Sec. 3745.25. (A) As used in this section, "environmental | 9 |
laws" means Chapters 3704., 3714., 3734., 3745., 3746., 3750., | 10 |
3751., 3752., 3753., 6109., and 6111. of the Revised Code; any | 11 |
federal counterparts of those chapters; rules adopted under those | 12 |
chapters or federal counterparts; and terms and conditions of | 13 |
orders, permits, permit renewals, licenses, license renewals, | 14 |
variances, exemptions, or plan approvals issued under those | 15 |
chapters or federal counterparts. | 16 |
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the | 17 |
contrary, the director of environmental protection in consultation | 18 |
with the director of budget and management shall ensure that money | 19 |
collected as the result of the imposition of a fine levied against | 20 |
a county, municipal corporation, or township under any | 21 |
environmental law shall be expended by the state in the county | 22 |
that incurred the fine or in the county in which the municipal | 23 |
corporation or township that incurred the fine is located. The | 24 |
director of environmental protection and the director of budget | 25 |
and management jointly shall take actions and may adopt policies | 26 |
that are necessary to ensure that state expenditures comply with | 27 |
this section. | 28 |