As Passed by the Senate 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Am. H. B. No. 309 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES TRAKAS-HARRIS-NETZLEY-HOUSEHOLDER-CATES- 7
CALLENDER-JORDAN-JACOBSON-KREBS-CLANCY-VESPER-EVANS-BUCHY- 8
YOUNG-AMSTUTZ-GOODMAN-HOLLISTER-PADGETT-OLMAN-VAN VYVEN- 9
WILLAMOWSKI-WILLIAMS-COUGHLIN-ROMAN-VERICH-TAYLOR-MOTTLEY- 10
PETERSON-BATEMAN-HOOD-GARDNER-TIBERI-TERWILLEGER-SALERNO- 11
DAMSCHRODER-BRADING-CALVERT-CAREY-CORE-HOOPS-GRENDELL- 12
MYERS-BUEHRER-CORBIN-AUSTRIA-HAINES-KILBANE-O'BRIEN-SCHUCK- 13
WINKLER-JOLIVETTE-SCHULER-DePIERO-FLANNERY- 15
SENATORS OELSLAGER-LATTA-WACHTMANN-SPADA-FINAN-DRAKE-
WATTS-HOTTINGER-NEIN-SCHAFRATH-BLESSING-KEARNS-WHITE- 16
MUMPER-ARMBRUSTER-HORN-RAY-JOHNSON-CUPP 17
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A B I L L
To amend section 5511.04 and to enact section 21
5533.64 of the Revised Code to eliminate the per 22
mile cap on the amount of money the Department of 23
Transportation may spend on improvements made to 24
roads leading into and within a conservancy
district and to designate State Route 60, in 26
Ashland County only, the "Thomas A. Van Meter 27
Memorial Highway."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 29
Section 1. That section 5511.04 be amended and section 31
5533.64 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 32
Sec. 5511.04. The director of transportation may relocate 41
and for such purpose construct or reconstruct such relocated 42
portions of all roads, highways, and streets, within, leading 43
through, or adjacent to any lands owned by a conservancy district 44
organized under sections 6101.01 to 6101.84 of the Revised Code, 45
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or lands on which any such district has a flood easement, 46
construction easement, or right-of-way. 47
The director may co-operate in the construction, 49
reconstruction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of roads 50
leading from a state highway to any public park, forest preserve, 51
or recreational area, or within the boundary of any public park, 52
forest preserve, or recreational area under the control and 53
custody of such district. 54
The director shall confer with the board of directors of 56
any such district upon the construction, reconstruction, 57
location, or relocation of any roads or highways which must be in 58
conformity with the general engineering plans of the district. 59
With respect to any such road improvement projects, the 61
director may, upon the terms mutually agreed between him THE 62
DIRECTOR and the board of the district, in view of the benefits 64
to be derived, enter into any contracts with such district as may 65
be necessary or convenient to carry out the general plans of the 66
district.
The costs of such improvements shall be paid in the same 68
manner as for A state highway improvement, provided the 69
expenditures in any one year shall not exceed two hundred 70
thousand dollars, and the expenditures for highways leading to 71
the district properties shall not exceed twenty thousand dollars 72
per mile, and the expenditures within such properties shall not 73
exceed ten thousand dollars per mile. 74
This section does not derogate or limit the powers of the 76
director to add additional mileage to the state highway system. 77
This section does not derogate or limit the power and 79
authority conferred upon a district and its board by sections 80
6101.01 to 6101.84 of the Revised Code. 81
Sec. 5533.64. THE ROAD KNOWN AS STATE ROUTE NUMBER SIXTY, 83
RUNNING IN A NORTHERLY AND SOUTHERLY DIRECTION THROUGH ASHLAND 84
COUNTY ONLY, SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE "THOMAS A. VAN METER MEMORIAL 86
HIGHWAY."
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THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION MAY ERECT SUITABLE MARKERS 88
ALONG THE HIGHWAY INDICATING ITS NAME. 89
Section 2. That existing section 5511.04 of the Revised 91
Code is hereby repealed. 92