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| To create the Water Access To Every Residence Task | 1 |
| Force. | 2 |
| Section 1. (A) There is hereby created the Water Access To | 3 |
| Every Residence Task Force consisting of the following eight | 4 |
| members: | 5 |
| (1) The Director of the Governor's Office of Appalachia who | 6 |
| shall be the chairperson of the Task Force; | 7 |
| (2) A representative of the County Commissioners Association | 8 |
| of Ohio appointed by the Association; | 9 |
| (3) A representative of the Ohio Township Association | 10 |
| appointed by the Association; | 11 |
| (4) A representative of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation | 12 |
| appointed by the Federation; | 13 |
| (5) A representative of the Ohio Rural Water Association | 14 |
| appointed by the Association; | 15 |
| (6) A representative of the Ohio Small Communities | 16 |
| Environmental Infrastructure Group appointed by the Governor; | 17 |
| (7) A member of the House of Representatives appointed by the | 18 |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives; | 19 |
| (8) A member of the Senate appointed by the President of the | 20 |
| Senate. | 21 |
| (B) Members of the Task Force shall be appointed not later | 22 |
| than fifteen days after the effective date of this section. Not | 23 |
| more than four members of the Task Force shall be members of the | 24 |
| same political party. Members of the Task Force shall serve | 25 |
| without compensation. | 26 |
| (C) The Task Force shall meet at least once per month. The | 27 |
| Department of Development shall provide the Task Force with a | 28 |
| meeting room and with administrative assistance that the Task | 29 |
| Force needs to perform its duties. | 30 |
| (D) Serving as a member of the Task Force does not constitute | 31 |
| holding a public office or position of employment under the laws | 32 |
| of this state and does not constitute grounds for removal of | 33 |
| public officers or employees from their offices or positions of | 34 |
| employment. | 35 |
| (E) The Task Force shall identify residential communities and | 36 |
| geographic areas of Ohio in which potable drinking water is not | 37 |
| readily accessible. The Task Force shall develop strategies for | 38 |
| providing access to potable drinking water, including strategies | 39 |
| for financing drinking water projects. | 40 |
| (F) Not later than one year after the effective date of this | 41 |
| section, the Task Force shall issue a report to the General | 42 |
| Assembly of its findings and recommendations regarding strategies | 43 |
| for providing access to potable drinking water in Ohio. Upon | 44 |
| submission of the report, the Task Force shall cease to exist. | 45 |