As Passed by the Senate

127th General Assembly Regular Session 2007-2008

Sub. H. B. No. 233

Representative Reinhard 

Cosponsors: Representatives Bubp, Collier, DeWine, Evans, Fende, Goodwin, Goyal, Huffman, Latta, McGregor, J., Schlichter, Seitz, Setzer, Webster, Zehringer, Wolpert, Hagan, J., Hagan, R., Reinhard, Schindel, Wagner, Heard, Williams, B., DeBose, Chandler, Lundy, Celeste, Stebelton, Otterman, Mallory, Adams, Aslanides, Bacon, Batchelder, Blessing, Bolon, Brown, Budish, Carmichael, Core, Daniels, Dodd, Domenick, Dyer, Flowers, Garrison, Gibbs, Harwood, Healy, Hite, Hughes, Koziura, Letson, Luckie, Mandel, Miller, Oelslager, Okey, Patton, Sayre, Schneider, Uecker, Ujvagi, Wachtmann, Wagoner, Widener 

Senators Faber, Carey, Schuring, Mumper, Amstutz, Boccieri, Buehrer, Cafaro, Cates, Grendell, Harris, Kearney, Miller, D., Morano, Niehaus, Padgett, Roberts, Sawyer, Schuler, Schaffer, Spada, Seitz, Smith, Stivers, Wilson, Mason, Gardner 

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A BILL

To enact sections 122.23, 122.24, 122.25, 122.26, and

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122.27 of the Revised Code and to amend Sections

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384.10 and 757.03 of Am. Sub. H.B. 119 of the

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127th General Assembly to revive the Rural

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Industrial Parks Loan Program, to make changes

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regarding the Local Government Service

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Collaboration Grant Fund Program, and to create

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the Ohio Agriculture to Chemicals, Polymers, and

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Advanced Materials Task Force.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 122.23, 122.24, 122.25, 122.26, and	10
122.27 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	11

Sec. 122.23.  As used in sections 122.23 to 122.27 of the	12
Revised Code:	13

(A) "Distressed area" means a county with a population of	14
less than one hundred twenty-five thousand that meets at least two	15
of the following criteria of economic distress:	16

(1) Its average rate of unemployment, during the most recent	17
five-year period for which data are available, is equal to at	18
least one hundred twenty-five per cent of the average rate of	19
unemployment for the United States for the same period.	20

(2) It has a per capita income equal to or below eighty per	21
cent of the median county per capita income of the United States	22
as determined by the most recently available figures from the	23
United States census bureau.	24

(3) In intercensal years, the county has a ratio of transfer	25
payment income to total county income equal to or greater than	26
twenty-five per cent.	27

(B) "Eligible applicant" means any of the following that is	28
designated by the governing body of an eligible area as provided	29
in division (B)(1) of section 122.27 of the Revised Code:	30

(1) A port authority as defined in division (A) of section	31
4582.01 or division (A) of section 4582.21 of the Revised Code;	32

(2) A community improvement corporation as defined in section	33
1724.01 of the Revised Code;	34

(3) A community-based organization or action group that	35
provides social services and has experience in economic	36
development;	37

(4) Any other nonprofit economic development entity;

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(5) A private developer that previously has not received	39
financial assistance under section 122.24 of the Revised Code and	40
that has experience and a successful history in industrial	41
development.	42

(C) "Eligible area" means a distressed area, a labor surplus	43
area, or a situational distress area, as designated annually by	44
the director of development pursuant to division (A) of section	45
122.25 of the Revised Code.	46

(D) "Labor surplus area" means an area designated as a labor	47
surplus area by the United States department of labor.	48

(E) "Official poverty line" has the same meaning as in	49
division (A) of section 3923.51 of the Revised Code.	50

(F) "Situational distress area" means a county that has a	51
population of less than one hundred twenty-five thousand, or a	52
municipal corporation in such a county, that has experienced or is	53
experiencing a closing or downsizing of a major employer that will	54
adversely affect the county's or municipal corporation's economy.	55
In order to be designated as a situational distress area for a	56
period not to exceed thirty-six months, the county or municipal	57
corporation may petition the director of development. The petition	58
shall include documentation that demonstrates all of the	59
following:	60

(1) The number of jobs lost by the closing or downsizing;

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(2) The impact that the job loss has on the county's or	62
municipal corporation's unemployment rate as measured by the	63
director of job and family services;	64

(3) The annual payroll associated with the job loss;

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(4) The amount of state and local taxes associated with the	66
job loss;	67

(5) The impact that the closing or downsizing has on the	68
suppliers located in the rural county or municipal corporation.	69

(G) "Governing body" means, in the case of a county, the	70
board of county commissioners; in the case of a municipal	71
corporation, the legislative authority; and in the case of a	72
township, the board of township trustees.	73

(H) "Infrastructure improvements" includes site preparation,	74
including building demolition and removal; retention ponds and	75
flood and drainage improvements; streets, roads, bridges, and	76
traffic control devices; parking lots and facilities; water and	77
sewer lines and treatment plants; gas, electric, and	78
telecommunications hook-ups; and waterway and railway access	79
improvements.	80

(I) "Private developer" means any individual, firm,	81
corporation, or entity, other than a nonprofit entity, limited	82
profit entity, or governmental entity.	83

Sec. 122.24.  To promote economic development in rural areas	84
and to improve the economic welfare of the people of the state,	85
the director of development shall administer the rural industrial	86
park loan program, which is hereby established in accordance with	87
Ohio Constitution, Article VIII, Section 13, to assist eligible	88
applicants in financing the development and improvement of	89
industrial parks by providing financial assistance in the form of	90
loans and loan guarantees for land acquisition; constructing,	91
reconstructing, rehabilitating, remodeling, renovating, enlarging,	92
or improving industrial park buildings; and infrastructure	93
improvements.	94

This program shall not be used to compete against existing	95
Ohio industrial parks.	96

An eligible applicant receiving assistance under the rural	97
industrial park program is not precluded from further	98
participation in this or any other department of development	99
financial program, except that a private developer that previously	100
has received financial assistance under this section is precluded	101
from further participation in the rural industrial park loan	102
program.	103

Sec. 122.25.  (A) In administering the program established	104
under section 122.24 of the Revised Code, the director of	105
development shall do all of the following:	106

(1) Annually designate, by the first day of January of each	107
year, the entities that constitute the eligible areas in this	108
state as defined in section 122.23 of the Revised Code;	109

(2) Inform local governments and others in the state of the	110
availability of the program and financial assistance established	111
under sections 122.23 to 122.27 of the Revised Code;	112

(3) Report to the governor, president of the senate, speaker	113
of the house of representatives, and minority leaders of the	114
senate and the house of representatives by the thirtieth day of	115
June of each year on the activities carried out under the program	116
during the preceding calendar year. The report shall include the	117
number of loans made that year and the amount and recipient of	118
each loan.	119

(4) Work in conjunction with conventional lending	120
institutions, local revolving loan funds, private investors, and	121
other private and public financing sources to provide loans or	122
loan guarantees to eligible applicants;	123

(5) Establish fees, charges, interest rates, payment	124
schedules, local match requirements, and other terms and	125
conditions for loans and loan guarantees provided under the	126
program;	127

(6) Require each applicant to demonstrate the suitability of	128
any site for the assistance sought; that the site has been	129
surveyed, that the site has adequate or available utilities, and	130
that there are no zoning restrictions, environmental regulations,	131
or other matters impairing the use of the site for the purpose	132
intended;	133

(7) Require each applicant to provide a marketing plan and	134
management strategy for the project;	135

(8) Adopt rules establishing all of the following:

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(a) Forms and procedures by which eligible applicants may	137
apply for assistance;	138

(b) Criteria for reviewing, evaluating, and ranking	139
applications, and for approving applications that best serve the	140
goals of the program;	141

(c) Reporting requirements and monitoring procedures;

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(d) Guidelines regarding situations in which industrial parks	143
would be considered to compete against one another for the	144
purposes of division (B)(2) of section 122.27 of the Revised Code;	145

(e) Any other rules necessary to implement and administer the	146
program.	147

(B) The director may adopt rules establishing requirements	148
governing the use of any industrial park site receiving assistance	149
under section 122.24 of the Revised Code, such that a certain	150
portion of the site must be used for manufacturing, distribution,	151
high technology, research and development, or other businesses	152
wherein a majority of the product or service produced is exported	153
out of the state.	154

(C) As a condition of receiving assistance under section	155
122.24 of the Revised Code, and except as provided in division (D)	156
of this section, an applicant shall agree, for a period of five	157
years, not to permit the use of a site that is developed or	158
improved with such assistance to cause the relocation of jobs to	159
that site from elsewhere in the state.	160

(D) A site developed or improved with assistance under	161
section 122.24 of the Revised Code may be the site of jobs	162
relocated from elsewhere in the state if the director of	163
development does all of the following:	164

(1) Makes a written determination that the site from which	165
the jobs would be relocated is inadequate to meet market or	166
industry conditions, expansion plans, consolidation plans, or	167
other business considerations affecting the relocating employer;	168

(2) Provides a copy of the determination required by division	169
(D)(1) of this section to the members of the general assembly	170
whose legislative districts include the site from which the jobs	171
would be relocated;	172

(3) Determines that the governing body of the area from which	173
the jobs would be relocated has been notified in writing by the	174
relocating company of the possible relocation.	175

(E) The director of development shall obtain the approval of	176
the controlling board for any loan or loan guarantee provided	177
under sections 122.23 to 122.27 of the Revised Code.	178

Sec. 122.26.  The rural industrial park loan fund is hereby	179
created in the state treasury for the purposes of the program	180
established under section 122.24 of the Revised Code. The director	181
of development shall deposit money received for the purposes of	182
that section to the credit of the fund. The amount of the fund	183
shall not exceed ten million dollars.	184

Sec. 122.27.  (A) In order to be eligible for financial	185
assistance under section 122.24 of the Revised Code, an applicant	186
shall demonstrate to the director of development the applicant's	187
capacity to undertake and oversee the project, as evidenced by	188
documentation of the applicant's past performance in economic	189
development projects.	190

(B) In order for an applicant to be eligible for financial	191
assistance under section 122.24 of the Revised Code, both of the	192
following apply:	193

(1) The governing body of the entity that has been designated	194
as an eligible area by the director of development under division	195
(A) of section 122.25 of the Revised Code, by resolution or	196
ordinance, shall designate the applicant that will carry out the	197
project for the purposes described in section 122.24 of the	198
Revised Code and specify the eligible area's financial	199
participation in the project.	200

(2) The board of county commissioners of a county that has	201
been designated as an eligible area by the director of development	202
under division (A)(1) of section 122.25 of the Revised Code shall	203
certify, by resolution, that no existing industrial park is	204
located in the county that would compete against an industrial	205
park that would be developed and improved in the county through	206
the use of financial assistance provided to the applicant under	207
the rural industrial park loan program. Guidelines regarding	208
situations in which industrial parks would be considered to	209
compete against one another shall be established by rule in	210
accordance with division (A)(8)(d) of section 122.25 of the	211
Revised Code.	212

(C) Solely for the purpose of applying for assistance for	213
infrastructure improvements, a governing body may designate itself	214
as an eligible applicant.	215

Section 2. (A) There is herby created the Ohio Agriculture to	216
Chemicals, Polymers, and Advanced Materials Task Force, which	217
shall consist of thirteen members as follows:	218

(1) Three members of the House of Representatives appointed	219
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two of whom shall	220
be members of the majority party and one of whom shall be a member	221
of the minority party;	222

(2) Three members of the Senate appointed by the President of	223
the Senate, two of whom shall be members of the majority party and	224
one of whom shall be a member of the minority party;	225

(3) A representative of the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council	226
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;	227

(4) A representative of Polymer Ohio appointed by the Speaker	228
of the House of Representatives;	229

(5) A representative of the Ohio BioProducts Innovation	230
Center appointed by the President of the Senate;	231

(6) A representative of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation	232
appointed by the President of the Senate;	233

(7) A representative of the Department of Agriculture	234
appointed by the Director of Agriculture;	235

(8) A representative of the Department of Development	236
appointed by the Director of Development;	237

(9) The energy advisor to the Governor appointed by the	238
Governor.	239

Appointments shall be made, and the Task Force shall hold its	240
first meeting, not later than fifteen days after the effective	241
date of this section. The representative of the Department of	242
Agriculture shall appoint a chairperson, and the Task Force shall	243
elect from its members a vice-chairperson.	244

(B) Not later than four months after the effective date of	245
this section, the Ohio Agriculture to Chemicals, Polymers, and	246
Advanced Materials Task Force shall submit a report to the	247
General Assembly and the Governor. The report shall do all of the	248
following:	249

(1) Provide an overview of the agriculture industry and the	250
specialty chemicals and polymer industry in this state;	251

(2) Describe the conditions of and trends in those industries	252
in this state;	253

(3) Identify and describe potential alignments between the	254
agricultural industry and the specialty chemicals and polymer	255
industry in this state;	256

(4) Include recommendations to the General Assembly for	257
expanding the agriculture industry and the specialty chemicals and	258
polymer industry in this state and for providing methods to	259
increase alignments between those industries.	260

Following submission of the report, the Task Force shall	261
cease to exist.	262

Section 3. That sections 384.10 and 757.03 of Am. Sub. H.B.	263
119 of the 127th General Assembly be amended to read as follows:	264

Sec. 384.10. LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES COLLABORATION GRANT	265
PROGRAM	266

(A) The Director of Development shall administer a Local	267
Government Services Collaboration Grant Program. The Director may	268
adopt rules under section 111.15 of the Revised Code and do all	269
things necessary for that purpose.	270

(B) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Local	271
Government Services Collaboration Grant Fund (Fund 088). The fund	272
shall consist of all cash deposited into it pursuant to Section	273
757.03 of this actSection 5 of Sub. H.B. 233 of the 127th General	274
Assembly. The fund shall be used by the Director of Development	275
in administering the Local Government Services Collaboration	276
Grant Program.	277

(C) The foregoing appropriation item 110-900, Local	278
Government Services Collaboration, shall be used by the Director	279
of Development to administer the Local Government Services	280
Collaboration Grant Program. Moneys shall be used to provide	281
grants to counties, municipal corporations, and townships that are	282
interested in combining the provision of local government services	283
with those of other counties, municipal corporations, or	284
townships. Individual grant awards shall be used solely for the	285
cost of conducting a feasibility study that addresses whether, and	286
in what manner, counties, municipal corporations, and townships	287
may combine their respective provision of local government	288
services.	289

Individual grants shall be available on a competitive basis	290
to a county, municipal corporation, or township that proposes to	291
combine its provision of local government services with those of	292
at least two other counties, municipal corporations, or townships,	293
or with any combination of at least two other counties, municipal	294
corporations, or townships. Grants shall be awarded according to	295
the following formula:	296

(1) For a total of, or for any combination of, three	297
counties, municipal corporations, or townships, the grant shall be	298
equal to fifty per cent of the total cost of the feasibility	299
study, or not more than $30,000;	300

(2) For a total of, or for any combination of, four counties,	301
municipal corporations, or townships, the grant shall be equal to	302
sixty per cent of the total cost of the feasibility study, or not	303
more than $40,000;	304

(3) For a total of, or for any combination of, five counties,	305
municipal corporations, or townships, the grant shall be equal to	306
seventy per cent of the total cost of the feasibility study, or	307
not more than $50,000;	308

(4) For a total of, or for any combination of, six counties,	309
municipal corporations, or townships, the grant shall be equal to	310
eighty per cent of the total cost of the feasibility study, or not	311
more than $60,000;	312

(5) For a total of, or for any combination of, seven	313
counties, municipal corporations, or townships, the grant shall be	314
equal to ninety per cent of the total cost of the feasibility	315
study, or not more than $70,000;	316

(6) For a total of, or for any combination of, eight or more	317
counties, municipal corporations, or townships, the grant shall be	318
equal to the total cost of the feasibility study, or not more than	319
$80,000.	320

(D) Of the foregoing appropriation item 110-900, Local	321
Government Services Collaboration, not more than $100,000 over the	322
biennium may be used by the Department of Development for	323
operating expenditures in administering the Local Government	324
Services Collaboration Grant Program.	325

(E) Applicants for funding under the Local Government	326
Services Collaboration Grant Program are encouraged to utilize the	327
services of state-funded colleges and universities to conduct the	328
feasibility studies referenced under this section.	329

(F) As used in this section, "local government services"	330
means services typically provided by a county, municipal	331
corporation, or township for the health, safety, and well-being of	332
community residents and includes, but is not limited to, police	333
and fire protection, 9-1-1 emergency service, trash collection,	334
snow removal, road repair, and the provision of public utilities	335
such as water and sewer services.	336

(G) On or before June 30, 2008, the unencumbered balance of	337
the foregoing appropriation item 110-900, Local Government	338
Services Collaboration, for fiscal year 2008 is hereby	339
appropriated for the same purpose for fiscal year 2009.	340

Sec. 757.03. (A) Beginning in July 2007 and ending in	341
November 2007, on or before the seventh day of each month, the Tax	342
Commissioner shall determine and certify to the Director of Budget	343
and Management the amount to be credited from each tax source	344
under divisions (B), (C), and (D) of this section to the Local	345
Government Fund, the Library and Local Government Support Fund,	346
and the Local Government Revenue Assistance Fund.	347

(B) Notwithstanding sections 5727.45, 5727.84, 5733.12,	348
5739.21, 5741.03, and 5747.03 of the Revised Code or any other	349
provision of law to the contrary, for each month in the period	350
beginning July 1, 2007, and ending November 30, 2007, tax revenues	351
credited to the Local Government Fund, the Library and Local	352
Government Support Fund, and the Local Government Revenue	353
Assistance Fund under those sections shall instead be credited as	354
follows:	355

(1) An amount shall first be credited to the Local Government	356
Fund as prescribed under division (C) of this section;	357

(2) An amount shall next be credited to the Local Government	358
Revenue Assistance Fund as prescribed under division (C) of this	359
section;	360

(3) An amount shall next be credited to the Library and Local	361
Government Support Fund as prescribed under division (D) of this	362
section.	363

In December 2007, an amount totaling $1,000,000 shall be	364
credited from amounts otherwise scheduled to be credited to the	365
Local Government Fund to the Local Government Services	366
Collaboration Grant Fund established under section 384.10 of this	367
act.	368

(C) Receipts from the corporation franchise, sales and use,	369
public utility excise, kilowatt-hour, and personal income taxes	370
shall be credited to the Local Government Fund and the Local	371
Government Revenue Assistance Fund as follows:	372

(1) In July 2007, the amount that was credited in July 2006;

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(2) In August 2007, the amount that was credited in August	374
2006;	375

(3) In September 2007, the amount that was credited in	376
September 2006;	377

(4) In October 2007, the amount that was credited in October	378
2006;	379

(5) In November 2007, the amount that was credited in	380
November 2006.	381

(D) Receipts from the personal income tax shall be credited	382
to the Library and Local Government Support Fund as follows:	383

(1) In July 2007, the amount that was credited in July 2006;

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(2) In August 2007, the amount that was credited in August	385
2006;	386

(3) In September 2007, the amount that was credited in	387
September 2006;	388

(4) In October 2007, the amount that was credited in October	389
2006;	390

(5) In November 2007, the amount that was credited in	391
November 2006, except that the amount credited to the Local	392
Government Fund from personal income tax revenue shall be reduced	393
by an additional $1,000,000 and this reduction shall be borne	394
entirely by the countywide nontownship and nonvillage distribution	395
in January 2008.	396

(E)(1) To the extent the amounts required to be credited to	397
the Local Government Fund, the Library and Local Government	398
Support Fund, and the Local Government Revenue Assistance Fund	399
under divisions (C) and (D) of this section exceed the amounts	400
that otherwise would have been credited to those funds under	401
sections 5727.45, 5727.84, 5733.12, 5739.21, 5741.03, and 5747.03	402
of the Revised Code, amounts required to be credited to the	403
General Revenue Fund under those sections shall be reduced	404
accordingly.	405

(2) To the extent the amounts required to be credited to the	406
Local Government Fund, the Library and Local Government Support	407
Fund, and the Local Government Revenue Assistance Fund under	408
divisions (C) and (D) of this section are less than the amounts	409
that otherwise would have been credited to those funds under	410
sections 5727.45, 5727.84, 5733.12, 5739.21, 5741.03, and 5747.03	411
of the Revised Code, amounts required to be credited to the	412
General Revenue Fund under those sections shall be increased	413
accordingly.	414

(F) The total amount credited each month under this section	415
to the Local Government Fund, the Library and Local Government	416
Support Fund, and the Local Government Revenue Assistance Fund	417
shall be distributed on or before the tenth day of the immediately	418
succeeding month as follows:	419

(1) Each county undivided Local Government Fund shall receive	420
a distribution from the Local Government Fund that is based upon	421
its proportionate share of the total amount received by it from	422
the fund in the same month during the preceding calendar year.	423

(2) Each municipal corporation receiving a direct	424
distribution from the Local Government Fund shall receive a	425
distribution that is based upon its proportionate share of the	426
total amount received by it from the fund in the same month during	427
the preceding calendar year.	428

(3) Each county undivided Local Government Revenue Assistance	429
Fund shall receive a distribution from the Local Government	430
Revenue Assistance Fund that is based upon its proportionate share	431
of the total amount received by it from the fund in the same month	432
during the preceding calendar year.	433

(4) Each county undivided Library and Local Government	434
Support Fund shall receive a distribution from the Library and	435
Local Government Support Fund that is based upon its proportionate	436
share of the total amount received by it from the fund in the same	437
month during the preceding calendar year.	438

(G) Distributions shall not be made in accordance with	439
sections 5747.47 and 5747.50 of the Revised Code until January 1,	440
2008.	441

(H) Notwithstanding section 5747.47 of the Revised Code, the	442
Tax Commissioner is not required to issue the certification	443
required by that section to be made in December 2007 for calendar	444
year 2007. The Tax Commissioner may, as the Commissioner considers	445
appropriate, provide to each county auditor additional revised	446
estimates or other information relating to distributions in 2007,	447
2008, or 2009 at any time during the period beginning July 1,	448
2007, and ending June 30, 2009.	449

(I)(1) Notwithstanding division (A) of section 131.51 of the	450
Revised Code, on or before January 5, 2008, the Director of Budget	451
and Management shall credit to the Local Government Fund an amount	452
equal to three and sixty-eight one-hundredths per cent of total	453
tax revenues credited to the General Revenue Fund during December	454
2007. In determining the total tax revenues credited to the	455
General Revenue Fund during that month, transfers made from the	456
General Revenue Fund during that month to the Local Government	457
Fund, the Local Government Revenue Assistance Fund, and the	458
Library and Local Government Support Fund shall be disregarded.	459
Moneys credited to the Local Government Fund under division (I)(1)	460
of this section shall be distributed in January 2008 in accordance	461
with section 5747.50 of the Revised Code.	462

(2) Notwithstanding division (B) of section 131.51 of the	463
Revised Code, on or before January 5, 2008, the Director of Budget	464
and Management shall credit to the Library and Local Government	465
Support Fund an amount equal to two and twenty-two one-hundredths	466
per cent of total tax revenues credited to the General Revenue	467
Fund during December 2007. In determining the total tax revenues	468
credited to the General Revenue Fund during that month, transfers	469
made from the General Revenue Fund during that month to the Local	470
Government Fund, the Local Government Revenue Assistance Fund, and	471
the Library and Local Government Support Fund shall be	472
disregarded. Moneys credited to the Library and Local Government	473
Support Fund under division (I)(2) of this section shall be	474
distributed in January 2008 in accordance with section 5747.47 of	475
the Revised Code.	476

Section 4. That existing sections 384.10 and 757.03 of Am.	477
Sub. H.B. 119 of the 127th General Assembly are hereby repealed.	478

Section 5. Notwithstanding division (A) of section 133.51 of	479
the Revised Code, in January 2008, an amount totaling $1,000,000	480
shall be credited from amounts otherwise scheduled to be credited	481
to the Local Government Fund to the Local Government Services	482
Collaboration Grant Fund established under section 384.10 of Am.	483
Sub. H.B. 119 of the 127th General Assembly.	484

Section 6. The amendment by this act of sections 384.10 and	485
757.03 of Am. Sub. H.B. 119 of the 127th General Assembly and	486
Sections 5 and 6 of this act, and the items of law of which they	487
are composed, are not subject to the referendum. Therefore, under	488
Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and section 1.471 of	489
the Revised Code, the amendment and the sections, and the items	490
of law of which they are composed, go into immediate effect when	491
this act becomes law.	492