation improvement district may provide by resolution for the issuance of bonds of the district, payable solely from pledged revenues, for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding, including the payment of related financing expenses and, if considered advisable by the board, for the additional purpose of paying costs of improvements, extensions, renovations, or enlargements of any project. The issuance of refunding bonds, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the board in respect to such bonds shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter insofar as they are applicable and by the applicable bond proceedings.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5540 | Transportation Improvement Districts › Section 5540.08 | Additional Alternative Methods.

Effective:
June 30, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 154 - 120th General Assembly
This chapter provides an additional and alternative method for doing the things and taking the actions authorized by this chapter. This chapter shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws. The issuance of bonds under this chapter need not comply with any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5540 | Transportation Improvement Districts › Section 5540.09 | Bonds Not a Debt of State.

Effective:
June 30, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly
(A) The bonds do not constitute a debt, or a pledge of the faith and credit, of the state or of any political subdivision of the state. Bond service charges on outstanding bonds are payable solely from the pledged revenues pledged for their payment as authorized by this chapter and as provided in the bond proceedings. All bonds shall contain on their face a statement to that effect.
(B) All expenses incurred in carrying out this chapter shall be payable solely from revenues provided under this chapter. Except as provided in Section 515.03 of H.B. 66 of the 126th General Assembly, this chapter does not authorize the board of trustees of a district to incur indebtedness or liability on behalf of or payable by the state or any political subdivision of the state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5540 | Transportation Improvement Districts › Section 5540.10 | Securing Bonds by Trust Agreement.

Effective:
June 30, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 154 - 120th General Assembly
(A) In the discretion of the board of trustees of a transportation improvement district any bonds may be secured by a trust agreement between the board and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state but authorized to exercise trust powers within this state.
(B) Any trust agreement may pledge or assign the revenues to be received, but shall not convey or mortgage any project or any part thereof. Any such trust agreement or other bond proceedings may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as are reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the board in relation to the acquisition of property, and the construction, maintenance, and repair of the project or projects in connection with which such bonds are authorized and the custody, safeguarding, and application of all moneys, and provisions for the employment or retention of the services of consulting engineers in connection with the construction, maintenance, or repair of the project or projects. Any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of this state which may act as depository of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues may furnish such indemnifying bonds or may pledge such securities as are required by the board. Any such trust agreement may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee, may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders as is customary in revenue bond trust agreements of public bodies, and may contain such other provisions as the board considers reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in entering into or carrying out the provisions of any such trust agreement may be treated as a part of the cost of the project or projects. Chapter 135. of the Revised Code shall not apply to investments made pursuant to any such trust agreement.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5540 | Transportation Improvement Districts › Section 5540.11 | Applying Revenue From Project.

Effective:
June 30, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 154 - 120th General Assembly
Revenues derived from each project of a transportation improvement district in connection with which any bonds are outstanding shall be first applied to pay the cost of the construction, maintenance, and repair of the project and to provide such reserves therefor as are provided for in the bond proceedings authorizing the issuance of those outstanding bonds, and otherwise as provided by the board of trustees of the district, and the balance of the pledged revenues shall be set aside, at such regular intervals as are provided in the bond proceedings in a bond service fund which is hereby pledged to and charged with the payment of the bond service charges on any such outstanding bonds as provided in the applicable bond proceedings. Such pledge shall be valid and binding from the time the pledge is made; the revenues and the pledged revenues thereafter received by the board shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the board, whether or not such parties have notice thereof. The bond proceedings by which a pledge is created need not be filed or recorded except in the records of the board. The use and disposition of moneys to the credit of a bond service fund shall be subject to the applicable bond proceedings. Except as is otherwise provided in such bond proceedings, such a bond service fund shall be a fund for all such bonds, without distinction or priority of one over another.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5540 | Transportation Improvement Districts › Section 5540.12 | Deposit and Use of Moneys.

Effective:
June 30, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 154 - 120th General Assembly
All moneys received by the board of trustees of a transportation improvement district under this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds, as revenues, or otherwise are to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter and in any applicable bond proceedings. Such moneys shall be kept in depositories as selected by the board in the manner provided in sections 135.01 to 135.21 of the Revised Code, insofar as such sections are applicable, and the deposits shall be secured as provided in sections 135.01 to 135.21 of the Revised Code. The bond proceedings shall provide that any officer to whom, or any bank or trust company to which, revenues or pledged revenues are paid shall act as trustee of such moneys and hold and apply them for the purposes thereof, subject to applicable provisions of this chapter and the bond proceedings.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5540 | Transportation Improvement Districts › Section 5540.13 | Protection and Enforcement of Rights of Bondholder and Trustees.

Effective:
June 30, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 154 - 120th General Assembly
Any holder of bonds issued and outstanding under this chapter, or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights given by this chapter may be restricted or modified by the bond proceedings, may by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings, protect and enforce any rights under the laws of the state or granted under this chapter or the bond proceedings, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this chapter or the bond proceedings, to be performed by the board of trustees of a transportation improvement district or any officer of the board.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5540 | Transportation Improvement Districts › Section 5540.14 | Enforcing Rights of Bondholder.

Effective:
June 30, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 154 - 120th General Assembly
The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, and as the construction, maintenance, and repair of projects by a transportation improvement district constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, the district shall not be required to pay any state or local taxes or assessments upon any project, or upon revenues or any property acquired or used by the district under this chapter, or upon the income therefrom. The bonds 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 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5540 | Transportation Improvement Districts › Section 5540.15 | Demonstrating Ways to Facilitate Public-Private Cooperation and Flexibility in Financing, Constructing, Maintaining, or Operating Transportation Projects.

Effective:
June 30, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 154 - 120th General Assembly
The department of transportation shall undertake a demonstration project to study, develop, and demonstrate ways to facilitate public-private cooperation and flexibility in financing, constructing, maintaining, or operating transportation projects. In so doing it shall take all steps necessary and appropriate to facilitate the efforts of a transportation improvement district established in accordance with this chapter for the expeditious completion of the Butler county regional highway, the Allen road interchange, and the State Route 747 expansion in Butler county. Such steps may include advising and providing technical assistance to the district, and may also include designating the county engineer to serve as the department's agent to review project designs and determine if they meet state and federal specifications.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5540 | Transportation Improvement Districts › Section 5540.16 | Findings as to Surface Transportation Projects Undertaken Under Chapter.

Effective:
December 2, 1996
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 627 - 121st General Assembly
It is hereby found and determined that surface transportation projects undertaken pursuant to this chapter are essential and will contribute to the improvement of the prosperity, health, safety, and welfare of the people of a transportation improvement district and to all of the state, and that it is in the public interest and a proper public purpose for a transportation improvement district to acquire, construct, enlarge, improve, equip, sell, lease, lease-purchase, exchange, or otherwise dispose of property, structures, and other facilities for such transportation projects. It is further found and determined that exercise of the authority granted by sections 5540.01 to 5540.17 of the Revised Code is consistent with and will promote industry, commerce, distribution, and research activity in the state. Sections 5540.01 to 5540.17 of the Revised Code, being necessary for the prosperity, health, safety, and welfare of the state and its people, shall be liberally construed to effect their purposes.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5540 | Transportation Improvement Districts › Section 5540.17 | Political Subdivision Need Not Consent or Approve.

Effective:
June 30, 1995
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 107 - 121st General Assembly
Notwithstanding any other section of the Revised Code to the contrary, the approval, consent, or cooperation of a political subdivision is not required for a transportation improvement district project that involves constructing or improving a street or highway that runs through the territory of the political subdivision, connects to a highway that is part of the interstate system, and has been journalized by the director of transportation prior to the effective date of this section.
Last updated April 21, 2022 at 3:49 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5540 | Transportation Improvement Districts › Section 5540.18 | Transportation Improvement District Projects Outside District.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
A board of county commissioners may enter into an agreement with a contiguous transportation improvement district that the board of county commissioners did not create for the district to undertake a project that is located wholly or partially within that county provided that, the board of county commissioners of the county that created the transportation improvement district also must enter into the agreement.
No transportation improvement district shall undertake a project that is located wholly or partially within a county that did not create the transportation improvement district except pursuant to an agreement entered into in accordance with this section, a project being undertaken by two or more transportation improvement districts, or as otherwise provided by law.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5541 | County Highway System › Section 5541.01 | Creation of County System of Highways.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
There shall be created in each county within the state a system of county highways, which system shall be selected and determined in the following manner:
The board of township trustees shall, upon request and under the direction of the board of county commissioners of the county within which such township is located and upon such forms as are prescribed by the board of county commissioners, make a report to the board of county commissioners setting forth the relative value of each road in the township in consecutive order as a used highway, the kind of traffic over such road, its length and present condition, together with such other information as may be desired and requested by the board of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners may request the aid and assistance of the county engineer in preparing blank forms and reports for the use of the board of township trustees together with any maps which in its judgment may be needed by the board of township trustees in making its report.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5541 | County Highway System › Section 5541.03 | Application by Township Trustees for Road Improvement.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The board of township trustees may make application in writing to the board of county commissioners, for the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of any section of highway in the county system. If the board of county commissioners approves such application, it shall direct the county engineer to make the necessary plans for the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of such section of highway, together with an estimate of the cost thereof. The engineer shall promptly prepare such plans and estimates and file them with the board of county commissioners.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5541 | County Highway System › Section 5541.04 | Changing Name of Road.

Effective:
March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The board of county commissioners of any county, on its own motion or on petition by a person owning a lot in the unincorporated area of said county praying that the name of a county or township road in the immediate vicinity of such lot be changed, upon hearing, and upon being satisfied that there is good cause for such a change of name, that it will not be detrimental to the general interest, and that it should be made, may, by resolution declare the change of the name of such road. The board may include in one resolution the change of name of more than one road.
A copy of such resolution shall be certified to the county engineer, the county recorder, and the county auditor, who shall all change their records accordingly, but still retain in some manner the old name of the road.
(B) If, within sixty days after a petition is filed with a board of county commissioners to change the name of a township road, the board does not adopt a resolution either declaring the name of the road changed as requested in the petition or declaring that the name of the township road shall remain the same, the name of the township road is changed, as requested in the petition.
The board of county commissioners shall submit notice that the name of the township road has changed pursuant to this division to the county engineer, the county recorder, and the county auditor, who shall all change their records accordingly, but still retain in some manner the old name of the road.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5543 | Duties of County Engineer › Section 5543.01 | General Powers and Duties of County Engineer.

Effective:
June 10, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 299 - 125th General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the county engineer shall have general charge of the following:
(1) Construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, and repair of all bridges and highways within the engineer's county, under the jurisdiction of the board of county commissioners, except for those county roads the board places on nonmaintained status pursuant to section 5541.05 of the Revised Code;
(2) Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, or improvement of roads by boards of township trustees under sections 5571.01, 5571.06, 5571.07, 5571.15, 5573.01 to 5573.15, and 5575.02 to 5575.09 of the Revised Code;
(3) Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, or improvement of the roads of a road district under section 5573.21 of the Revised Code.
(B) For any particular project, after notifying the county engineer, the board of township trustees of a township that has adopted a limited home rule government under Chapter 504. of the Revised Code may hire an independent professional engineer to be in charge of those activities listed in division (A)(2) of this section. The county engineer shall review all of the independent professional engineer's plans for improvements and provide the board of township trustees with comments on those plans within ten working days after receiving them. The county engineer shall monitor all plans for improvements in order to maintain compliance with existing construction standards and thoroughfare plans, and coordinate construction timelines within the county.
(C) The county engineer may not perform any duties in connection with the repair, maintenance, or dragging of roads by boards of township trustees, except that, upon the request of any board of township trustees, the county engineer shall inspect any road designated by it and advise as to the best methods of repairing, maintaining, or dragging that road.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5543 | Duties of County Engineer › Section 5543.011 | Fuel Sales to County Board of Developmental Disabilities.

Effective:
October 6, 2009
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 79 - 128th General Assembly
A county engineer may sell directly to a county board of developmental disabilities gasoline and diesel fuel that has been purchased for the use of the county engineer's office.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5543 | Duties of County Engineer › Section 5543.02 | Annual Report.

Effective:
June 29, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 68 - 126th General Assembly
The county engineer shall report to the board of county commissioners, on or before the first day of June in each year, the condition of the county roads, bridges, and culverts, and estimate the probable amount of funds required to maintain and repair or to construct any new roads, bridges, or culverts required within the county.
The engineer, on or before the first day of June in each year, shall make an annual estimate for the board of township trustees of each township, setting forth the amount required by the township for the construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, or improvement of the public roads within their jurisdiction. Such estimates shall relate to the year beginning on the first day of March next ensuing, and shall be for the information of the board of county commissioners and board of township trustees, in the making of their annual levies.
The engineer shall approve all estimates which are paid from county funds for the construction, improvement, maintenance, and repair of roads and bridges by the county. The engineer shall approve all estimates which are paid from township funds for the construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, or improving of roads under sections 5571.01, 5571.06, 5571.07, 5571.15, and 5573.01 to 5573.09 of the Revised Code. The engineer shall also approve all estimates which are paid from the funds of a road district for the construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, or improvement of the roads thereof under section 5573.21 of the Revised Code.
For the construction or repair of a bridge, the entire cost of which construction or repair exceeds fifty thousand dollars, the county engineer may request the director of transportation to review and comment on the plans for conformance with state and federal requirements. If so requested, the director shall review and comment on the plans.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5543 | Duties of County Engineer › Section 5543.03 | Report to Director of Transportation.

Effective:
September 28, 1973
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly
The county engineer shall make a report to the director of transportation, whenever requested by that official, relative to the highways and bridges in the county, containing such matter and in such form as prescribed by the director, and file a duplicate with the board of county commissioners.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5543 | Duties of County Engineer › Section 5543.04 | Naming and Numbering Roads and Bridges - Maps.

Effective:
September 28, 1973
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly
The county engineer, under the direction and supervision of the director of transportation, shall name and number all the public roads of his county, other than intercounty and state highways and shall number all the bridges and culverts on such roads. All such roads shall be divided into sections where they are of sufficient length to warrant it. Such sections shall not exceed three miles in length and shall be numbered consecutively. This section shall extend to all roads on the north and east lines of each county. A map of such roads shall be made by the engineer, which shall show and identify by number, location, and length each such road and section thereof and all bridges and culverts. Such map shall show the location of public recreational trails preserved by the board of county commissioners under section 5553.044 of the Revised Code, municipal corporations, schoolhouses, churches, lakes, and rivers, and shall be made in township units.
As rapidly as the roads, bridges, and culverts of each township are located and numbered, the engineer shall enter in a book in his office, to be kept for that purpose, a description or identification thereof. A copy of such map shall be submitted to the director together with a report showing plainly and definitely the exact location of such numbered roads and sections thereof, bridges, and culverts, and such other and further information as the director requires. All the duties required by this section shall be performed in accordance with the instructions of the director, who shall prescribe such forms and issue such instructions as he deems proper. Upon the approval by the director of each map and report, copies shall be filed by the engineer in his office and in the office of the board of county commissioners, and a copy of the map of each township shall be filed with the board of township trustees of such township. The road names, numbers, and section designations, and the bridge and culvert numbers shall be the official terms by which they are known. When a new road is established it shall be assigned a name and number by the engineer and if necessary divided into sections, or it may be added to an existing road, and the engineer shall note such new road, together with its official designation, on the copy of the map on file in his office and report it to the director and board of county commissioners.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5543 | Duties of County Engineer › Section 5543.05 | County Engineer to Assign Expense of Road or Bridge.

Effective:
December 20, 2005
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly
The county auditor shall, before drawing a warrant for any moneys expended by the county on any highways, other than intercounty or state highways, or on any bridges or culverts on the highways, require of the county engineer the assignment of the expense to the highway and section of it, bridge, or culvert in connection with which the expense was incurred. The auditor shall keep such records as are necessary to show clearly at the close of each year the amount of money expended from the county treasury on each section of highway, other than intercounty or state highways, and on each bridge and culvert on the highways.
The township fiscal officer shall, before drawing any warrant for money expended upon any road within the township, other than an intercounty or state highway, or on bridges or culverts on the roads, require of the county engineer or board of township trustees the assignment of the expense to the road and section of it, bridge, or culvert in connection with which the expense was incurred. The fiscal officer may keep such additional records as are necessary to show clearly at the close of each year the amount of money expended from the township funds on each section of road, other than intercounty or state highways, within the township, and on each bridge and culvert on the roads. The board of township trustees may require the fiscal officer to keep those additional records.
When general equipment or material for use in the entire county or township is purchased, the expense of the equipment or material need not be assigned to any section of road or to any bridge or culvert, but, insofar as practicable, all items of expense shall be assigned to the specific section of road or to the particular bridge or culvert in connection with which they were incurred.
The director of transportation may prescribe all necessary and proper forms for maps and reports to be maintained by engineers, boards, auditors, and fiscal officers. All auditors and fiscal officers may be required by the director to transmit to the director, in the form the director prescribes, the cost records they are required by law to keep pertaining to roads, bridges, and culverts within their counties or townships.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5543 | Duties of County Engineer › Section 5543.06 | Annual Meeting of County and Township Authorities.

Effective:
July 1, 1983
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 373 - 115th General Assembly
The county engineer shall annually call a meeting, within the county, at a time and place approved by the board of county commissioners, of all the township and county authorities having directly to do with the construction and repair of roads and bridges within the county. At such meeting, which shall be open to the general public, the engineer, or his designee, shall instruct the proper authorities as to the best and most economical methods for repairing and maintaining the roads and bridges of the county, so as to provide a uniform system of highway work for such county. Each official attending such meeting shall receive his actual and necessary expenses, in addition to his regular per diem or salary, which shall be paid by the county treasurer from the road fund of the county on itemized vouchers approved by the engineer.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5543 | Duties of County Engineer › Section 5543.08 | Assistance of Director of Transportation.

Effective:
September 28, 1973
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly
The county engineer may request advice and assistance from the director of transportation in all matters relating to the duties of such engineer. In so far as the highways, bridges, and culverts under the control of the state are concerned, the engineer shall be governed, in the conduct of his work, by the instructions of the director, as issued for the guidance of engineers.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5543 | Duties of County Engineer › Section 5543.09 | Supervision by County Engineer.

Effective:
September 20, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 187 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the county engineer shall supervise the construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, and repair of the highways, bridges, and culverts under the jurisdiction of the board of county commissioners, and the construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, and improvement of public roads by boards of township trustees under sections 5571.01, 5571.06, 5571.07, 5571.15, 5573.01 to 5573.15, 5575.02 to 5575.09, and 5577.01 of the Revised Code. When the engineer has charge of the highways, bridges, and culverts within the engineer's county, and under the control of the state, the engineer shall also supervise their construction, reconstruction, improvement, and repair.
(B) For any particular project, with the approval of the county engineer, the board of township trustees of a township that has adopted a limited home rule government under Chapter 504. of the Revised Code may hire an independent professional engineer to assist the county engineer with the supervision of the construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, and improvement of public roads by the board under sections 5571.01, 5571.06, 5571.07, 5571.15, 5573.01 to 5573.15, 5575.02 to 5575.09, and 5577.01 of the Revised Code.