As Introduced 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session H. B. No. 192 5
1997-1998 6
REPRESENTATIVES CAREY-PRINGLE-VESPER-HAINES-PRENTISS-GARCIA-SAWYER- 8
HOTTINGER-PADGETT-LOGAN-BENDER-OLMAN-BOYD 9
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A B I L L
To enact section 3737.17 of the Revised Code to 13
create the Small Government Fire Department 14
Services Revolving Loan Program to help certain 15
municipal corporations and townships meet 16
specified fire fighting and emergency medical 17
needs and to make an appropriation. 18
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 20
Section 1. That section 3737.17 of the Revised Code be 22
enacted to read as follows: 23
Sec. 3737.17. THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL SHALL ADMINISTER A 25
SMALL GOVERNMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICES REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM 26
UNDER WHICH THE FIRE MARSHAL MAKES LOANS TO QUALIFYING TOWNSHIPS 27
AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: 28
(A) TO EXPEDITE PURCHASES OF MAJOR EQUIPMENT FOR FIRE 31
FIGHTING, AMBULANCE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL, OR RESCUE SERVICES; 32
(B) TO EXPEDITE PROJECTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR 35
RENOVATION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS. 36
A LOAN FOR EITHER PURPOSE UNDER THE SMALL GOVERNMENT FIRE 38
DEPARTMENT SERVICES REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM IS NOT TO CARRY 39
INTEREST, AND IS TO BE REPAID WITHIN A TERM OF NOT LONGER THAN 40
TWENTY YEARS. A QUALIFYING TOWNSHIP OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IS 41
NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A LOAN FOR A PROJECT OR PURCHASE UNDER 42
THE PROGRAM UNLESS THE QUALIFYING TOWNSHIP OR MUNICIPAL 43
CORPORATION CONTRIBUTES TO THE PROJECT OR PURCHASE AN AMOUNT 44
EQUAL TO AT LEAST FIVE PER CENT OF THE LOAN AMOUNT. 45
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A TOWNSHIP QUALIFIES FOR A LOAN UNDER THE SMALL GOVERNMENT 47
FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICES REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM IF IT HAS A 48
POPULATION OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND OR, REGARDLESS OF ITS 49
POPULATION, IS LOCATED IN A COUNTY HAVING A POPULATION OF LESS 50
THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND. A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION QUALIFIES FOR 52
A LOAN UNDER THE PROGRAM IF IT HAS A POPULATION OF NOT MORE THAN 53
SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED.
A QUALIFYING TOWNSHIP OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAY APPLY TO 56
THE FIRE MARSHAL FOR A LOAN UNDER THE SMALL GOVERNMENT FIRE
DEPARTMENT SERVICES REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM. IN ITS APPLICATION, 57
THE TOWNSHIP OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL EXPLAIN HOW IT 58
QUALIFIES FOR THE LOAN, DESCRIBE THE PROJECT OR PURCHASE FOR 59
WHICH IT IS REQUESTING A LOAN, STATE THE AMOUNT OF THE LOAN IT 60
REQUESTS, AND STATE THE AMOUNT IT IS PREPARED TO CONTRIBUTE TO 61
THE PROJECT OR PURCHASE. THE QUALIFYING TOWNSHIP OR MUNICIPAL 62
CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SUPPORT ITS 63
APPLICATION FOR A LOAN UNDER THE PROGRAM AS REQUESTED BY THE FIRE 65
MARSHAL.
THE FIRE MARSHAL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 119. OF THE 69
REVISED CODE, SHALL ADOPT RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE 71
SMALL GOVERNMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICES REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM. 72
Section 2. All items in this section are hereby 74
appropriated as designated out of moneys in the state treasury to 75
the credit of the General Revenue Fund. For all appropriations 76
made in this act, those in the first column are for fiscal year 77
1998 and those in the second column are for fiscal year 1999. 78
The appropriations made in this act are in addition to any other 79
appropriations made for the 1997-1999 biennium. 80
COM DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 82
General Revenue Fund 84
GRF 800-404 Small Government Fire 88
Departments -
Equipment $ 2,500,000 $ 0 90
GRF 800-406 Small Government Fire 91
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Departments -
Construction $ 2,500,000 $ 0 92
TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund $ 5,000,000 $ 0 95
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS $ 5,000,000 $ 0 97
Small Government Fire Departments 100
The foregoing appropriation items 800-404, Small Government 102
Fire Departments - Equipment, and 800-406, Small Government Fire 103
Departments - Construction, are subject to the following 104
conditions: 105
(1) The foregoing appropriation item 800-404, Small 107
Government Fire Departments - Equipment, shall be disbursed 108
through the Department of Commerce, State Fire Marshal, to make 109
loans under the Small Government Fire Department Services 110
Revolving Loan Program as provided in division (A) of section 111
3737.17 of the Revised Code. 112
(2) The foregoing appropriation item 800-406, Small 114
Government Fire Departments - Construction, shall be disbursed 115
through the Department of Commerce, State Fire Marshal, to make 116
loans under the Small Government Fire Department Services 117
Revolving Loan Program as provided in division (B) of section 118
3737.17 of the Revised Code. 119
(3) The Director of Budget and Management, upon receiving 121
a request from the State Fire Marshal, may transfer from 122
appropriation item 800-404, Small Government Fire Departments - 123
Equipment, to appropriation item 800-406, Small Government Fire 124
Departments - Construction, funds not required to make loans 125
under division (A) of section 3737.17 of the Revised Code, and 126
may transfer from appropriation item 800-406, Small Government 127
Fire Departments - Construction, to appropriation item 800-404, 128
Small Government Fire Departments - Equipment, funds not required 130
to make loans under division (B) of section 3737.17 of the 131
Revised Code.
(4) If appropriation item 800-406, Small Government Fire 133
Departments - Construction, is rejected at a referendum, an 134
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additional $2,500,000 is hereby appropriated to appropriation 135
item 800-404, Small Government Fire Departments - Equipment. 136
Within the limits set forth in this act, the Director of 138
Budget and Management shall establish accounts indicating the 139
source and amount of funds for each appropriation made in this 140
act and shall determine the form and manner in which 141
appropriation accounts shall be maintained. Expenditures from 142
appropriations contained in this act shall be accounted for as 143
though made by the main operating appropriations act or main 144
capital appropriations act, as the case may be, of the 122nd 145
General Assembly. 146
The appropriations made in this act are subject to all 148
provisions of the main operating appropriations act or main 149
capital appropriations act, as the case may be, of the 122nd 150
General Assembly that are generally applicable to General Revenue 152
Fund appropriations.
Section 3. (A) Division (B) of section 3737.17 of the 154
Revised Code and appropriation item 800-406, Small Government 155
Fire Departments - Construction, and paragraphs (2) and (3) in 156
Section 2 of this act constitute an item subject to the 157
referendum. Therefore, under Ohio Constitution, Article II, 158
Section 1c and section 1.471 of the Revised Code the item takes 159
effect on the ninety-first day after this act is filed with the 160
Secretary of State. If, however, a referendum petition is filed 161
against the item, the item, unless rejected at the referendum, 162
takes effect at the earliest time permitted by law. 163
(B) Section 3737.17 of the Revised Code, except for 165
division (B) of the section; Section 2 of this act, except for 166
appropriation item 800-406, Small Government Fire Departments - 167
Construction, and paragraphs (2) and (3); and this section 168
constitute an item not subject to the referendum. Therefore, 169
under Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and section 1.471 171
of the Revised Code, the item goes into immediate effect when 172
this act becomes law.