As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. B. No. 124

Representative Antonio 

Cosponsors: Representatives Fedor, Ramos, Ashford, Hagan, R., Foley, Phillips, Redfern, Lundy 

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A BILL

To amend section 1505.07 of the Revised Code to ban

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the taking or removal of oil or natural gas from

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and under the bed of Lake Erie.

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

Section 1. That section 1505.07 of the Revised Code be	4
amended to read as follows:	5

Sec. 1505.07. (A) Subject to the limitationlimitations set	6
forth in division (B) of this section and in section 1505.08 of	7
the Revised Code, the director of natural resources, with the	8
approval of the director of environmental protection, the attorney	9
general, and the governor, may issue permits and make leases to	10
parties making application for permission to take and remove sand,	11
gravel, stone, and other minerals or substances from and under the	12
bed of Lake Erie, either upon a royalty or rental basis, as hethe	13
director of natural resources determines to be best for the state.	14
Permits shall be issued for terms of not less than one year nor	15
more than ten years, and leases shall be for a term of years or	16
until the economic extraction of the mineral or other substance	17
covered thereby has been completed. Such taking and removal shall	18
be within certain fixed boundaries that do not conflict with the	19
rights of littoral owners. Upon request from the holder of a	20
permit, it shall be canceled, but in the case of any permit or	21
lease, any equipment or buildings owned by the permittee or lessee	22
shall be held as security by the director of natural resources for	23
payment of all rentals or royalties due the state at the time of	24
cancellation.	25

(B) The director of natural resources shall not issue any	26
permit or make any lease under division (A) of this section to	27
take or remove oil or natural gas from and under the bed of Lake	28
Erie.	29

(C) No person shall remove sand, gravel, stone, or other	30
minerals or substances from and under the bed of Lake Erie without	31
first obtaining a permit or lease therefor from the director.	32

(D) The director of natural resources may, in accordance with	33
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt, amend, and rescind rules	34
for the administration, implementation, and enforcement of this	35
section.	36

Section 2. That existing section 1505.07 of the Revised Code	37
is hereby repealed.	38