130th Ohio General Assembly
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As Passed by the Senate

123rd General Assembly
Regular Session
1999-2000
Sub. H. B. No. 19

REPRESENTATIVES SCHULER-PADGETT-BRITTON-CLANCY-JONES- KREBS-TERWILLEGER-WILLAMOWSKI-TAYLOR-AMSTUTZ-MOTTLEY-CORBIN- PATTON-HAINES-HOLLISTER-OPFER-VESPER-VERICH-HARTNETT-BARNES-
SENATORS SPADA-BLESSING-SCHAFRATH-GARDNER-HORN


A BILL
To amend sections 9.20, 123.01, 123.04, 125.84, 149.302, 152.08, 152.21, 154.06, 154.16, 154.21, 154.22, 154.23, 163.02, 165.02, 175.04, 307.12, 319.201, 901.63, 902.03, 991.07, 1501.01, 1515.08, 1517.17, 1519.02, 1523.01, 1545.12, 1551.12, 3354.09, 3354.13, 3355.06, 3355.10, 3357.09, 3357.12, 3358.08, 3375.40, 3377.04, 3377.14, 3706.04, 3747.06, 3747.14, 3793.031, 4582.06, 4582.31, 4981.14, 4981.32, 5119.37, 5120.46, 5123.22, 5501.32, 5503.02, 5519.01, 5529.03, 5537.06, 6121.04, and 6123.04 and to enact sections 121.181, 1514.301, 3301.481, 3375.831, 5301.012, and 6161.011 of the Revised Code to require that any instrument by which the state or an agency of the state acquires an interest in real property shall identify the agency for whose use and benefit the real property is acquired; to authorize the board of park commissioners of a metropolitan park district to sell park lands for conservation uses or for park or recreation purposes, in accordance with specified procedures, to the state, a park district or other political subdivision of the state, or the federal government; and to authorize a board of county commissioners to donate personal property to the federal government, the state, or another political subdivision of the state.

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


Section 1. That sections 9.20, 123.01, 123.04, 125.84, 149.302, 152.08, 152.21, 154.06, 154.16, 154.21, 154.22, 154.23, 163.02, 165.02, 175.04, 307.12, 319.201, 901.63, 902.03, 991.07, 1501.01, 1515.08, 1517.17, 1519.02, 1523.01, 1545.12, 1551.12, 3354.09, 3354.13, 3355.06, 3355.10, 3357.09, 3357.12, 3358.08, 3375.40, 3377.04, 3377.14, 3706.04, 3747.06, 3747.14, 3793.031, 4582.06, 4582.31, 4981.14, 4981.32, 5119.37, 5120.46, 5123.22, 5501.32, 5503.02, 5519.01, 5529.03, 5537.06, 6121.04, and 6123.04 be amended and sections 121.181, 1514.301, 3301.481, 3375.831, 5301.012, and 6161.011 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 9.20. The state; a county, a township, or a cemetery association or the commissioners or trustees of a county, township, or cemetery association; a municipal corporation or the legislative authority, a board, or other officers of a municipal corporation; and a benevolent, educational, or correctional institution, wholly or in part under the control of the state, or the board of directors, trustees, or other officers of the institution may receive by gift, devise, or bequest moneys, lands, or other properties, for their benefit or the benefit of any of those under their charge and may hold and apply the moneys, lands, or properties according to the terms of the gift, devise, or bequest. The gifts or devises of real estate may be in fee simple or of any lesser estate and may be subject to any reasonable reservation. This section does not affect the statutory provisions as to devises or bequests for such purposes.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH THE STATE OR AN AGENCY OF THE STATE ACQUIRES REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 121.181. ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH A DEPARTMENT ACQUIRES AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING ANY DEED, TRANSFER, GRANT, RESERVATION, AGREEMENT CREATING AN EASEMENT, OR LEASE, SHALL IDENTIFY THE DEPARTMENT FOR WHOSE USE AND BENEFIT THE INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED, AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 123.01. (A) The department of administrative services, in addition to those powers enumerated in Chapters 124. and 125. of the Revised Code, and as provided elsewhere by law, shall exercise the following powers:

(1) To prepare, or contract to be prepared, by licensed engineers or architects, surveys, general and detailed plans, specifications, bills of materials, and estimates of cost for any projects, improvements, or public buildings to be constructed by state agencies that may be authorized by legislative appropriations or any other funds made available therefor, provided that the construction of the projects, improvements, or public buildings is a statutory duty of the department. This section does not require the independent employment of an architect or engineer as provided by section 153.01 of the Revised Code in the cases to which that section applies nor affect or alter the existing powers of the director of transportation.

(2) To have general supervision over the construction of any projects, improvements, or public buildings constructed for a state agency and over the inspection of materials previous to their incorporation into those projects, improvements, or buildings;

(3) To make contracts for and supervise the construction of any projects and improvements or the construction and repair of buildings under the control of a state agency, except contracts for the repair of buildings under the management and control of the departments of public safety, human services, mental health, mental retardation and developmental disabilities, rehabilitation and correction, and youth services, the bureau of workers' compensation, the bureau of employment services, the rehabilitation services commission, and boards of trustees of educational and benevolent institutions. These contracts shall be made and entered into by the directors of public safety, human services, mental health, mental retardation and developmental disabilities, rehabilitation and correction, and youth services, the administrator of workers' compensation, the administrator of the bureau of employment services, the rehabilitation services commission, and the boards of trustees of such institutions, respectively. All such contracts may be in whole or in part on unit price basis of maximum estimated cost, with payment computed and made upon actual quantities or units.

(4) To prepare and suggest comprehensive plans for the development of grounds and buildings under the control of a state agency;

(5) To acquire, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or grant, all real estate required by a state agency, in the exercise of which power the department may exercise the power of eminent domain, in the manner provided by sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code;

(6) To make and provide all plans, specifications, and models for the construction and perfection of all systems of sewerage, drainage, and plumbing for the state in connection with buildings and grounds under the control of a state agency;

(7) To erect, supervise, and maintain all public monuments and memorials erected by the state, except where the supervision and maintenance is otherwise provided by law;

(8) To procure, by lease, storage accommodations for a state agency;

(9) To lease or grant easements or licenses for unproductive and unused lands or other property under the control of a state agency. Such leases, easements, or licenses shall be granted for a period not to exceed fifteen years and shall be executed for the state by the director of administrative services and the governor and shall be approved as to form by the attorney general, provided that leases, easements, or licenses may be granted to any county, township, municipal corporation, port authority, water or sewer district, school district, library district, health district, park district, soil and water conservation district, conservancy district, or other political subdivision or taxing district, or any agency of the United States government, for the exclusive use of that agency, political subdivision, or taxing district, without any right of sublease or assignment, for a period not to exceed fifteen years, and provided that the director shall grant leases, easements, or licenses of university land for periods not to exceed twenty-five years for purposes approved by the respective university's board of trustees wherein the uses are compatible with the uses and needs of the university and may grant leases of university land for periods not to exceed forty years for purposes approved by the respective university's board of trustees pursuant to section 123.77 of the Revised Code.

(10) To lease office space in buildings for the use of a state agency;

(11) To have general supervision and care of the storerooms, offices, and buildings leased for the use of a state agency;

(12) To exercise general custodial care of all real property of the state;

(13) To assign and group together state offices in any city in the state and to establish, in cooperation with the state agencies involved, rules governing space requirements for office or storage use;

(14) To lease for a period not to exceed forty years, pursuant to a contract providing for the construction thereof under a lease-purchase plan, buildings, structures, and other improvements for any public purpose, and, in conjunction therewith, to grant leases, easements, or licenses for lands under the control of a state agency for a period not to exceed forty years. The lease-purchase plan shall provide that at the end of the lease period, the buildings, structures, and related improvements, together with the land on which they are situated, shall become the property of the state without cost.

(a) Whenever any building, structure, or other improvement is to be so leased by a state agency, the department shall retain either basic plans, specifications, bills of materials, and estimates of cost with sufficient detail to afford bidders all needed information or, alternatively, all of the following plans, details, bills of materials, and specifications:

(i) Full and accurate plans suitable for the use of mechanics and other builders in the improvement;

(ii) Details to scale and full sized, so drawn and represented as to be easily understood;

(iii) Accurate bills showing the exact quantity of different kinds of material necessary to the construction;

(iv) Definite and complete specifications of the work to be performed, together with such directions as will enable a competent mechanic or other builder to carry them out and afford bidders all needed information;

(v) A full and accurate estimate of each item of expense and of the aggregate cost thereof.

(b) The department shall give public notice, in such newspaper, in such form, and with such phraseology as the director of administrative services prescribes, published once each week for four consecutive weeks, of the time when and place where bids will be received for entering into an agreement to lease to a state agency a building, structure, or other improvement. The last publication shall be at least eight days preceding the day for opening the bids. The bids shall contain the terms upon which the builder would propose to lease the building, structure, or other improvement to the state agency. The form of the bid approved by the department shall be used, and a bid is invalid and shall not be considered unless that form is used without change, alteration, or addition. Before submitting bids pursuant to this section, any builder shall comply with Chapter 153. of the Revised Code.

(c) On the day and at the place named for receiving bids for entering into lease agreements with a state agency, the director of administrative services shall open the bids and shall publicly proceed immediately to tabulate the bids upon duplicate sheets. No lease agreement shall be entered into until the bureau of workers' compensation has certified that the person to be awarded the lease agreement has complied with Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code, until, if the builder submitting the lowest and best bid is a foreign corporation, the secretary of state has certified that the corporation is authorized to do business in this state, until, if the builder submitting the lowest and best bid is a person nonresident of this state, the person has filed with the secretary of state a power of attorney designating the secretary of state as its agent for the purpose of accepting service of summons in any action brought under Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code, and until the agreement is submitted to the attorney general and the attorney general's approval is certified thereon. Within thirty days after the day on which the bids are received, the department shall investigate the bids received and shall determine that the bureau and the secretary of state have made the certifications required by this section of the builder who has submitted the lowest and best bid. Within ten days of the completion of the investigation of the bids, the department shall award the lease agreement to the builder who has submitted the lowest and best bid and who has been certified by the bureau and secretary of state as required by this section. If bidding for the lease agreement has been conducted upon the basis of basic plans, specifications, bills of materials, and estimates of costs, upon the award to the builder the department, or the builder with the approval of the department, shall appoint an architect or engineer licensed in this state to prepare such further detailed plans, specifications, and bills of materials as are required to construct the building, structure, or improvement. The department shall adopt such rules as are necessary to give effect to this section. The department may reject any bid. Where there is reason to believe there is collusion or combination among bidders, the bids of those concerned therein shall be rejected.

(15) To acquire by purchase, gift, devise, or grant and to transfer, lease, or otherwise dispose of all real property required to assist in the development of a conversion facility as defined in section 5709.30 of the Revised Code;

(16) To lease for a period not to exceed forty years, notwithstanding any other division of this section, the state-owned property located at 408-450 East Town Street, Columbus, Ohio, formerly the state school for the deaf, to a developer in accordance with this section. "Developer," as used in this section, has the same meaning as in section 123.77 of the Revised Code.

Such a lease shall be for the purpose of development of the land for use by senior citizens by constructing, altering, renovating, repairing, expanding, and improving the site as it existed on June 25, 1982. A developer desiring to lease the land shall prepare for submission to the department a plan for development. Plans shall include provisions for roads, sewers, water lines, waste disposal, water supply, and similar matters to meet the requirements of state and local laws. The plans shall also include provision for protection of the property by insurance or otherwise, and plans for financing the development, and shall set forth details of the developer's financial responsibility.

The department may employ, as employees or consultants, persons needed to assist in reviewing the development plans. Those persons may include attorneys, financial experts, engineers, and other necessary experts. The department shall review the development plans and may enter into a lease if it finds all of the following:

(a) The best interests of the state will be promoted by entering into a lease with the developer;

(b) The development plans are satisfactory;

(c) The developer has established the developer's financial responsibility and satisfactory plans for financing the development.

The lease shall contain a provision that construction or renovation of the buildings, roads, structures, and other necessary facilities shall begin within one year after the date of the lease and shall proceed according to a schedule agreed to between the department and the developer or the lease will be terminated. The lease shall contain such conditions and stipulations as the director considers necessary to preserve the best interest of the state. Moneys received by the state pursuant to this lease shall be paid into the general revenue fund. The lease shall provide that at the end of the lease period the buildings, structures, and related improvements shall become the property of the state without cost.

(17) To lease to any person any tract of land owned by the state and under the control of the department, or any part of such a tract, for the purpose of drilling for or the pooling of oil or gas. Such a lease shall be granted for a period not exceeding forty years, with the full power to contract for, determine the conditions governing, and specify the amount the state shall receive for the purposes specified in the lease, and shall be prepared as in other cases.

(B) This section and section 125.02 of the Revised Code shall not interfere with any of the following:

(1) The power of the adjutant general to purchase military supplies, or with the custody of the adjutant general of property leased, purchased, or constructed by the state and used for military purposes, or with the functions of the adjutant general as director of state armories;

(2) The power of the director of transportation in acquiring rights-of-way for the state highway system, or the leasing of lands for division or resident district offices, or the leasing of lands or buildings required in the maintenance operations of the department of transportation, or the purchase of real property for garage sites or division or resident district offices, or in preparing plans and specifications for and constructing such buildings as the director may require in the administration of the department;

(3) The power of the director of public safety and the registrar of motor vehicles to purchase or lease real property and buildings to be used solely as locations to which a deputy registrar is assigned pursuant to division (B) of section 4507.011 of the Revised Code and from which the deputy registrar is to conduct the deputy registrar's business, the power of the director of public safety to purchase or lease real property and buildings to be used as locations for division or district offices as required in the maintenance of operations of the department of public safety, and the power of the superintendent of the state highway patrol in the purchase or leasing of real property and buildings needed by the patrol, to negotiate the sale of real property owned by the patrol, to rent or lease real property owned or leased by the patrol, and to make or cause to be made repairs to all property owned or under the control of the patrol;

(4) The power of the division of liquor control in the leasing or purchasing of retail outlets and warehouse facilities for the use of the division;

(5) The power of the director of development to enter into leases of real property, buildings, and office space to be used solely as locations for the state's foreign offices to carry out the purposes of section 122.05 of the Revised Code.

(C) Purchases for, and the custody and repair of, buildings under the management and control of the capitol square review and advisory board, the rehabilitation services commission, the bureau of employment services, the bureau of workers' compensation, or the departments of public safety, human services, mental health, mental retardation and developmental disabilities, and rehabilitation and correction, and buildings of educational and benevolent institutions under the management and control of boards of trustees, are not subject to the control and jurisdiction of the department of administrative services.

(D) ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 123.04. The director of administrative services shall be appointed superintendent of public works and shall have the care and control of the public works of the state except as provided in section 1521.08 of the Revised Code and shall protect, maintain, and keep them in repair.

Subject to the approval of the governor, the director may purchase on behalf of the state such real or personal property, rights, or privileges as are necessary, in his THE DIRECTOR'S judgment, to acquire in the maintenance of the public works or their improvement.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH THE STATE OR AN AGENCY OF THE STATE ACQUIRES REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 125.84. In conformance with the "Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (,"63 Stat. 377), as amended," similar or related federal property disposal acts of congress, and sections 125.84 to 125.90 of the Revised Code, the department of administrative services may acquire, warehouse, distribute, transfer, retransfer, recapture, revert, and dispose of federal personal property and shall assist in the acquisition, conveyance, reconveyance, recapture, reversion, and disposal of federal real and related personal property, not required for the needs and the discharge of the responsibilities of all federal departments, agencies, boards, and commissions, for the purpose of making such property available for use to eligible state civil defense, health, and educational institutions and organizations; state departments, agencies, boards, and commissions; bodies politic and corporate, political subdivisions, or other district, regional, or similar authorities established by or pursuant to law; duly authorized local tax-supported civil defense organizations; local tax-supported health and educational institutions; local tax-supported institutions and organizations; private nonprofit federally tax-exempt health and educational institutions and organizations in the state; private nonprofit federally tax-exempt institutions, organizations, and activities in the state; and to such other institutions, organizations, or activities in the state as may hereafter become eligible to receive such property.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 149.302. (A) The Ohio historical society, in addition to its other functions, shall establish a museum in the vicinity of Wilberforce to be known as the national museum of Afro-American history and culture. For this purpose the society may accept donations of money, property, and personal services, apply for and receive federal assistance, acquire real property or any estate, right, or interest therein, construct buildings, access roads, parking areas, and other appropriate facilities for museum visitors, and exercise any powers incidental to such purpose. The society shall establish the museum in consultation with the national museum of Afro-American history and culture planning committee established in section 149.303 of the Revised Code. The society shall consult with the committee before selecting a museum site and before acquiring or accepting any real property for such purpose. It shall consult with the committee on the design, plans, and specifications for the construction or modification of any buildings and other museum visitation facilities. The society, in cooperation and consultation with the committee, shall establish an acquisition policy for the museum.

Donations of money received under this section shall be placed in a separate fund within the accounts of the Ohio historical society to be used solely for the necessary expenses of the society incurred in the performance of its duties under this section.

(B) After the Ohio historical society establishes the national museum of Afro-American history and culture, the society shall convey title to the museum and its contents to a private, nonprofit organization which shall operate and maintain the museum. The society shall determine the conditions of the conveyance, and the conveyance and the conditions of the conveyance are subject to approval by the national museum of Afro-American history and culture planning committee. The society shall operate and maintain the museum until the museum and its contents are conveyed as provided in this section. Any historical items or artifacts donated to the society, or to the private, nonprofit organization to which the society has conveyed the museum and its contents, for placement in the museum, shall remain at the museum as part of its permanent collection. The organization to which the society has conveyed the museum and its contents shall consult with the committee concerning the operation and maintenance of the museum.

(C) ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 152.08. (A) The Ohio building authority may:

(1) Acquire, by gift, grant, or purchase, and hold and mortgage, real estate and interests therein and personal property suitable for its purposes, provided that no land used by the authority pursuant to section 152.05 of the Revised Code shall be mortgaged by the authority;

(2) Purchase, construct, reconstruct, equip, furnish, improve, alter, enlarge, maintain, repair, and operate buildings, facilities, and other properties for the purposes set forth in section 152.04 of the Revised Code. The authority shall construct, operate, and maintain its buildings, facilities, and other properties in a healthy, safe, and sanitary manner.

(3) Issue revenue bonds to secure funds to accomplish its purposes, the principal of and interest on and all other payments required to be made by the trust agreement or indenture securing such bonds to be paid solely from revenues accruing to the authority through the operation of its buildings, facilities, and other properties;

(4) Enter into contracts and execute all instruments necessary in the conduct of its business;

(5) Fix, alter, and charge rentals and other charges for the use and occupancy of its buildings, facilities, and other properties and enter into leases with the persons specified in section 152.04 of the Revised Code;

(6) Employ financial consultants, appraisers, consulting engineers, architects, superintendents, managers, construction and accounting experts, attorneys-at-law, and other employees and agents as are necessary, in its judgment, and fix their compensation;

(7) Provide for the persons occupying its buildings, facilities, and other properties, health clinics, medical services, food services, and such other services as such persons cannot provide for themselves; and, if the authority determines that it is more advantageous, it may enter into contracts with persons, firms, or corporations or with any governmental agency, board, commission, or department to provide any of such clinics or services;

(8) Pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber such of its rentals or other charges as may be agreed as security for its obligations, and enter into trust agreements or indentures for the benefit of its bondholders;

(9) Borrow money or accept advances, loans, gifts, grants, devises, or bequests from, and enter into contracts or agreements with, any federal agency or other governmental or private source, and hold and apply advances, loans, gifts, grants, devises, or bequests according to the terms thereof. Such advances, loans, gifts, grants, or devises of real estate may be in fee simple or of any lesser estate and may be subject to any reasonable reservations. Any advances or loans received from any federal or other governmental or private source may be repaid in accordance with the terms of such advance or loan.

(10) Conduct investigations into housing and living conditions in order to be able to purchase, construct, or reconstruct suitable buildings and facilities to fulfill its purpose, and determine the best locations within the state for its buildings, facilities, and other properties;

(11) Enter into lawful arrangements with the appropriate federal or state department or agency, county, township, municipal government, or other political subdivision, or public agency for the planning and installation of streets, roads, alleys, public parks and recreation areas, public utility facilities, and other necessary appurtenances to its projects;

(12) Purchase fire, extended coverage, and liability insurance for its property, and insurance covering the authority and its officers and employees for liability for damage or injury to persons or property;

(13) Sell, lease, release, or otherwise dispose of property owned by the authority and not needed for the purposes of the authority and grant such easements across the property of the authority as will not interfere with its use of its property;

(14) Establish rules and regulations for the use and operation of its buildings, facilities, and other properties;

(15) Do all other acts necessary to the fulfillment of its purposes.

(B) ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 152.21. With respect to capital facilities described in sections 152.19 and 152.31 of the Revised Code, the Ohio building authority may:

(A) Acquire, by appropriation subject to Chapter 163. of the Revised Code, or by gift, grant, lease, or purchase; hold; lease; mortgage in the case of capital facilities the real property or interest therein of which was not acquired by the authority pursuant to sections 152.05 and 152.06 of the Revised Code; convey; and dispose of real estate and interests in real estate and personal property suitable for its purposes;

(B) Acquire, purchase, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, remodel, renovate, enlarge, improve, alter, maintain, equip, furnish, repair, paint, decorate, and operate capital facilities as provided in sections 152.18, 152.19, and 152.31 of the Revised Code;

(C) Issue obligations to secure funds to accomplish its purposes as more fully set forth in sections 152.09 to 152.33 of the Revised Code;

(D) Enter into contracts and execute all instruments necessary in the conduct of its business;

(E) Fix, alter, and charge rentals for the use and occupancy of its capital facilities and enter into leases for such use and occupancy as provided in section 152.24 of the Revised Code;

(F) Employ financial consultants, appraisers, consulting engineers, architects, superintendents, managers, construction and accounting experts, attorneys at law, and other employees and agents as are necessary, in its judgment, and fix their compensation;

(G) Manage and have general custodial care and supervision of its capital facilities or enter into contracts with the department of administrative services or the using state agency or governmental entity for such purposes;

(H) Pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber all or such portion as it determines of the available receipts to the payment of bond service charges on obligations or series of obligations issued pursuant to Chapter 152. of the Revised Code and for the establishment and maintenance of any reserves, as provided in the bond resolution, and make other provisions therein with respect to such available receipts as authorized by Chapter 152. of the Revised Code, which shall be controlling notwithstanding any other provisions of law pertaining thereto, and enter into trust agreements or indentures for the benefit of holders of its obligations;

(I) Borrow money or accept advances, loans, gifts, grants, devises, or bequests from, and enter into contracts or agreements with, any federal agency or other governmental or private source, and hold and apply advances, loans, gifts, grants, devises, or bequests according to the terms thereof. Such advances, loans, gifts, grants, or devises of real estate may be in fee simple or of any lesser estate and may be subject to any reasonable reservations. Any advances or loans received from any federal or other governmental or private source may be repaid in accordance with the terms of such advance or loan.

(J) Enter into lawful arrangements with the appropriate governmental entity for the planning and installation of streets and sidewalks, public utility facilities, and other necessary appurtenances to its capital facilities, and grant necessary easements for such purposes;

(K) Purchase all risk or extended coverage, boiler, rents, and public liability insurance for or relating to its property;

(L) Establish rules for the use and operation of its buildings and facilities;

(M) Do all other acts necessary to the fulfillment of its purposes.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 154.06. In connection with capital facilities financed by the Ohio public facilities commission pursuant to authorization by the general assembly, the commission may:

(A) Acquire by appropriation, subject to Chapter 163. of the Revised Code, or by gift, grant, lease, or purchase, or combination thereof, and hold, lease, and dispose of real estate and interests therein and personal property for the purposes of Chapter 154. of the Revised Code;

(B) Acquire, purchase, construct, reconstruct, equip, furnish, improve, alter, enlarge, remodel, renovate, rehabilitate, maintain, repair, and operate capital facilities for the purposes set forth in Chapter 154. of the Revised Code;

(C) Enter into agreements with the director of administrative services providing for the director to acquire by appropriation, subject to Chapter 163. of the Revised Code, real estate and interests therein on behalf of the commission for the purposes of Chapter 154. of the Revised Code and the director may enter into such agreements and appropriate pursuant thereto.;

(D) Enter into leases or other agreements with governmental agencies upon such terms as are mutually satisfactory, which may include provisions, among others, for rental payments commencing at or at any time after execution of such lease and before completion of the capital facilities leased thereby, provisions relating to the disposition of such capital facilities, and provisions, if determined by the commission, for waiver of rights of repossession by the commission; and such governmental agencies may enter into such leases and agreements with the commission and into subleases and agreements between governmental agencies pertaining to capital facilities financed by the commission, upon terms and conditions mutually satisfactory to the parties and without competitive bidding, and any agreement of such governmental agency to make rental, use, or other payments or payment of purchase price, in installments or otherwise, or repayments to or on account of the commission, and the obligations issued by the commission shall not be deemed to constitute indebtedness, bonded or otherwise, or bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness of such governmental agency for the purpose of Chapter 133. of the Revised Code or any other purpose; such lease and agreements requiring payments beyond the current year are continuing contracts for the purposes of sections 5705.41 and 5705.44 of the Revised Code;

(E) Contract for the services of financial consultants, appraisers, consulting engineers, architects, construction and accounting experts, attorneys, and other consultants and independent contractors, as are necessary in its judgment to carry out Chapter 154. of the Revised Code;

(F) Enter into agreements with one or more governmental agencies or any combination thereof for the management or general custodial care and supervision of capital facilities, and such governmental agencies are authorized to enter into such agreements with the commission upon terms and conditions mutually satisfactory to the parties;

(G) Borrow money or accept advances, loans, gifts, grants, devises, or bequests from, and enter into contracts or agreements therefor with, any governmental agency or person, and hold and apply advances, loans, gifts, grants, devises, or bequests, and the capital facilities to which the same relate, according to the terms thereof, which advances, loans, gifts, grants, or devises may, as to real estate be in fee simple or of any lesser estate and may be subject to reasonable reservations, and which advances or loans received from any governmental agency or person may be repaid in accordance with the terms of such advance or loan;

(H) Enter into agreements or arrangements with the appropriate governmental agency for the planning and installation of streets, roads, alleys, public parks and recreation areas, public utility facilities, and other necessary appurtenances to its capital facilities;

(I) Purchase or provide for fire and extend EXTENDED coverage insurance for its property and such other insurance the commission may agree to provide under applicable bond procedings PROCEEDINGS;

(J) Enter into contracts and execute all instruments necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers and do all other acts necessary or proper to the fulfillment of its purposes and to carry out the powers expressly granted in Chapter 154. of the Revised Code.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 154.16. Any governmental agency may lease, grant, or convey to the Ohio public facilities commission, at its request, any real property or interests therein including improvements thereto or personal property of or under the control of such governmental agency which is necessary or convenient to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of the commission, including public roads and other real property or interests therein, including improvements thereto or personal property already devoted to public use, upon such terms as the governing body of the governmental agency, and the governor in the case of real estate title of which is in the name of the state, and the commission agree and without the necessity for advertisement, auction, competitive bidding, order of court, or other action or formality, other than the regular and formal action of such governing body, and the governor in the instance above stated. Title to all real estate acquired by the commission shall be taken in the name of the state.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 154.21. (A) Subject to authorization by the general assembly under section 154.02 of the Revised Code, the Ohio public facilities commission may authorize and issue obligations pursuant to this chapter to pay the cost of capital facilities for state-supported and state-assisted institutions of higher education.

(B) Capital facilities for institutions of higher education financed under this section may be leased by the commission to institutions of higher education or to the Ohio board of regents for the use of institutions of higher education, and such parties may make other agreement for the use or sale and purchase of the facilities; the Ohio board of regents may sublease such capital facilities to institutions of higher education, and such parties may make other agreement for the use or sale and purchase of the facilities, in any manner permitted by the lease or agreement between the commission and the Ohio board of regents; all upon such terms and conditions as the parties may agree upon and pursuant to this chapter, notwithstanding other provisions of law affecting the leasing, acquisition, or disposition of capital facilities by such parties. Any such leases, subleases, or agreements may contain provisions setting forth the responsibilities of the commission, institutions of higher education, and Ohio board of regents as to the financing, construction, operation, maintenance, and insuring of such facilities and other terms and conditions applicable thereto, including designation of the "owner" for purposes of Chapter 153. of the Revised Code, and any other provisions mutually agreed upon for the purposes of this chapter. Promptly upon execution thereof, a signed or conformed copy of each such lease or agreement, and any supplement thereto, between an institution of higher education or the Ohio board of regents and the commission shall be filed by the commission with the Ohio board of regents and the director of budget and management, and promptly upon execution thereof, a signed or conformed copy of each such sublease or agreement between the Ohio board of regents and an institution of higher education shall be filed by the Ohio board of regents with the commission and the director.

(C) For purposes of this section, "available receipts" means fees, tuitions, charges, revenues, and all other receipts of or on behalf of state-supported and state-assisted institutions of higher education, any revenues or receipts derived by the commission from the operation, leasing, or other disposition of capital facilities financed under this section, the proceeds of obligations issued under this section and sections 154.11 and 154.12 of the Revised Code, and also means any gifts, grants, donations, and pledges, and receipts therefrom, available for the payment of bond service charges on such obligations. Subject to any pledge of that portion of available receipts, comprised of fees, tuitions, charges, revenues, and receipts derived directly by an institution of higher education, which has been or may thereafter be made pursuant to section 3345.07, 3345.11, 3345.12, 3349.05, 3354.121, or 3357.112 of the Revised Code, the commission may pledge all or such portion as it determines of the available receipts to the payment of bond service charges on obligations issued under this section and sections 154.11 and 154.12 of the Revised Code and for the establishment and maintenance of any reserves, as provided in the bond proceedings, and make other provisions therein with respect to such available receipts as authorized by this chapter, which provisions shall be controlling, notwithstanding any other provision of law pertaining thereto.

(D) In the event that moneys in the higher education bond service fund and available receipts from payments to be made to the commission under leases and agreements with the Ohio board of regents, together with any other funds made available by the general assembly, will be insufficient, without application of reserves, for the payment of bond service charges and for the establishment and maintenance of reserves, as provided in the bond proceedings, then the commission, upon consultation with the institutions of higher education to be affected and the Ohio board of regents, may require the institutions of higher education to charge, collect, and transmit to the credit of the higher education bond service fund provided for in division (E) of this section, a special student fee, which may be a segregated part of the established instruction fee or other fee, in such amount or amounts as are necessary for the payment of the bond service charges on obligations issued under this section and sections 154.11 and 154.12 of the Revised Code and for the establishment and maintenance of any reserves, as provided in the bond proceedings. Such special fee constitutes "available receipts" within the meaning thereof in division (C) of this section, and may be pledged as therein provided in addition to, or in lieu of, or to be applied prior to, other available receipts, as provided in the bond proceedings; provided, that such special fee shall not be deemed to be pledged by the institutions of higher education under section 3345.07, 3345.11, 3345.12, 3349.05, 3354.121, or 3357.112 of the Revised Code. The commission may covenant in the bond proceedings to require such special fee to be charged, collected, and transmitted pursuant to this division. In the event the initiation of such special fee is required in accordance with such covenant, the commission shall by rules transmitted to each institution of higher education affected thereby, fix, establish, and from time to time modify, as it may consider appropriate, the amount or amounts of the fee, exemptions therefrom, such distinctions, if any, as it may determine appropriate for full-time and part-time students or students enrolled in different programs, or other bases for distinction among students, so that students throughout the state in similar classifications under such rules are so far as feasible treated alike, and establish and from time to time modify other rules, procedures, and definitions for the charge, collection, and transmission of such special fees. Notwithstanding any other provision of law pertaining thereto, the governing boards of the institutions of higher education shall charge, collect, and transmit such special fee in accordance with such rules.

(E) There is hereby created the higher education bond service trust fund, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state but shall be separate and apart from and not a part of the state treasury. All moneys received by or on account of the commission and required by the applicable bond proceedings to be deposited, transferred, or credited to the higher education bond service trust fund, and all other moneys transferred or allocated to or received for the purposes of the higher education bond service trust fund, shall be deposited with the treasurer of state and credited to such fund, subject to any applicable provisions of the bond proceedings, without necessity for any act of appropriation. The higher education bond service trust fund is a trust fund and is hereby pledged to the payment of bond service charges on the obligations issued pursuant to this section and sections 154.11 and 154.12 of the Revised Code to the extent provided in the applicable bond proceedings, and payment thereof from such fund shall be made or provided for by the treasurer of state in accordance with such bond proceedings without necessity for any act of appropriation.

(F) There is hereby created in the state treasury the higher education improvement fund. Subject to the bond proceedings therefor, all of the proceeds of the sale of higher education obligations shall be credited to the fund, except that any accrued interest received shall be credited to the higher education bond service fund. The higher education improvement fund may also be comprised of gifts, grants, appropriated moneys, and other sums and securities received to the credit of such fund. The fund shall be applied only to the purpose of paying costs of capital facilities for state-supported and state-assisted institutions of higher education, which may include participation with one or more such institutions of higher education in any such capital facilities by way of grants, loans, or contributions to them for such capital facilities.

(G) This section shall be applied with other applicable provisions of this chapter.

(H) ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 154.22. (A) Subject to authorization by the general assembly under section 154.02 of the Revised Code, the Ohio public facilities commission may authorize and issue obligations pursuant to this chapter to pay costs of capital facilities for parks and recreation.

(B) Any capital facilities for parks and recreation may be leased by the commission to the department of natural resources and other agreements may be made by the commission and such department with respect to the use or purchase of such capital facilities or, subject to the approval of the director of such department, the commission may lease such capital facilities to, and make other agreements with respect to their use or purchase with, any governmental agency having authority under law to operate such capital facilities, and the director of such department may sublease such capital facilities to, and make other agreements with respect to the use or purchase thereof with, any such governmental agency, or such director may sublease or contract for the operation of such capital facilities in accordance with the applicable provisions of sections 1501.09, 1501.091, and 1501.10 of the Revised Code, all upon such terms and conditions as the parties may agree upon and pursuant to this chapter, notwithstanding any other provisions of law affecting the leasing, acquisition, or disposition of capital facilities by such parties.

(C) For purposes of this section, "available receipts" means all receipts, including fees, charges, and rentals, derived or to be derived from state parks and public service facilities in any state park or parks, any other receipts of state agencies with respect to parks and recreational facilities, any revenues or receipts derived by the commission from the operation, leasing, or other disposition of capital facilities financed under this section, the proceeds of obligations issued under this section and sections 154.11 and 154.12 of the Revised Code, and also means any gifts, grants, donations, and pledges, and receipts thereon, available for the payment of bond service charges on obligations issued under this section. The commission may pledge all, or such portion as it determines, of the available receipts to the payment of bond service charges on obligations issued under this section and sections 154.11 and 154.12 of the Revised Code and for the establishment and maintenance of any reserves, as provided in the bond proceedings, and make other provisions therein with respect to such available receipts as authorized by this chapter, which provisions shall be controlling notwithstanding any other provision of law pertaining thereto.

(D) The commission may covenant in the bond proceeding that the state and state agencies shall, so long as any obligations issued under this section are outstanding, cause to be charged and collected fees, charges, and rentals for the use of state parks and public service facilities and other fees and charges with respect to parks and recreation sufficient in amount to provide for the payment of bond service charges on such obligations and for the establishment and maintenance of any reserves as provided in the bond proceedings, and such covenants shall be controlling notwithstanding any other provision of law pertaining to such charges except any provision of law prohibiting or limiting charges for the use of swimming facilities of state parks and public service facilities by persons under sixteen years of age.

(E) There is hereby created the parks and recreation bond service trust fund, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state but shall be separate and apart from and not a part of the state treasury. All moneys received by or on account of the commission or state agencies and required by the applicable bond proceedings to be deposited, transferred, or allocated to or received for the purposes of the trust fund shall be deposited with the treasurer of state and credited to such fund, subject to applicable provisions of the bond proceedings but without necessity for any act of appropriation. The trust fund is hereby pledged to the payment of bond service charges on the obligations issued pursuant to this section and sections 154.11 and 154.12 of the Revised Code to the extent provided in the applicable bond proceedings, and payment thereof from such fund shall be made or provided for by the treasurer of state in accordance with such bond proceedings without necessity for any act of appropriation.

(F) There is hereby created in the state treasury the parks and recreation improvement fund. Subject to the bond proceedings therefor, all of the proceeds of the sale of obligations issued pursuant to this section shall be credited to such fund, except that any accrued interest received shall be credited to the parks and recreation bond service trust fund. The parks and recreation improvement fund may also be comprised of gifts, grants, appropriated moneys, and other sums and securities received to the credit of such fund. Such fund shall be applied only to the purpose of paying costs of capital facilities for parks and recreation under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources or for participation in capital facilities for parks and recreation with the federal government, municipal corporations, counties, or other governmental agencies, or any one or more of them, which participation may be by grants or contributions to them for such capital facilities.

(G) All state parks shall be exclusively under the control and administration of the division of parks and recreation. With the approval of the recreation and resources council, the director of natural resources may by order remove from the classification as state parks any of the lands or interests therein referred to in divisions (M)(2) and (3) of section 154.01 of the Revised Code, subject to the limitations, provisions, and conditions in any order authorizing state park revenue bonds, in any trust agreement securing such bonds, or in bond proceedings with respect to obligations issued pursuant to this section. Lands or interests therein so removed shall be transferred to other divisions of the department for administration or may be sold as provided by law. Proceeds of any sale shall be used or transferred as provided in the order authorizing state park revenue bonds or in such trust agreement, or in bond proceedings with respect to obligations issued pursuant to this section, and if no such provision is made shall be transferred to the state park fund created by section 1541.22 of the Revised Code.

(H) This section shall be applied with other applicable provisions of this chapter.

(I) ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 154.23. (A) Subject to authorization by the general assembly under section 154.02 of the Revised Code, the Ohio public facilities commission may authorize and issue obligations pursuant to this chapter to pay costs of capital facilities for housing of branches and agencies of state government, including capital facilities for the purposes of housing personnel, equipment, or functions, or any combination thereof, that the state agencies are responsible for housing, except capital facilities for mental hygiene and retardation as referred to in section 154.20 of the Revised Code, capital facilities for state-supported and state-assisted institutions of higher education as referred to in section 154.21 of the Revised Code, capital facilities for parks and recreation as referred to in section 154.22 of the Revised Code, and capital facilities authorized by the general assembly to be financed pursuant to division (F) of section 152.09 of the Revised Code with obligations issued under Chapter 152. of the Revised Code. Such obligations may be issued pursuant to one or more separate bond proceedings as the commission determines.

(B) Capital facilities for housing of branches and agencies of state government may be leased by the commission to the using state agency or to the department of administrative services for the use of such state agency or to other governmental agencies and the department of administrative services or the using state agency may sublease such capital facilities to other state agencies or other governmental agencies, and such parties may make other agreements for the use or sale or purchase of such capital facilities in any manner permitted by the lease or agreement with the commission, all upon such terms and conditions as the parties may agree upon and pursuant to this chapter, notwithstanding other provisions of law affecting the leasing, acquisition, or disposition of capital facilities by such parties. Any such lease between the commission and the department of administrative services or the using state agency shall be for a period not to exceed the then current two-year period for which appropriations have been made by the general assembly to the department of administrative services or the state agencies which will occupy the building or facility being leased. An agreement between the commission and the department or using state agency may provide for renewal of the lease at the end of each term for another term, not exceeding two years, but no renewal shall be effective until the effective date of an appropriation enacted by the general assembly from which the department of administrative services or the using state agency may lawfully pay rentals under such lease. Any such leases, subleases, or agreements may contain provisions setting forth the responsibilities of the commission, state agencies, or other governmental agencies as to the financing, construction, subleasing, operation, maintenance, and insuring of such capital facilities and other terms and conditions applicable thereto, including designation of the "owner" for purposes of Chapter 153. of the Revised Code, and any other provisions mutually agreed upon for the purposes of this chapter. Promptly upon execution thereof a signed or conformed copy of each such lease or sublease or agreement, and any supplement thereto, between the commission and a governmental agency shall be filed by the commission with the department of administrative services and the director of budget and management, and promptly upon execution thereof a signed or conformed copy of each such sublease or agreement between two governmental agencies, not including the commission, shall be filed with the commission and the director.

(C) For purposes of this section, "available receipts" means fees, charges, revenues, grants, subsidies, income from the investment of moneys, proceeds from the sale of goods or services, and all other revenues or receipts received by or on behalf of any state agency for which capital facilities are financed with obligations issued under this section or any state agency by which the capital facilities are constructed or financed; revenues or receipts derived by the commission from the operation, leasing, or other disposition of capital facilities financed under this section; and the proceeds of obligations issued under this section and sections 154.11 and 154.12 of the Revised Code; and also means any moneys appropriated by a governmental agency, gifts, grants, donations, and pledges, and receipts therefrom, available for the payment of bond service charges on such obligations. The commission may pledge all or such portion as it determines of the available receipts to the payment of bond service charges on obligations or series of obligations issued under this section and sections 154.11 and 154.12 of the Revised Code and for the establishment and maintenance of any reserves, as provided in the bond proceedings, and make other provisions therein with respect to such available receipts as authorized by this chapter, which shall be controlling notwithstanding any other provisions of law pertaining thereto.

(D) The commission may covenant in the bond proceedings that the state and state agencies shall, so long as any obligations issued under this section and those bond proceedings are outstanding, cause to be charged and collected such revenues and receipts constituting available receipts under those bond proceedings sufficient in amount to provide for the payment of bond service charges on those obligations and for the establishment and maintenance of any reserves, as provided in the bond proceedings for such obligations. Such covenants shall be controlling, notwithstanding any other provision of law pertaining to such revenues and receipts.

(E) There is hereby created one or more funds, as determined by the commission in the bond proceedings, designated the "state agency bond service fund" with, if more than one such fund, such further identifying name as the commission determines, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state but shall be separate and apart from and not a part of the state treasury. All moneys received by or on account of the commission or state agencies and required by the applicable bond proceedings to be deposited, transferred, or credited to the state agency bond service fund, and all other moneys transferred or allocated to or received for the purposes of that fund shall be deposited with the treasurer of state and credited to the applicable fund, subject to applicable provisions of the bond proceedings, but without necessity of any act or appropriation. The state agency bond service funds are trust funds and are hereby pledged to the payment of bond service charges on the applicable obligations issued pursuant to this section and sections 154.11 and 154.12 of the Revised Code to the extent provided in the applicable bond proceedings, and payment thereof from such funds shall be made or provided for by the treasurer of state in accordance with the applicable bond proceedings without necessity for any act of appropriation.

(F) There is hereby created in the state treasury one or more funds, as determined by the commission in the bond proceedings, designated the "state agency facilities improvement fund" with, if more than one such fund, such further identifying name as the commission determines, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state. Subject to the bond proceedings therefor, all of the proceeds of the sale of obligations pursuant to this section shall be credited to the applicable state agency facilities improvement fund, except that any accrued interest shall be credited to the applicable bond service fund. The state agency facilities improvement funds may also be comprised of gifts, contributions from governmental agencies, grants, appropriated moneys, and other sums and securities received to the credit of such funds. Such funds shall be applied only to the purpose of paying applicable costs of capital facilities for housing of branches and agencies of state government or for participation in capital facilities for housing of branches and agencies of state government with the federal government, municipal corporations, counties, or other governmental agencies, or any one or more of them, which participation may be by grants or contributions to them for such capital facilities.

(G) This section is to be applied with other applicable provisions of this chapter.

(H) ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH THE STATE OR AN AGENCY OF THE STATE ACQUIRES REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 163.02. (A) Except as provided in divisions (B), (C), and (D) of this section, all appropriations of real property shall be made pursuant to sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code.

(B) Subject to division (E) of this section, the director of transportation may appropriate real property pursuant to sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code or as otherwise provided by law.

(C) Subject to division (E) of this section, a conservancy district may appropriate real property by procedures prescribed in Chapter 6101. of the Revised Code.

(D) Subject to division (E) of this section, a sanitary district may appropriate real property by procedures prescribed in Chapter 6115. of the Revised Code.

(E) When the director of transportation, a conservancy district, or a sanitary district proceeds to appropriate real property other than under sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code, the proceedings are subject to division (B) of section 163.21 of the Revised Code.

(F) ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH THE STATE OR AN AGENCY OF THE STATE ACQUIRES REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 165.02. Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, is in part implemented by this chapter in furtherance of the public purposes of the state to create or preserve jobs and employment opportunities and to improve the economic welfare of the people of the state. An issuer acting through its issuing authority may in accordance with Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution:

(A) Acquire by gift or purchase and hold and mortgage real estate and interests therein and personal property to be used as a project or a part thereof;

(B) Purchase, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, improve, furnish, and equip and lease, sell, exchange, and otherwise dispose of projects or parts thereof for those of the purposes set forth in Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, that are specified in the first sentence of this section, including, without limitation thereto, the sale of projects by conditional or installment sale, under which title may pass prior to or after completion of construction of a project or payment or provision for payment of all principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the bonds, or at any other time provided in the agreement pertaining to such sale, and including sale under an option to purchase upon agreed terms which may include a price which may be a nominal amount or less than true value at the time of purchase;

(C) Issue its bonds to provide funds, by loans or otherwise, for acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, improving, furnishing, or equipping one or more projects or parts thereof;

(D) Make loans for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, improvement, furnishing, or equipping of projects or parts thereof upon such terms as the issuing authority may determine or authorize, including secured or unsecured loans, and, in connection therewith, enter into loan agreements and other agreements, accept notes or other forms of obligation to evidence such indebtedness and security interests to secure such indebtedness, and take such action as may be considered by it appropriate to protect such security and safeguard against losses, including, without limitation thereto, foreclosure and the bidding upon and purchase of property upon foreclosure or other sale;

(E) Enter into contracts and execute all instruments necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of Chapter 165. of the Revised Code;

(F) Fix, alter, and collect rentals and other charges for the use and occupancy of a project and lease the project to others, including a contract with, or the granting of an option to the lessee to purchase the project for such price as the issuing authority in its sole discretion determines to be appropriate, after retirement or redemption, or provision therefor, of all the bonds of the issuer issued to provide funds for the project;

(G) Retain, contract with, or employ and fix the compensation of financial consultants, appraisers, accounting experts, architects, engineers, attorneys at law, and other employees, agents, and independent contractors as are necessary in the judgment of the issuing authority to carry out the provisions of Chapter 165. of the Revised Code;

(H) Pledge, assign, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber as security for the bonds, the rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys realized from the use, lease, sale, or other disposition of one or more projects or parts thereof as may be designated in the bond proceedings and enter into trust agreements or indentures of mortgage for the benefit of bondholders;

(I) Enter into appropriate arrangements with any federal or state department or agency, county, township, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision, taxing district, or public body or agency for the planning and installation of streets, roads, alleys, water supply and distribution facilities, storm and sanitary sewage collection and disposal facilities, and other necessary appurtenances to a project;

(J) Purchase fire and extended coverage and liability insurance for a project, insurance protecting the issuer and its officers and employees against liability for damage to property or injury to or death of persons arising from the project, and any other insurance the issuer may agree to provide under the bond proceedings;

(K) Sell, lease, release, or otherwise dispose of real and personal property or interests therein, or a combination thereof, acquired by the issuer under authority of Chapter 165. of the Revised Code and no longer needed for the purposes of such chapter or of the issuer, and grant such easements and other rights in, over, under, or across a project as will not interfere with its use of such property. Such sale, lease, release, disposition, or grant may be made without competitive bidding and in such manner and for such consideration as the issuing authority in its judgment deems appropriate;.

(L) Do all other acts necessary or appropriate to carry out those of the purposes of Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, that are specified in the first sentence of this section, and the purposes of this chapter.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 175.04. The Ohio housing finance agency may:

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

(B) Subject to sections 175.05 and 175.06 of the Revised Code, purchase and contract to purchase loans or other evidence of debt from, and make and contract to make loans to, or through, lending institutions;

(C) Procure or require the procurement of insurance against any loss in connection with its operations, including without limitation the repayment of any loan, in such amounts and from such insurers, including, without limitation, the federal government, and pay any premiums therefor;

(D) Arrange for guarantees of its bonds by the federal government or by any private insurer or others, and contract, arrange for, make, or obtain letters of credit, agreements to purchase, repurchase, remarket, and index bonds, investment agreements, certificates of deposit, and other arrangements, agreements, and instruments related to the security for, or application or investment of funds pertaining to, the bonds, and pay any premiums or other consideration therefor from the proceeds of bonds or other revenues;

(E) Contract for the administration, origination, and servicing of loans;

(F) Contract with, retain, or designate financial consultants, accountants, and such other consultants and independent contractors as the agency may determine to be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter and to fix the terms thereof;

(G) Subject to the rights of holders of bonds, collect, enforce the collection of, and foreclose on any collateral securing loans and acquire or take possession of such collateral and sell the same at public or private sale, and otherwise deal with such collateral as may be necessary to protect the interest of the agency and the holders of bonds;

(H) Subject to the rights of holders of bonds, consent to any modification with respect to the rate of interest, time of payment of any installment of principal or interest, security or other term of any loan or commitment therefor or agreement of any kind to which the agency is a party or beneficiary;

(I) Charge, alter, and collect fees, interest rates, or other charges for loans, allocation of loan funds, purchases of mortgage loans, processing services, or other services;

(J) Undertake and carry out or authorize the completion of studies and analyses of housing conditions and needs within the state relevant to the purpose of this chapter to the extent not otherwise undertaken by other departments or agencies of the state satisfactory for such purpose;

(K) Acquire by gift, purchase, foreclosure, or other means, and hold, assign, pledge, lease, transfer, or otherwise dispose of real and personal property, or any interest therein, in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this chapter;

(L) Receive and accept gifts, grants, loans, or any other financial or other form of aid from any federal, state, local, or private agency or fund and enter into any contract with any such agency or fund in connection therewith, and receive and accept aid or contributions from any other source of money, property, labor, or things of value, to be held, used, and applied only for the purposes for which such grants and contributions are made, all within the purposes of this chapter;

(M) Sue and be sued in its own name with respect to its contracts or to enforce this chapter or its obligations or covenants made under this chapter;

(N) Make and enter into all contracts, commitments, and agreements, and execute all instruments necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter;

(O) Adopt an official seal;

(P) In exercising its powers under this chapter, do all of the following:

(1) Make noninterest-bearing advances or commitments therefor from the housing development fund and from any other sources available for that purpose, but not from the proceeds of bonds to sponsors to pay those expenses which are necessary and proper in connection with the preparation of applications for financial assistance for housing developments, which may include payments for options to purchase proposed housing development sites, deposits on purchase contracts, payments for the purchase of development sites, legal, organizational, and marketing expenses, project manager and clerical staff salaries, office rent, fees for preliminary feasibility studies, planning, engineering, and architectural work, application and other fees of federal, state, and local agencies. Advances shall be repaid and in the event a mortgage loan or other permanent financing becomes available to the recipient, whether from the agency or any other source, for the cost of the housing development, the advance shall be repaid in full to the agency out of such proceeds. No advances shall be made unless the agency may reasonably anticipate that assisted mortgage financing will be obtained for the permanent financing of the development.

(2) Guarantee the repayment or make commitments to guarantee the repayment of a loan or any part of a loan to a sponsor, homeowner, or private developer from the agency or any approved lender for paying the costs of the development of housing for low and moderate income families or for financing mortgages for housing for elderly and low or moderate income families. The agency may enter into contracts with any lender or borrower upon such terms and conditions as it may agree upon with the lender or borrower to provide for the administration of the loan guaranteed by the agency including applications and terms for repayment. A loan so guaranteed shall be declared in default after the expiration of a period of nonpayment prescribed by the agency. The lender may then apply for payment of the loan or of that portion of the loan which is in default. Upon determination by the agency that the loan or portion of a loan is in default, the agency shall pay from the housing guarantee fund created by division (C) of section 175.10 of the Revised Code that amount that was subject to guarantee by the agency.

(3) Use the reserve funds of the agency that are not raised by taxation and that are not otherwise obligated for debt service to guarantee single family mortgage revenue bonds issued by the agency.

(4) Make, undertake commitments to make, and participate in the making of mortgage loans, including without limitation federally insured mortgage loans, and to make temporary loans and advances in anticipation of permanent mortgage loans to sponsors, homeowners, and private developers to finance the construction or rehabilitation of housing developments; provided, however, that such loans shall be made only upon the determination by the agency that mortgage loans are not otherwise available, wholly or in part, from private lenders upon reasonably equivalent terms and conditions;

(5) Provide such technical information, advice, and assistance, on obtaining federal and state aid, as will encourage or assist the planning, construction, rehabilitation, and operation of housing for low and moderate income persons to sponsors, homeowners, and private developers. For those sponsors, homeowners, and private developers who may be eligible for, or who obtain, financial assistance from the agency, or a mortgage loan made by a lender under terms and conditions established and enforced by the agency, the agency may provide information, assistance, or instruction concerning agency programs, eligibility requirements, application procedures, and other such matters. The costs of such assistance may be paid from any sources available to the agency for that purpose, but not from the proceeds of bonds.

(6) Determine income limits for low and moderate income persons and establish periodic reviews of income limits, which income limits may vary from area to area within the state and shall be based upon the factors enumerated in division (G) of section 175.01 of the Revised Code;

(7) Establish, and close out such funds as would be convenient and appropriate for the carrying out of the purposes of Chapter 175. of the Revised Code;

(8) Invest in, purchase, and take assignments from lenders of notes and mortgage loans including federally insured mortgage loans or participations with lenders in such notes and mortgage loans for the construction, rehabilitation, purchase, leasing, or refinancing of housing developments in this state upon the terms set forth in section 175.05 of the Revised Code;

(9) Sell at public or private sale, any mortgage or mortgage backed securities held by the agency.

(Q) Do any and all things necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and exercise the powers granted in this chapter and the purposes of Section 14 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 307.12. (A) When EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, WHEN the board of county commissioners finds, by resolution, that the county has personal property, including motor vehicles acquired for the use of county officers and departments, and road machinery, equipment, tools, or supplies, which is not needed for public use, or is obsolete or unfit for the use for which it was acquired, and when the fair market value of the property to be sold under this division is, in the opinion of the board, in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars, the board may do either of the following:

(1) Sell such property at public auction or by sealed bid to the highest bidder. Notice of the time, place, and manner of the sale shall also be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least ten days prior to the sale, and a typewritten or printed notice of the time, place, and manner of the sale shall be posted at least ten days before the sale in the offices of the county auditor and the board of county commissioners.

If a board conducts a sale of personal property by sealed bid, the form of the bid shall be as prescribed by the board, and each bid shall contain the name of the person submitting it. Bids received shall be opened and tabulated at the time stated in the notice. The property shall be sold to the highest bidder, except that the board may reject all bids and hold another sale, by public auction or sealed bid, in the manner prescribed by this section.

(2) Donate any motor vehicle that does not exceed four thousand five hundred dollars in value to a nonprofit organization exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 501(a) and (c)(3) for the purpose of meeting the transportation needs of participants in the Ohio works first program established under Chapter 5107. of the Revised Code and participants in the prevention, retention, and contingency program established under Chapter 5108. of the Revised Code.

(B) When the board of county commissioners finds, by resolution, that the county has personal property, including motor vehicles acquired for the use of county officers and departments, and road machinery, equipment, tools, or supplies, which is not needed for public use, or is obsolete or unfit for the use for which it was acquired, and when the fair market value of the property to be sold under this division is, in the opinion of the board, two thousand five hundred dollars or less, the board may sell the property by private sale, without advertisement or public notification. Notwithstanding

NOTWITHSTANDING anything to the contrary in division (A) of this section and regardless of the property's value, the board may sell OR DONATE personal property not needed for public use or obsolete or unfit for the use for which it was acquired, INCLUDING MOTOR VEHICLES, OF THE COUNTY to the federal government, the state, or any political subdivision of the state without advertisement or public notification.

(C) When a county officer or department head determines that county-owned personal property under the jurisdiction of the officer or department head, including motor vehicles, road machinery, equipment, tools, or supplies, is not of immediate need, the county officer or department head may notify the board of county commissioners, and the board may lease such personal property to any municipal corporation, township, or other political subdivision of the state. Such lease shall require the county to be reimbursed under terms, conditions, and fees established by the board of county commissioners, or under contracts executed by the board.

(D) Where the board finds, by resolution, that the county has vehicles, equipment, or machinery which is not needed, or is unfit for public use, and the board desires to sell such vehicles, equipment, or machinery to the person or firm from which it proposes to purchase other vehicles, equipment, or machinery, the board may offer to sell the vehicles, equipment, or machinery to such person or firm, and to have such selling price credited to the person or firm against the purchase price of other vehicles, equipment, or machinery.

(E) Where the board advertises for bids for the sale of new vehicles, equipment, or machinery to the county, it may include in the same advertisement a notice of the willingness of such board to accept bids for the purchase of county-owned vehicles, equipment, or machinery which is obsolete or not needed for public use, and to have the amount of such bids subtracted from the selling price of the other vehicles, equipment, or machinery as a means of determining the lowest responsible bidder.

Sec. 319.201. Whenever the state or any political subdivision thereof acquires an easement, right, title, or interest in a parcel or part of a parcel of real property, either by deed of purchase or by order of court, upon which parcel of real property the lien for taxes has attached under section 323.11 or 5727.06 of the Revised Code, the state agency or political subdivision acquiring such real property shall file evidence of title by purchase or by court order with the county auditor of the county in which such property is located. Such evidence of title shall contain a reference to the volume and page of the recording of the next preceding recorded instrument by or through which the grantor or previous property owner acquired or claims title. Such evidence of title shall be endorsed by the county auditor as provided in section 317.22 of the Revised Code, and recorded as other instruments of conveyance are recorded. ANY EVIDENCE OF TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY THAT THE STATE OR AN AGENCY OF THE STATE FILES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

All taxes appearing on the current tax duplicate as owing on such transferred parcel or part of SUCH parcel of real property shall be due and payable as of the date of transfer or acquisition of easement, right, or interest, whichever is later.

Whenever said easement, right, or interest has been acquired in a parcel or part of a parcel of real property after the lien for taxes has attached and the taxes for said tax lien year have not been determined, assessed, and levied for that year, the county auditor, upon application of the grantee or the grantor or property owner, shall make an estimate of the taxes that will be assessed and levied against said parcel for the tax lien year.

If the grantor or property owner has transferred only a part of the parcel by easement, right, or interest in or to such part of the parcel of real property to the state or a political subdivision thereof, the county auditor shall apportion the tax valuation of the parcel of real property proportionately between the part acquired by the state or the political subdivision and the residue remaining with the grantor. If such tax valuation of the residue remaining with the property owner is sufficient to support the taxes that are a lien or that are due and payable, the lien for taxes shall attach to the residue part of the parcel. If such apportioned assessed valuation of the part of the parcel remaining with the grantor or property owner is not sufficient to support the taxes on the parcel that are due and payable and the proportionate amount of the estimated taxes that are a lien but not determined, assessed, and levied, such taxes shall immediately be due and payable; provided, that the grantor or property owner shall be liable only for that portion of the estimated taxes, for the period of the tax lien year preceding the transfer or conveyance of the property to the state or the political subdivision.

This section does not change the total amount of taxes, special assessments, or other charges as originally levied, or the total amount of the balance due. The auditor shall certify such apportionments to the county treasurer.

Section 319.42 of the Revised Code applies to the apportionment of special assessments.

Upon presentation of the executed instrument of conveyance of an easement or the order of court conveying or granting such an easement for highway purposes together with evidence or proof showing that the proportionate amount of taxes, penalties, and interest charged against the part of the whole parcel over which the easement attaches and the proportionate amount of estimated taxes to be levied and assessed against the part of the parcel acquired for highway purposes have been paid or provision made for the payment thereof, the county auditor shall reduce the tax valuation of the parcel to reflect the value of the part or portion used or occupied as a public highway in accordance with section 5713.04 of the Revised Code.

The lien for taxes shall thereupon be extinguished as to that part or portion acquired and used for public highway purposes.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 901.63. (A) The agricultural financing commission shall do both of the following until June 30, 1999:

(1) Make recommendations to the director of agriculture about financial assistance applications made pursuant to sections 901.80 to 901.83 of the Revised Code. In making its recommendations, the commission shall utilize criteria established by rules adopted under division (A)(8)(b) of section 901.82 of the Revised Code.

(2) Advise the director in the administration of sections 901.80 to 901.83 of the Revised Code.

With respect to sections 901.80 to 901.83 of the Revised Code, the role of the commission is solely advisory. No officer, member, or employee of the commission is liable for damages in a civil action for any injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises out of purchasing any loan or providing a loan guarantee, failure to purchase a loan or provide a loan guarantee, or failure to take action under sections 901.80 to 901.83 of the Revised Code, or that allegedly arises out of any act or omission of the department of agriculture that involves those sections.

(B) The commission may:

(1) Adopt bylaws for the conduct of its business;

(2) Exercise all rights, powers, and duties conferred on the commission as an issuer under Chapter 902. of the Revised Code;

(3) Contract with, retain, or designate financial consultants, accountants, and such other consultants and independent contractors as the commission may determine to be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter and to fix the terms of those contracts;

(4) Undertake and carry out or authorize the completion of studies and analyses of agricultural conditions and needs within the state relevant to the purpose of this chapter to the extent not otherwise undertaken by other departments or agencies of the state satisfactory for such purpose;

(5) Acquire by gift, purchase, foreclosure, or other means, and hold, assign, pledge, lease, transfer, or otherwise dispose of real and personal property, or any interest in that real and personal property, in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this chapter and Chapter 902. of the Revised Code;

(6) Receive and accept gifts, grants, loans, or any other financial or other form of aid from any federal, state, local, or private agency or fund and enter into any contract with any such agency or fund in connection therewith, and receive and accept aid or contributions from any other source of money, property, labor, or things of value, to be held, used, and applied only for the purposes for which such grants and contributions are made, all within the purposes of this chapter and Chapter 902. of the Revised Code;

(7) Sue and be sued in its own name with respect to its contracts or to enforce this chapter or its obligations or covenants made under this chapter and Chapter 902. of the Revised Code;

(8) Make and enter into all contracts, commitments, and agreements, and execute all instruments necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter and Chapter 902. of the Revised Code;

(9) Adopt an official seal;

(10) Do any and all things necessary or appropriate to carry out the public purposes and exercise the powers granted to the commission in this chapter and Chapter 902. of the Revised Code and the public purposes of Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 902.03. Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, is in part implemented by this chapter in furtherance of the public purposes of the state to create or preserve jobs and employment opportunities or to improve the economic welfare of the people of the state. Any issuer acting through its issuing authority may in accordance with Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution:

(A) Acquire by gift or purchase and hold and mortgage real estate and interests therein and personal property to be used as a project;

(B) Purchase, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, improve, furnish, and equip and lease, sell, exchange, and otherwise dispose of projects including, without limitation, the sale of projects by conditional or installment sale under which title may pass prior to or after completion of construction of a project or payment or provision for payment of all principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the bonds, or at any other time provided in the agreement pertaining to such sale, and including sale under an option to purchase upon agreed terms which may include a price which may be a nominal amount or less than true value at the time of purchase;

(C) Issue its bonds pursuant to a composite financing arrangement or otherwise to provide funds, by loans or otherwise, for acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, improving, furnishing, or equipping one or more projects or parts thereof;

(D) Subject to division (D)(1) of section 902.04 of the Revised Code, issue its bonds pursuant to a composite financing arrangement for a group of loans submitted by or through a single lending institution, or with credit enhancement from a single lending institution or other person, to provide funds for acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, improving, furnishing, or equipping one or more projects or parts thereof;

(E) Make loans for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, improvement, furnishing, or equipping of projects upon such terms as the issuing authority may determine or authorize, including secured or unsecured loans, and, in connection therewith, enter into loan agreements and other agreements, accept notes or other forms of obligation to evidence such indebtedness and security interests to secure such indebtedness, and take such action as may be considered by it appropriate to protect such security and safeguard against losses, including without limitation, foreclosure and the bidding upon and purchase of property upon foreclosure or other sale;

(F) Enter into contracts and execute all instruments necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter;

(G) Fix, alter, and collect rentals and other charges for the use and occupancy of a project and lease the project to others, including a contract with, or the granting of an option to the lessee to purchase the project for such price as the issuing authority in its sole discretion determines to be appropriate, after retirement or redemption, or provision therefor, of all the bonds of the issuer issued to provide funds for the project;

(H) Retain, contract with, or employ and fix the compensation of financial consultants, appraisers, accounting experts, architects, engineers, and other employees, agents, and independent contractors as are necessary in the judgment of the issuing authority to carry out the provisions of this chapter;

(I) Pledge, assign, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber as security for the bonds, the rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys realized from the use, lease, sale, or other disposition of one or more projects or parts thereof as may be designated in the bond proceedings and enter into trust agreements or indentures of mortgage for the benefit of bondholders;

(J) Enter into appropriate arrangements with any federal or state department or agency, county, township, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision, taxing district or public body or agency for the planning and installation of streets, roads, alleys, water supply and distribution facilities, storm and sanitary sewage collection and disposal facilities, and other necessary appurtenances to a project;

(K) Purchase fire and extended coverage and liability insurance for a project, insurance protecting the issuer and its officers and employees against liability for damage to property or injury to or death of persons arising from the project, and any other insurance the issuer may agree to provide under the bond proceedings;

(L) Sell, lease, release, or otherwise dispose of real and personal property or interests therein, or a combination thereof, acquired by the issuer under authority of this chapter, and grant such easements and other rights in, over, under, or across a project as will not interfere with its use of such property, which sale, lease, release, disposition, or grant may be made without competitive bidding and in such manner and for such consideration as the issuing authority in its judgment deems appropriate;

(M) Purchase and contract to purchase loans or other evidence of debt from, and make and contract to make loans to or through lending institutions;

(N) Procure or require the procurement of insurance against any loss in connection with its operations, including without limitation the repayment of any loan, in such amount and from such insurers, including without limitation, the federal government, and pay any premiums therefor;

(O) Arrange for guarantees of its bonds by the federal government or by any private insurer or others, and contract, arrange for, make, or obtain letters of credit, agreements to purchase, repurchase, remarket, and index bonds, investment agreements, certificates of deposit, and other arrangements, agreements, and instruments related to the security for, or application or investment of funds pertaining to, bonds and pay any premiums or other consideration therefor from the proceeds of bonds or other revenues;

(P) Enter into reimbursement agreements, credit agreements, escrow agreements and such other contracts and agreements as appropriate, do all things necessary or appropriate and permitted by law to carry out such agreements, arrangements, and contracts, including the issuance of bonds in consideration of advances made under such agreements, arrangements, and contracts, and assign or direct the assignment of the right of the issuer with respect to such credit facilities and authorize its designated agents to draw upon such credit facilities;

(Q) Contract for the administration, origination, and servicing of loans and determine rates, fees, charges, and other terms and conditions in connection therewith;

(R) Subject to the rights of holders of bonds, collect, enforce the collection of, and foreclose on any collateral securing loans and acquire or take possession of such collateral and sell the same at public or private sale, and otherwise deal with such collateral as may be necessary to protect the interests of the issuer and the holders of bonds;

(S) Subject to the rights of holders of bonds, consent to any modification with respect to the rate of interest, time of payment or any installment of principal or interest, security or other term of any loan or commitment therefor or agreement of any kind to which the issuer is a party or beneficiary;

(T) Fix, charge, alter, and collect fees, interest rates, or other charges on bonds, loans, the allocation of loan funds, purchases of mortgage loans, processing services, or other services;

(U) Do all other acts necessary or appropriate to carry out the public purposes of Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and this chapter.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 991.07. The Ohio expositions commission may, with the consent and approval of the department of administrative services and the controlling board, acquire by purchase or by appropriation proceedings in the name of and on behalf of the state such real estate as it deems necessary for the purpose of enlarging the present fair site and increasing the facilities of the lands under the management or maintenance of the commission. The authority to appropriate property shall be exercised in the manner provided in sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 1501.01. Except where otherwise expressly provided, the director of natural resources shall formulate and institute all the policies and programs of the department of natural resources. The chief of any division of the department shall not enter into any contract, agreement, or understanding unless it is approved by the director.

The director shall correlate and coordinate the work and activities of the divisions in his THE department to eliminate unnecessary duplications of effort and overlapping of functions. The chiefs of the various divisions of the department shall meet with the director at least once each month at a time and place designated by the director.

The director may create advisory boards to any of those divisions in conformity with section 121.13 of the Revised Code.

The director may accept and expend gifts, devises, and bequests of money, lands, and other properties on behalf of the department or any division thereof under the terms set forth in section 9.20 of the Revised Code. Any political subdivision of this state may make contributions to the department for the use of the department or any division therein according to the terms of the contribution.

The director may publish and sell or otherwise distribute data, reports, and information.

The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to permit the department to accept by means of a credit card the payment of fees, charges, and rentals at those facilities described in section 1501.07 of the Revised Code that are operated by the department, for any data, reports, or information sold by the department, and for any other goods or services provided by the department.

Whenever authorized by the governor to do so, the director may appropriate property for the uses and purposes authorized to be performed by the department and on behalf of any division within the department. This authority shall be exercised in the manner provided in sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code for the appropriation of property by the director of administrative services. This authority to appropriate property is in addition to the authority provided by law for the appropriation of property by divisions of the department. The director of natural resources also may acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise such real and personal property rights or privileges in the name of the state as are necessary for the purposes of the department or any division therein. The director, with the approval of the governor and the attorney general, may sell, lease, or exchange portions of lands or property, real or personal, of any division of the department or grant easements or licenses for the use thereof, or enter into agreements for the sale of water from lands and waters under the administration or care of the department or any of its divisions, when the sale, lease, exchange, easement, agreement, or license for use is advantageous to the state, provided that such approval is not required for leases and contracts made under sections 1501.07, 1501.09, 1507.12, or 1520.03 or Chapter 1523. of the Revised Code. Water may be sold from a reservoir only to the extent that the reservoir was designed to yield a supply of water for a purpose other than recreation or wildlife, and the water sold is in excess of that needed to maintain the reservoir for purposes of recreation or wildlife.

Money received from such sales, leases, easements, exchanges, agreements, or licenses for use, except revenues required to be set aside or paid into depositories or trust funds for the payment of bonds issued under sections 1501.12 to 1501.15 of the Revised Code, and to maintain the required reserves therefor as provided in the orders authorizing the issuance of such bonds or the trust agreements securing such bonds, revenues required to be paid and credited pursuant to the bond proceeding applicable to obligations issued pursuant to section 154.22, and revenues generated under section 1520.05 of the Revised Code, shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the fund of the division of the department having prior jurisdiction over the lands or property. If no such fund exists, the money shall be credited to the general revenue fund. All such money received from lands or properties administered by the division of wildlife shall be credited to the wildlife fund.

The director shall provide for the custody, safekeeping, and deposit of all moneys, checks, and drafts received by the department or its employees prior to paying them to the treasurer of state under section 113.08 of the Revised Code.

The director shall cooperate with the nature conservancy, other nonprofit organizations, and the United States fish and wildlife service in order to secure protection of islands in the Ohio river and the wildlife and wildlife habitat of those islands.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 1514.301. ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 1514.30 of the Revised Code SHALL IDENTIFY ANY AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 1515.08. The supervisors of a soil and water conservation district have the following powers in addition to their other powers:

(A) To conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to the character of soil erosion, floodwater and sediment damages, and the preventive and control measures and works of improvement for flood prevention and the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water needed within the district, and to publish the results of those surveys, investigations, or research, provided that no district shall initiate any research program except in cooperation or after consultation with the Ohio agricultural research and development center;

(B) To develop plans for the conservation of soil resources, for the control and prevention of soil erosion, and for works of improvement for flood prevention and the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water within the district, and to publish those plans and information;

(C) To implement, construct, repair, maintain, and operate preventive and control measures and other works of improvement for natural resource conservation and development and flood prevention, and the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water within the district on lands owned or controlled by this state or any of its agencies and on any other lands within the district, which works may include any facilities authorized under state or federal programs, and to acquire, by purchase or gift, to hold, encumber, or dispose of, and to lease real and personal property or interests in such property for those purposes;

(D) To cooperate or enter into agreements with any occupier of lands within the district in the carrying on of natural resource conservation operations and works of improvement for flood prevention and the conservation, development, utilization, and management of natural resources within the district, subject to such conditions as the supervisors consider necessary;

(E) To accept donations, gifts, grants, and contributions in money, service, materials, or otherwise, and to use or expend them according to their terms;

(F) To adopt, amend, and rescind rules to carry into effect the purposes and powers of the district;

(G) To sue and plead in the name of the district, and be sued and impleaded in the name of the district, with respect to its contracts and, as indicated in section 1515.081 of the Revised Code, certain torts of its officers, employees, or agents acting within the scope of their employment or official responsibilities, or with respect to the enforcement of its obligations and covenants made under this chapter;

(H) To make and enter into all contracts, leases, and agreements and execute all instruments necessary or incidental to the performance of the duties and the execution of the powers of the district under this chapter, provided that all of the following apply:

(1) Except as provided in section 307.86 of the Revised Code regarding expenditures by boards of county commissioners, when the cost under any such contract, lease, or agreement, other than compensation for personal services or rental of office space, involves an expenditure of more than the amount established in that section regarding expenditures by boards of county commissioners, the supervisors shall make a written contract with the lowest and best bidder after advertisement, for not less than two nor more than four consecutive weeks preceding the day of the opening of bids, in a newspaper of general circulation within the district and in such other publications as the supervisors determine. The notice shall state the general character of the work and materials to be furnished, the place where plans and specifications may be examined, and the time and place of receiving bids.

(2) Each bid for a contract shall contain the full name of every person interested in it;

(3) Each bid for a contract for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of an improvement shall meet the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code;

(4) Each bid for a contract, other than a contract for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of an improvement, at the discretion of the supervisors, may be accompanied by a bond or certified check on a solvent bank in an amount not to exceed five per cent of the bid, conditioned that, if the bid is accepted, a contract shall be entered into;

(5) The supervisors may reject any and all bids.

(I) To make agreements with the department of natural resources giving it control over lands of the district for the purpose of construction of improvements by the department under section 1501.011 of the Revised Code;

(J) To charge, alter, and collect rentals and other charges for the use or services of any works of the district;

(K) To enter, either in person or by designated representatives, upon lands, private or public, in the necessary discharge of their duties;

(L) To enter into agreements or contracts with the department for the determination, implementation, inspection, and funding of agricultural pollution abatement and urban sediment pollution abatement measures whereby landowners, operators, managers, and developers may meet adopted state standards for a quality environment, except that failure of a district board of supervisors to negotiate an agreement or contract with the department shall authorize the division of soil and water conservation to implement the required program;

(M) To conduct demonstrations and provide information to the public regarding practices and methods for natural resource conservation, development, and utilization;

(N) Until June 1, 1996, to conduct surveys and investigations relating to the incidence of the multiflora rose within the district and of the nature and extent of the adverse effects of the multiflora rose on agriculture, forestry, recreation, and other beneficial land uses;

(O) Until June 1, 1996, to develop plans for the control of the multiflora rose within the district and to publish those plans and information related to control of the multiflora rose;

(P) Until June 1, 1996, to enter into contracts or agreements with the chief of the division of soil and water conservation to implement and administer a program for control of the multiflora rose and to receive and expend funds provided by the chief for that purpose;

(Q) Until June 1, 1996, to enter into cost-sharing agreements with landowners for control of the multiflora rose. Before entering into any such agreement, the board of supervisors shall determine that the landowner's application meets the eligibility criteria established under division (E)(6) of section 1511.02 of the Revised Code. The cost-sharing agreements shall contain the contract provisions required by the rules adopted under that division and such other provisions as the board of supervisors considers appropriate to ensure effective control of the multiflora rose.

(R) To enter into contracts or agreements with the chief to implement and administer a program for urban sediment pollution abatement and to receive and expend moneys provided by the chief for that purpose;

(S) To develop operation and management plans, as defined in section 1511.01 of the Revised Code, as necessary;

(T) To determine whether operation and management plans developed under division (A) of section 1511.021 of the Revised Code comply with the standards established under division (E)(1) of section 1511.02 of the Revised Code and to approve or disapprove the plans, based on such compliance. If an operation and management plan is disapproved, the board shall provide a written explanation to the person who submitted the plan. The person may appeal the plan disapproval to the chief, who shall afford the person a hearing. Following the hearing, the chief shall uphold the plan disapproval or reverse it. If the chief reverses the plan disapproval, the plan shall be deemed approved under this division. In the event that any person operating or owning agricultural land or a concentrated animal feeding operation in accordance with an approved operation and management plan who, in good faith, is following that plan, causes agricultural pollution, the plan shall be revised in a fashion necessary to mitigate the agricultural pollution, as determined and approved by the board of supervisors of the soil and water conservation district.

(U) With regard to composting conducted in conjunction with agricultural operations, to do all of the following:

(1) Upon request or upon their own initiative, inspect composting at any such operation to determine whether the composting is being conducted in accordance with section 1511.022 of the Revised Code;

(2) If the board determines that composting is not being so conducted, request the chief to issue an order under division (H) of section 1511.02 of the Revised Code requiring the person who is conducting the composting to prepare a composting plan in accordance with rules adopted under division (E)(10)(c) of that section and to operate in accordance with that plan or to operate in accordance with a previously prepared plan, as applicable;

(3) In accordance with rules adopted under division (E)(10)(c) of section 1511.02 of the Revised Code, review and approve or disapprove any such composting plan. If a plan is disapproved, the board shall provide a written explanation to the person who submitted the plan.

As used in division (U) of this section, "composting" has the same meaning as in section 1511.01 of the Revised Code.

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

The director of natural resources shall make recommendations to reduce the adverse environmental effects of each project that a soil and water conservation district plans to undertake under division (A), (B), (C), or (D) of this section and that will be funded in whole or in part by moneys authorized under section 1515.16 of the Revised Code and shall disapprove any such project that the director finds will adversely affect the environment without equal or greater benefit to the public. The director's disapproval or recommendations, upon the request of the district filed in accordance with rules adopted by the Ohio soil and water conservation commission, shall be reviewed by the commission, which may confirm the director's decision, modify it, or add recommendations to or approve a project the director has disapproved.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 1517.17. The chief of the division of natural areas and preserves may administer federal financial assistance programs for wild, scenic, and recreational river areas.

The director of natural resources may make a lease or agreement with a political subdivision to administer all or part of a wild, scenic, or recreational river area.

The director may acquire real property or any estate, right, or interest therein for protection and public recreational use as a wild, scenic, or recreational river area.

The chief may expend funds for the acquisition, protection, construction, maintenance, and administration of real property and public use facilities in wild, scenic, or recreational river areas when the funds are so appropriated by the general assembly. The chief may condition such expenditures, acquisition of land or easements, or construction of facilities within a wild, scenic, or recreational river area upon adoption and enforcement of adequate floodplain zoning rules.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 1519.02. The director of natural resources may acquire real property or any estate, right, or interest therein for the purpose of establishing, protecting, and maintaining any state recreational trail. The director may appropriate real property or any estate, right, or interest therein for trail purposes only along a canal, watercourse, stream, existing or abandoned road, highway, street, logging road, railroad, or ridge or other landform or topographic feature particularly suited for nonmotorized vehicular recreational use, and may not appropriate more than twenty-five acres including land purchased with or without appropriation proceedings along any mile of trail. Any state department or agency or any political subdivision may transfer real property or any estate, right, or interest therein to the director for such purpose, or may enter into an agreement with the director for the establishment, protection, and maintenance of a trail. The director may transfer real property or any estate, right, or interest therein to any political subdivision pursuant to an agreement whereby the political subdivision maintains and protects a trail. The director may enter into agreements with private organizations or with agencies of the United States to provide for maintenance of any trail or section thereof. He THE DIRECTOR shall provide campsites, shelters, footbridges, water, sanitary, watercraft launching, and other facilities for recreational use, nature and historical interpretation, and administration of the state trails system. He THE DIRECTOR may cooperate with the director of highways TRANSPORTATION in providing appropriate means for trails to cross highways. The director may restore historical sites along a trail. He THE DIRECTOR shall publish and distribute maps, guides, pamphlets, and other interpretative literature on the state trails system and on individual trails which he THE DIRECTOR considers suitable for extensive public use.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 1523.01. In addition to all other powers granted to and duties devolving upon the chief of the division of water, when in his THE CHIEF'S judgment it is for the public welfare and the best interests of the citizens of the state that the surplus, flood, and other waters of any of the watersheds, rivers, streams, watercourses, or public waters should be conserved, impounded, and stored in order to insure and promote the public health, welfare, and safety and to encourage and promote agriculture, commerce, manufacturing, and other public purposes, such chief shall proceed in furtherance of the purposes of sections 1523.01 to 1523.13 of the Revised Code, and for the preservation of the use of such waters for navigation, in case such waters are required for navigation, to construct such reservoirs, dams, storage basins, dikes, canals, raceways, and other improvements as are necessary for such purposes, or he THE CHIEF may make additions to, enlarge, and make alterations in and upon such reservoirs, dams, storage basins, dikes, canals, raceways, and other improvements already in existence and constituting a part of the public works, as are necessary for such purposes. Any rights or privileges granted by sections 1523.01 to 1523.13 of the Revised Code, shall not interfere with the control and maintenance of the state reservoirs or public parks which have been dedicated to the public for purposes of recreation and pleasure.

Said chief, subject to the written approval of the director of natural resources and the governor, may acquire by gift, purchase, or by appropriation proceedings, in the name of and on behalf of the state, such real and personal property, rights, privileges, and appurtenances as are necessary in his THE CHIEF'S judgment for the construction of such reservoirs, dams, storage basins, dikes, canals, raceways, and other improvements, or for the alteration, enlargement, or maintenance of existing reservoirs, dams, and other improvements, together with such rights of way, drives, and roadways as are necessary for convenient access thereto. The appropriation proceedings referred to in this section shall be restricted to private property only.

Before proceeding to purchase or appropriate any such property or rights, the cost of which, together with the land or real estate necessary upon which to locate and construct such improvements, including damages to remaining property, is in excess of one thousand dollars, the chief shall prepare plans, specifications, and estimates of such cost, including all material and labor therefor, together with the cost of such land or real estate and damages, and shall thereupon submit such plans, specifications, and estimates to the director, who in turn shall submit them to the governor for approval.

The governor shall thereupon publish written notice once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in and of general circulation in the counties where any such improvements are proposed to be constructed, setting forth the location and character of the proposed improvements, that the plans, specifications, and estimates therefor are on file in his THE GOVERNOR'S office, and that objections thereto will be heard by him THE GOVERNOR on a day to be named in said notice, which day shall be not less than ten nor more than twenty days after the first publication thereof. Within thirty days after the date fixed for said hearing, the governor shall return such plans, specifications, and estimates to the director, with his THE GOVERNOR'S written approval or rejection thereof indorsed thereon. The director shall immediately return such plans, specifications, and estimates, together with the governor's indorsement thereon, to the chief.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 1545.12. If (A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, IF the board of park commissioners finds that any lands which they have THAT IT HAS acquired are not necessary for the purposes for which they were acquired by such THE board, it may sell and dispose of such THE lands upon such terms as the board deems CONSIDERS advisable. The board may also MAY lease or permit the use of any lands for purposes not inconsistent with the purposes for which such THE lands were acquired, and upon such terms as the board deems CONSIDERS advisable. No lands shall be sold PURSUANT TO THIS DIVISION without first giving notice of the board's intention to sell such THE lands by publication once a week for four consecutive weeks in not less than two English newspapers of general circulation in such THE district. Such THE notice shall contain an accurate description of the lands in question and shall state the time and place at which sealed bids will be received for the purchase thereof OF THE LANDS, and such THE lands shall not thereafter be sold at private sale for less than the best and highest bid so received without giving further notice as specified in this section DIVISION.

(B)(1) AFTER COMPLIANCE WITH DIVISION (B)(2) OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS MAY SELL LAND UPON TERMS THE BOARD CONSIDERS ADVISABLE TO ANY PARK DISTRICT ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 511.18 OR CHAPTER 1545. of the Revised Code, ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE, THE STATE OR ANY DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY OF THE STATE, OR ANY DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR CONSERVATION USES OR FOR PARK OR RECREATION PURPOSES WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF HAVING TO COMPLY WITH DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION.

(2) BEFORE THE BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS MAY SELL LAND UNDER DIVISION (B)(1) OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD SHALL OFFER THE LAND FOR SALE TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC AGENCIES THAT IS AUTHORIZED TO ACQUIRE, DEVELOP, AND MAINTAIN LAND FOR CONSERVATION USES OR FOR PARK OR RECREATION PURPOSES: EACH PARK DISTRICT ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 511.18 OR CHAPTER 1545. of the Revised Code OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN WHICH THE LAND IS LOCATED, EACH PARK DISTRICT THAT IS SO ESTABLISHED AND THAT ADJOINS OR EACH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THAT ADJOINS A PARK DISTRICT SO ESTABLISHED OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN WHICH THE LAND IS LOCATED, AND EACH AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OR OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT OPERATES PARKS OR CONSERVATION OR RECREATION AREAS NEAR THE LAND. THE BOARD SHALL MAKE THE OFFER BY GIVING A WRITTEN NOTICE THAT THE LAND IS AVAILABLE FOR SALE, BY FIRST CLASS MAIL, TO THESE PUBLIC AGENCIES. A FAILURE OF DELIVERY OF THE WRITTEN NOTICE TO ANY OF THESE PUBLIC AGENCIES DOES NOT INVALIDATE ANY PROCEEDINGS FOR THE SALE OF LAND UNDER THIS DIVISION. ANY PUBLIC AGENCY THAT IS SO NOTIFIED AND THAT WISHES TO PURCHASE THE LAND SHALL MAKE AN OFFER TO THE BOARD IN WRITING NOT LATER THAN SIXTY DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE WRITTEN NOTICE.

IF THERE IS ONLY ONE OFFER TO PURCHASE THE LAND MADE IN THAT SIXTY-DAY PERIOD, THE BOARD NEED NOT HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE OFFER. THE BOARD SHALL ACCEPT THE OFFER ONLY IF IT DETERMINES THAT ACCEPTANCE OF THE OFFER WILL RESULT IN THE BEST PUBLIC USE OF THE LAND.

IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE OFFER TO PURCHASE THE LAND MADE IN THAT SIXTY-DAY PERIOD, THE BOARD SHALL NOT ACCEPT ANY OFFER UNTIL THE BOARD HOLDS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE OFFERS. IF, AFTER THE HEARING, THE BOARD DECIDES TO ACCEPT AN OFFER, IT SHALL ACCEPT THE OFFER THAT IT DETERMINES WILL RESULT IN THE BEST PUBLIC USE OF THE LAND.

(C) No such lands shall be sold UNDER THIS SECTION at either public or private sale without the approval of the probate court of the county in which such THE lands are situated.

Sec. 1551.12. The director of development may:

(A) Seek, solicit, or acquire personal property or any estate, interest, or right in real property, or services, funds, and other things of value of any kind or character by purchase, lease, gift, grant, contribution, exchange, or otherwise from any person or governmental agency to be held, used, and applied in accordance with and for the purposes of this chapter;

(B) Contract for the operation of, and establish rules for the use of, facilities over which he THE DIRECTOR has supervision or control, which rules may include the limitation of ingress to or egress from such facilities as may be necessary to maintain the security of such facilities and to provide for the safety of those on the premises of such facilities;

(C) Purchase such fire and extended coverage insurance and insurance protecting against liability for damage to property or injury to or death of persons as the director may consider necessary and proper under this chapter;

(D) Sponsor, conduct, assist, and encourage conferences, seminars, meetings, institutes, and other forms of meetings; authorize, prepare, publish, and disseminate any form of studies, reports, and other publications; originate, prepare, and assist proposals for the expenditure or granting of funds by any governmental agency or person for purposes of energy resource development; and investigate, initiate, sponsor, participate in, and assist with cooperative activities and programs involving governmental agencies and other entities of other states and jurisdictions;

(E) Do all acts and things necessary and proper to carry out the powers granted and the duties imposed by this chapter;

(F) Make grants of funds to any person, organization, or governmental agency of the state for the furnishing of goods or performance of services.

Any person or governmental agency that receives funds from the department of development, or utilizes the facilities of the department under this chapter shall agree in writing that all know-how, trade secrets, and other forms of property, rights, and interest arising out of developments, discoveries, or inventions, including patents, copyrights, or royalties thereon, which result in whole or in part from research, studies, or testing conducted by use of such funds or facilities shall be the sole property of the department, except as may be otherwise negotiated and provided by contract in advance of such research, studies, or testing. However, such exceptions do not apply to the director or employees of the department participating in or performing research, tests, or studies.

Rights retained by the department may be assigned, licensed, transferred, sold, or otherwise disposed of, in whole or in part, to any person or governmental agency. Except as otherwise provided in section 1551.36 of the Revised Code, any and all income, royalties, or proceeds derived or retained from such dispositions shall be paid to the state and credited to the general revenue fund.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3301.481. ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 3301.48 of the Revised Code SHALL IDENTIFY ANY AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.


Sec. 3354.09. The board of trustees of a community college district may:

(A) Own and operate a community college, pursuant to an official plan prepared and approved in accordance with section 3354.07 of the Revised Code, or enter into a contract with a generally accredited public university or college for operation of such community college by such university or college pursuant to an official plan prepared and approved in accordance with section 3354.07 of the Revised Code;

(B) Hold, encumber, control, acquire by donation, purchase, or condemnation, construct, own, lease, use, and sell real and personal property as is necessary for the conduct of the program of the community college on whatever terms and for whatever consideration may be appropriate for the purpose of the college;

(C) Accept gifts, grants, bequests, and devises absolutely or in trust for support of the college during the existence of the college;

(D) Appoint the administrative officers, faculty, and staff, necessary and proper for such community college, and fix their compensation except in instances in which the board of trustees has delegated such powers to a college or university operating such community college pursuant to a contract entered into by the board of trustees of the district;

(E) Provide for a community college necessary lands, buildings or other structures, equipment, means, and appliances;

(F) Develop and adopt, pursuant to the official plan, the curricular programs identified in section 3354.01 of the Revised Code as arts and sciences programs and technical programs, or either. Such programs may include adult-education programs.

(G) Except as provided in section 3333.17 of the Revised Code, establish schedules of fees and tuition for students who are residents of the district, residents of Ohio but not of the district, and students who are nonresidents of Ohio. The establishment of rules governing the determination of residence shall be subject to approval of the Ohio board of regents. Students who are nonresidents of Ohio shall be required to pay higher rates of fees and tuition than the rates required of students who are residents of Ohio but not of the district, and students who are residents of the district shall pay a smaller tuition and fee rate than the rate for either category of nonresident students.

(H) Authorize, approve, ratify, or confirm any agreement relating to any such community college with the United States government, acting through any agency of such government designated or created to aid in the financing of such projects, or with any person or agency offering grants in aid in financing such educational facilities or the operation of such facilities except as prohibited in division (K) of this section.

Such agreement may include a provision for repayment of advances, grants, or loans made to any community college district from funds which may become available to it.

When the United States government or its agent makes a grant of money to any community college district to aid in paying the cost of any projects of such district, or enters into an agreement with the community college district for the making of any such grant of money, the amount thereof is deemed appropriated for such purpose by the community college district and is deemed in process of collection within the meaning of section 5705.41 of the Revised Code.

(I) Grant appropriate certificates of achievement to students successfully completing the community college programs;

(J) Prescribe rules for the effective operation of a community college and exercise such other powers as are necessary for the efficient management of such college;

(K) Receive and expend gifts or grants from the state for the payment of operating costs, for the acquisition, construction, or improvement of buildings or other structures, or for the acquisition or use of land. In no event shall state gifts or grants be expended for the support of adult-education programs. Gifts or grants from the state for operating costs shall not in any biennium exceed the amount recommended by the Ohio board of regents to the governor as provided in Chapter 3333. of the Revised Code. Such gifts or grants shall be distributed to such districts in equal quarter-annual payments, unless otherwise provided or authorized in any act appropriating moneys for such purposes, on or before the last day of February, May, August, and November in each year.

(L) Retain consultants in the fields of education, planning, architecture, law, engineering, or other fields of professional skill;

(M) Purchase:

(1) A policy or policies of insurance insuring the district against loss of or damage to property, whether real, personal, or mixed, which is owned by the district or leased by it as lessee or which is in the process of construction by or for the district;

(2) A policy or policies of fidelity insurance in such amounts and covering such trustees, officers, and employees of the district as it considers necessary or desirable;

(3) A policy or policies of liability insurance from an insurer or insurers licensed to do business in this state insuring its members, officers, and employees against all civil liability arising from an act or omission by the member, officer, or employee when the member, officer, or employee is not acting manifestly outside the scope of his employment or official responsibilities with the institution, with malicious purpose or bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner, or may otherwise provide for the indemnification of such persons against such liability. All or any portion of the cost, premium, or charge for such a policy or policies or indemnification payment may be paid from any funds under the institution's control. The policy or policies of liability insurance or the indemnification policy of the institution may cover any risks including, but not limited to, damages resulting from injury to property or person, professional liability, and other special risks, including legal fees and expenses incurred in the defense or settlement of claims for such damages.

(4) A policy or policies of insurance insuring the district against any liabilities to which it may be subject on account of damage or injury to persons or property, including liability for wrongful death.

(N) Designate one or more employees of the institution as state university law enforcement officers, to serve and have duties as prescribed in section 3345.04 of the Revised Code.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3354.13. The ownership of a community college created and established pursuant to provisions of sections 3354.02 and 3354.04 of the Revised Code, including all right, title, and interest in and to all property, both real and personal, pertaining thereto, shall be vested in the board of trustees of the community college district in which such college is situated, except as may be provided in a contract entered into under the authority of division (A) of section 3354.09 of the Revised Code. The board may acquire by appropriation any land, rights, rights of way, franchises, easements, or other property necessary or proper for the construction or the efficient operation of any facility of the community college district, pursuant to the procedure provided in section 5537.06 of the Revised Code, with respect to the Ohio turnpike commission, and insofar as such procedure is applicable.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3355.06. The managing authority of the university branch district shall adopt its own rules governing proceedings, designate the permanent place of business of the district, and keep a record of all its proceedings. Such record shall be open for public inspection during regular business hours at the permanent place of business of the district.

The managing authority may:

(A) Enter into a contract for a period of not less than four nor more than ten years with a state or municipal university for the operation of a university branch by such university on the campus provided in accordance with sections 3355.01 to 3355.14 of the Revised Code. Except as provided in section 3333.17 of the Revised Code, the contract shall establish schedules of fees and tuition for: students who are residents of the district; residents of Ohio but not of the district; and students who are nonresidents of Ohio. Students who are nonresidents of Ohio shall be required to pay higher rates of fees and tuition than the rates required of students who are residents of Ohio but not of the district, and students who are residents of the district shall pay A smaller tuition and fee rate than the rate for either category of nonresident students.

(B) Hold, encumber, control, acquire by donation, purchase, or condemnation, construct, own, lease, use, and sell real and personal property as is necessary for the creation and maintenance of the university branch campus, on whatever terms and for whatever consideration may be appropriate for the purposes of the facility;

(C) Accept gifts, grants, bequests, and devises absolutely or in trust for support of the university branch campus during the existence of said branch;

(D) Receive an appropriation from any municipality or county that is a part of the university branch district for the purpose of providing funds for support of the university branch campus;

(E) Receive and expend gifts or grants from the state for the payment of operating costs, for the acquisition, construction, or improvement of buildings or other structures, or for the acquisition or use of land.;

(F) Prescribe rules for the effective operation of a university branch district college and exercise such other powers as are necessary for the efficient management of such university and are not in conflict with any contract entered into under division (A) of this section.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3355.10. The ownership of the university branch campus, created and established pursuant to sections 3355.01 to 3355.14 of the Revised Code, including all right, title, and interest in and to all property, both real and personal, pertaining thereto, shall be vested in the managing authority of the university branch district. The board may acquire by appropriation any land, rights, rights of way, franchises, easements, or other property necessary or proper for the construction or the efficient operation of any facility of the university branch district, pursuant to section 5537.06 of the Revised Code, with respect to the Ohio turnpike commission, and insofar as such procedure is applicable.

University branch district bonds, issued pursuant to section 3355.08 of the Revised Code, are lawful investments of banks, savings banks, trust companies, trustees, boards of trustees of sinking funds of municipal corporations, school districts, counties, the administrator of workers' compensation, the state teachers retirement system, the public employees retirement system, and the school employees retirement system, and also are acceptable as security for the deposit of public moneys.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3357.09. The board of trustees of a technical college district may:

(A) Own and operate a technical college, pursuant to an official plan prepared and approved in accordance with section 3357.07 of the Revised Code;

(B) Hold, encumber, control, acquire by donation, purchase, or condemnation, construct, own, lease, use, and sell, real and personal property as necessary for the conduct of the program of the technical college on whatever terms and for whatever consideration may be appropriate for the purposes of the institution;

(C) Accept gifts, grants, bequests, and devises absolutely or in trust for support of the technical college;

(D) Appoint the president, faculty, and such other employees as necessary and proper for such technical college, and fix their compensation;

(E) Provide for a technical college necessary lands, buildings or other structures, equipment, means, and appliances;

(F) Develop and adopt, pursuant to the official plan, any one or more of the curricular programs identified in section 3357.01 of the Revised Code as technical-college programs, or adult-education technical programs;

(G) Except as provided in section 3333.17 of the Revised Code, establish schedules of fees and tuition for: students who are residents of the district; students who are residents of Ohio but not of the district; students who are nonresidents of Ohio. The establishment of rules governing the determination of residence shall be subject to approval of the Ohio board of regents. Students who are nonresidents of Ohio shall be required to pay higher rates of fees and tuition than the rates required of students who are residents of Ohio but not of the district, and students who are residents of the district shall pay smaller tuition and fee rates than the rates for either of the above categories of nonresident students, except that students who are residents of Ohio but not of the district shall be required to pay higher fees and tuition than students who are residents of the district only when a district tax levy has been adopted and is in effect under the authority of section 3357.11, 5705.19, or 5705.191 of the Revised Code.

(H) Authorize, approve, ratify, or confirm, with approval of the Ohio board of regents, any agreement with the United States government, acting through any agency designated to aid in the financing of technical college projects, or with any person, organization, or agency offering grants-in-aid for technical college facilities or operation;

(I) Receive assistance for the cost of equipment and for the operation of such technical colleges from moneys appropriated for technical education or for matching of Title VIII of the "National Defense Education Act," 72 Stat. 1597 (1958), 20 U.S.C.A. 15a-15e. Moneys shall be distributed by the Ohio board of regents in accordance with rules which the board shall establish governing its allocations to technical colleges chartered under section 3357.07 of the Revised Code.

(J) Grant appropriate associate degrees to students successfully completing the technical college programs and certificates of achievement to those students who complete other programs;

(K) Prescribe rules for the effective operation of a technical college, and exercise such other powers as are necessary for the efficient management of such college;

(L) Enter into contracts and conduct technical college programs or technical courses outside the technical college district;

(M) Enter into contracts with the board of education of any local, exempted village, or city school district or the governing board of any educational service center to permit the school district or service center to use the facilities of the technical college district;

(N) Designate one or more employees of the institution as state university law enforcement officers, to serve and have duties as prescribed in section 3345.04 of the Revised Code;

(O) Subject to the approval of the Ohio board of regents, offer technical college programs or technical courses for credit at locations outside the technical college district. For purposes of computing state aid, students enrolled in such courses shall be deemed to be students enrolled in programs and courses at off-campus locations in the district.

(P) Purchase a policy or policies of liability insurance from an insurer or insurers licensed to do business in this state insuring its members, officers, and employees against all civil liability arising from an act or omission by the member, officer, or employee, when the member, officer, or employee is not acting manifestly outside the scope of his THE MEMBER'S, OFFICER'S, OR EMPLOYEE'S employment or official responsibilities with the institution, with malicious purpose or bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner, or may otherwise provide for the indemnification of such persons against such liability. All or any portion of the cost, premium, or charge for such a policy or policies or indemnification payment may be paid from any funds under the institution's control. The policy or policies of liability insurance or the indemnification policy of the institution may cover any risks including, but not limited to, damages resulting from injury to property or person, professional liability, and other special risks, including legal fees and expenses incurred in the defense or settlement of claims for such damages.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3357.12. The ownership of a technical college, created and established pursuant to section 3357.07 of the Revised Code, including all right, title, and interest in and to all property, both real and personal, pertaining thereto, shall be vested in the board of trustees of the technical college district in which such college is situated. The board may acquire by appropriation any land, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, or other property necessary or proper for the construction or the efficient operation of any facility of the technical college district, pursuant to the procedure provided in section 5537.06 of the Revised Code, with respect to the Ohio turnpike commission, and insofar as such procedure is applicable.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3358.08. The board of trustees of a state community college district may:

(A) Own and operate a state community college;

(B) Hold, encumber, control, acquire by donation, purchase or condemn, construct, own, lease, use, and sell, real and personal property as necessary for the conduct of the program of the state community college on whatever terms and for whatever consideration may be appropriate for the purpose of the institution;

(C) Accept gifts, grants, bequests, and devises absolute or in trust for support of the state community college;

(D) Employ a president, and appoint or approve the appointment of other necessary administrative officers, full-time faculty members, and operating staff. The board may delegate the appointment of operating staff and part-time faculty members to the college president. The board shall fix the rate of compensation of the president and all officers and full-time employees as are necessary and proper for state community colleges.

(E) Provide for the state community college necessary lands, buildings, or other structures, equipment, means, and appliances;

(F) Establish within the maximum amounts permitted by law, schedules of fees and tuition for students who are Ohio residents and students who are not;

(G) Grant appropriate associate degrees to students successfully completing the state community college's programs, and certificates of achievement to students who complete other programs;

(H) Prescribe policies for the effective operation of the state community college and exercise such other powers as are necessary for the efficient management of the college;

(I) Enter into contracts with neighboring colleges and universities for the conduct of state community college programs or technical courses outside the state community college district;

(J) Purchase:

(1) A policy or policies of insurance insuring the district against loss or damage to property, whether real, personal, or mixed, which is owned by the district or leased by it as lessee or which is in the process of construction by or for the district;

(2) A policy or policies of fidelity insurance in such amounts and covering such trustees, officers, and employees of the district as the board may consider necessary or desirable;

(3) A policy or policies of liability insurance from an insurer or insurers licensed to do business in this state insuring its members, officers, and employees against all civil liability arising from an act or omission by the member, officer, or employee, when the member, officer, or employee is not acting manifestly outside the scope of his employment or official responsibilities with the institution, with malicious purpose or bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner, or may otherwise provide for the indemnification of such persons against such liability. All or any portion of the cost, premium, or charge for such a policy or policies or indemnification payment may be paid from any funds under the institution's control. The policy or policies of liability insurance or the indemnification policy of the institution may cover any risks including, but not limited to, damages resulting from injury to property or person, professional liability, and other special risks, including legal fees and expenses incurred in the defense or settlement claims of such damages.

(4) A policy or policies of insurance insuring the district against any liabilities to which it may be subject on account of damage or injury to persons or property, including liability for wrongful death.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3375.40. Each board of library trustees appointed pursuant to sections 3375.06, 3375.10, 3375.12, 3375.15, 3375.22, and 3375.30 of the Revised Code may:

(A) Hold title to and have the custody of all real and personal property of the free public library under its jurisdiction;

(B) Expend for library purposes, and in the exercise of the power enumerated in this section, all moneys, whether derived from the county library and local government support fund or otherwise, credited to the free public library under its jurisdiction and generally do all things it considers necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and improvement of the public library under its jurisdiction;

(C) Purchase, lease, construct, remodel, renovate, or otherwise improve, equip, and furnish buildings or parts of buildings and other real property, and purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire motor vehicles and other personal property, necessary for the proper maintenance and operation of the free public libraries under its jurisdiction, and pay the costs thereof in installments or otherwise. Financing of these costs may be provided through the issuance of notes, through an installment sale, or through a lease-purchase agreement. Any such notes shall be issued pursuant to section 3375.404 of the Revised Code.

(D) Purchase, lease, lease with an option to purchase, or erect buildings or parts of buildings to be used as main libraries, branch libraries, or library stations pursuant to section 3375.41 of the Revised Code;

(E) Establish and maintain a main library, branches, library stations, and traveling library service within the territorial boundaries of the subdivision or district over which it has jurisdiction of free public library service;

(F) Establish and maintain branches, library stations, and traveling library service in any school district, outside the territorial boundaries of the subdivision or district over which it has jurisdiction of free public library service, upon application to and approval of the state library board, pursuant to section 3375.05 of the Revised Code; provided the board of trustees of any free public library maintaining branches, stations, or traveling-book service, outside the territorial boundaries of the subdivision or district over which it has jurisdiction of free public library service, on September 4, 1947, may continue to maintain and operate such branches, stations, and traveling library service without the approval of the state library board;

(G) Appoint and fix the compensation of all of the employees of the free public library under its jurisdiction; pay the reasonable cost of tuition for any of its employees who enroll in a course of study the board considers essential to the duties of the employee or to the improvement of the employee's performance; and reimburse applicants for employment for any reasonable expenses they incur by appearing for a personal interview;

(H) Make and publish rules for the proper operation and management of the free public library and facilities under its jurisdiction, including rules pertaining to the provision of library services to individuals, corporations, or institutions that are not inhabitants of the county;

(I) Establish and maintain a museum in connection with and as an adjunct to the free public library under its jurisdiction;

(J) By the adoption of a resolution accept any bequest, gift, or endowment upon the conditions connected with such bequest, gift, or endowment; provided no such bequest, gift, or endowment shall be accepted by such board if the conditions thereof remove any portion of the free public library under its jurisdiction from the control of such board or if such conditions, in any manner, limit the free use of such library or any part thereof by the residents of the counties in which such library is located;

(K) At the end of any fiscal year by a two-thirds vote of its full membership set aside any unencumbered surplus remaining in the general fund of the library under its jurisdiction for any purpose including creating or increasing a special building and repair fund, or for operating the library or acquiring equipment and supplies;

(L) Procure and pay all or part of the cost of group life, hospitalization, surgical, major medical, disability benefit, dental care, eye care, hearing aids, or prescription drug insurance, or a combination of any of the foregoing types of insurance or coverage, whether issued by an insurance company or a health insuring corporation duly licensed by the state, covering its employees and in the case of hospitalization, surgical, major medical, dental care, eye care, hearing aids, or prescription drug insurance, also covering the dependents and spouses of such employees, and in the case of disability benefits, also covering spouses of such employees. With respect to life insurance, coverage for any employee shall not exceed the greater of the sum of ten thousand dollars or the annual salary of the employee, exclusive of any double indemnity clause that is a part of the policy.

(M) Pay reasonable dues and expenses for the free public library and library trustees in library associations.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3375.831. ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 3375.83 of the Revised Code SHALL IDENTIFY ANY AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3377.04. The Ohio higher educational facility commission may:

(A) Acquire by gift or purchase and hold and mortgage real estate and interests therein and personal property to be used as a project or a part thereof;

(B) Purchase, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, improve, furnish, and equip and lease, sell, exchange, and otherwise dispose of projects or parts thereof for the purposes set forth in division (B) of section 3377.01 of the Revised Code;

(C) Issue bonds of the state, as provided in Chapter 3377. of the Revised Code, to provide funds for acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, remodeling, renovating, improving, furnishing, or equipping one or more projects or parts thereof and to pay project costs;

(D) Enter into contracts and execute all instruments necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of Chapter 3377. of the Revised Code;

(E) Fix, alter, and collect rentals and other charges for the use and occupancy of a project and lease the project to educational institutions, including a contract with or the granting of an option to the lessee to purchase the project for such price as the commission in its sole discretion determines to be appropriate, after retirement or redemption, or provision therefor, of all the bonds of the issuer issued to provide funds for the project;

(F) Retain, contract with, or employ and fix the compensation of financial consultants, appraisers, accounting experts, architects, engineers, attorneys at law, and other employees, agents, and independent contractors as are necessary in the judgment of the commission to carry out Chapter 3377. of the Revised Code and collect fees, charges, and accept gifts and appropriations to meet the expenses of employing such persons;

(G) Pledge, assign, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber as security for the bonds, the rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys realized from the use, lease, sale, or other disposition of one or more projects or parts thereof as may be designated in the bond proceedings and enter into trust agreements or indentures of mortgage for the benefit of bondholders;

(H) Enter into appropriate arrangements with any federal or state department or agency, county, township, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision, taxing district, or public body or agency for the planning and installation of streets, roads, alleys, water supply and distribution facilities, storm and sanitary sewage collection and disposal facilities, and other necessary appurtenances to a project;

(I) Purchase fire and extended coverage and liability insurance for a project, insurance protecting the commission and its officers and employees against liability for damage to property or injury to or death of persons arising from the project, and any other insurance that the commission may agree to provide under the bond proceedings or the commission may determine to be necessary in order to protect the commission, its members, officers, and employees;

(J) Sell, lease, release or otherwise dispose of real and personal property or interests therein, or a combination thereof, acquired by the commission under authority of Chapter 3377. of the Revised Code and no longer needed for the purposes of such chapter or of the commission, and grant such easements and other rights in, over, under, or across a project as will not interfere with its use of such property. Such sale, lease, release, disposition, or grant may be made without competitive bidding and in such manner and for such consideration as the commission in its judgment deems appropriate.

(K) Sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded;

(L) Adopt and use an official seal;

(M) Receive and accept from any public agency loans or grants for or in aid of a project or any portion thereof, and receive and accept loans, grants, 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 received;

(N) Do all other acts necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of Chapter 3377. of the Revised Code.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3377.14. The state or any political subdivision, taxing district, or other public body of this state may, without competitive bidding, convey or exchange with the Ohio higher educational facility commission, for use in connection with a project, any or all of its interests in real or personal property, or both, not needed by the grantor. Any conveyance by the state shall be authorized by the director, board, or commission having control of such property and approved by the general assembly. The interest in such property to be conveyed shall be appraised at its fair market value and such appraisal value shall be the conveyance price. The appraised fair market value of any property exchanged under the provisions of this section shall be substantially equal to the aggregate of the appraised fair market value of the property for which it is exchanged and any moneys paid to the grantor in consideration of such exchange. The political subdivision, taxing district, or other public body shall prescribe the form of its deed, and any deed from the state shall be prepared and recorded as provided in sections 5301.13 to 5301.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code. Any educational institution which has the qualifications to acquire property under section 3333.08 of the Revised Code may acquire property under such section in order to provide real estate or interests in real estate needed for a project and to make the same available to the commission by conveyance, lease, or otherwise.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH THE STATE OR AN AGENCY OF THE STATE ACQUIRES REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3706.04. The Ohio air quality development authority may:

(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 it designates;

(D) Sue and plead in its own name; 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 3706.05, 3706.07, and 3706.12 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 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 air quality 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, lease or rent to, or contract for operation by, a person or governmental agency, air quality projects, and establish rules for the use of such projects;

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

(H) Issue air quality revenue bonds and notes and air quality revenue refunding bonds of the state, payable solely from revenues as provided in section 3706.05 of the Revised Code, unless the bonds be refunded by refunding bonds, for the purpose of paying any part of the cost of one or more air quality projects or parts thereof;

(I) Acquire by gift or purchase, hold, and dispose of real and personal property in the exercise of the powers of the authority and the performance of its duties under this chapter;

(J) Acquire, in the name of the state, by purchase or otherwise, on such terms and in such manner as the authority finds proper, or by the exercise of the right of condemnation in the manner provided by section 3706.17 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 finds necessary for carrying out this chapter, but excluding the acquisition by the exercise of the right of condemnation of any air quality facility owned by any person or governmental agency; and compensation shall be paid for public or private lands so taken;

(K) 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.

(1) When the cost under any such contract or agreement, other than compensation for personal services, involves an expenditure of more than two 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 an air quality project constructed and owned by the authority or an agreement for cooperation in the acquisition or construction of an air quality project pursuant to section 3706.12 of the Revised Code or any contract for the construction of an air quality project that is to be leased by the authority to, and operated by, persons who are not governmental agencies and the cost of such 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 contract, lease, or 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 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 meet the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code.

(3) Each bid for a contract except as provided in division (K)(2) of this section shall contain the full name of every person 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 (K)(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.

(L) Employ managers, superintendents, and other employees and retain or contract with consulting engineers, financial consultants, accounting experts, architects, attorneys, and such 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 air quality revenue bonds or notes issued under this chapter, from revenues, or from funds appropriated for such purpose by the general assembly.

(M) Receive and accept from any federal agency, subject to the approval of the governor, grants for or in aid of the construction of any air quality project or for research and development with respect to air quality 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 grants and contributions are made;

(N) Engage in research and development with respect to air quality facilities;

(O) Purchase fire and extended coverage and liability insurance for any air quality 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 air quality revenue bonds or in any trust agreement securing the same;

(P) Charge, alter, and collect rentals and other charges for the use or services of any air quality project as provided in section 3706.13 of the Revised Code;

(Q) Provide coverage for its employees under Chapters 145., 4123., and 4141. of the Revised Code;

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

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3747.06. (A) The board of directors of the Ohio low-level radioactive waste facility development authority shall do all of the following:

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

(2) Maintain a principal office at a location that it designates in the state;

(3) Employ and fix the compensation of employees, including an executive director who shall serve at the pleasure of the board; in consultation with the executive director, develop an organizational plan for the hiring of additional staff and specify which of those staff shall be in the classified civil service pursuant to Chapter 124. of the Revised Code and which of those staff shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director; and provide coverage for its employees under Chapters 4123. and 4141. of the Revised Code. The board may delegate to the executive director authority to make personnel decisions with respect to employees, subject to applicable law. The board of directors may lay off employees of the authority that are in the classified service pursuant to Chapter 124. of the Revised Code as may be appropriate or delegate that decision to the executive director.

(4) Utilize the expertise of other state agencies and departments to the fullest extent possible. The agencies and departments shall be paid for the cost of providing services to the board.

(5) Provide for the establishment of a statewide public information and involvement program and of a public document repository in Columbus and in each community in which a site undergoing site characterization is located, provided that after a site is licensed as a facility and the license is finally determined to be valid, a public document repository shall no longer be required in the other communities that underwent characterization. A copy of all records of the board, including the minutes of the board, and of the contractor relating to the screening, siting, design, construction, operation, institutional control, and long-term care of the facility shall be kept permanently by the board and the contractor, respectively.

(6) Not later than eighteen months after September 8, 1995, select a private entity as a contractor to begin development, as defined in section 3747.01 of the Revised Code, of a facility. Not later than thirty months after September 8, 1995, the board shall select one or more private entities as a contractor or contractors to complete development of and operate a facility, except that the board may choose not to select one or more private entities as a contractor to complete development of and operate a facility if the low-level radioactive waste commission has not complied with any request made under division (B)(6) of this section. Notwithstanding sections 153.50, 153.51, and 153.52 of the Revised Code, the board may award a single contract for the development, construction, and operation of a facility.

(7) Approve, approve with modifications requested by the board, or disapprove the design of the facility and any subsequent revisions to it that are proposed by the contractor. If the board disapproves the design or revisions, it shall provide reasons for the disapproval and require the contractor to submit a new design or revisions.

(8) Not later than twenty-four months after September 8, 1995, approve, approve with modifications requested by the board, or disapprove and, when approved, implement a statewide screening process, prepared by the contractor selected under division (A)(6) of this section with the assistance of the board and its employees, through which the exclusionary siting criteria established in section 3747.12 of the Revised Code and further specified in rules adopted under division (A)(3) of section 3747.07 of the Revised Code and the preference siting criteria established in section 3747.12 of the Revised Code and further specified in rules adopted under division (A)(3) of section 3747.07 of the Revised Code shall be applied. If the board disapproves the screening process, it shall provide reasons for the disapproval and require the contractor to submit a new screening process.

(9) Approve, approve with modifications requested by the board, or disapprove the geologic and hydrogeologic database and other appropriate databases to be used by the contractor for application of the siting criteria. If the board disapproves a database, it shall provide reasons for the disapproval and require the contractor to submit a new database.

(10) Establish a program to offer research grants to state universities and colleges as defined in division (A)(1) of section 3345.12 of the Revised Code and nonprofit institutions of higher education holding a certificate of authorization from the Ohio board of regents under Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code for the study and development of technology for the reduction, management, treatment, disposal, and monitoring of low-level radioactive waste. Until moneys are collected through the fee system established in rules adopted under division (B) of section 3747.07 of the Revised Code, the total amount of moneys available annually for grants shall not exceed five per cent of the board's annual budget. When moneys are collected through that fee system, the total amount of moneys available annually for grants shall not exceed one per cent of the moneys collected during the preceding fiscal year through the fee system. The grants shall be awarded in accordance with rules adopted under division (B)(8) of section 3747.07 of the Revised Code.

(11) Not more than forty-two months after September 8, 1995, approve for site characterization at least three potentially suitable disposal sites from among the sites recommended by the contractor, provided that each state that is a member of the midwest interstate compact on low-level radioactive waste entered into under section 3747.01 of the Revised Code has enacted, and the United States congress has consented to, the amendments to the compact made by this act SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 19 OF THE 121st GENERAL ASSEMBLY;

(12) Not more than fifty-seven months after September 8, 1995, from among the characterized sites, select the disposal site to be submitted for licensure as the facility under Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code, provided that the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste commission created in Article III(A) of the midwest interstate compact on low-level radioactive waste entered into under section 3747.01 of the Revised Code has selected and notified the next host state under the compact;

(13) Acquire real property in fee simple on behalf of the state for the purpose of operating the facility, including real property to be used as an ecological monitoring zone in accordance with section 3747.14 of the Revised Code. For the purposes of division (A)(13) of this section, the board may appropriate real property in accordance with Chapter 163. of the Revised Code.

(14) Establish quality assurance and quality control programs for all phases of development, siting, construction, operation, closure, institutional control, and long-term care of the facility;

(15) Approve, approve with modifications requested by the board, or disapprove and, if approved, supervise activities within the ecological monitoring zone;

(16) Approve or disapprove petitions submitted by communities that wish to be identified as affected communities;

(17) Approve, approve with modifications requested by the board, or disapprove community compensation and benefits agreements as negotiated with the host community and any affected community or communities by the staff of the board. If the board disapproves the community compensation agreement negotiated with the host community, it shall provide reasons for the disapproval and require the staff to renegotiate the agreement.

(18) In consultation with the director of health, establish epidemiological health studies if requested by the legislative authority of the host community;

(19) Approve, approve with modifications requested by the board, or disapprove methods proposed by the contractor to provide institutional control and long-term care of the facility for a minimum of five hundred years. If the board disapproves the methods, it shall provide reasons for the disapproval and require the contractor to submit new institutional control and long-term care methods.

(20) Pursuant to division (A)(3) of section 3748.09 of the Revised Code, advise the department of health on the hiring of an independent person to examine the license review process for the facility;

(21) Approve, approve with modifications requested by the board, or disapprove the form of the waste acceptance agreement prepared by the contractor under division (A) of section 3747.17 of the Revised Code. If the board disapproves the form, it shall provide reasons for the disapproval and require the contractor to submit a new form.

(22) Enter into agreements with agencies of other party states to the midwest interstate compact on low-level radioactive waste for the purpose of verifying information in the waste minimization reports required under section 3747.17 of the Revised Code;

(23) Ensure that sufficient resources are allocated for both of the following:

(a) Institutional control through the fee system established in rules adopted under division (B) of section 3747.07 of the Revised Code pursuant to Article VI(J) of the midwest interstate compact on low-level radioactive waste established under section 3747.01 of the Revised Code;

(b) Long-term care for a minimum of five hundred years through the long-term care fund established pursuant to Article VI(O) of the compact.

(24) Approve, approve with modifications requested by the board, or disapprove termination of the long-term care of the facility, and provide reasons for that decision;

(25) In the event of a failure of a facility that results in a release of radioactivity in excess of prescribed limits, approve, approve with modifications requested by the board, or disapprove a program to correct the failure and contain and remediate any contamination caused by the release.

(B) The board may do any of the following:

(1) Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter. If the board enters into more than one contract for the purpose of executing the duties of a contractor specified in this chapter or Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code or rules adopted under either chapter, the specific duties so established apply to the appropriate contractor. Any other requirement established under this chapter or Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code or rules adopted under either chapter regarding a contractor applies to any contractor with whom the board proposes to enter or has entered into a contract, except that the board may establish different requirements under those rules for contractors that execute separate duties.

(2) Sue and be sued in the name of the authority and plead and be impleaded, provided that any actions against the authority shall be brought in the court of common pleas of the county in which the office of the board is located or in the court of common pleas of the county in which the cause of action arose if that county is in the state. All summonses, exceptions, and notices of every kind shall be served on the authority by leaving a copy thereof at the principal office of the board with the executive director.

(3) Establish a peer review committee to review, analyze, and make recommendations regarding the screening and siting process established in rules adopted under division (A)(3) of section 3747.07 of the Revised Code and the design and construction of the facility. Such a committee shall consist of not less than two nor more than three persons representing each of the professional fields described in division (B) of section 3747.05 of the Revised Code. Each member of the committee shall be a resident of this state and shall have recognized ability, credentials, and experience in the member's professional field of expertise. If the board establishes such a committee, it shall do so no later than twelve months after September 8, 1995, and shall disband it when the facility begins operating.

(4) Periodically review compensation of board members and make recommendations to the general assembly regarding any needed changes in compensation of board members;

(5) Perform all other acts necessary or proper to carry out the powers expressly granted in this chapter;

(6) Not later than January 1, 1998, request the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste commission created in Article III of the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact entered into under section 3747.01 of the Revised Code to locate its principal office at a location of the commission's choosing within this state.

(C) ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3747.14. (A) The board of directors of the Ohio low-level radioactive waste facility development authority shall designate and maintain an ecological monitoring zone surrounding and contiguous with the disposal site selected under division (A)(12) of section 3747.06 and section 3747.11 of the Revised Code. The board, on behalf of the state, shall acquire real property to be used as the zone as provided in division (A)(13) of section 3747.06 of the Revised Code.

The size and shape of the zone shall be based on the unique topography and geology of the disposal site and shall be designed to provide a logical unit of space. Except as provided in division (A)(17) of section 3747.12 of the Revised Code, the exclusionary siting criteria established under that section and further specified in rules adopted under division (A)(3) of section 3747.07 of the Revised Code do not apply to the ecological monitoring zone. However, the zone may be located in an area identified under division (A)(3) of section 3747.12 of the Revised Code only if the authority is awarded control by the federal government or the state, as appropriate, over the portion of the area in which the zone will be located.

(B) The ecological monitoring zone shall remain uninhabited and shall provide opportunities for comprehensive monitoring around the disposal site by agencies of the state, other public entities, individuals, and organizations whose projects are approved by the board in accordance with rules adopted under division (A)(11) of section 3747.07 of the Revised Code. The board shall approve and supervise all activities that are conducted within the zone.

(C) ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3793.031. The director of alcohol and drug addiction services may acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise such real and personal property rights in the name of the state as are necessary for the purposes of the department. The director, with the approval of the governor and the attorney general, may sell, lease, or exchange portions of real and personal property of the department when the sale, lease, or exchange is advantageous to the state. Money received from such sales, leases, or exchanges shall be credited to the general revenue fund.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 4582.06. A port authority created in accordance with section 4582.02 of the Revised Code may:

(A) Purchase, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, improve, equip, develop, sell, exchange, lease, convey other interests in, and operate port authority facilities, and make charges for the use thereof, which shall be not less than the charges established for the same services furnished by a public utility or common carrier in the particular port authority jurisdiction;

(B) Straighten, deepen, and improve any canal, channel, river, stream, or other water course or way which may be necessary or proper in the development of the facilities of such port;

(C) Acquire, own, hold, sell, lease, or operate real or personal property for the authorized purposes of the port authority;

(D) Issue bonds or notes for the acquisition or construction of any permanent improvement which a port authority is authorized to acquire or construct, in compliance with Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, except that such bonds or notes may only be issued pursuant to a vote of the electors residing within the territory of the port authority. The net indebtedness incurred by a port authority shall never exceed two per cent of the total value of all property within the territory comprising such authority as listed and assessed for taxation.

(E) By resolution of its board of directors, issue revenue bonds beyond the limit of bonded indebtedness provided by law, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, or developing any port authority facility, other than a residential facility, including all costs in connection with or incidental to such acquisition, construction, or development. Pursuant to Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and in order to create or preserve jobs and employment opportunities and improve the economic welfare, the port authority may loan moneys for or acquire, construct, reconstruct, develop, enlarge, improve, furnish, equip, sell, exchange, lease, convey other interests in, or lease with a contract or option to purchase, at such amount as the board of directors in its sole discretion may determine, real property, machinery, equipment, plants, factories, offices, and other structures and facilities for industry, commerce, distribution, and research, provided that when the costs thereof are to be paid by the port authority, the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, development, enlargement, improvement, and equipment of such property, plants, factories, offices, and other structures and facilities shall only be financed from the proceeds of revenue bonds issued under authority of this division or in a manner consistent with Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution.

The port authority may construct, reconstruct, equip, or operate any facilities which it is authorized to acquire, purchase, or lease. Any sale, lease, lease with option to purchase, conveyance of other interests in, or contract for acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, operating, developing, enlarging, improving, or equipping any real property, plant, factory, office, or other structure or facility for industry, commerce, distribution, recreation, and research shall be made in such manner as is determined by the board of directors and shall not be subject to the provisions of section 4582.12 of the Revised Code. The revenue bonds of the port authority shall be secured only by a pledge of and a lien on the revenues of the port authority derived from loan payments, rentals, fees, charges, or other revenues from any improvements and facilities as are designated in the resolution, including but not limited to the improvements and facilities to be financed from or constructed, developed, or acquired with the proceeds of the bond issue, after provision only for the reasonable cost of operating, maintaining, and repairing the improvements and facilities of the port authority so designated. The bonds may further be secured by the covenant of the port authority to maintain such rates or charges as will produce revenues sufficient to meet costs of operating, maintaining, and repairing such improvements and facilities and to meet the interest and principal requirements of such bonds and to establish and maintain reserves for the foregoing purposes. The board of directors may, by resolution, provide for the issuance of additional revenue bonds from time to time, such bonds to be secured equally and ratably, without preference, priority, or distinction, with outstanding revenue bonds, but subject to the terms and limitations of any trust agreement described in this section, and of any resolution authorizing bonds then outstanding. The board of directors may by resolution designate additional improvements and facilities of the port authority, the revenues of which shall be pledged and be subject to a lien for service of the principal and interest requirements of revenue bonds theretofore authorized by resolution of the board of directors, to the same extent as the revenues above described.

In the discretion of the board of directors of the port authority, the revenue bonds of the port authority may be secured by a trust agreement between the board of directors on behalf of the port authority and a corporate trustee, which trustee may be any trust company or bank having powers of a trust company, within or without the state.

The trust agreement may provide for the pledge or assignment of the revenues to be received, but shall not pledge the general credit and taxing power of the port authority. A trust agreement securing revenue bonds issued to acquire, construct, reconstruct, develop, enlarge, improve, or equip real property, plants, factories, offices, and other structures and facilities for industry, commerce, distribution, and research, may mortgage the real or personal property, or both, to be acquired, constructed, reconstructed, developed, enlarged, or improved from the proceeds of such revenue bonds, as further security for such bonds. The trust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and trustee, and may contain such other provisions for protecting and enforcing their rights and remedies as are in the discretion of the board of directors reasonable and proper. Such agreement or resolution may provide for the custody, investment, and disbursement of all moneys derived from the sale of such bonds, or from the revenues of the port authority, other than those moneys received from taxes levied pursuant to section 4582.14 of the Revised Code, and may provide for the deposit of such funds without regard to section 4582.15 of the Revised Code.

The revenue bonds shall bear interest at such rate or rates and shall mature within forty years following the date of issuance and in such amount, at such times, and in such number of installments, as may be provided in the resolution authorizing their issuance. Such resolution shall also provide for the execution and sealing of the bonds and the use of facsimile signatures and facsimile of the seal, the manner of sale of the bonds, and such other terms and conditions relative to the issuance, sale, and retirement of said bonds as the board of directors in their discretion believe reasonable and proper.

Whenever a port authority considers it expedient, it may issue renewal notes and refund any bonds, whether the bonds to be refunded have or have not matured. The refunding bonds shall be sold and the proceeds applied to the purchase, redemption, or payment of the bonds to be refunded. The bonds and notes issued under this chapter, their transfer, and the income therefrom, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state.

(F) Apply to the proper authorities of the United States pursuant to appropriate law for the right to establish, operate, and maintain foreign trade zones and to establish, operate, and maintain such foreign trade zones; and purchase, lease, or acquire land or property therefor, in a manner consistent with section 4582.17 of the Revised Code;

(G) Exercise the right of eminent domain to appropriate any land, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, or other property, necessary or proper for the construction or the efficient operation of any facility of the port authority and included in its official plan, pursuant to the procedure provided in sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code, if funds equal to the appraised value of the property to be acquired as the result of such proceedings, are on hand and available for such purposes, except that:

(1) Nothing NOTHING contained in sections 4582.01 to 4582.20 of the Revised Code, shall authorize a port authority to take or disturb property or facilities belonging to any public corporation, public utility, or common carrier, which property or facilities are necessary and convenient in the operation of such public corporation, public utility, or common carrier, unless provision is made for the restoration, relocating, or duplication of such property or facilities, or upon the election of such public corporation, public utility, or common carrier, for the payment of compensation, if any, at the sole cost of the port authority, provided that:

(a)(1) If any restoration or duplication proposed to be made pursuant to this section involves a relocation of such property or facilities, the new facilities and location shall be of at least comparable utilitarian value and effectiveness, and such relocation shall not impair the ability of the public utility or common carrier to compete in its original area of operation.

(b)(2) If any restoration or duplication made pursuant to this section involves a relocation of such property or facilities, the port authority shall acquire no interest or right in or to the appropriated property or facilities, except as provided in division (J) of this section, until the relocated property or facilities are available for use and until marketable title thereto has been transferred to the public utility or common carrier.

(c)(3) Provisions for restoration or duplication shall be described in detail in the resolution for appropriation passed by the port authority.

(H) Enjoy and possess the same rights, privileges, and powers granted municipal corporations under sections 721.04 to 721.11 of the Revised Code;

(I) Maintain such funds as it considers necessary;

(J) Direct its agents or employees, when properly identified in writing, and after at least five days' written notice, to enter upon lands within the confines of its jurisdiction in order to make surveys and examinations preliminary to location and construction of works for the purposes of the port authority, without liability of the port authority or its agents or employees except for actual damage done;

(K) Sell, lease, or convey other interests in real and personal property and grant easements or rights-of-way over property of the port authority. The board of directors of the port authority shall specify the consideration and any terms thereof for such sale, lease, or conveyance of other interests in real and personal property. Any determinations made by the board of directors under this division shall be conclusive. Such sale, lease, or conveyance may be made without advertising and the receipt of bids.

(L) Promote, advertise, and publicize the port authority facilities and its authorized purposes, provide information to persons with an interest in transportation and other port authority activities, and appear before rate-making authorities to represent and promote the interests of the port authority and its authorized purposes;

(M) Adopt rules, not in conflict with general law, governing the use of its property, grounds, buildings, equipment, and facilities, and governing the conduct of its employees and the public, in order to promote the public safety and convenience in and about its terminals and grounds, and to maintain order. Any such regulation shall be posted at a prominent place in each of the buildings, terminals, or facilities to which it applies. No person shall violate any lawful regulation adopted and posted as provided in this division.

(N) Do all acts necessary or appropriate to carry out its authorized purposes. The port authority shall have the powers and rights granted to other subdivisions under section 9.20 of the Revised Code.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 4582.31. A port authority created in accordance with section 4582.22 of the Revised Code may:

(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 within its jurisdiction, and maintain such branch offices as it may require;

(D) Acquire, purchase, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, furnish, equip, maintain, repair, sell, exchange, lease or rent to, lease or rent from, or operate port authority facilities;

(E) Straighten, deepen, and improve any channel, river, stream, or other water course or way which may be necessary or proper in the development of the facilities of a water port;

(F) Make available the use or services of any port authority facility to one or more persons, one or more governmental agencies, or any combination thereof;

(G) Issue bonds or notes for the acquisition or construction of any port authority facility or other permanent improvement which a port authority is authorized to acquire or construct, in compliance with Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, except that such bonds or notes may only be issued pursuant to a vote of the electors residing within the area of jurisdiction of the port authority. The net indebtedness incurred by a port authority shall never exceed two per cent of the total value of all property within the territory comprising such port authority as listed and assessed for taxation.

(H) Issue port authority revenue bonds beyond the limit of bonded indebtedness provided by law, payable solely from revenues as provided in section 4582.48 of the Revised Code, unless the bonds be refunded by refunding bonds, for the purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of any port authority facility or facilities or parts thereof, pursuant to Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and in order to create or preserve jobs and employment opportunities and improve the economic welfare of the people of the state;

(I) Apply to the proper authorities of the United States pursuant to appropriate law for the right to establish, operate, and maintain foreign trade zones and establish, operate, and maintain such foreign trade zones in accordance with the "Foreign Trade Zones Act," 48 Stat. 998 (1934), 19 U.S.C. 81a to 81u;

(J) Enjoy and possess the same rights, privileges, and powers granted municipal corporations under sections 721.04 to 721.11 of the Revised Code;

(K) Maintain such funds as it considers necessary;

(L) Direct its agents or employees, when properly identified in writing, and after at least five days' written notice, to enter upon lands within the confines of its jurisdiction in order to make surveys and examinations preliminary to location and construction of works for the purposes of the port authority, without liability of the port authority or its agents or employees except for actual damage done;

(M) Promote, advertise, and publicize the port authority and its facilities; provide information to shippers and other commercial interests; and appear before rate-making authorities to represent and promote the interests of the port authority;

(N) Adopt rules, not in conflict with general law, governing the use of its property, grounds, buildings, equipment, and facilities, and governing the conduct of its employees and the public, in order to promote the public safety and convenience in and about its facilities and grounds, and to maintain order. Any such rule shall be posted at a prominent place in each of the facilities to which it applies. No person shall violate any lawful rule adopted and posted as provided in this division.

(O) Acquire by gift or purchase, hold, lease, and dispose of real and personal property and interests therein in the exercise of the powers of the port authority and the performance of its duties under sections 4582.21 to 4582.59 of the Revised Code;

(P) Acquire, in the name of the port authority, by purchase or otherwise, on such terms and in such manner as the port authority finds proper, or by the exercise of the right of condemnation in the manner provided by section 4582.56 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 finds necessary for carrying out sections 4582.21 to 4582.59 of the Revised Code, and compensation shall be paid for public or private lands so taken;

(Q) 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 sections 4582.21 to 4582.59 of the Revised Code.

(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 port 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 once a week for not less than two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the facility is located, and in such other publications as the port 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 port authority facility constructed and owned by the port authority or an agreement for cooperation in the acquisition or construction of a port authority facility pursuant to section 4582.43 of the Revised Code or any contract for the construction of a port authority facility that is to be leased by the port authority to, and operated by, persons who are not governmental agencies and the cost of such facility is to be amortized exclusively from rentals or other charges paid to the port authority by persons who are not governmental agencies is not subject to the foregoing requirements and the port authority may enter into such contract, lease, or 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 facility.

(2) Each bid shall contain the full name of every person 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.

(3) The port authority may reject any and all bids.

(4) A bond with good and sufficient surety, approved by the port authority, shall be required of all contractors in an amount equal to at least fifty per cent of the contract price, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract.

(R) Employ managers, superintendents, and other employees and retain or contract with consulting engineers, financial consultants, accounting experts, architects, attorneys, and such 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 from any available funds of the port authority or from funds appropriated for such purpose by a political subdivision creating or participating in the creation of the port authority.

(S) Receive and accept from any federal agency grants for or in aid of the construction of any port authority facility or for research and development with respect to port authority 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 grants and contributions are made;

(T) Engage in research and development with respect to port authority facilities;

(U) Purchase fire and extended coverage and liability insurance for any port authority facility and for the principal office and branch offices of the port authority, insurance protecting the port 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 port authority may agree to provide under any resolution authorizing its port authority revenue bonds or in any trust agreement securing the same;

(V) Charge, alter, and collect rentals and other charges for the use or services of any port authority facility as provided in section 4582.43 of the Revised Code;

(W) Provide coverage for its employees under Chapters 145., 4123., and 4141. of the Revised Code;

(X) Do all acts necessary or proper to carry out the powers expressly granted in sections 4582.21 to 4582.59 of the Revised Code.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 4981.14. (A) The Ohio rail development commission may exercise all powers necessary or appropriate to carry out its corporate purposes.

(B) The commission may do all of the following:

(1) Adopt, and from time to time, ratify, amend, and repeal bylaws necessary and proper for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business and rules to implement and make effective its powers and duties;

(2) Adopt an official seal;

(3) Maintain a principal office in Columbus and, if necessary, regional sub-offices at locations properly designated or provided;

(4) Sue and be sued in its own name and plead and be impleaded in its own name, particularly to enforce the obligations and covenants made under sections 4981.13, 4981.14, and4981.29 AND 4981.29 of the Revised Code. Any actions against the commission shall be brought in the court of common pleas in Franklin county, in which the principal office of the commission shall be located.

(5) Undertake or cause to be undertaken the acquisition, renovation, repair, refunding, operation, maintenance, or construction of any rail service project;

(6) Establish and operate a revolving loan fund for the purpose of making loans to qualifying subdivisions, local or regional transportation authorities, or other persons for the acquisition, renovation, repair, refunding, or construction of rail service projects by such qualifying subdivisions, local or regional transportation authorities, and private corporations or organizations, and the repayment thereof from project financing proceeds and revenues; purchase the obligations of counties and municipal corporations issued for the acquisition, renovation, repair, or construction of rail service projects by such qualifying subdivisions and local or regional transportation authorities; and adopt rules and procedures for making those loans or purchasing those obligations;

(7) Issue bonds and notes and refunding obligations of the state, payable as provided in this chapter unless the bonds are refunded by refunding bonds, for the purpose of borrowing money to implement any power granted by divisions (B)(5) and (6) of this section for one or more rail service projects or parts thereof;

(8) Acquire by gift or purchase, hold, or dispose of real and personal property in the exercise of its powers and performance of its duties as set forth in this chapter;

(9) 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 and to employ natural persons to act on behalf of the commission, and to establish the terms and conditions of such employment;

(10) Receive and accept from any federal agency or other person, subject to the approval of the governor, grants for or in aid of the construction, repair, renovation, operation, maintenance, or acquisition of rail service projects, 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 the grants and contributions are made;

(11) Purchase property coverage and liability insurance for any rail service project and for any offices of the commission, insurance protecting the commission and its officers and employees against liability, if any, or damage to property or injury to or death of persons arising from its operations, and any other insurance the commission may agree to provide under any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds in accordance with sections 4981.11 to 4981.26 of the Revised Code, or in any trust agreement securing the same;

(12) Establish or increase reserves from moneys received or to be received by the commission to secure or pay the principal of and interest on bonds, notes, or other obligations issued by the commission pursuant to this chapter or other law. Moneys, funds, and accounts of the commission, however, are subject only to audit by the auditor of state and all moneys, funds, and accounts shall be held in custody or deposited as directed by resolution of the commission and unless otherwise provided by law all moneys of the commission not pledged to the holders of bonds of the commission shall be appropriated by the general assembly.

(13) Receive and disburse the proceeds of general obligation or other bonds of the state or agencies thereof as may be allowed by law pursuant to any resolution or act of the general assembly;

(14) To the extent permitted under its contracts with the holders of bonds or notes of the commission, consent to modification of the rate of interest, time and payment of installment of principal or interest, security, or any other term of a bond, contract, or agreement of any kind to which the commission is a party;

(15) Make grants to counties or municipal corporations, qualifying subdivisions, local or regional transportation authorities, or other persons for one or more rail service projects of parts thereof;

(16) Provide consultation services to any qualifying subdivision, local or regional transportation authority, or other person in connection with the acquisition, renovation, repair, or construction of any rail service project;

(17) Establish and amend the criteria and qualifications for the making of any loan to or the purchasing of any bond from any qualifying subdivision, local or regional transportation authority, or other person and the terms not inconsistent with this chapter of any loan or bond purchase agreement with any qualifying subdivision, local or regional transportation authority, or other person;

(18) Do all acts necessary and proper to carry out the powers expressly granted to the commission in this chapter.

(C) ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 4981.32. (A) A franchise agreement shall authorize the franchisee to do all of the following:

(1) Acquire and dispose of real and personal property and request the Ohio rail development commission to appropriate real property for sale to the franchisee in accordance with division (A)(5) of section 4981.29 of the Revised Code;

(2) Plan, design, finance, construct, reconstruct, improve, operate, and maintain its portion of the rail system and any ancillary system facilities;

(3) Set and charge rates and fares for the use of its portion of the rail system, and retain all revenues in excess of debt service and operating expenses up to an agreed return on investment;

(4) Subject to applicable permit requirements, construct and operate the rail system over or under canals, navigable watercourses, and existing transportation and public utility rights-of-way;

(5) Classify users according to reasonable categories for the assessment of fares, including peak and off-peak time periods;

(6) Make and enforce reasonable regulations regarding usage and safety of that portion of the rail system comprising its franchise;

(7) Engage in any other business in addition to that of operator of its portion of the rail system, including the purchase and sale of real estate and ownership and operation of ancillary system facilities;

(8) Establish and fund accounts, including reasonable reserves for contingencies, maintenance, and replacement, in order to ensure the availability of funds to meet future obligations of the franchisee;

(9) Take all other actions it determines necessary and appropriate in the operation of the franchise, so long as those actions comply with the franchise agreement and with applicable state and federal statutes, rules, and regulations.

(B) The franchisee shall do all of the following:

(1) Use best efforts to arrange financing for the construction and operation of that portion of the rail system that comprises its franchise, and pledge assets and revenue as may be necessary to secure repayment of obligations;

(2) Maintain and file with the commission a schedule of rates and fares, and file and maintain a statement that those rates and fares apply uniformly to all users of the rail system within reasonable categories;

(3) Construct, maintain, and insure the rail system in accordance with standards agreed with the commission, and permit access for inspection by the commission. Construction may be performed in stages pursuant to a schedule or program approved by the commission.

(4) Enlarge or expand its portion of the rail system from time to time, as reflected in initial plans for the franchise and as appropriate to meet market requirements;

(5) Operate the rail system in accordance with applicable legal requirements and any additional reasonable operating and safety standards the commission approves, or as otherwise may be required by applicable state or federal requirements;

(6) Contract with state, county, or municipal law enforcement agencies, or enter into other arrangements acceptable to the commission, to provide law enforcement on and around the franchisee's portion of the rail system.

(C) ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 5119.37. When it is necessary for a state institution under the jurisdiction of the department of mental health to acquire any real estate, right of way, or easement in real estate in order to accomplish the purposes for which it was organized or is being conducted, and the department is unable to agree with the owner of such property upon the price to be paid therefor, such property may be appropriated in the manner provided for the appropriation of property for other state purposes.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 5120.46. When it is necessary for a state correctional institution to acquire any real estate, right-of-way, or easement in real estate in order to accomplish the purposes for which it was organized or is being conducted, and the department of rehabilitation and correction is unable to agree with the owner of the property upon the price to be paid therefor, the property may be appropriated in the manner provided for the appropriation of property for other state purposes.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 5123.22. When it is necessary for an institution under the jurisdiction of the department of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to acquire any real estate, right-of-way, or easement in real estate in order to accomplish the purposes for which it was organized or is being conducted, and the department is unable to agree with the owner of such property upon the price to be paid therefor, such property may be appropriated in the manner provided for the appropriation of property for other state purposes.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 5301.012. (A) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "AGENCY" MEANS EVERY ORGANIZED BODY, OFFICE, OR AGENCY ESTABLISHED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE FOR THE EXERCISE OF ANY FUNCTION OF STATE GOVERNMENT.

(B) ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH THE STATE OR AN AGENCY OF THE STATE ACQUIRES AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING ANY DEED, TRANSFER, GRANT, RESERVATION, AGREEMENT CREATING AN EASEMENT, OR LEASE, SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY FOR WHOSE USE AND BENEFIT THE INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED.

(C)(1) IF THE INSTRUMENT CONVEYS LESS THAN A FEE SIMPLE INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY AND IF THE AGENCY HAS AUTHORITY TO HOLD AN INTEREST IN PROPERTY IN ITS OWN NAME, THE INSTRUMENT SHALL STATE THAT THE INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY IS CONVEYED "TO .......... (THE NAME OF THE AGENCY)." OTHERWISE, THE INSTRUMENT SHALL STATE THAT THE INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY IS CONVEYED "TO THE STATE OF OHIO FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF .......... (NAME OF AGENCY)."

(2) IF THE INSTRUMENT CONVEYS A FEE SIMPLE INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY AND IF THE AGENCY HAS AUTHORITY TO HOLD A FEE SIMPLE INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY IN ITS OWN NAME, THE INSTRUMENT SHALL STATE THAT THE INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY IS CONVEYED "TO THE .......... (NAME OF AGENCY) AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS." OTHERWISE, THE INSTRUMENT THAT CONVEYS A FEE SIMPLE INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY SHALL STATE "TO THE STATE OF OHIO AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF .......... (NAME OF AGENCY)."

(D) THE PURPOSE OF SPECIFYING THE NAME OF THE AGENCY IN THE INSTRUMENT IS TO IDENTIFY THE AGENCY THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY. THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE AGENCY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION DOES NOT CONFER ON THAT AGENCY ANY ADDITIONAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN REGARD TO THE REAL PROPERTY.

Sec. 5501.32. The director of transportation may purchase property in fee simple in the name of the state by warranty deed, and all or any part of a tract of land when the acquisition of a part of the land needed for highway purposes will result in substantial damages to the residue by severance, controlled access, or isolation. The warranty deed shall contain a description of the property suitable for platting on tax maps. ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

The director, in the name of the state, may sell all the right, title, and interest of the state in any part of land not required for highway purposes, provided the director shall have the parcel of land appraised by a department prequalified appraiser.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the director shall advertise the sale of land not required for highway purposes in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the land is situated for at least two consecutive weeks prior to the date set for the sale. The land may be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for not less than two-thirds of its appraised value, but the director may reject all bids that are less than the full appraised value of the land.

If, however, land not required for highway purposes is appraised as having a current fair market value of five thousand dollars or less, the director may sell the land to the sole abutting owner through a private sale at a price not less than its appraised value. If there is more than one abutting owner, the director may invite all of the abutting owners to submit sealed bids and may sell the land to the highest bidder at not less than its appraised value.

All expense incurred in the sale of each parcel of land shall be paid out of the proceeds of the sale and the balance shall be deposited in the highway fund from which the purchase was made.

The deed to the purchaser of land under this section shall be prepared by the auditor of state, executed by the governor, countersigned by the secretary of state, and shall bear the great seal of the state.

Sec. 5503.02. (A) The state highway patrol shall enforce the laws of the state relating to the titling, registration, and licensing of motor vehicles; enforce on all roads and highways, notwithstanding section 4513.39 of the Revised Code, the laws relating to the operation and use of vehicles on the highways; enforce and prevent the violation of the laws relating to the size, weight, and speed of commercial motor vehicles and all laws designed for the protection of the highway pavements and structures on the highways; investigate and enforce rules and laws of the public utilities commission governing the transportation of persons and property by motor carriers and report violations of such rules and laws to the commission; enforce against any motor transportation company as defined in section 4921.02 of the Revised Code, any contract carrier by motor vehicle as defined in section 4923.02 of the Revised Code, any private motor carrier as defined in section 4923.20 of the Revised Code, and any motor carrier as defined in section 4919.75 of the Revised Code those rules and laws that, if violated, may result in a forfeiture as provided in section 4905.83, 4919.99, 4921.99, or 4923.99 of the Revised Code; investigate and report violations of all laws relating to the collection of excise taxes on motor vehicle fuels; and regulate the movement of traffic on the roads and highways of the state, notwithstanding section 4513.39 of the Revised Code.

The patrol, whenever possible, shall determine the identity of the persons who are causing or who are responsible for the breaking, damaging, or destruction of any improved surfaced roadway, structure, sign, marker, guardrail, or other appurtenance constructed or maintained by the department of transportation and shall arrest the persons who are responsible for the breaking, damaging, or destruction and bring them before the proper officials for prosecution.

State highway patrol troopers shall investigate and report all motor vehicle accidents on all roads and highways outside of municipal corporations. The superintendent of the patrol or any state highway patrol trooper may arrest, without a warrant, any person, who is the driver of or a passenger in any vehicle operated or standing on a state highway, whom the superintendent or trooper has reasonable cause to believe is guilty of a felony, under the same circumstances and with the same power that any peace officer may make such an arrest.

The superintendent or any state highway patrol trooper may enforce the criminal laws on all state properties and state institutions, owned or leased by the state, and, when so ordered by the governor in the event of riot, civil disorder, or insurrection, may, pursuant to sections 2935.03 to 2935.05 of the Revised Code, arrest offenders against the criminal laws wherever they may be found within the state if the violations occurred upon, or resulted in injury to person or property on, state properties or state institutions, or under the conditions described in division (B) of this section.

(B) In the event of riot, civil disorder, or insurrection, or the reasonable threat of riot, civil disorder, or insurrection, and upon request, as provided in this section, of the sheriff of a county or the mayor or other chief executive of a municipal corporation, the governor may order the state highway patrol to enforce the criminal laws within the area threatened by riot, civil disorder, or insurrection, as designated by the governor, upon finding that law enforcement agencies within the counties involved will not be reasonably capable of controlling the riot, civil disorder, or insurrection and that additional assistance is necessary. In cities in which the sheriff is under contract to provide exclusive police services pursuant to section 311.29 of the Revised Code, in villages, and in the unincorporated areas of the county, the sheriff has exclusive authority to request the use of the patrol. In cities in which the sheriff does not exclusively provide police services, the mayor, or other chief executive performing the duties of mayor, has exclusive authority to request the use of the patrol.

The superintendent or any state highway patrol trooper may enforce the criminal laws within the area designated by the governor during the emergency arising out of the riot, civil disorder, or insurrection until released by the governor upon consultation with the requesting authority. State highway patrol troopers shall never be used as peace officers in connection with any strike or labor dispute.

When a request for the use of the patrol is made pursuant to this division, the requesting authority shall notify the law enforcement authorities in contiguous communities and the sheriff of each county within which the threatened area, or any part of the threatened area, lies of the request, but the failure to notify the authorities or a sheriff shall not affect the validity of the request.

(C) Any person who is arrested by the superintendent or a state highway patrol trooper shall be taken before any court or magistrate having jurisdiction of the offense with which the person is charged. Any person who is arrested or apprehended within the limits of a municipal corporation shall be brought before the municipal court or other tribunal of the municipal corporation.

(D)(1) State highway patrol troopers have the same right and power of search and seizure as other peace officers.

No state official shall command, order, or direct any state highway patrol trooper to perform any duty or service that is not authorized by law. The powers and duties conferred on the patrol are supplementary to, and in no way a limitation on, the powers and duties of sheriffs or other peace officers of the state.

(2)(a) A state highway patrol trooper, pursuant to the policy established by the superintendent of the state highway patrol under division (D)(2)(b) of this section, may render emergency assistance to any other peace officer who has arrest authority under section 2935.03 of the Revised Code, if both of the following apply:

(i) There is a threat of imminent physical danger to the peace officer, a threat of physical harm to another person, or any other serious emergency situation;

(ii) Either the peace officer requests emergency assistance or it appears that the peace officer is unable to request emergency assistance and the circumstances observed by the state highway patrol trooper reasonably indicate that emergency assistance is appropriate.

(b) The superintendent of the state highway patrol shall establish, within sixty days of August 8, 1991, a policy that sets forth the manner and procedures by which a state highway patrol trooper may render emergency assistance to any other peace officer under division (D)(2)(a) of this section. The policy shall include a provision that a state highway patrol trooper never be used as a peace officer in connection with any strike or labor dispute.

(3)(a) A state highway patrol trooper who renders emergency assistance to any other peace officer under the policy established by the superintendent pursuant to division (D)(2)(b) of this section shall be considered to be performing regular employment for the purposes of compensation, pension, indemnity fund rights, workers' compensation, and other rights or benefits to which the trooper may be entitled as incident to regular employment.

(b) A state highway patrol trooper who renders emergency assistance to any other peace officer under the policy established by the superintendent pursuant to division (D)(2)(b) of this section retains personal immunity from liability as specified in section 9.86 of the Revised Code.

(c) A state highway patrol trooper who renders emergency assistance under the policy established by the superintendent pursuant to division (D)(2)(b) of this section has the same authority as the peace officer for or with whom he THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER is providing emergency assistance.

(E)(1) Subject to the availability of funds specifically appropriated by the general assembly for security detail purposes, the state highway patrol shall provide security as follows:

(a) For the governor;

(b) At the direction of the governor, for other officials of the state government of this state; officials of the state governments of other states who are visiting this state; officials of the United States government who are visiting this state; officials of the governments of foreign countries or their political subdivisions who are visiting this state; or other officials or dignitaries who are visiting this state, including, but not limited to, members of trade missions;

(c) For the capitol square, as defined in section 105.41 of the Revised Code;

(d) For other state property.

(2) To carry out the security responsibilities of the patrol listed in division (E)(1) of this section, the superintendent may assign state highway patrol troopers to a separate unit that is responsible for security details. The number of troopers assigned to particular security details shall be determined by the superintendent.

(3) The superintendent and any state highway patrol trooper, when providing security pursuant to division (E)(1)(a) or (b) of this section, have the same arrest powers as other peace officers to apprehend offenders against the criminal laws who endanger or threaten the security of any person being protected, no matter where the offense occurs.

The superintendent, any state highway patrol trooper, and any special police officer designated under section 5503.09 of the Revised Code, when providing security pursuant to division (E)(1)(c) of this section, shall enforce any rules governing capitol square adopted by the capitol square review and advisory board.

(F) The governor may order the state highway patrol to undertake major criminal investigations that involve state property interests. If an investigation undertaken pursuant to this division results in either the issuance of a no bill or the filing of an indictment, the superintendent shall file a complete and accurate report of the investigation with the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the house of representatives within fifteen days after the issuance of the no bill or the filing of an indictment. If the investigation does not have as its result any prosecutorial action, the superintendent shall, upon reporting this fact to the governor, file a complete and accurate report of the investigation with the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the house of representatives.

(G) The superintendent may purchase or lease real property and buildings needed by the patrol, negotiate the sale of real property owned by the patrol, rent or lease real property owned or leased by the patrol, and make or cause to be made repairs to all property owned or under the control of the patrol. ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS DIVISION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sections 123.01 and 125.02 of the Revised Code do not limit the powers granted to the superintendent by this division.

Sec. 5519.01. If the director of transportation is unable to purchase property for any purpose related to highways, roads, or bridges authorized by Chapters 5501., 5503., 5511., 5513., 5515., 5516., 5517., 5519., 5521., 5523., 5525., 5527., 5528., 5529., 5531., 5533., and 5535. of the Revised Code, or, if the Ohio rail development commission is unable to purchase property for any purpose necessary for the implementation of rail service under Chapter 4981. of the Revised Code, the director shall issue, or the commission shall enter on the records of the commission, a finding that it is necessary, for the public convenience and welfare, to appropriate such property as the director or commission considers needed for such purposes. The finding shall contain a definite, accurate, and detailed description of the property, and the name and place of residence, if known or with reasonable diligence ascertainable, of the owner of the property appropriated. The commission shall submit to the director a copy of its record finding that the appropriation of property is necessary. The commission shall not proceed with the appropriation unless it is first approved by the director.

The director or commission, in such finding, shall fix what the director or commission considers to be the value of such property appropriated, together with damages to the residue, and deposit the value thereof, together with the damages, with the probate court or the court of common pleas of the county within which the property, or a part thereof, is situated. The power to appropriate property for any purpose authorized by such chapters shall be exercised in the manner provided in sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 5529.03. The director of transportation may acquire by gift, purchase, or appropriation, any interest, estate, or right in and to real property adjacent to highways of this state as necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty adjacent to said highways, or for the establishment of publicly owned and controlled rest and recreation areas and sanitary and other facilities within or adjacent to the right-of-way of said highways to accommodate the traveling public. Nothing in this section authorizes the director to appropriate fee simple title to real property further than three hundred feet from the nearest edge of the highway right-of-way.

The director may convey or lease any such property adjacent to the highway right-of-way to any person or entity in the manner and subject to such reservations, conditions, covenants, or other contractual arrangements as the director determines will not substantially interfere with the scenic character or beauty of the area traversed by the highway.

The director may employ consulting engineers and enter into contracts for consulting engineering services with any qualified person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association to prepare plans and estimates and generally supervise the construction and landscaping for scenic enhancement and roadside beautification projects, and in the awarding of such contracts compliance with sections 5501.17 and 5525.01 of the Revised Code is not required.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 5537.06. (A) The Ohio turnpike commission may acquire by purchase, lease, lease-purchase, lease with option to purchase, appropriation, or otherwise and in such manner and for such consideration as it considers proper, any public or private property necessary, convenient, or proper for the construction, maintenance, or efficient operation of the Ohio turnpike system. The commission may pledge net revenues, to the extent permitted by this chapter with respect to bonds, to secure payments to be made by the commission under any such lease, lease-purchase agreement, or lease with option to purchase. Title to personal property, and interests less than a fee in real property, shall be held in the name of the commission. Title to real property held in fee shall be held in the name of the state for the use of the commission. In any proceedings for appropriation under this section, the procedure to be followed shall be in accordance with the procedure provided in sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code, including division (B) of section 163.06 of the Revised Code notwithstanding the limitation in that division of its applicability to roads open to the public without charge. Except as otherwise agreed upon by the owner, full compensation shall be paid for public property so taken.

(B) This section does not authorize the commission to take or disturb property or facilities belonging to any public utility or to a common carrier engaged in interstate commerce, which property or facilities are required for the proper and convenient operation of the public utility or common carrier, unless provision is made for the restoration, relocation, replication, or duplication of the property or facilities elsewhere at the sole cost of the commission.

(C) Disposition of real property shall be by the commission in the manner and for the consideration it determines if to a state agency or other governmental agency, and otherwise in the manner provided in section 5501.45 of the Revised Code for the disposition of property by the director of transportation. Disposition of personal property shall be in the manner and for the consideration the commission determines.

(D) ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

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 places within the state 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 funds and investing and disbursing moneys in the funds, and enter into all necessary and appropriate agreements with the director of environmental protection for those purposes;

(T) 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 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.

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 6123.04. For the purposes of this chapter, the Ohio water development authority may:

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

(B) Sue and plead in its own name; 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 6123.06, 6123.08, and 6123.13 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 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.

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

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

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

(F) Issue development revenue bonds and notes and development revenue refunding bonds of the state, payable solely from revenues as provided in section 6123.06 of the Revised Code, unless the bonds be refunded by refunding bonds, for the purpose of paying any part of the cost of one or more development projects or parts thereof;

(G) Acquire by gift or purchase, hold, and dispose of real and personal property in the exercise of the powers of the authority and the performance of its duties under this chapter;

(H) Acquire, in the name of the state, by purchase or otherwise, on such terms and in such manner as the authority determines proper, public or private lands, or parts thereof or rights therein, rights-of-way, property, rights, easements, and interests as it finds necessary for carrying out this chapter; and compensation shall be paid for public or private lands so taken;

(I) 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:

(1) When the cost under any such contract or agreement, other than compensation for personal services, involves an expenditure of more than two 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, such notice shall state the general character of the work and 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 development project constructed and owned by the authority or an agreement for cooperation in the acquisition or construction of a development project pursuant to section 6123.13 of the Revised Code or any contract for the construction of a 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 project is to be amortized exclusively from rentals or other charges paid to the authority by persons who are not governmental agencies or by governmental agencies that receive the use or services of such project, including governmental agencies that are parties to an agreement for cooperation in the acquisition or construction of such development project pursuant to section 6123.13 of the Revised Code, is not subject to the foregoing requirements and the authority may enter into such contract or lease or such 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 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 who meets the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code.

(3) Each bid for a contract, except as provided in division (I)(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 (I)(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.

(J) Employ managers, superintendents, and other employees and retain or contract with consulting engineers, financial consultants, accounting experts, architects, attorneys, and such 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 development revenue bonds or notes issued under this chapter, from revenues, or from funds appropriated for such purpose by the general assembly.

(K) Receive and accept from any federal agency, subject to the approval of the governor, grants for or in aid of the construction of any development project or for research and development with respect to solid waste facilities or energy resource development 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 grants and contributions are made;

(L) Engage in research and development with respect to solid waste facilities or energy resource development facilities;

(M) Purchase fire and extended coverage and liability insurance for any development project and for the principal office and sub-offices 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 development revenue bonds or in any trust agreement securing the same;

(N) Charge, alter, and collect rentals and other charges for the use or services of any development project as provided in section 6123.13 of the Revised Code;

(O) Provide coverage for its employees under Chapters 145., 4123., and 4141. of the Revised Code;

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

ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 6161.011. ANY INSTRUMENT BY WHICH REAL PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 6161.01 of the Revised Code SHALL IDENTIFY ANY AGENCY OF THE STATE THAT HAS THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE REAL PROPERTY AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5301.012 of the Revised Code.


Section 2. That existing sections 9.20, 123.01, 123.04, 125.84, 149.302, 152.08, 152.21, 154.06, 154.16, 154.21, 154.22, 154.23, 163.02, 165.02, 175.04, 307.12, 319.201, 901.63, 902.03, 991.07, 1501.01, 1515.08, 1517.17, 1519.02, 1523.01, 1545.12, 1551.12, 3354.09, 3354.13, 3355.06, 3355.10, 3357.09, 3357.12, 3358.08, 3375.40, 3377.04, 3377.14, 3706.04, 3747.06, 3747.14, 3793.031, 4582.06, 4582.31, 4981.14, 4981.32, 5119.37, 5120.46, 5123.22, 5501.32, 5503.02, 5519.01, 5529.03, 5537.06, 6121.04, and 6123.04 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.


Section 3. Section 123.01 of the Revised Code is presented in this act as a composite of the section as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 117, Am. Sub. S.B. 99, and Am. Sub. S.B. 162 of the 121st General Assembly, with the new language of none of the acts shown in capital letters. Section 5503.02 of the Revised Code is presented in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Am. Sub. H.B. 117 and Am. S.B. 34 of the 121st General Assembly, with the new language of neither of the acts shown in capital letters. This is in recognition of the principle stated in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that such amendments are to be harmonized where not substantively irreconcilable and constitutes a legislative finding that such is the resulting version in effect prior to the effective date of this act.
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