130th Ohio General Assembly
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As Passed by the Senate

122nd General Assembly
Regular Session
1997-1998
Am. Sub. H. B. No. 321

REPRESENTATIVES HOUSEHOLDER-HAINES-TERWILLEGER-VAN VYVEN-TIBERI- CAREY-CLANCY-GARCIA-JACOBSON-JOHNSON-KREBS-METZGER-OGG-PADGETT- PRINGLE-REID-SAWYER-SCHULER-STAPLETON-SULZER-THOMPSON-WILSON- LOGAN-ROBERTS-WESTON-CATES-GRENDELL-VESPER-TAYLOR-BRADING- VERICH-GARDNER-LEWIS-ROMAN-OPFER-COLONNA-MOTTLEY-CORBIN-MYERS- O'BRIEN-PATTON-BRADY-HARRIS-
SENATORS CARNES-DIX-DiDONATO- WHITE-GILLMOR-OELSLAGER-DRAKE-GAETH-WATTS


A BILL
To amend sections 3745.11, 6103.22, 6109.01, 6109.04, 6109.07, 6111.14, 6121.01, 6121.04, and 6121.06 and to enact sections 6109.22, 6109.23, and 6109.24 of the Revised Code to authorize the Director of Environmental Protection to develop and implement a drinking water assistance loan program consistent with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 and to receive and disburse federal capitalization grant moneys for the purposes of that program, and to make other changes in the state's safe drinking water program in accordance with that act.

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


Section 1. That sections 3745.11, 6103.22, 6109.01, 6109.04, 6109.07, 6111.14, 6121.01, 6121.04, and 6121.06 be amended and sections 6109.22, 6109.23, and 6109.24 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 3745.11. (A) Applicants for and holders of permits, licenses, variances, plan approvals, and certifications issued by the director of environmental protection pursuant to Chapters 3704., 3734., 6109., and 6111. of the Revised Code shall pay a fee to the environmental protection agency for each such issuance and each application for an issuance as provided by this section. No fee shall be charged for any issuance for which no application has been submitted to the director.

(B) Prior to January 1, 1994, each person issued a permit to operate, variance, or permit to install under section 3704.03 of the Revised Code shall pay the fees specified in the following schedule:

(1) Fuel-Burning Equipment
Input capacity (million British
Permit

Permit
thermal units
to

to
per hour)
operate

Variance

install

0 or more, but less than 10$ 75$225$ 100
10 or more, but less than 100210450390
100 or more, but less than 300270675585
300 or more, but less than 500330900780
500 or more5009751000

Any fuel-burning equipment using only natural gas, propane, liquefied petroleum gas, or number two or lighter fuel oil shall be assessed a fee one-half of that shown.

(2) Incinerators
Input capacity
Permit

Permit
(pounds per
to

to
hour)
operate

VARIANCE

install

0 to 50$ 50$225$ 65
51 to 500210450390
501 to 2000270675585
2001 to 30,000330900780
more than 30,0005009751000

(3) Process
Process weight
Permit

Permit
rate
to

to
(pounds per hour)
operate

Variance

install

0 to 1000$100$225$ 200
1001 to 5000210450390
5001 to 10,000270675585
10,001 to 50,000330900780
more than 50,0005009751000

In any process where process weight rate cannot be ascertained, the minimum fee shall be assessed.

(4) Storage tanks
Gallons
Permit to

Permit to
(capacity)
operate

Variance

install

less than 40,000$150$225$ 195
40,000 or more, but less than 100,000210450390
100,000 or more, but less than 400,000270675585
400,000 or more, but less than 1,000,000330900780
1,000,000 or more5009751000

(5) Gasoline
Gasoline dispensing
Permit to

Permit to
facilities
operate

Variance

install

For each gasoline dispensing facility$20$100$50

(6) Dry cleaning
Dry cleaning
Permit to

Permit to
facilities
operate

Variance

install

For each dry cleaning facility$50$200$100

(7) Coal mining operations regulated under Chapter 1513. of the Revised Code shall be assessed a fee of two hundred fifty dollars per mine or location.

(C)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(2) of this section, beginning July 1, 1994, each person who owns or operates an air contaminant source and who is required to apply for and obtain a Title V permit under section 3704.036 of the Revised Code shall pay the fees set forth in division (C)(1) of this section. For the purposes of that division, total emissions of air contaminants may be calculated using engineering calculations, emissions factors, material balance calculations, or performance testing procedures, as authorized by the director.

The following fees shall be assessed on the total actual emissions from a source in tons per year of the regulated pollutants particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, organic compounds, and lead:

(a) Fifteen dollars per ton on the total actual emissions of each such regulated pollutant during the period July through December 1993, to be collected no sooner than July 1, 1994;

(b) Twenty dollars per ton on the total actual emissions of each such regulated pollutant during calendar year 1994, to be collected no sooner than April 15, 1995;

(c) Twenty-five dollars per ton on the total actual emissions of each such regulated pollutant in calendar year 1995, and each subsequent calendar year, to be collected no sooner than the fifteenth day of April of the year next succeeding the calendar year in which the emissions occurred.

The fees levied under division (C)(1) of this section do not apply to that portion of the emissions of a regulated pollutant at a facility that exceed four thousand tons during a calendar year.

(2) The fees assessed under division (C)(1) of this section are for the purpose of providing funding for the Title V permit program.

(3) The fees assessed under division (C)(1) of this section do not apply to emissions from any electric generating unit designated as a Phase I unit under Title IV of the federal Clean Air Act prior to calendar year 2000. Those fees shall be assessed on the emissions from such a generating unit commencing in calendar year 2001 based upon the total actual emissions from the generating unit during calendar year 2000.

(4) The director shall issue invoices to owners or operators of air contaminant sources who are required to pay a fee assessed under division (C) or (D) of this section. Any such invoice shall be issued no sooner than the applicable date when the fee first may be collected in a year under the applicable division, shall identify the nature and amount of the fee assessed, and shall indicate that the fee is required to be paid within thirty days after the issuance of the invoice.

(D) Beginning January 1, 1994, each person who owns or operates an air contaminant source; who is required to apply for a permit to operate pursuant to rules adopted under division (G), or a variance pursuant to division (H), of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code; and who is not required to apply for and obtain a Title V permit under section 3704.036 of the Revised Code shall pay a single fee based upon the sum of the actual annual emissions from the facility of the regulated pollutants particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, organic compounds, and lead in accordance with the following schedule:
Total tons per year 
of regulated pollutants emitted
Annual fee per facility

More than 0, but less than 50$ 75
50 or more, but less than 100300
100 or more700

The fees assessed under this division shall be collected annually no sooner than the fifteenth day of April, commencing in 1995. The fee assessed under this division in a calendar year shall be based upon the sum of the actual emissions of those regulated pollutants during the preceding calendar year. For the purpose of this division, emissions of air contaminants may be calculated using engineering calculations, emission factors, material balance calculations, or performance testing procedures, as authorized by the director. The director, by rule, may require persons who are required to pay the fees assessed under this division to pay those fees biennially rather than annually.

(E)(1) Consistent with the need to cover the reasonable costs of the Title V permit program, the director annually shall increase the fees prescribed in division (C)(1) of this section by the percentage, if any, by which the consumer price index for the most recent calendar year ending before the beginning of a year exceeds the consumer price index for calendar year 1989. Upon calculating an increase in fees authorized by this division (E)(1) OF THIS SECTION, the director shall compile revised fee schedules for the purposes of that division (C)(1) OF THIS SECTION and shall make the revised schedules available to persons required to pay the fees assessed under that division and to the public.

(2) For the purposes of division (E)(1) of this section:

(a) The consumer price index for any year is the average of the consumer price index for all urban consumers published by the United States department of labor as of the close of the twelve-month period ending on the thirty-first day of August of that year;

(b) If the 1989 consumer price index is revised, the director shall use the revision of the consumer price index that is most consistent with that for calendar year 1989.

(F) Each person who is issued a permit to install pursuant to rules adopted under division (F) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code on or after January 1, 1994, shall pay the fees specified in the following schedules:

(1) Fuel-burning equipment (boilers)
Input capacity (maximum) 
(million British thermal units per hour)Permit to install
Greater than 0, but less than 10$ 200
10 or more, but less than 100400
100 or more, but less than 300800
300 or more, but less than 5001500
500 or more, but less than 10002500
1000 or more, but less than 50004000
5000 or more6000

Units burning exclusively natural gas, number two fuel oil, or both shall be assessed a fee that is one-half the applicable amount shown in division (F)(1) of this section.

(2) Incinerators
Input capacity (pounds per hour)Permit to install
0 to 100$ 100
101 to 500400
501 to 2000750
2001 to 20,0001000
more than 20,0002500

(3)(a) Process
Process weight rate (pounds per hour)Permit to install
0 to 1000$ 200
1001 to 5000400
5001 to 10,000600
10,001 to 50,000800
more than 50,0001000

In any process where process weight rate cannot be ascertained, the minimum fee shall be assessed.

(b) Notwithstanding division (F)(3)(a) of this section, any person issued a permit to install pursuant to rules adopted under division (F) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code shall pay the fees set forth in division (F)(3)(c) of this section for a process used in any of the following industries, as identified by the applicable four-digit standard industrial classification code according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual published by the United States office of management and budget in the executive office of the president, 1972, as revised:

1211 Bituminous coal and lignite mining;

1213 Bituminous coal and lignite mining services;

1411 Dimension stone;

1422 Crushed and broken limestone;

1427 Crushed and broken stone, not elsewhere classified;

1442 Construction sand and gravel;

1446 Industrial sand;

3281 Cut stone and stone products;

3295 Minerals and earth, ground or otherwise treated.

(c) The fees set forth in the following schedule apply to the issuance of a permit to install pursuant to rules adopted under division (F) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code for a process identified in division (F)(3)(b) of this section:
Process weight rate (pounds per hour)Permit to install
0 to 10,000$200
10,001 to 50,000300
50,001 to 100,000400
100,001 to 200,000500
200,001 to 400,000600
400,001 or more700

(4) Storage tanks
Gallons (maximum useful capacity)Permit to install
0 to 20,000$100
20,001 to 40,000150
40,001 to 100,000200
100,001 to 250,000250
250,001 to 500,000350
500,001 to 1,000,000500
1,000,001 or greater750

(5) Gasoline/fuel dispensing facilities
For each gasoline/fuel dispensing facilityPermit to install
(includes all units at the facility)$100

(6) Dry cleaning facilities
For each dry cleaning facilityPermit to install
(includes all units at the facility)$100

(7) Registration status
Permit to install
For each source covered by registration status$75

(G) An owner or operator who is responsible for an asbestos demolition or renovation project pursuant to rules adopted under section 3704.03 of the Revised Code shall pay the fees set forth in the following schedule:

Action
Fee
Each notification$75
Asbestos removal$3/unit
Asbestos cleanup$4/cubic yard

For purposes of this division, a "unit" means any combination of linear feet or square feet equal to fifty.

(H) A person who is issued an extension of time for a permit to install an air contaminant source pursuant to rules adopted under division (F) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee equal to one-half the fee originally assessed for the permit to install under this section, except that the fee for such an extension shall not exceed two hundred dollars.

(I) A person who is issued a modification to a permit to install an air contaminant source pursuant to rules adopted under section 3704.03 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee equal to one-half of the fee that would be assessed under this section to obtain a permit to install the source. The fee assessed by this division only applies to modifications that are initiated by the owner or operator of the source and shall not exceed two thousand dollars.

(J) Notwithstanding division (B) or (F) of this section, a person who applies for or obtains a permit to install pursuant to rules adopted under division (F) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code after the date actual construction of the source began shall pay a fee for the permit to install that is equal to twice the fee that otherwise would be assessed under the applicable division unless the applicant received authorization to begin construction under division (W) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code. This division only applies to sources for which actual construction of the source begins on or after July 1, 1993. The imposition or payment of the fee established in this division does not preclude the director from taking any administrative or judicial enforcement action under this chapter, Chapter 3704., 3714., 3734., or 6111. of the Revised Code, or a rule adopted under any of them, in connection with a violation of rules adopted under division (F) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code.

As used in this division, "actual construction of the source" means the initiation of physical on-site construction activities in connection with improvements to the source that are permanent in nature, including, without limitation, the installation of building supports and foundations and the laying of underground pipework.

(K) Fifty cents per ton of each fee assessed under division (C) of this section on actual emissions from a source and received by the environmental protection agency pursuant to that division shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the small business assistance fund created in section 3706.19 of the Revised Code. The remainder of the moneys received by the division pursuant to that division and moneys received by the agency pursuant to divisions (D), (F), (G), (H), (I), and (J) of this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the clean air fund created in section 3704.035 of the Revised Code.

(L)(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (L)(1)(b) or (c) of this section, a person issued a water discharge permit or renewal of a water discharge permit pursuant to Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code shall pay a fee based on each point source to which the issuance is applicable in accordance with the following schedule:
Design flow discharge (gallons per day)Fee

0 to 1000$ 0
1,001 to 5000100
5,001 to 50,000200
50,001 to 100,000300
100,001 to 300,000525
over 300,000750

(b) Notwithstanding the fee schedule specified in division (L)(1)(a) of this section, the fee for a water discharge permit that is applicable to coal mining operations regulated under Chapter 1513. of the Revised Code shall be two hundred fifty dollars per mine.

(c) Notwithstanding the fee schedule specified in division (L)(1)(a) of this section, the fee for a water discharge permit for a public discharger identified by I in the third character of the permittee's NPDES permit number shall not exceed seven hundred fifty dollars.

(2) A person applying for a plan approval for a wastewater treatment works pursuant to section 6111.44, 6111.45, or 6111.46 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars plus sixty-five one-hundredths of one per cent of the estimated project cost through June 30, 1998, and one hundred dollars plus two-tenths of one per cent of the estimated project cost on and after July 1, 1998, except that the total fee shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars through June 30, 1998, and five thousand dollars on and after July 1, 1998. The fee shall be paid at the time the application is submitted.

(3) A person issued a modification of a water discharge permit shall pay a fee equal to one-half the fee that otherwise would be charged for a water discharge permit, except that the fee for the modification shall not exceed four hundred dollars.

(4) A PERSON WHO HAS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DIRECTOR UNDER SECTION 6111.14 OF THE REVISED CODE SHALL PAY AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE FEE FOR EACH PLAN SUBMITTED UNDER THAT SECTION FOR APPROVAL THAT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE MINIMUM AMOUNT NECESSARY TO PAY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO PROCESSING PLAN APPROVALS. THE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY SHALL CALCULATE THE FEE AND SHALL NOTIFY ALL PERSONS WHO HAVE ENTERED INTO AGREEMENTS UNDER THAT SECTION, OR WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR AGREEMENTS, OF THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE.

(5)(a) Not later than January 30, 1996, and January 30, 1997, a person holding an NPDES discharge permit issued pursuant to Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code with an average daily discharge flow of five thousand gallons or more shall pay a nonrefundable annual discharge fee. Any person who fails to pay the fee at that time shall pay an additional amount that equals ten per cent of the required annual discharge fee.

The average daily discharge flow in gallons per day shall be calculated using first day of May through thirty-first day of October flow data for the period two years prior to the date on which the fee is due. In the case of NPDES discharge permits for new sources, the fee for the first two years of operations OPERATION shall be calculated using the average daily design flow of the facility.

(b) An NPDES permit holder that is a public discharger shall pay the fee specified in the following schedule:
Average daily discharge flowFee due by January 30, 1996, and January 30, 1997 

5,000 to 49,999$ 180 
50,000 to 100,000450 
100,001 to 250,000900 
250,001 to 1,000,0002,250 
1,000,001 to 5,000,0004,500 
5,000,001 to 10,000,0009,000 
10,000,001 to 20,000,00013,500 
20,000,001 to 50,000,00022,500 
50,000,001 to 100,000,00036,000 
100,000,001 or more54,000 

Public dischargers owning or operating publicly owned treatment works, as "treatment works" is defined in section 6111.01 of the Revised Code, that serve exclusively political subdivisions having a population of fewer than one hundred thousand through the operation of two or more publicly owned treatment works serving the same political subdivision shall pay an annual discharge fee under division (L)(4)(5)(b) of this section that is based on the combined average daily discharge flow of the treatment works rather than on the average daily discharge flow of individual facilities comprising the treatment works.

(c) An NPDES permit holder that is an industrial discharger shall pay the fee specified in the following schedule:
Average daily discharge flowFee due by January 30, 1996, and January 30, 1997 

5,000 to 49,999$ 180 
50,000 to 250,000900 
250,001 to 1,000,0002,250 
1,000,001 to 5,000,0004,500 
5,000,001 to 10,000,0006,750 
10,000,001 to 20,000,0009,000 
20,000,001 to 100,000,00010,800 
100,000,001 to 250,000,00012,600 
250,000,001 or more14,400 

In addition to the fee specified in the above schedule, an NPDES permit holder that is an industrial discharger classified as a major discharger shall pay a nonrefundable annual surcharge of six thousand seven hundred fifty dollars not later than January 30, 1996, and not later than January 30, 1997. Any person who fails to pay the surcharge at that time shall pay an additional amount that equals ten per cent of the amount of the surcharge.

(d) Notwithstanding divisions (L)(4)(5)(b) and (c) of this section, a public discharger identified by I in the third character of the permittee's NPDES permit number and an industrial discharger identified by I, J, L, V, W, X, Y, or Z in the third character of the permittee's NPDES permit number shall pay a nonrefundable annual discharge fee of one hundred eighty dollars not later than January 30, 1996, and not later than January 30, 1997. Any person who fails to pay the fee at that time shall pay an additional amount that equals ten per cent of the required fee.

(5)(6) The director shall transmit all moneys collected under division (L) of this section to the treasurer of state for deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the surface water protection fund created in section 6111.038 of the Revised Code.

(6)(7) As used in division (L) of this section:

(a) "NPDES" means the federally approved national pollutant discharge elimination system program for issuing, modifying, revoking, reissuing, terminating, monitoring, and enforcing permits and imposing and enforcing pretreatment requirements under Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it.

(b) "Public discharger" means any holder of an NPDES permit identified by P in the second character of the NPDES permit number assigned by the director.

(c) "Industrial discharger" means any holder of an NPDES permit identified by I in the second character of the NPDES permit number assigned by the director.

(d) "Major discharger" means any holder of an NPDES permit classified as major by the regional administrator of the United States environmental protection agency in conjunction with the director.

(M) Through June 30, 1998, a person applying for a license or license renewal to operate a public water system under section 6109.21 of the Revised Code shall pay the appropriate fee established under this division at the time of application to the director. Any person who fails to pay the fee at that time shall pay an additional amount that equals ten per cent of the required fee. The director shall transmit all moneys collected under this division to the treasurer of state for deposit into the drinking water protection fund created in section 6109.30 of the Revised Code.

Fees required under this division shall be calculated and paid in accordance with the following schedule:

(1) For the initial license required under division (A)(1) of section 6109.21 of the Revised Code for any public water system that is a community water system as defined in section 6109.01 of the Revised Code, and for each license renewal required for such a system prior to January 31, 1998, the fee is:
Number of service connections
Fee amount

Not more than 49$ 56
50 to 9988

Number of service connectionsAverage cost per connection

100 to 2,499$ .96
2,500 to 4,999.92
5,000 to 7,499.88
7,500 to 9,999.84
10,000 to 14,999.80
15,000 to 24,999.76
25,000 to 49,999.72
50,000 to 99,999.68
100,000 to 149,999.64
150,000 to 199,999.60
200,000 or more.56

A public water system may determine how it will pay the total amount of the fee calculated under division (M)(1) of this section, including the assessment of additional user fees that may be assessed on a volumetric basis.

As used in division (M)(1) of this section, "service connection" means the number of active or inactive pipes, goosenecks, pigtails, and any other fittings connecting a water main to any building outlet.

(2) For the initial license required under division (A)(2) of section 6109.21 of the Revised Code for any public water system that is not a community water system and serves a nontransient population, and for each license renewal required for such a system prior to January 31, 1998, the fee is:
Population served
Fee amount

Fewer than 150$ 56
150 to 29988
300 to 749192
750 to 1,499392
1,500 to 2,999792
3,000 to 7,4991,760
7,500 to 14,9993,800
15,000 to 22,4996,240
22,500 to 29,9998,576
30,000 or more11,600

As used in division (M)(2) of this section, "population served" means the total number of individuals receiving water from the water supply during a twenty-four-hour period for at least sixty days during any calendar year. In the absence of a specific population count, that number shall be calculated at the rate of three individuals per service connection.

(3) For the initial license required under division (A)(3) of section 6109.21 of the Revised Code for any public water system that is not a community water system and serves a transient population, and for each license renewal required for such a system prior to January 31, 1998, the fee is:
Number of wells supplying systemFee amount

1$ 56
256
388
4192
5392

System supplied by surface springs or dug wells792

As used in division (M)(3) of this section, "number of wells supplying system" means those wells that are physically connected to the plumbing system serving the public water system.

(N)(1) A person applying for a plan approval for a public water supply system under section 6109.07 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars plus two-tenths of one per cent of the estimated project cost, except that the total fee shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars through June 30, 1998, and five thousand dollars on and after July 1, 1998. The fee shall be paid at the time the application is submitted.

(2) A PERSON WHO HAS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DIRECTOR UNDER DIVISION (A)(2) OF SECTION 6109.07 OF THE REVISED CODE SHALL PAY AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE FEE FOR EACH PLAN SUBMITTED UNDER THAT SECTION FOR APPROVAL THAT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE MINIMUM AMOUNT NECESSARY TO PAY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO PROCESSING PLAN APPROVALS. THE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY SHALL CALCULATE THE FEE AND SHALL NOTIFY ALL PERSONS THAT HAVE ENTERED INTO AGREEMENTS UNDER THAT DIVISION, OR WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR AGREEMENTS, OF THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE.

(3) Through June 30, 1998, the following fee, on a per survey basis, shall be charged any person for services rendered by the state in the evaluation of laboratories and laboratory personnel for compliance with accepted analytical techniques and procedures established pursuant to Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code for determining the qualitative characteristics of water:
microbiological$1,650
organic chemical4,500 3,500
inorganic chemical3,500
standard chemistry1,800
limited chemistry1,500 1,000

On and after July 1, 1998, the following fee, on a per survey basis, shall be charged any such person:
microbiological$250
chemical/radiological250
nitrate/turbidity (only)150

The fee for those services shall be paid at the time the request for the survey is made. Through June 30, 1998, an individual laboratory shall not be assessed a fee under this division more than once in any three-year period.

The director shall transmit all moneys collected under this division to the treasurer of state for deposit into the drinking water protection fund created in section 6109.30 of the Revised Code.

(O) Any person applying to the director for examination for certification as an operator of a water supply system or wastewater system under Chapter 6109. or 6111. of the Revised Code, at the time the application is submitted, shall pay an application fee of twenty-five dollars through June 30, 1998, and ten dollars on and after July 1, 1998. Upon approval from the director that the applicant is eligible to take the examination therefor,: the applicant shall pay a fee in accordance with the following schedule through June 30, 1998:
Class I operator$45
Class II operator55
Class III operator65
Class IV operator75

On and after July 1, 1998, the applicant shall pay a fee in accordance with the following schedule:
Class I operator$25
Class II operator35
Class III operator45
Class IV operator55

The director shall transmit all moneys collected under this division to the treasurer of state for deposit into the surface DRINKING water protection fund created in section 6111.038 6109.30 of the Revised Code.

(P) Through June 30, 1998, any person submitting an application for an industrial water pollution control certificate under section 6111.31 of the Revised Code shall pay a nonrefundable fee of five hundred dollars at the time the application is submitted. The director shall transmit all moneys collected under this division to the treasurer of state for deposit into the surface water protection fund created in section 6111.038 of the Revised Code. A person paying a certificate fee under this division shall not pay an application fee under division (S)(1) of this section.

(Q) Except as otherwise provided in division (R) of this section, a person issued a permit by the director for a new solid waste disposal facility other than an incineration or composting facility, a new infectious waste treatment facility other than an incineration facility, or a modification of such an existing facility that includes an increase in the total disposal or treatment capacity of the facility pursuant to Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code shall pay a fee of ten dollars per thousand cubic yards of disposal or treatment capacity, or one thousand dollars, whichever is greater, except that the total fee for any such permit shall not exceed eighty thousand dollars. A person issued a modification of a permit for a solid waste disposal facility or an infectious waste treatment facility that does not involve an increase in the total disposal or treatment capacity of the facility shall pay a fee of one thousand dollars. A person issued a permit to install a new, or modify an existing, solid waste transfer facility under that chapter shall pay a fee of two thousand five hundred dollars. A person issued a permit to install a new or to modify an existing solid waste incineration or composting facility, or an existing infectious waste treatment facility using incineration as its principal method of treatment, under that chapter shall pay a fee of one thousand dollars. The increases in the permit fees under this division resulting from the amendments made by Amended Substitute House Bill 592 of the 117th general assembly do not apply to any person who submitted an application for a permit to install a new, or modify an existing, solid waste disposal facility under that chapter prior to September 1, 1987; any such person shall pay the permit fee established in this division as it existed prior to June 24, 1988. In addition to the applicable permit fee under this division, a person issued a permit to install or modify a solid waste facility or an infectious waste treatment facility under that chapter who fails to pay the permit fee to the director in compliance with division (V) of this section shall pay an additional ten per cent of the amount of the fee for each week that the permit fee is late.

Permit and late payment fees paid to the director under this division shall be credited to the general revenue fund.

(R)(1) A person issued a registration certificate for a scrap tire collection facility under section 3734.75 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee of two hundred dollars, except that if the facility is owned or operated by a motor vehicle salvage dealer licensed under Chapter 4738. of the Revised Code, the person shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars.

(2) A person issued a registration certificate for a new scrap tire storage facility under section 3734.76 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee of three hundred dollars, except that if the facility is owned or operated by a motor vehicle salvage dealer licensed under Chapter 4738. of the Revised Code, the person shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars.

(3) A person issued a permit for a scrap tire storage facility under section 3734.76 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee of one thousand dollars, except that if the facility is owned or operated by a motor vehicle salvage dealer licensed under Chapter 4738. of the Revised Code, the person shall pay a fee of fifty dollars.

(4) A person issued a permit for a scrap tire monocell or monofill facility under section 3734.77 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee of ten dollars per thousand cubic yards of disposal capacity or one thousand dollars, whichever is greater, except that the total fee for any such permit shall not exceed eighty thousand dollars.

(5) A person issued a registration certificate for a scrap tire recovery facility under section 3734.78 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars.

(6) A person issued a permit for a scrap tire recovery facility under section 3734.78 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee of one thousand dollars.

(7) In addition to the applicable registration certificate or permit fee under divisions (R)(1) to (6) of this section, a person issued a registration certificate or permit for any such scrap tire facility who fails to pay the registration certificate or permit fee to the director in compliance with division (V) of this section shall pay an additional ten per cent of the amount of the fee for each week that the fee is late.

(8) The registration certificate, permit, and late payment fees paid to the director under divisions (R)(1) to (7) of this section shall be credited to the scrap tire management fund created in section 3734.82 of the Revised Code.

(S)(1) Except as provided by divisions (L), (M), (N), (O), (P), and (S)(2) of this section, division (A)(2) of section 3734.05 of the Revised Code, section 3734.79 of the Revised Code, and rules adopted under division (T)(1) of this section, any person applying for a registration certificate under section 3734.75, 3734.76, or 3734.78 of the Revised Code or a permit, variance, or plan approval under Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code shall pay a nonrefundable fee of fifteen dollars at the time the application is submitted, and any person applying for a permit, variance, or plan approval under Chapter 6109. or 6111. of the Revised Code shall pay a nonrefundable fee of one hundred dollars at the time the application is submitted through June 30, 1998, and a nonrefundable fee of fifteen dollars at the time the application is submitted on and after July 1, 1998.

The director shall transmit all moneys collected under this division (S)(1) OF THIS SECTION pursuant to Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code to the treasurer of state for deposit into the drinking water protection fund created in section 6109.30 of the Revised Code.

The director shall transmit all moneys collected under this division (S)(1) OF THIS SECTION pursuant to Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code to the treasurer of state for deposit into the surface water protection fund created in section 6111.038 of the Revised Code.

If a registration certificate is issued under section 3734.75, 3734.76, or 3734.78 of the Revised Code, the amount of the application fee paid shall be deducted from the amount of the registration certificate fee due under division (R)(1), (2), or (5) of this section, as applicable.

(2) Division (S)(1) of this section does not apply to an application for a registration certificate for a scrap tire collection or storage facility submitted under section 3734.75 or 3734.76 of the Revised Code, as applicable, if the owner or operator of the facility or proposed facility is a motor vehicle salvage dealer licensed under Chapter 4738. of the Revised Code.

(T) The director may adopt, amend, and rescind rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that do all of the following:

(1) Prescribe fees to be paid by applicants for and holders of any license, permit, variance, plan approval, or certification required or authorized by Chapter 3704., 3734., 6109., or 6111. of the Revised Code that are not specifically established in this section. The fees shall be designed to defray the cost of processing, issuing, revoking, modifying, denying, and enforcing the licenses, permits, variances, plan approvals, and certifications.

The director shall transmit all moneys collected under rules adopted under division (T)(1) of this section pursuant to Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code to the treasurer of state for deposit into the drinking water protection fund created in section 6109.30 of the Revised Code.

The director shall transmit all moneys collected under rules adopted under division (T)(1) of this section pursuant to Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code to the treasurer of state for deposit into the surface water protection fund created in section 6111.038 of the Revised Code.

(2) Exempt the state and political subdivisions thereof, including education facilities or medical facilities owned by the state or a political subdivision, or any person exempted from taxation by section 5709.07 or 5709.12 of the Revised Code, from any fee required by this section;

(3) Provide for the waiver of any fee, or any part thereof, otherwise required by this section whenever the director determines that the imposition of the fee would constitute an unreasonable cost of doing business for any applicant, class of applicants, or other person subject to the fee;

(4) Prescribe measures that the director considers necessary to carry out this section.

(U) When the director reasonably demonstrates that the direct cost to the state associated with the issuance of a permit to install, license, variance, plan approval, or certification exceeds the fee for the issuance or review specified by this section, the director may condition the issuance or review on the payment by the person receiving the issuance or review of, in addition to the fee specified by this section, the amount, or any portion thereof, in excess of the fee specified under this section. The director shall not so condition issuances for which fees are prescribed in divisions (B)(7) and (L)(1)(b) of this section.

(V) Except as provided in divisions (L), (M), and (P) of this section or unless otherwise prescribed by a rule of the director adopted pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, all fees required by this section are payable within thirty days after the issuance of an invoice for the fee by the director or the effective date of the issuance of the license, permit, variance, plan approval, or certification. If payment is late, the person responsible for payment of the fee shall pay an additional ten per cent of the amount due for each month that it is late.

(W) As used in this section, "fuel-burning equipment," "fuel-burning equipment input capacity," "incinerator," "incinerator input capacity," "process," "process weight rate," "storage tank," "gasoline dispensing facility," "dry cleaning facility," "design flow discharge," and "new source treatment works" have the meanings ascribed to those terms by applicable rules or standards adopted by the director under Chapter 3704. or 6111. of the Revised Code.

(X) As used in divisions (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (H), (I), and (J) of this section, and in any other provision of this section pertaining to fees paid pursuant to Chapter 3704. of the Revised Code:

(1) "Facility," "federal Clean Air Act," "person," and "Title V permit" have the same meanings as in section 3704.01 of the Revised Code.

(2) "Title V permit program" means the following activities as necessary to meet the requirements of Title V of the federal Clean Air Act and 40 C.F.R. part 70, including at least:

(a) Preparing and adopting, if applicable, generally applicable rules or guidance regarding the permit program or its implementation or enforcement;

(b) Reviewing and acting on any application for a Title V permit, permit revision, or permit renewal, including the development of an applicable requirement as part of the processing of a permit, permit revision, or permit renewal;

(c) Administering the permit program, including the supporting and tracking of permit applications, compliance certification, and related data entry;

(d) Determining which sources are subject to the program and implementing and enforcing the terms of any Title V permit, not including any court actions or other formal enforcement actions;

(e) Emission and ambient monitoring;

(f) Modeling, analyses, or demonstrations;

(g) Preparing inventories and tracking emissions;

(h) Providing direct and indirect support to small business stationary sources to determine and meet their obligations under the federal Clean Air Act pursuant to the small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program required by section 507 of that act and established in sections 3704.18, 3704.19, and 3706.19 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 6103.22. All contracts under section 6103.21 of the Revised Code shall provide for payment to the county or municipal corporation owning, constructing, or agreeing to construct the water supply improvement to be jointly used of the amount agreed upon as the other party's share of the cost of such THE water supply improvement. The contract shall also SHALL provide for payment to the county or municipal corporation owning or constructing and maintaining the same IMPROVEMENT of the amount agreed upon for the other party's share of the cost of operating and maintaining such THE water supply improvement, including the cost of water, or in lieu of all other payments an agreed price per unit for water furnished. Any such A county or municipal corporation owning, constructing, or agreeing to construct any such A water supply improvement and permitting the use thereof OF IT by such other ANOTHER county or municipal corporation shall retain full control and management of the construction, maintenance, repair, and operation of the same IMPROVEMENT, except when conveyed to a municipal corporation as provided in this section. Any such contract, before going into effect, shall be approved by the director of environmental protection. Any

A completed water supply or water-works system, as defined in sections 6103.01 and 6103.02 of the Revised Code, for the use of any sewer district, constructed under sections 6103.02 to 6103.30 of the Revised Code THIS CHAPTER, and any part thereof, located within any municipal corporation or within any area which THAT may be incorporated as a municipal corporation or annexed to an existing municipal corporation, or which THAT provides water for such AN area, may by mutual agreement between the board of county commissioners and such THE municipal corporation MAY be conveyed to such THE municipal corporation, which shall thereafter maintain and operate such THE water supply and OR water-works. The board may retain the right to joint use of such THE water supply and OR water-works for the benefit of the district. The validity of any assessment which THAT has been levied or may thereafter be levied THEREAFTER to provide means for the payment of the cost of such THE construction or maintenance of such THE water supply or water-works or any part thereof OF IT shall not be affected by such THE conveyance.

Sec. 6109.01. As used in this chapter:

(A) "Public water system" means a system for the provision to the public of piped water for human consumption if the system has at least fifteen service connections or regularly serves at least twenty-five individuals. "Public water system" includes any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of the system and used primarily in connection with the system, any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under such control which THAT are used primarily in connection with the system, and any water supply system serving an agricultural labor camp as defined in section 3733.41 of the Revised Code.

(B) "Contaminant" means any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water.

(C) "Person" means the state, any political subdivision, agency, institution, or instrumentality thereof, any federal agency, and any person as defined in section 1.59 of the Revised Code.

(D) "Safe Drinking Water Act" means the "Safe Drinking Water Act," 88 Stat. 1660 (1974), 42 U.S.C. 300(f), and regulations adopted thereunder, as amended BY THE "SAFE DRINKING WATER AMENDMENTS OF 1977," 91 STAT. 1393, 42 U.S.C. 300(f), THE "SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1986," 100 STAT. 642, 42 U.S.C. 300(f), AND THE "SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1996," 110 STAT. 1613, 42 U.S.C. 300(f), AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER THOSE ACTS.

(E) "Community water system" means a public water system that has at least fifteen service connections used by year-round residents or that regularly serves at least twenty-five year-round residents.

(F) "SMALL SYSTEM" MEANS A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM SERVING A POPULATION OF TEN THOUSAND OR FEWER INDIVIDUALS.

(G) "TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE" MEANS NONFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE STATE TO PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS AND OTHER ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ASSISTANCE FOR PLANNING AND DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SOURCE WATER QUALITY PROTECTION PROGRAMS; LOCATING ALTERNATIVE SUPPLIES OF DRINKING WATER; OPERATIONAL TRAINING; RESTRUCTURING OR CONSOLIDATION OF SMALL SYSTEMS; PROVIDING TREATMENT INFORMATION IN ORDER TO ASSIST COMPLIANCE WITH A NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER STANDARD; AND OTHER NONFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED BY THE REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE FUNDS ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS CHAPTER.

(H) "DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY" MEANS THE SERVICE AREA OR PORTION OF A SERVICE AREA OF A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM THAT MEETS AFFORDABILITY AND OTHER CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN RULES ADOPTED UNDER DIVISION (M) OF SECTION 6109.22 OF THE REVISED CODE AND MAY INCLUDE THE SERVICE AREA OR PORTION OF A SERVICE AREA OF A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM LOCATED IN A DISTRESSED AREA AS DEFINED IN SECTION 122.19 OF THE REVISED CODE.

(I) "DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION" OR "DIRECTOR" INCLUDES AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DIRECTOR.

(J) "FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS IN SECTION 6111.01 OF THE REVISED CODE.

Sec. 6109.04. (A) The director of environmental protection shall administer and enforce Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code THIS CHAPTER and rules adopted thereunder UNDER IT.

(B) The director shall adopt, amend, and rescind such rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as may be necessary or desirable to DO BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:

(1) Govern public water systems in order to protect the public health;

(2) Govern public water systems to protect the public welfare, including rules governing contaminants in water which THAT may adversely affect the suitability of the water for its intended uses, or which THAT may otherwise adversely affect the public health or welfare.

(C) The director may DO ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

(1) Adopt, amend, and rescind such rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as may be necessary or desirable to DO ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

(a) Govern the granting of variances and exemptions from rules adopted under this chapter, subject to requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act;

(b) Govern the certification of operators of public water systems, including establishment of qualifications according to a classification of public water systems, and OF provisions for examination, grounds for revocation, reciprocity with other states, RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATION, and other provisions necessary or desirable for assurance of proper operation of water systems;

(c) Carry out the powers and duties of the director under Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code THIS CHAPTER.

(2) Provide a program for the general supervision of operation and maintenance of public water systems;

(3) Maintain an inventory of public water systems;

(4) Adopt and implement a program for conducting sanitary surveys of public water systems;

(5) Establish and maintain a system of record keeping and reporting of activities of the environmental protection agency under Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code THIS CHAPTER;

(6) Establish and maintain a program for the certification of laboratories conducting analyses of drinking water;

(7) Issue, modify, and revoke orders as necessary to carry out the director's powers and duties under Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code THIS CHAPTER and primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems under the "Safe Drinking Water Act"." Orders issued under Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code THIS CHAPTER are subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

(C)(D) Before adopting, amending, or rescinding a rule authorized by Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code THIS CHAPTER, the director shall DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

(1) Mail notice to each statewide organization that he THE DIRECTOR determines represents persons who would be affected by the proposed rule, amendment, or repeal RESCISSION at least thirty-five days before any public hearing thereon;

(2) Mail a copy of each proposed rule, amendment, or repeal RESCISSION to any person who requests a copy, within five days after receipt of the request;

(3) Consult with appropriate state and local government agencies or their representatives, including statewide organizations of local government officials, industrial representatives, and other interested persons. Although

ALTHOUGH the director is expected to discharge these duties diligently, failure to mail any such notice or copy, or to consult with any person does not invalidate any proceeding or action of the director.

Sec. 6109.07. (A) No person shall begin construction or installation of a public water system, or make a substantial change in a public water system, until plans therefor have been approved by the director of environmental protection under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section.

(1) Upon receipt of a proper application, the director shall consider the need for compliance with requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and generally accepted standards for the construction and equipping of water systems, and shall issue an order approving or disapproving the plans. In granting an approval, the director may stipulate conditions designed to ensure that the system will be able to meet the requirements of Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code THIS CHAPTER and rules adopted under it.

(2) The director may enter into an agreement with a political subdivision OR INVESTOR-OWNED PUBLIC UTILITY that owns or operates a public water system and that intends to extend the distribution facilities of its system, to increase the number of service connections to its system, or to add distribution system pump stations or storage tanks in the distribution system, which agreement authorizes a qualified officer or employee of the political subdivision OR INVESTOR-OWNED PUBLIC UTILITY, as determined by the director, to review plans for the extension of the distribution facilities, the increase in the number of service connections, or the addition of distribution system pump stations or storage tanks in the distribution system for compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under it and to certify to the director whether the plans comply with this chapter and the rules adopted under it. If, pursuant to such an agreement, the official or employee of the political subdivision OR INVESTOR-OWNED PUBLIC UTILITY designated in the agreement certifies to the director that the plans comply with this chapter and the rules adopted under it and if the plans and certification are accompanied by the applicable amount of the AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE fee calculated in accordance with division (E) (N)(2) of section 3745.11 of the Revised Code, the director shall approve the plans without further review by issuance of an order as a final action.

AS USED IN DIVISION (A)(2) OF THIS SECTION, "INVESTOR-OWNED PUBLIC UTILITY" MEANS A PERSON, OTHER THAN AN INDIVIDUAL, THAT IS A WATER-WORKS COMPANY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4905.03 OF THE REVISED CODE, AND THAT IS NOT OWNED OR OPERATED BY A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR OPERATED NOT-FOR-PROFIT.

(B) No person shall construct or install a public water system, or make any substantial change in a public water system, that is not in accordance with plans approved by the director.

(C) No person shall operate a public water system, and no person who is an owner of a public water system shall permit its operation, if the person knows or has reason to know that the system was constructed or installed, or that a substantial change was made in the system, in violation of division (A) or (B) of this section, unless the person has obtained written authorization from the director to operate the system pursuant to division (D) of this section.

(D) The director may issue a notice by certified mail to the operator or owner of a public water system that was constructed, installed, or changed in violation of this section, informing the operator or owner of the violation. The director may issue an order authorizing the operator or owner to operate for ninety days, and he THE DIRECTOR may by order extend BY ORDER the authorization for periods as may be necessary to allow the owner or operator to submit plans, obtain their approval, and make such changes in the system as may be necessary to bring the system into compliance with the approved plans.

Sec. 6109.22. (A) THERE IS HEREBY CREATED THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE WITH THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AND THIS CHAPTER. IN ADDITION TO THE ACCOUNTS CREATED UNDER DIVISIONS (G) AND (H) OF THIS SECTION, THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND MAY INCLUDE ANY OTHER ACCOUNTS ESTABLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE FUND SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DIRECTOR CONSISTENT WITH THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT, THIS SECTION, AND RULES ADOPTED UNDER DIVISION (M) OF THIS SECTION.

(B) THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF THE MONEYS CREDITED TO IT FROM ALL CAPITALIZATION GRANTS RECEIVED UNDER THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT EXCEPT FOR MONEYS RESERVED BY THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO TITLE III, SECTION 302 OF THAT ACT, ALL MONEYS CREDITED TO THE FUND FROM NONFEDERAL SOURCES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PROCEEDS OF STATE BONDS OR NOTES ISSUED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FUND, ALL PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON LOANS MADE FROM THE FUND, AND ALL INVESTMENT EARNINGS ON MONEYS HELD IN THE FUND. ON OR BEFORE THE DATE THAT A CAPITALIZATION GRANT PAYMENT MADE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT IS CREDITED TO THE FUND, REQUIRED MATCHING MONEYS SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE FUND. ANY MONEYS TRANSFERRED TO OR RESERVED FROM THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND PURSUANT TO TITLE III, SECTION 302 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT SHALL BE ACCOUNTED FOR SEPARATELY.

(C) IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AND THE APPLICABLE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT PLAN PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION, THE DIRECTOR MAY RESERVE AND AWARD FOR ASSISTANCE MONEYS ALLOTTED TO THE STATE UNDER SECTION 1452 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT, PROVIDED THAT THE DIRECTOR MAKES A DETERMINATION THAT THE USE OF THE MONEYS WILL ACCOMPLISH THE STATE'S OBJECTIVES AND THE OBJECTIVES ESTABLISHED FOR CAPITALIZATION GRANTS UNDER THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT. THE DIRECTOR MAY USE A PORTION OF THE RESERVED MONEYS TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, TO PROVIDE STATEWIDE ON-SITE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SMALL PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS.

(D) SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN DIVISION (E) OF THIS SECTION, MONEYS IN THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND SHALL BE HELD IN TRUST BY THE OHIO WATER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE KEPT IN THE SAME MANNER THAT FUNDS OF THE AUTHORITY ARE KEPT UNDER SECTION 6121.11 OF THE REVISED CODE, AND MAY BE INVESTED IN THE SAME MANNER THAT FUNDS OF THE AUTHORITY ARE INVESTED UNDER SECTION 6121.12 OF THE REVISED CODE. MONEYS IN THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND SHALL BE SEPARATE AND APART FROM AND NOT A PART OF THE STATE TREASURY OR OF THE OTHER FUNDS OF THE AUTHORITY. NO WITHDRAWALS OR DISBURSEMENTS SHALL BE MADE FROM THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND WITHOUT THE WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OF THE DIRECTOR.

(E) THE DIRECTOR SHALL ADOPT WRITTEN CRITERIA TO ENSURE THAT FISCAL CONTROLS ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PRUDENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND. FOR THAT PURPOSE, THE DIRECTOR AND THE AUTHORITY SHALL ENTER INTO ANY NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE AGREEMENTS UNDER WHICH THE AUTHORITY MAY PERFORM OR PROVIDE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

(1) FISCAL CONTROLS AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES GOVERNING FUND BALANCES, RECEIPTS, AND DISBURSEMENTS;

(2) ADMINISTRATION OF LOAN ACCOUNTS;

(3) MAINTENANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND INVESTMENT OF MONEYS IN THE FUND.

ANY AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO UNDER DIVISION (E) OF THIS SECTION SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF REASONABLE FEES TO THE AUTHORITY FOR ANY SERVICES IT PERFORMS UNDER THE AGREEMENT AND MAY PROVIDE FOR REASONABLE FEES FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF FINANCIAL OR ACCOUNTING ADVISORS. PAYMENT OF ANY OF THE FEES TO THE AUTHORITY MAY BE MADE FROM THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED UNDER DIVISION (G) OF THIS SECTION.

(F) THE AUTHORITY MAY MAKE MONEYS AVAILABLE TO THE DIRECTOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING MATCHING MONEYS REQUIRED TO BE CREDITED TO THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND UNDER DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, SUBJECT TO ANY TERMS THAT THE DIRECTOR AND THE AUTHORITY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE, AND MAY PLEDGE MONEYS THAT ARE HELD BY THE AUTHORITY TO SECURE THE PAYMENT OF BONDS OR NOTES ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE THOSE MATCHING MONEYS.

THE DIRECTOR AND THE AUTHORITY MAY ENTER INTO TRUST AGREEMENTS TO ENABLE THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE AND REFUND BONDS OR NOTES FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE RAISING OF MATCHING MONEYS REQUIRED TO BE CREDITED TO THE FUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION. THE AGREEMENTS MAY AUTHORIZE THE PLEDGE OF MONEYS ACCRUING TO THE FUND FROM PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST OR BOTH ON LOANS MADE FROM THE FUND TO SECURE BONDS OR NOTES, THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH BONDS OR NOTES SHALL BE FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND. THE AGREEMENTS MAY CONTAIN ANY TERMS THAT THE DIRECTOR AND THE AUTHORITY CONSIDER REASONABLE AND PROPER FOR THE PAYMENT AND SECURITY OF THE BONDHOLDERS OR NOTEHOLDERS.

(G) THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNT. NO STATE MATCHING MONEYS DEPOSITED INTO THE FUND UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING FOR OR DEFRAYING THE COSTS OF ADMINISTERING THIS SECTION. THE DIRECTOR MAY ESTABLISH AND COLLECT FEES FROM APPLICANTS FOR ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION. ALL MONEYS FROM THE FEES SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNT IN THE FUND. THE MONEYS SHALL BE USED SOLELY TO DEFRAY THE COSTS OF ADMINISTRATING THIS SECTION.

(H) THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND THE WATER SUPPLY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT. THE DIRECTOR MAY PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE WATER SUPPLY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND TO NONPROFIT NONCOMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS.

(I) ALL MONEYS FROM THE FUND CREDITED TO THE WATER SUPPLY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT, ALL INTEREST EARNED ON MONEYS CREDITED TO THE ACCOUNT, AND ALL PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON LOANS MADE FROM THE ACCOUNT SHALL BE DEDICATED IN PERPETUITY AND USED AND REUSED SOLELY FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION:

(1) TO MAKE LOANS TO COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPROFIT NONCOMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS, SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:

(a) THE LOANS ARE MADE AT OR BELOW MARKET RATES OF INTEREST, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INTEREST-FREE LOANS;

(b) EACH RECIPIENT OF A LOAN SHALL ESTABLISH A DEDICATED SOURCE OF SECURITY OR REVENUE FOR REPAYMENT OF THE LOAN;

(c) ALL PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON THE LOANS SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE WATER SUPPLY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT.

(2) TO PURCHASE OR REFINANCE AT OR BELOW MARKET RATES INTEREST DEBT OBLIGATIONS INCURRED AFTER JULY 1, 1993, BY MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS, OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, AND INTERSTATE AGENCIES HAVING TERRITORY IN THE STATE;

(3) TO GUARANTEE OR PURCHASE INSURANCE FOR DEBT OBLIGATIONS WHEN THE GUARANTEE OR INSURANCE WOULD IMPROVE THE BORROWER'S ACCESS TO CREDIT MARKETS OR WOULD REDUCE THE INTEREST PAID ON THOSE OBLIGATIONS;

(4) AS A SOURCE OF REVENUE OR SECURITY FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON GENERAL OBLIGATION OR REVENUE BONDS OR NOTES ISSUED BY THIS STATE IF THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF THE BONDS OR NOTES ARE OR WILL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE ACCOUNT;

(5) TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIES IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AFFORDED DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES UNDER THIS SECTION;

(6) TO EARN INTEREST ON MONEYS CREDITED TO THE ACCOUNT;

(7) TO PROVIDE ANY OTHER ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED BY THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT.

(J) THE DIRECTOR MAY PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE WATER SUPPLY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT AFTER DETERMINING ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

(1) THE APPLICANT FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HAS THE LEGAL, INSTITUTIONAL, MANAGERIAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPABILITY TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN ITS PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM AND THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO IT;

(2) THE APPLICANT WILL IMPLEMENT A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PROVISIONS FOR SATISFACTORY REPAYMENT OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE;

(3) THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OF WHICH THE PROJECT FOR WHICH ASSISTANCE IS PROPOSED IS A PART IS ECONOMICALLY AND NONMONETARILY COST-EFFECTIVE, BASED ON AN EVALUATION OF FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVES THAT MEET THE DRINKING WATER TREATMENT NEEDS OF THE PLANNING AREA IN WHICH THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS LOCATED;

(4) BASED ON A COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR, THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS RESULTING FROM ALL NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OF WHICH THE PROJECT PROPOSED FOR ASSISTANCE IS A PART;

(5) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION HAS OCCURRED DURING THE PROCESS OF PLANNING THE PROJECT IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT;

(6) THE APPLICATION MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION AND RULES ADOPTED UNDER DIVISION (M) OF THIS SECTION AND IS CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 1452 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER IT;

(7) IF THE APPLICANT FOR ASSISTANCE IS A WATER DISTRICT FORMED UNDER CHAPTER 6119. OF THE REVISED CODE THAT OPERATES A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM AND THAT WATER DISTRICT SEEKS TO EXTEND THE DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SERVICE CONNECTIONS TO ITS SYSTEM, OR PROVIDE FOR ANY OTHER EXPANSION OF ITS SYSTEM, THE WATER DISTRICT HAS CONSULTED WITH THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FROM EACH COUNTY IN WHICH IS LOCATED THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES, INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SERVICE CONNECTIONS, OR OTHER EXPANSION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM;

(8) THE APPLICATION MEETS ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT THE DIRECTOR CONSIDERS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO ENSURE THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY OF THE WATER SUPPLY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT.

UPON APPROVAL BY THE DIRECTOR OF AN APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, THE OHIO WATER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL DISBURSE THE APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE WATER SUPPLY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT. IF THE PROPOSED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS A LOAN, AND IF THE PAYMENTS OF THE PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST ON THE LOAN ARE OR ARE EXPECTED TO BE PLEDGED TO SECURE PAYMENT OF BONDS ISSUED OR EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY, THE DIRECTOR SHALL SUBMIT THE APPLICATION FOR THE LOAN TO THE AUTHORITY FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTERS PERTAINING TO SECURITY FOR AND THE MARKETABILITY OF AUTHORITY BONDS. REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SUCH A LOAN.

(K) IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES ADOPTED UNDER DIVISION (M) OF THIS SECTION, THE DIRECTOR PERIODICALLY SHALL PREPARE A DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT PLAN ESTABLISHING THE SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM GOALS FOR THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION, THE ALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE ENVIRONMENTAL, FINANCIAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND CRITERIA FOR THE AWARD OF FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS SECTION, AND THE INTENDED USES OF CAPITALIZATION GRANTS AND AVAILABLE MONEYS FROM THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND. CRITERIA FOR AWARDING FINANCIAL OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT FAVOR OR DISFAVOR ANY NONPROFIT NONCOMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM MERELY BECAUSE IT IS OWNED BY, OPERATED BY, OR SERVICES A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION OR A FACILITY USED FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES. PRIOR TO ITS ADOPTION, THE DIRECTOR SHALL MAKE THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT PLAN AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT AT A MINIMUM OF TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS AND SHALL TAKE ADEQUATE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT REASONABLE PUBLIC NOTICE OF EACH PUBLIC MEETING IS GIVEN AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

THE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, A SYSTEM THAT PRIORITIZES PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE WATER SUPPLY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT BASED ON THE RELATIVE RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH BEING ADDRESSED, THEIR NECESSITY FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT, AND THEIR AFFORDABILITY TO THE APPLICANTS, AS DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROJECTS FROM THE WATER SUPPLY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT SHALL BE LIMITED TO PROJECTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THAT PRIORITIZATION AND SHALL BE AWARDED BASED UPON THEIR PRIORITY POSITION AND THE APPLICANTS' READINESS TO PROCEED WITH THEIR PROPOSED ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR. THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT PLAN SHALL INCLUDE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AMOUNTS OF MONEYS, AND QUALIFYING CRITERIA, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER CRITERIA ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SECTION, GOVERNING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BE AWARDED TO APPLICANTS FROM THE WATER SUPPLY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT. THE DIRECTOR SHALL DETERMINE THE MOST EFFECTIVE USE OF THE MONEYS IN THAT ACCOUNT TO ACHIEVE THE STATE'S DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.

(L) THE DIRECTOR, CONSISTENT WITH THIS SECTION AND APPLICABLE RULES ADOPTED UNDER DIVISION (M) OF THIS SECTION, MAY ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH AN APPLICANT FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND. BASED ON THE DIRECTOR'S REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT PLANS SUBMITTED UNDER SECTION 6109.07 OF THE REVISED CODE, ANY DETERMINATIONS MADE UNDER DIVISION (J) OF THIS SECTION IF AN APPLICANT SEEKS FUNDING FROM THE WATER SUPPLY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT, AND ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION AND RULES ADOPTED UNDER IT, THE DIRECTOR MAY ESTABLISH IN THE AGREEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BE OFFERED TO THE APPLICANT. IF THE RECIPIENT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS SECTION DEFAULTS ON ANY PAYMENT REQUIRED IN THE AGREEMENT FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR OTHERWISE VIOLATES A TERM OR CONDITION OF THE AGREEMENT OR OF THE PLAN APPROVAL FOR THE PROJECT UNDER SECTION 6109.07 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE DIRECTOR, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE REMEDIES, MAY TERMINATE, SUSPEND, OR REQUIRE IMMEDIATE REPAYMENT OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE DIRECTOR ALSO MAY TAKE ANY ENFORCEMENT ACTION AVAILABLE UNDER THIS CHAPTER.

(M) THE DIRECTOR MAY ADOPT RULES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 119. OF THE REVISED CODE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THIS SECTION. THE RULES SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 1452 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT.

(N)(1) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, APPEALABLE ACTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR PURSUANT TO SECTION 3745.04 OF THE REVISED CODE ARE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

(a) ADOPTION OF THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT PLAN PREPARED UNDER DIVISION (K) OF THIS SECTION;

(b) APPROVAL OF PRIORITY SYSTEMS, PRIORITY LISTS, AND WRITTEN PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION POLICIES;

(c) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL UNDER THIS SECTION OF APPLICANTS' PROJECT PLANS SUBMITTED UNDER SECTION 6109.07 OF THE REVISED CODE;

(d) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE.

(2) NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 119.06 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE DIRECTOR MAY TAKE THE FINAL ACTIONS DESCRIBED IN DIVISIONS (N)(1)(a) TO (d) OF THIS SECTION WITHOUT HOLDING AN ADJUDICATION HEARING IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACTION AND WITHOUT FIRST ISSUING A PROPOSED ACTION UNDER SECTION 3745.07 OF THE REVISED CODE.

(3) EACH ACTION DESCRIBED IN DIVISIONS (N)(1)(a) TO (d)OF THIS SECTION AND EACH APPROVAL OF A PLAN UNDER SECTION 6109.07 OF THE REVISED CODE IS A SEPARATE AND DISCRETE ACTION OF THE DIRECTOR. APPEALS ARE LIMITED TO THE ISSUES CONCERNING THE SPECIFIC ACTION APPEALED. ANY APPEAL SHALL NOT INCLUDE ISSUES DETERMINED UNDER THE SCOPE OF ANY PRIOR ACTION.

(O) THE FAILURE OR INABILITY OF A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS SECTION DOES NOT ALTER THE OBLIGATION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM TO COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER AND RULES ADOPTED UNDER IT.

Sec. 6109.23. TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY THESAFEDRINKINGWATERACT, THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MAY ADOPT, AMEND, AND RESCIND RULES PURSUANT TO SECTION 6109.04 OF THEREVISEDCODE PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF MONETARY PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS CHAPTER OR RULES ADOPTED UNDER IT. FOR PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS SERVING POPULATIONS OF MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND, A MONETARY PENALTY ASSESSED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH DAY OF EACH VIOLATION, BUT IN NO CASE SHALL THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONETARY PENALTY EXCEED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS PER VIOLATION. FOR PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS SERVING POPULATIONS OF TEN THOUSAND OR FEWER, THE RULES ADOPTED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL ESTABLISH A METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATING THE MONETARY PENALTY BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE SYSTEM, THE THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH PRESENTED BY THE FAILURE TO COMPLY, AND OTHER FACTORS THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND RULES ADOPTED UNDER IT, BUT IN NO CASE SHALL THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONETARY PENALTY EXCEED TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER VIOLATION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE DIRECTOR MAY REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF COMPLIANCE SCHEDULES AND RELATED INFORMATION.

ANY ORDERS, PAYMENTS, SANCTIONS, OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED PURSUANT TO RULES ADOPTED UNDER THIS SECTION ARE IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER ORDERS, PAYMENTS, SANCTIONS, OR REQUIREMENTS ISSUED OR IMPOSED UNDER THIS CHAPTER AND RULES ADOPTED UNDER IT AND SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY CIVIL OR CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT UNDER THIS CHAPTER, RULES ADOPTED UNDER IT, OR ANY OTHER STATE OR LOCAL LAW. MONEYS COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE DRINKING WATER PROTECTION FUND CREATED IN SECTION 6109.30 OF THEREVISEDCODE.

Sec. 6109.24. A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM THAT IS A COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM, OR THAT IS NOT A COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM AND SERVES A NONTRANSIENT POPULATION, AND THAT PROPOSES TO COMMENCE PROVIDING WATER TO THE PUBLIC AFTEROCTOBER 1, 1999, SHALL INCLUDE WITH THE SUBMISSION OF PLANS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6109.07 OF THEREVISEDCODE DOCUMENTATION THAT DEMONSTRATES THE TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPABILITY OF THE SYSTEM TO COMPLY WITH THIS CHAPTER AND RULES ADOPTED UNDER IT. THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SHALL ADOPT, AND MAY AMEND AND RESCIND, RULES PURSUANT TO SECTION 6109.04 OF THEREVISEDCODE ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE DEMONSTRATION OF TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPABILITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.

THE DIRECTOR MAY DENY APPROVAL OF PLANS SUBMITTED UNDER SECTION 6109.07 OF THEREVISEDCODE IF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM THAT SUBMITTED THE PLANS FAILS TO DEMONSTRATE TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPABILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND RULES ADOPTED UNDER IT.

Sec. 6111.14. The director of environmental protection may enter into an agreement with a political subdivision OR INVESTOR-OWNED PUBLIC UTILITY that owns or operates a disposal system and that intends to extend the sewerage lines of its disposal system or to increase the number of service connections to its sewerage system, which agreement authorizes a qualified official or employee of the political subdivision OR INVESTOR-OWNED PUBLIC UTILITY, as determined by the director, to review plans for the extension of the sewerage system or increase in the number of service connections for compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under it and to certify to the director whether the plans comply with this chapter and the rules adopted under it. If, pursuant to such an agreement, the official or employee of the political subdivision OR INVESTOR-OWNED PUBLIC UTILITY designated in the agreement certifies to the director that the plans comply with this chapter and the rules adopted under it and if the plans and certification are accompanied by the applicable amount of the AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE fee calculated in accordance with division (C)(2) (L)(4) of section 3745.11 of the Revised Code, the director, by final action, shall approve the plans without further review. The director or his THE DIRECTOR'S authorized representative may inspect the construction or installation of an extension of a sewerage system or additional service connections for which plans have been approved under this section.

The approval of plans by the director pursuant to this section constitutes the approval of the plans for the purposes of any rules adopted under division (E) of section 6111.03 of the Revised Code that require the approval of plans for extensions of sewerage systems or increases in the number of service connections to sewerage systems.

AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "INVESTOR-OWNED PUBLIC UTILITY" MEANS A PERSON, OTHER THAN AN INDIVIDUAL, THAT IS A SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM COMPANY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4905.03 of the Revised Code, AND THAT IS NOT OWNED OR OPERATED BY A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR OPERATED NOT-FOR-PROFIT.

Sec. 6121.01. As used in this chapter:

(A) "Beneficial use" means a use of water, including the method of diversion, storage, transportation, treatment, and application, that is reasonable and consistent with the public interest in the proper utilization of water resources, including, without limitation, domestic, agricultural, industrial, power, municipal, navigational, fish and wildlife, and recreational uses.

(B) "Governmental agencies" means departments, divisions, or other units of state government, watershed districts, soil and water conservation districts, municipal corporations, counties, townships, and other political subdivisions, special water districts, including county and regional sewer and water districts, conservancy districts, sanitary districts, sewer districts, or any other public corporation or agency having the authority to acquire, construct, or operate waste water or water management facilities, the United States or any agency thereof, and any agency, commission, or authority established pursuant to an interstate compact or agreement.

(C) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation, or two or more or any combination thereof.

(D) "Waters of the state" means all streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, watercourses, waterways, wells, springs, irrigation systems, drainage systems, and all other bodies or accumulations of water, surface and underground, natural or artificial, which THAT are situated wholly or partly within, or border upon, this state, or are within its jurisdiction, except those private waters which THAT do not combine or effect a junction with natural surface or underground waters.

(E) "Water resources" means all waters of the state occurring on the surface in natural or artificial channels, lakes, reservoirs, or impoundments, and underground in subsurface aquifers, which THAT are available or may be made available to agricultural, industrial, commercial, recreational, public, and domestic users.

(F) "Project" or "water development project" means any EITHER of the following:

(1) Any waste water facility or water management facility, including undivided or other interests therein, acquired or constructed or to be acquired or constructed by the Ohio water development authority under this chapter, or acquired or constructed or to be acquired or constructed by a governmental agency or person with all or a portion of the cost thereof being paid from a loan or grant from the authority under this chapter, including all buildings and facilities which THAT the authority deems CONSIDERS necessary for the operation of the project, together with all property, rights, easements, and interest which THAT may be required for the operation of the project;

(2) Any project or activity qualifying for financial assistance under section 6109.22, 6111.036, or 6111.037 of the Revised Code.

(G) "Pollution" means the placing of any noxious or deleterious substances in any waters of the state or otherwise affecting the waters or properties of any waters of the state, including the temperature or radioactivity thereof, in a manner which THAT is or renders such THE waters harmful or inimical to the public health, or to animal or aquatic life, or to the use of such THE waters for domestic water supply, industrial, or agricultural purposes, or recreation.

(H) "Sewage" means any substance that contains any of the waste products or excrementitious or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals, which AND THAT pollutes the waters of the state, or which THAT in the absence of a waste water facility would pollute or cause greater pollution of the waters of the state.

(I) "Industrial waste" means any liquid, gaseous, or solid waste substance, heat, radioactivity, or radiation, resulting from any process of industry, manufacture, trade, or business, or from the development, processing, or recovery of any natural resource, together with such sewage as is present, which THAT pollutes the waters of the state, or which THAT in the absence of a waste water facility would pollute or cause greater pollution of the waters of the state.

(J) "Waste water" means any water containing sewage or industrial waste or other pollutants or contaminants derived from the prior use of such THE water.

(K) "Waste water facilities" means facilities, property, or the modification or replacement of property, for the purpose of treating, neutralizing, disposing of, stabilizing, dispersing, cooling, segregating, or holding waste water, or for the removal, reduction, containment, alteration, storage, or disposal of sewage or industrial waste or substances containing sewage or industrial waste, or FOR the prevention or reduction, or reduction of the concentration, of pollution of the waters of the state, including, without limitation, facilities for the withdrawal of waters of the state, facilities for the treatment and disposal of sewage or industrial waste and the residue thereof, facilities for the temporary or permanent impoundment of waste water, both surface and underground, and sanitary sewers and other systems, whether on the surface or underground, designed to transport waste water together with the equipment and furnishings thereof and their appurtenances and systems, whether on the surface or underground, including force mains and pumping facilities therefor when necessary, and facilities or expenditures which THAT qualify as water pollution control facilities under Section 103(C) (4) (F) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and regulations ADOPTED thereunder, and further ALSO includes any property or system to be used in whole or in part for any of the aforesaid FOREGOING purposes, whether or not another purpose is also served, and any property or system incidental to or which THAT has to do with or the end purpose of which is any of the foregoing. Waste water facilities as defined in this division for industry, commerce, distribution, or research, including public utility companies, are hereby determined to be those which THAT qualify as facilities for the control of water pollution and thermal pollution related to water under Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution.

(L) "Water management facilities" means facilities for the development, use, and protection of water resources, including, without limitation, facilities for water supply, facilities for stream flow improvement, dams, reservoirs, and other impoundments, water transmission lines, water wells and well fields, pumping stations and works for underground water recharge, facilities for the management and treatment of storm water, stream monitoring systems, facilities for the stabilization of stream and river banks, and facilities for the treatment of streams and rivers, including, without limitation, facilities for the removal of oil, debris, and other solid waste from the waters of the state and stream and river aeration facilities.

(M) "Cost" as applied to water development project means the cost of acquisition and construction, the cost of acquisition of all land, rights-of-way, property rights, easements, franchise rights, and interests required for such THAT acquisition and construction, the cost of demolishing or removing any buildings or structures on land so acquired, including the cost of acquiring any lands to which such THE buildings or structures may be moved, the cost of acquiring or constructing and equipping a principal office and sub-offices of the authority, the cost of diverting highways, interchange of highways, OR access roads to private property, including the cost of land or easements therefor, the cost of all machinery, furnishings, and equipment, financing charges, interest prior to and during construction and for no more than eighteen months after completion of construction, engineering COSTS, expenses of research and development with respect to waste water or water management facilities, legal expenses, THE COST OF plans, specifications, AND surveys, estimates of cost and revenues, working capital, other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of acquiring or constructing any such project, administrative expense, and such other expense as may be necessary or incident to the acquisition or construction of the project, the financing of such THE acquisition or construction including the amount authorized in the resolution of the authority providing for the issuance of water development revenue bonds to be paid into any special funds from the proceeds of such THE bonds, and the financing of the placing of any such project in operation. Any obligation, cost, or expense incurred by any governmental agency or person for surveys, borings, preparation of plans and specifications, and other engineering services, or any other costs described above, in connection with the acquisition or construction of a project may be regarded as a part of the cost of such THE project and may be reimbursed out of the proceeds of water development revenue bonds as authorized by this chapter.

(N) "Owner" includes all individuals, copartnerships, associations, corporations, or governmental agencies having any title or interest in any property rights, easements, and interests authorized to be acquired by this chapter.

(O) "Revenues" means all rentals and other charges for the use or services of any water development project, any gift or grant received with respect thereto, including, without limitation, any moneys received by the authority pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 6109.22, 6111.036, or 6111.037 of the Revised Code, any moneys received with respect to the lease, sublease, sale, including installment sale or conditional sale, or conditional sale, or other disposition of a project, moneys received in repayment of and for interest on any loan made by the authority to a person or governmental agency, whether from the United States or a department, administration, or agency thereof, or otherwise, proceeds of such bonds to the extent of THAT use thereof for payment of principal of, premium if any, or interest on the bonds is authorized by the authority, proceeds from any insurance, condemnation, or guaranty pertaining to a project or property mortgaged to secure bonds or pertaining to the financing of the project, and income and profit from the investment of the proceeds of water development revenue bonds or of any revenues.

(P) "Public roads" includes all public highways, roads, and streets in the state, whether maintained by the state, county, municipal corporation, township, or other political subdivision.

(Q) "Public utility facilities" includes tracks, pipes, mains, conduits, cables, wires, towers, poles, and other equipment and appliances of any public utility.

(R) "Construction," unless the context indicates a different meaning or intent, includes reconstruction, enlargement, improvement, or providing furnishings or equipment.

(S) "Water development revenue bonds," unless the context indicates a different meaning or intent, includes water development revenue notes, water development revenue renewal notes, and water development revenue refunding bonds, except that notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds shall have a maximum maturity of five years as provided in section 6121.06 of the Revised Code and notes or renewal notes issued as the definitive obligation may be issued maturing at such time or times as the authority determines with a maximum maturity of forty years from the date of issuance of the original note.

Sec. 6121.04. The Ohio water development authority may DO ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

(A) Adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business;

(B) Adopt an official seal;

(C) Maintain a principal office and suboffices at such places within the state as THAT it designates;

(D) Sue and plead in its own name;, AND be sued and impleaded in its own name with respect to its contracts or torts of its members, employees, or agents acting within the scope of their employment, or to enforce its obligations and covenants made under sections 6121.06, 6121.08, and 6121.13 of the Revised Code. Any such actions against the authority shall be brought in the court of common pleas of the county in which the principal office of the authority is located, or in the court of common pleas of the county in which the cause of action arose, provided such THAT THE county is located within this state, and all summonses, exceptions, and notices of every kind shall be served on the authority by leaving a copy thereof at the principal office with the person in charge thereof or with the secretary-treasurer of the authority.

(E) Make loans and grants to governmental agencies for the acquisition or construction of water development projects by any such governmental agency and adopt rules and procedures for making such loans and grants;

(F) Acquire, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, improve, furnish, equip, maintain, repair, operate, OR lease or rent to, or contract for operation by, a governmental agency or person, water development projects, and establish rules for the use of such projects;

(G) Make available the use or services of any water development project to one or more persons, one or more governmental agencies, or any combination thereof;

(H) Issue water development revenue bonds and notes and water development revenue refunding bonds of the state, payable solely from revenues as provided in section 6121.06 of the Revised Code, unless the bonds are refunded by refunding bonds, for the purpose of paying any part of the cost of one or more water development projects or parts thereof;

(I) Acquire by gift or purchase, hold, and dispose of real and personal property in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under sections 6121.01 to 6121.22 of the Revised Code THIS CHAPTER;

(J) Acquire, in the name of the state, by purchase or otherwise, on such terms and in such manner as it considers proper, or by the exercise of the right of condemnation in the manner provided by section 6121.18 of the Revised Code, such public or private lands, including public parks, playgrounds, or reservations, or parts thereof or rights therein, rights-of-way, property, rights, easements, and interests as it considers necessary for carrying out sections 6121.01 to 6121.22 of the Revised Code THIS CHAPTER, but excluding the acquisition by the exercise of the right of condemnation of any waste water facility or water management facility owned by any person or governmental agency, and compensation shall be paid for public or private lands so taken, except that a government-owned waste water facility may be appropriated in accordance with section 6121.041 of the Revised Code;

(K) Adopt rules to protect augmented flow in waters of the state, to the extent augmented by a water development project, from depletion so it will be available for beneficial use, and to provide standards for the withdrawal from waters of the state of the augmented flow created by a water development project which THAT is not returned to the waters of the state so augmented and to establish reasonable charges therefor if considered necessary by the authority;

(L) Make and enter into all contracts and agreements and execute all instruments necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter; IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

(1) When the cost under any such contract or agreement, other than compensation for personal services, involves an expenditure of more than ten thousand dollars, the authority shall make a written contract with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in accordance with section 9.312 of the Revised Code, after advertisement for not less than two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Franklin county, and in such other publications as the authority determines, which notice shall state the general character of the work and the general character of the materials to be furnished, the place where plans and specifications therefor may be examined, and the time and place of receiving bids;, provided, that a contract or lease for the operation of a water development project constructed and owned by the authority or an agreement for cooperation in the acquisition or construction of a water development project pursuant to section 6121.13 of the Revised Code or any contract for the construction of a water development project that is to be leased by the authority to, and operated by, persons who are not governmental agencies and the cost of such THE project is to be amortized exclusively from rentals or other charges paid to the authority by persons who are not governmental agencies is not subject to the foregoing requirements and the authority may enter into such A contract or lease or such AN agreement pursuant to negotiation and upon such terms and conditions and for such period as it finds to be reasonable and proper in the circumstances and in the best interests of proper operation or of efficient acquisition or construction of such THE project.

(2) Each bid for a contract for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of an improvement shall contain the full name of every person interested in it and meets SHALL MEET the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code.

(3) Each bid for a contract except as provided in division (L)(2) of this section shall contain the full name of every person or company interested in it and shall be accompanied by a sufficient bond or certified check on a solvent bank that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance thereof secured.

(4) The authority may reject any and all bids.

(5) A bond with good and sufficient surety, approved by the authority, shall be required of every contractor awarded a contract except as provided in division (L)(2) of this section, in an amount equal to at least fifty per cent of the contract price, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract.

(M) Employ managers, superintendents, and other employees and retain or contract with consulting engineers, financial consultants, accounting experts, architects, attorneys, and other consultants and independent contractors as are necessary in its judgment to carry out this chapter, and fix the compensation thereof. All expenses thereof shall be payable solely from the proceeds of water development revenue bonds or notes issued under this chapter, from revenues, or from funds appropriated for such THAT purpose by the general assembly.

(N) Receive and accept from any federal agency, subject to the approval of the governor, grants for or in aid of the construction of any water development project or for research and development with respect to waste water or water management facilities, and receive and accept aid or contributions from any source of money, property, labor, or other things of value, to be held, used, and applied only for the purposes for which such THE grants and contributions are made;

(O) Engage in research and development with respect to waste water or water management facilities;

(P) Purchase fire and extended coverage and liability insurance for any water development project and for the principal office and suboffices of the authority, insurance protecting the authority and its officers and employees against liability for damage to property or injury to or death of persons arising from its operations, and any other insurance the authority may agree to provide under any resolution authorizing its water development revenue bonds or in any trust agreement securing the same;

(Q) Charge, alter, and collect rentals and other charges for the use or services of any water development project as provided in section 6121.13 of the Revised Code;

(R) Provide coverage for its employees under sections 4123.01 to 4123.94, 4141.01 to 4141.46, and 145.01 to 145.58 of the Revised Code;

(S) Assist in the implementation and administration of the DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND AND PROGRAM CREATED IN SECTION 6109.22 OF THE REVISED CODE AND THE water pollution control loan fund and program created in section 6111.036 of the Revised Code, including, without limitation, performing or providing fiscal management for the fund FUNDS and investing and disbursing moneys in the fund FUNDS, and may enter into all necessary and appropriate agreements with the director of environmental protection for such THOSE purposes;

(T) Issue water development revenue bonds and notes of the state in such principal amounts as THAT are necessary for the purpose of raising moneys for the sole benefit of the water pollution control loan fund created in section 6111.036 of the Revised Code, including moneys to meet the requirement for providing matching moneys under division (D) of that section. The bonds and notes may be secured by appropriate trust agreements and repaid from moneys credited to the fund from payments of principal and interest on loans made from the fund, as provided in division (F) of section 6111.036 of the Revised Code.

(U) ISSUE WATER DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS AND NOTES OF THE STATE IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING MONEYS FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND CREATED IN SECTION 6109.22 OF THE REVISED CODE, INCLUDING MONEYS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT FOR PROVIDING MATCHING MONEYS UNDER DIVISIONS (B) AND (F) OF THAT SECTION. THE BONDS AND NOTES MAY BE SECURED BY APPROPRIATE TRUST AGREEMENTS AND REPAID FROM MONEYS CREDITED TO THE FUND FROM PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON LOANS MADE FROM THE FUND, AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (F) OF SECTION 6109.22 OF THE REVISED CODE.

(V) Do all acts necessary or proper to carry out the powers expressly granted in this chapter.

Sec. 6121.06. (A) The Ohio water development authority may, from time to time, MAY issue water development revenue bonds and notes of the state in such principal amount as, in the opinion of the authority, are necessary for the purpose of paying any part of the cost of one or more water development projects or parts thereof. The authority may, from time to time, MAY issue renewal notes, issue bonds to pay such THOSE notes, and whenever it deems CONSIDERS refunding, including funding and retirement, expedient, refund any bonds by the issuance of water development revenue refunding bonds of the state, whether the bonds to be refunded have or have not matured, and issue bonds partly to refund bonds then outstanding, and partly for any other authorized purpose. The refunding bonds may be issued in amounts sufficient for payment of the principal amount of the bonds to be so refunded, any redemption premiums thereon, principal maturities of any bonds maturing prior to the redemption of the bonds to be so refunded, interest accrued or to accrue to the maturity dates or dates of redemption of such THE bonds, and any expenses incurred or to be incurred in connection with such THE refunding, funding, and retirement and issuance of the bonds. Except

EXCEPT as may otherwise be expressly provided by the authority, every issue of its bonds or notes shall be general obligations of the authority payable out of the revenues of the authority, which are pledged for such THAT payment, without preference or priority of the first bonds issued, subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular bonds or notes pledging any particular revenues. The pledge shall be valid and binding from the time the pledge is made, and the revenues so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately SHALL be subject to the lien of that pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge is valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether such THE parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any trust agreement by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the authority.

Whether or not the bonds or notes are of such form and character as to be negotiable instruments, the bonds or notes shall have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments, subject only to the provisions of the bonds or notes for registration.

The bonds and notes shall be authorized by resolution of the authority, shall bear such date or dates, and shall mature at such time or times, in the case of any such note or any renewals thereof not exceeding five years from the date of issue of the original note, and in the case of any such bond not exceeding forty years from the date of issue, as such THE resolution or resolutions may provide. The bonds and notes shall bear interest at such rate or rates, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such registration privileges, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of redemption as the authority may authorize. The bonds and notes of the authority may be sold by the authority, at public or private sale, at or not less than such price or prices as the authority determines. The

THE bonds and notes shall be executed by the chairman CHAIRPERSON and vice-chairman VICE-CHAIRPERSON of the authority, either or both of whom may use a facsimile signature, the official seal of the authority or a facsimile thereof shall be affixed thereto or printed thereon and attested, manually or by facsimile signature, by the secretary-treasurer of the authority, and any coupons attached thereto shall bear the signature or facsimile signature of the chairman CHAIRPERSON of the authority. In case IF any officer whose signature, or a facsimile of whose signature, appears on any bonds, notes, or coupons ceases to be such an officer before delivery of THE bonds or notes, his THE OFFICER'S signature or facsimile is nevertheless sufficient for all purposes the same as if he THE OFFICER had remained in office until such THE delivery, and in case IF the seal of the authority has been changed after a facsimile has been imprinted on such ANY bonds or notes, such THE facsimile seal will continue CONTINUES to be sufficient for all purposes.

Any resolution or resolutions authorizing any bonds or notes or any issue thereof may contain provisions, subject to such agreements with bondholders or noteholders as may then exist THEN, which provisions shall be a part of the contract with the holders thereof, as to: pledging all or any part of the revenues of the authority to secure the payment of the bonds or notes or of any issue thereof; the use and disposition of revenues of the authority; a covenant to fix, alter, and collect rentals and other charges so that pledged revenues will be sufficient to pay costs of operation, maintenance, and repairs, pay principal of and interest on bonds or notes secured by the pledge of such THE revenues, and provide such reserves as may be required by the applicable resolution or trust agreement; the setting aside of reserve funds, sinking funds, or replacement and improvement funds and the regulation and disposition thereof; the crediting of the proceeds of the sale of bonds or notes to and among the funds referred to or provided for in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes; the use, lease, sale, or other disposition of any water development project or any other assets of the authority; limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of sale of bonds or notes may be applied and pledging such THE proceeds to secure the payment of the bonds or notes or of any issue thereof; with regard to notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, the agreement of the authority to do all things necessary for the authorization, issuance, and sale of such THE bonds in such amounts as may be necessary for the timely retirement of such THE notes; limitations on the issuance of additional bonds or notes; the terms upon which additional bonds or notes may be issued and secured; the refunding of outstanding bonds or notes; the procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with bondholders or noteholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds or notes the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which such THAT consent may be given; limitations on the amount of moneys to be expended by the authority for operating, administrative, or other expenses of the authority; securing any bonds or notes by a trust agreement in accordance with section 6121.11 of the Revised Code; and any other matters, of like or different character, which THAT in any way affect the security or protection of the bonds or notes.

(B) An action taken under this division does not limit the generality of division (A) of this section.

A resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes by the authority to provide all or a portion of the state's match for federal capitalization grants under Title VI of the "Clean Water Act of 1977," 91 Stat. 1566, 33 U.S.C.A. 1251, as amended, to the water pollution control loan fund created in section 6111.036 of the Revised Code, OR FOR FEDERAL CAPITALIZATION GRANTS UNDER TITLE I OF THE "SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1996," 110 STAT. 1613, 42 U.S.C.A. 300(F), AS AMENDED, TO THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND CREATED IN SECTION 6109.22 OF THE REVISED CODE, and establishing a reserve fund IN EITHER CASE for the payment of the principal of and interest on such THE bonds or notes may include, in the event that the revenues primarily pledged and required to be used for such payments are insufficient to make any such THE payment in full when due, a covenant of the director of environmental protection that if the principal of or interest on any such bonds or notes is paid with moneys drawn from such a reserve fund, the director shall so notify the governor, and shall determine to what extent, if any, the moneys so drawn may be restored to the reserve fund from available moneys previously appropriated to the environmental protection agency. The covenant also shall provide that if the moneys so drawn are not immediately and fully restored to the reserve fund from such available moneys, the director shall promptly submit to the governor and to the director of budget and management a written request for either or both of the following:

(1) That the next biennial budget submitted by the governor to the general assembly include an amount to be appropriated to the environmental protection agency sufficient for the full replenishment of the reserve fund;

(2) That the general assembly be requested to increase appropriations for the environmental protection agency in the current biennium sufficient for the full replenishment of the reserve fund.

The director shall include with such requests a recommendation that the replenishment of the reserve fund be made in the interest of maximizing the state's entitlements to federal funds under Title VI of the "Clean Water Act of 1977," 91 Stat. 1566, 33 U.S.C.A. 1251, as amended, OR UNDER TITLE I OF THE "SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1996," 110 STAT. 1613, 42 U.S.C.A. 300(f),AS AMENDED, AS APPLICABLE, thereby also maximizing the benefits of the water pollution control loan fund OR THE DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE FUND, AS APPLICABLE, to the political subdivisions that pay the cost of wastewater treatment projects OR DRINKING WATER PROJECTS with low-cost loans from that fund THOSE FUNDS. Any such covenant shall not obligate or purport to obligate the state to pay the principal of or interest on such THE bonds or notes or to deposit moneys in a reserve fund established for such THOSE payments other than from moneys lawfully appropriated for that purpose during the then-current biennium.

(C) Neither the members of the authority nor any person executing bonds or notes under this section shall be IS liable personally on the bonds or notes or be IS subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof.


Section 2. That existing sections 3745.11, 6103.22, 6109.01, 6109.04, 6109.07, 6111.14, 6121.01, 6121.04, and 6121.06 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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