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| To create the Water Resources and Economic | 1 |
| Development Study Committee. | 2 |
| Section 1. (A) There is hereby created the Water Resources | 3 |
| and Economic Development Study Committee consisting of the | 4 |
| following members: | 5 |
| (1) Two members of the House of Representatives appointed by | 6 |
| the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be | 7 |
| a member of the majority party and one of whom shall be a member | 8 |
| of the minority party; | 9 |
| (2) Two members of the Senate appointed by the President of | 10 |
| the Senate, one of whom shall be a member of the majority party | 11 |
| and one of whom shall be a member of the minority party; | 12 |
| (3) Five members appointed by the Governor who shall have | 13 |
| specific knowledge regarding the use of the water resources in | 14 |
| Ohio as a mechanism for economic development. | 15 |
| (B) Appointments to the Committee shall be made not later | 16 |
| than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Members | 17 |
| of the Committee shall serve without compensation. | 18 |
| (C) At the initial meeting of the Committee, members of the | 19 |
| Committee shall elect a legislative member of the Committee as | 20 |
| chairperson. Thereafter, the chairperson shall call meetings as | 21 |
| the chairperson considers necessary for the Committee to carry out | 22 |
| its duties. | 23 |
| (D) The Committee shall study the use of water resources in | 24 |
| Ohio as a mechanism for economic development. | 25 |
| (E) Not later than one year after the effective date of this | 26 |
| section, the Committee shall prepare and submit a report to the | 27 |
| General Assembly that evaluates Ohio's water resources and how | 28 |
| those resources can be best utilized as a mechanism for economic | 29 |
| development. The report also shall make recommendations to the | 30 |
| General Assembly regarding any policy changes that are needed to | 31 |
| effectuate that economic development. | 32 |
| Upon submission of the report, the Committee shall cease to | 33 |
| exist. | 34 |