To amend sections 3383.01 and 3383.07 of the Revised Code to provide that the Ohio Arts and Sports Facilities Commission may participate in the financing of motorsports complexes.

Section 1. That sections 3383.01 and 3383.07 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 3383.01.  As used in this chapter:

(A) "Arts" means any of the following:

(1) Visual, musical, dramatic, graphic, design, and other arts, including, but not limited to, architecture, dance, literature, motion pictures, music, painting, photography, sculpture, and theater, and the provision of training or education in these arts;

(2) The presentation or making available, in museums or other indoor or outdoor facilities, of principles of science and their development, use, or application in business, industry, or commerce or of the history, heritage, development, presentation, and uses of the arts described in division (A)(1) of this section and of transportation;

(3) The preservation, presentation, or making available of features of archaeological, architectural, environmental, or historical interest or significance in a state historical facility or a local historical facility.

(B) "Arts organization" means either of the following:

(1) A governmental agency or Ohio nonprofit corporation that provides programs or activities in areas directly concerned with the arts;

(2) A regional arts and cultural district as defined in section 3381.01 of the Revised Code.

(C) "Arts project" means all or any portion of an Ohio arts facility for which the general assembly has specifically authorized the spending of money, or made an appropriation, pursuant to division (D)(3) or (E) of section 3383.07 of the Revised Code.

(D) "Cooperative contract" means a contract between the Ohio arts and sports facilities commission and an arts organization providing the terms and conditions of the cooperative use of an Ohio arts facility.

(E) "Costs of operation" means amounts required to manage an Ohio arts facility that are incurred following the completion of construction of its arts project, provided that both of the following apply:

(1) Those amounts either:

(a) Have been committed to a fund dedicated to that purpose;

(b) Equal the principal of any endowment fund, the income from which is dedicated to that purpose.

(2) The commission and the arts organization have executed an agreement with respect to either of those funds.

(F) "General building services" means general building services for an Ohio arts facility or an Ohio sports facility, including, but not limited to, general custodial care, security, maintenance, repair, painting, decoration, cleaning, utilities, fire safety, grounds and site maintenance and upkeep, and plumbing.

(G) "Governmental agency" means a state agency, a state-supported or state-assisted institution of higher education, a municipal corporation, county, township, or school district, a port authority created under Chapter 4582. of the Revised Code, any other political subdivision or special district in this state established by or pursuant to law, or any combination of these entities; except where otherwise indicated, the United States or any department, division, or agency of the United States, or any agency, commission, or authority established pursuant to an interstate compact or agreement.

(H) "Local contributions" means the value of an asset provided by or on behalf of an arts organization from sources other than the state, the value and nature of which shall be approved by the Ohio arts and sports facilities commission, in its sole discretion. "Local contributions" may include the value of the site where an arts project is to be constructed. All "local contributions," except a contribution attributable to such a site, shall be for the costs of construction of an arts project or the costs of operation of an arts facility.

(I) "Local historical facility" means a site or facility, other than a state historical facility, of archaeological, architectural, environmental, or historical interest or significance, or a facility, including a storage facility, appurtenant to the operations of such a site or facility, that is owned by an arts organization, provided the facility meets the requirements of division (K)(2)(b) of this section, is managed by or pursuant to a contract with the Ohio arts and sports facilities commission, and is used for or in connection with the activities of the commission, including the presentation or making available of arts to the public.

(J) "Manage," "operate," or "management" means the provision of, or the exercise of control over the provision of, activities:

(1) Relating to the arts for an Ohio arts facility, including as applicable, but not limited to, providing for displays, exhibitions, specimens, and models; booking of artists, performances, or presentations; scheduling; and hiring or contracting for directors, curators, technical and scientific staff, ushers, stage managers, and others directly related to the arts activities in the facility; but not including general building services;

(2) Relating to sports and athletic events for an Ohio sports facility, including as applicable, but not limited to, providing for booking of athletes, teams, and events; scheduling; and hiring or contracting for staff, ushers, managers, and others directly related to the sports and athletic events in the facility; but not including general building services.

(K) "Ohio arts facility" means any of the following:

(1) The three theaters located in the state office tower at 77 South High street in Columbus;

(2) Any capital facility in this state to which both of the following apply:

(a) The construction of an arts project related to the facility was authorized or funded by the general assembly pursuant to division (D)(3) of section 3383.07 of the Revised Code and proceeds of state bonds are used for costs of the arts project.

(b) The facility is managed directly by, or is subject to a cooperative or management contract with, the Ohio arts and sports facilities commission, and is used for or in connection with the activities of the commission, including the presentation or making available of arts to the public and the provision of training or education in the arts.

(3) A state historical facility or a local historical facility.

(L) "State agency" means the state or any of its branches, officers, boards, commissions, authorities, departments, divisions, or other units or agencies.

(M) "Construction" includes acquisition, including acquisition by lease-purchase, demolition, reconstruction, alteration, renovation, remodeling, enlargement, improvement, site improvements, and related equipping and furnishing.

(N) "State historical facility" means a site or facility of archaeological, architectural, environmental, or historical interest or significance, or a facility, including a storage facility, appurtenant to the operations of such a site or facility, that is owned by or is located on real property owned by the state or by an arts organization, so long as the real property of the arts organization is contiguous to state-owned real property that is in the care, custody, and control of an arts organization, and that is managed directly by or is subject to a cooperative or management contract with the Ohio arts and sports facilities commission and is used for or in connection with the activities of the commission, including the presentation or making available of arts to the public.

(O) "Ohio sports facility" means all or a portion of a stadium, arena, motorsports complex, or other capital facility in this state, a primary purpose of which is to provide a site or venue for the presentation to the public of either motorsports events or events of one or more major or minor league professional athletic or sports teams that are associated with the state or with a city or region of the state, which facility is, in the case of a motorsports complex, owned by the state or governmental agency, or in all other instances, is owned by or is located on real property owned by the state or a governmental agency, and including all parking facilities, walkways, and other auxiliary facilities, equipment, furnishings, and real and personal property and interests and rights therein, that may be appropriate for or used for or in connection with the facility or its operation, for capital costs of which state funds are spent pursuant to this chapter. A facility constructed as an Ohio sports facility may be both an Ohio arts facility and an Ohio sports facility.

(P) "Motorsports" means sporting events in which motor vehicles are driven on a clearly demarcated tracked surface.

Sec. 3383.07.  (A) The department of administrative services shall provide for the construction of an arts project in conformity with Chapter 153. of the Revised Code, except as follows:

(1) For an arts project that has an estimated construction cost, excluding the cost of acquisition, of twenty-five million dollars or more, and that is financed by the Ohio building authority, construction services may be provided by the authority if the authority determines it should provide those services.

(2) For an arts project other than a state historical facility, construction services may be provided on behalf of the state by the Ohio arts and sports facilities commission, or by a governmental agency or an arts organization that occupies, will occupy, or is responsible for the Ohio arts facility, as determined by the commission. Construction services to be provided by a governmental agency or an arts organization shall be specified in an agreement between the commission and the governmental agency or arts organization. The agreement, or any actions taken under it, are not subject to Chapter 123. or 153. of the Revised Code, except for sections 123.151 and 153.011 of the Revised Code, and shall be subject to Chapter 4115. of the Revised Code.

(3) For an arts project that is a state historical facility, construction services may be provided by the Ohio arts and sports facilities commission or by an arts organization that occupies, will occupy, or is responsible for the facility, as determined by the commission. The construction services to be provided by the arts organization shall be specified in an agreement between the commission and the arts organization. That agreement, and any actions taken under it, are not subject to Chapter 123., 153., or 4115. of the Revised Code.

(B) For an Ohio sports facility that is financed in part by the Ohio building authority, construction services shall be provided on behalf of the state by or at the direction of the governmental agency or nonprofit corporation that will own or be responsible for the management of the facility, all as determined by the Ohio arts and sports facilities commission. Any construction services to be provided by a governmental agency or nonprofit corporation shall be specified in an agreement between the commission and the governmental agency or nonprofit corporation. That agreement, and any actions taken under it, are not subject to Chapter 123. or 153. of the Revised Code, except for sections 123.151 and 153.011 of the Revised Code, and shall be subject to Chapter 4115. of the Revised Code.

(C) General building services for an Ohio arts facility shall be provided by the Ohio arts and sports facilities commission or by an arts organization that occupies, will occupy, or is responsible for the facility, as determined by the commission, except that the Ohio building authority may elect to provide those services for Ohio arts facilities financed with proceeds of state bonds issued by the authority. The costs of management and general building services shall be paid by the arts organization that occupies, will occupy, or is responsible for the facility as provided in an agreement between the commission and the arts organization, except that the state may pay for general building services for state-owned arts facilities constructed on state-owned land.

General building services for an Ohio sports facility shall be provided by or at the direction of the governmental agency or nonprofit corporation that will be responsible for the management of the facility, all as determined by the commission. Any general building services to be provided by a governmental agency or nonprofit corporation for an Ohio sports facility shall be specified in an agreement between the commission and the governmental agency or nonprofit corporation. That agreement, and any actions taken under it, are not subject to Chapter 123. or 153. of the Revised Code, except for sections 123.151 and 153.011 of the Revised Code, and shall be subject to Chapter 4115. of the Revised Code.

(D) This division does not apply to a state historical facility. No state funds, including any state bond proceeds, shall be spent on the construction of any arts project under this chapter unless, with respect to the arts project and to the Ohio arts facility related to the project, all of the following apply:

(1) The Ohio arts and sports facilities commission has determined that there is a need for the arts project and the Ohio arts facility related to the project in the region of the state in which the Ohio arts facility is located or for which the facility is proposed.

(2) The commission has determined that, as an indication of substantial regional support for the arts project, the arts organization has made provision satisfactory to the commission, in its sole discretion, for local contributions amounting to not less than fifty per cent of the total state funding for the arts project.

(3) The general assembly has specifically authorized the spending of money on, or made an appropriation for, the construction of the arts project, or for rental payments relating to the financing of the construction of the arts project. Authorization to spend money, or an appropriation, for planning the arts project does not constitute authorization to spend money on, or an appropriation for, construction of the arts project.

(E) No state funds, including any state bond proceeds, shall be spent on the construction of any state historical facility under this chapter unless the general assembly has specifically authorized the spending of money on, or made an appropriation for, the construction of the arts project related to the facility, or for rental payments relating to the financing of the construction of the arts project. Authorization to spend money, or an appropriation, for planning the arts project does not constitute authorization to spend money on, or an appropriation for, the construction of the arts project.

(F) State funds shall not be used to pay or reimburse more than fifteen per cent of the initial estimated construction cost of an Ohio sports facility, excluding any site acquisition cost, and no state funds, including any state bond proceeds, shall be spent on any Ohio sports facility under this chapter unless, with respect to that facility, all of the following apply:

(1) The Ohio arts and sports facilities commission has determined that there is a need for the facility in the region of the state for which the facility is proposed to provide the function of an Ohio sports facility as provided for in this chapter.

(2) As an indication of substantial local support for the facility, the commission has received a financial and development plan satisfactory to it, and provision has been made, by agreement or otherwise, satisfactory to the commission, for a contribution amounting to not less than eighty-five per cent of the total estimated construction cost of the facility, excluding any site acquisition cost, from sources other than the state.

(3) The general assembly has specifically authorized the spending of money on, or made an appropriation for, the construction of the facility, or for rental payments relating to state financing of all or a portion of the costs of constructing the facility. Authorization to spend money, or an appropriation, for planning or determining the feasibility of or need for the facility does not constitute authorization to spend money on, or an appropriation for, costs of constructing the facility.

(4) If state bond proceeds are being used for the Ohio sports facility, the state or a governmental agency owns or has sufficient property interests in the facility or in the site of the facility or in the portion or portions of the facility financed from proceeds of state bonds, which may include, but is not limited to, the right to use or to require the use of the facility for the presentation of sport and athletic events to the public at the facility.

(G) In addition to the requirements of division (F) of this section, no state funds, including any state bond proceeds, shall be spent on any Ohio sports facility that is a motorsports complex, unless, with respect to that facility, both of the following apply:

(1) Motorsports events shall be presented at the facility pursuant to a lease entered into with the owner of the facility. The term of the lease shall be for a period of not less than the greater of the useful life of the portion of the facility financed from proceeds of state bonds as determined using the guidelines for maximum maturities as provided under divisions (B) and (C) of section 133.20 of the Revised Code, or the period of time remaining to the date of payment or provision for payment of outstanding state bonds allocable to costs of the facility, all as determined by the director of budget and management and certified by the director to the Ohio arts and sports facilities commission and to the Ohio building authority.

(2) Any motorsports organization that commits to using the facility for an established period of time shall give the political subdivision in which the facility is located not less than six months' advance notice if the organization intends to cease utilizing the facility prior to the expiration of that established period. Such a motorsports organization shall be liable to the state for any state funds used on the construction costs of the facility.

Section 2. That existing sections 3383.01 and 3383.07 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.