H. B. No. 420 As Introduced

Cosponsors: Representatives Evans, McGregor, J., Bubp, Raussen, Blessing, Uecker, Batchelder, Adams, Hughes, Collier, Combs, Patton, Yuko, Stebelton, Hite, Gibbs, Stewart, J., Jones, Webster, Bacon, Schindel, Huffman, Daniels, Dolan, Hagan, J., McGregor, R., Wachtmann, Wagner, Skindell, Fessler, Book, Peterson, Stewart, D., Coley, Goodwin

Section 1. That sections 126.45, 126.46, 126.51, 126.52,	9
126.53, 126.55, and 126.57 of the Revised Code be enacted to read	10
as follows:	11

(1) "Entity" means, whether for profit or nonprofit, a	13
corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company,	14
sole proprietorship, or other business entity. "Entity" does not	15
include an individual who receives state assistance that is not	16
related to the individual's business.	17

(2)(a) "State award" means state financial assistance and	18
expenditures in any of the following forms:	19

(i) Grants, subgrants, loans, awards, cooperative agreements,	20
or other similar form of financial assistance;	21

(ii) Contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, task orders,	22
delivery orders, or other similar type of transaction.	23

(b) "State award" does not include compensation received as	24
an employee of the state.	25

(B) The office of budget and management shall establish and	26
maintain a single searchable web site, accessible by the public at	27
no cost, that includes all of the following information for each	28
state award:	29

(3) Information on the award, including the type of	32
transaction being funded, the purpose of the award, and the agency	33
or other instrumentality of the state that is providing the award;	34

(4) The location of the entity receiving the award and the	35
primary location of performance under the award, which information	36
shall include both the political subdivision of the state and the	37
state house of representatives and senate districts;	38

(5) The parent entity of the entity receiving the award, if	39
the recipient is owned by another entity;	40

(6) Any other relevant information determined by the office	41
of budget and management.	42

(C) The office of budget and management may consult with	43
other state agencies in the development, establishment, operation,	44
and support of the web site. State awards shall be posted on the	45
web site within thirty days after being made. The office of budget	46
and management shall provide an opportunity for public comment as	47
to the utility of the web site and any suggested improvements.	48

(D) The web site required by this section shall be fully	49
operational not later than January 1, 2009, and shall include	50
information on state awards made in fiscal year 2008 and	51
thereafter. It shall also provide an electronic link to the daily	52
journals of the senate and house of representatives.	53

(E) The director of budget and management shall submit to the	54
general assembly an annual report regarding the implementation of	55
the web site. The report shall include data regarding the usage of	56
the web site and any public comments on the utility of the site,	57
including recommendations for improving data quality and	58
collection. The director shall post each report on the web site.	59

(F) Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring	60
the disclosure of confidential information.	61

Sec. 126.46. (A) As used in this section, "earmark" means	62
funds appropriated by the general assembly for projects or	63
programs, if any of the following applies:	64

(1) The appropriation is made outside a merit-based or	65
competitive allocation process.	66

Sec. 126.51. (A) The director of each state agency or, in	78
the case of a state agency without a director, the equivalent	79
officer of that agency, shall, within thirty days after the	80
effective date of this section, designate a senior real property	81
officer for that agency. The officer shall have the education,	82
training, and experience required to administer the necessary	83
functions of the position, as set forth in this section.	84

(B) The senior real property officer shall develop and	85
implement an agency asset management plan that meets the form,	86
content, and other requirements established by the Ohio real	87
property council under section 126.52 of the Revised Code. In	88
developing this plan, the senior real property officer shall do	89
all of the following:	90

(B) The office of budget and management shall establish and	69
maintain a searchable web site, accessible by the public at no	70
cost, that includes aggregate data on the number and cost of	71
earmarks and displays that information by agency. The web site	72
shall also provide detailed information on individual earmarks.	73

(C) The web site required by this section shall be fully	74
operational not later than January 1, 2009, and shall include	75
information on earmarks designated by the general assembly in	76
fiscal year 2008 and thereafter.	77

(1) Identify and categorize all real property owned, leased,	91
or otherwise managed by the agency;	92

(2) Prioritize actions to be taken to improve the operational	93
and financial management of the agency's real property inventory;	94

(3) Make life-cycle cost estimations associated with the	95
prioritized actions;	96

(4) Identify governmental authorities that are required to	97
address these priorities;	98

(5) Identify and pursue goals, with appropriate deadlines,	99
that are consistent with and supportive of the agency asset	100
management plan and measure progress against such goals;	101

(6) Incorporate planning and management requirements for	102
historic property and for environmental management;	103

(7) Identify any other information and pursue any other	104
action necessary to the appropriate development and implementation	105
of the agency asset management plan.	106

(C) The senior real property officer shall, on an ongoing	107
basis, monitor the real property assets of the agency to ensure	108
the assets are managed in a manner that is consistent with the	109
real property asset management principles developed by the Ohio	110
real property council and with the agency asset management plan.	111

(D) Each agency's initial asset management plan shall be	112
submitted to the office of budget and management not later than	113
January 1, 2009.	114

Sec. 126.52. (A) There is hereby established the Ohio real	115
property council, within the office of budget and management, to	116
develop guidance for, and facilitate the success of, each state	117
agency's asset management plan. The council shall be composed of	118
the senior real property officers designated under section 126.51	119
of the Revised Code, the director of budget and management, and	120
the director of administrative services. The director of budget	121
and management shall chair the council. The office of budget and	122
management shall provide administrative support for the council.	123

(B) The council shall assist the senior real property	124
officers in the development and implementation of the agency asset	125
management plans. The council shall establish appropriate	126
performance measures to determine the effectiveness of state real	127
property management and to allow for comparing the performance of	128
state agencies against industry and other governmental entities.	129
The performance measures shall include the following, as	130
appropriate:	131

(1) Life-cycle cost estimations associated with the agency's	132
prioritized actions;	133

(2) The costs relating to the acquisition of real property	134
assets by purchase, condemnation, exchange, lease, or otherwise;	135

(3) The cost and time required to dispose of state real	136
property assets and the financial recovery of the state investment	137
resulting from the disposal;	138

(4) The operating, maintenance, and security costs of state	139
properties, including the cost of utility services at unoccupied	140
properties;	141

(5) The environmental costs associated with ownership of	142
property, including the cost of environmental restoration and	143
compliance activities;	144

(7) The realization of equity value in state real property	146
assets;	147

(8) Opportunities for cooperative arrangements with the	148
commercial real estate community;	149