(1) Visual, musical, dramatic, graphic,
design, and
other | 9 |
arts,
including, but
not limited to, architecture,
dance, | 10 |
literature,
motion pictures, music, painting, photography, | 11 |
sculpture, and
theater, and the provision of training or education | 12 |
in these arts; | 13 |
(2) The presentation or making available, in
museums or
other | 14 |
indoor or outdoor facilities, of principles of
science and
their | 15 |
development, use, or application in business,
industry, or | 16 |
commerce or of the history, heritage, development,
presentation, | 17 |
and uses of the arts
described in division (A)(1)
of this section | 18 |
and of
transportation; | 19 |
(F)
"General building services" means general building | 49 |
services for an Ohio arts facility or an Ohio sports facility, | 50 |
including, but not limited to, general
custodial care, security, | 51 |
maintenance, repair, painting,
decoration, cleaning, utilities, | 52 |
fire safety, grounds and site maintenance and
upkeep, and | 53 |
plumbing. | 54 |
(G)
"Governmental agency" means a state agency, a | 55 |
state-supported or state-assisted institution of higher
education, | 56 |
a municipal corporation, county, township, or school
district, a | 57 |
port authority created under Chapter 4582.
of the Revised Code, | 58 |
any other political subdivision or special
district
in this state | 59 |
established by or pursuant to law, or any combination
of these | 60 |
entities; except where otherwise
indicated, the United States or | 61 |
any department, division, or agency of the
United States, or any | 62 |
agency, commission, or authority
established pursuant to an | 63 |
interstate compact or agreement. | 64 |
(H)
"Local contributions" means the value of an asset | 65 |
provided by
or on behalf of an arts organization from sources | 66 |
other than the state, the
value and nature of which shall be | 67 |
approved by the Ohio arts and sports facilities commission, in its | 68 |
sole
discretion.
"Local contributions" may include the value of | 69 |
the site
where an arts project is to be constructed. All
"local | 70 |
contributions," except a contribution attributable to such a site, | 71 |
shall be for the costs of construction of an arts project or
the | 72 |
costs of operation of an arts facility. | 73 |
(I)
"Local historical facility" means a site or facility, | 74 |
other
than a state historical facility, of archaeological, | 75 |
architectural,
environmental, or historical interest or | 76 |
significance, or a facility,
including a storage facility, | 77 |
appurtenant to the operations of
such a site or facility, that is | 78 |
owned by an arts organization,
provided the facility meets the | 79 |
requirements of division
(K)(2)(b)
of this section, is managed
by | 80 |
or pursuant to a contract with
the Ohio arts and sports
facilities | 81 |
commission, and is used for or
in connection with the
activities | 82 |
of the commission, including the
presentation or making
available | 83 |
of arts to the public. | 84 |
(1) Relating to the arts for an Ohio arts facility,
including | 87 |
as applicable, but not limited to, providing for
displays, | 88 |
exhibitions, specimens, and models; booking of artists, | 89 |
performances, or presentations; scheduling; and hiring or | 90 |
contracting for directors, curators, technical and scientific | 91 |
staff, ushers, stage managers, and others directly related to the | 92 |
arts activities in the facility; but not including general | 93 |
building services; | 94 |
(2) Relating to sports and athletic events for an Ohio
sports | 95 |
facility, including as applicable, but not limited to,
providing | 96 |
for
booking
of athletes, teams, and events; scheduling;
and hiring | 97 |
or contracting for
staff, ushers, managers, and others
directly | 98 |
related to the sports and
athletic events in the
facility; but not | 99 |
including general building services. | 100 |
(M)
"Construction" includes acquisition, including | 121 |
acquisition by
lease-purchase, demolition, reconstruction, | 122 |
alteration, renovation, remodeling, enlargement, improvement, site | 123 |
improvements, and related equipping and furnishing. | 124 |
(N)
"State historical facility" means a site or facility
of | 125 |
archaeological,
architectural, environmental, or historical | 126 |
interest or significance, or a
facility, including a storage | 127 |
facility, appurtenant to the operations of such
a site or | 128 |
facility, that is owned by or is located on real property owned by | 129 |
the state or by an arts organization,
so long as the
real property | 130 |
of the arts organization
is contiguous to
state-owned real | 131 |
property that is in the care, custody, and control of an arts | 132 |
organization, and that is managed directly by or
is
subject to
a | 133 |
cooperative or management contract
with the Ohio arts
and sports | 134 |
facilities commission and
is used for or in
connection with
the | 135 |
activities of the
commission, including the
presentation or
making | 136 |
available of arts to the
public. | 137 |
(O)
"Ohio sports facility" means all or a portion of a | 138 |
stadium,
arena, motorsports complex, or other capital facility in
| 139 |
this state, a
primary purpose of which
is to provide a site or | 140 |
venue for the
presentation to the public of either motorsports | 141 |
events or events of
one or more major or minor
league professional | 142 |
athletic or sports teams that
are associated
with the state or | 143 |
with a city or region
of the state, which
facility is owned by or | 144 |
is located on real property owned by the
state or a
governmental | 145 |
agency, and including all parking
facilities, walkways, and
other | 146 |
auxiliary facilities, equipment,
furnishings, and real and | 147 |
personal property
and interests and
rights therein, that may be | 148 |
appropriate for or used for or
in
connection with the facility or | 149 |
its operation, for capital costs
of which
state funds are spent | 150 |
pursuant to this chapter. A
facility constructed as an
Ohio sports | 151 |
facility may be both an
Ohio arts facility and
an Ohio sports | 152 |
facility. | 153 |