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Am. Sub. H. B. No. 427As Passed by the House
As Passed by the House
125th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2003-2004 |
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REPRESENTATIVES Martin, Calvert, Hoops, C. Evans, D. Evans, Faber, Flowers, Hughes, T. Patton, Schmidt, Schneider, Trakas, Aslanides, Collier, Domenick, Gibbs, Gilb, Hagan, Oelslager, Reidelbach, Walcher
A BILLTo amend sections 122.18, 4928.62, 5709.62, 5709.63, 5709.631, and 5709.632 and to enact sections 4928.64 to 4928.644, 4928.65 to 4928.652, and 5709.91 of the Revised Code, to amend Sections 38, 38.18, and 38.20 of Am. Sub. H.B. 95 of the 125th General Assembly, and to repeal Section 2 of Sub. S.B. 186 of the 123rd General Assembly; to increase from 10 to 15 the number of years enterprise zones or urban jobs and enterprise zone agreements may exempt property from taxation, subject to school board approval; to authorize the Director of Development to grant money for the purpose of making loans to businesses located in certain economically distressed counties and for the purpose of improving commercial and industrial areas within the counties; to create the Job Development Initiatives Fund and transfer up to $25.8 million of unclaimed funds to it; to authorize the conveyance of state-owned real estate in Hamilton County to the Board of County Commissioners of Hamilton County; to modify the law authorizing payments to municipalities and counties that attract federal jobs; to prevent the repeal of the Employee Ownership Assistance Program that is to take effect December 31, 2004; and to make appropriations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 122.18, 4928.62, 5709.62, 5709.63, 5709.631, and 5709.632 be amended and sections 4928.64, 4928.641, 4928.642, 4928.643, 4928.644, 4928.65, 4928.651, and 4928.652 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 122.18. (A) As used in this section: (1) "Facility" means all real property and interests in
real property owned by a landlord and leased to a tenant pursuant
to a project that is the subject of an agreement under this
section; (2) "Full-time employee" has the same meaning as under
section 122.17 of the Revised Code; (3) "Landlord" means a county or municipal corporation, or
a corporate entity that is an instrumentality of a county or
municipal corporation and that is not subject to the tax imposed
by section 5733.06 or
5747.02 of the Revised Code; (4) "New employee" means a full-time employee first
employed by, or under or pursuant to a contract with, the tenant in the project that is the subject of the
agreement after a landlord enters into an agreement with the tax
credit authority under this section; (5) "New income tax revenue" means the total amount
withheld under section 5747.06 of the Revised Code by the tenant or tenants
at a facility during a year from the compensation of new
employees for the tax levied under Chapter 5747. of the Revised
Code; (6) "Tenant" means the United States or, any department,
agency, or instrumentality thereof of the United States, or any person under contract with the United States or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States. (B) The tax credit authority may enter into an agreement
with a landlord under which an annual payment equal to the new
income tax revenue or the amount called for under division (D)(3)
or (4) of this section shall be made to the landlord from moneys
of this state that were not raised by taxation, and shall be
credited by the landlord to the rental owing from the tenant to
the landlord for a facility. (C) A landlord that proposes a project to create new jobs
in this state may apply to the tax credit authority to enter into
an agreement for annual payments under this section. The
director of development shall prescribe the form of the
application. After receipt of an application, the authority may
enter into an agreement with the landlord for annual payments
under this section if it determines all of the following: (1) The project will create new jobs in this state; (2) The project is economically sound and will benefit the
people of this state by increasing opportunities for employment
and strengthening the economy of this state; (3) Receiving the annual payments will be a major factor
in the decision of the landlord and tenant to go forward with the
project. (D) An agreement with a landlord for annual payments shall
include all of the following: (1) A description of the project that is the subject of
the agreement; (2) The term of the agreement, which shall be the greater
of not exceed twenty years or until the date on which the bonds or other
forms of financing referred to in division (D)(3) of this section
are no longer outstanding; (3) Based on the estimated new income tax revenue to be
derived from the facility at the time the agreement is entered
into, provision for a guaranteed minimum payment to the landlord
commencing with the issuance by the landlord of any bonds or
other forms of financing for the construction of the facility and
continuing for so long as such bonds or other forms of financing
or any bonds or other forms of financing issued to refund such
bonds or other forms of financing are outstanding the term approved by the authority; (4) Provision for offsets to this state of the annual
payment in years in which such annual payment is greater than the
guaranteed minimum payment of amounts previously paid by this
state to the landlord in excess of the new income tax revenue by
reason of the guaranteed minimum payment; (5) A specific method for determining how many new
employees are employed during a year; (6) A requirement that the landlord annually shall obtain
from the tenant and report to the director of development the
number of new employees, the new income tax revenue withheld in
connection with the new employees, and any other information the
director needs to perform the director's duties under this
section; (7) A requirement that the director of development
annually shall verify the amounts reported under division (D)(6)
of this section, and after doing so shall issue a certificate to
the landlord stating that the amounts have been verified. (E) The director of development, in accordance with
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules necessary to
implement this section.
Sec. 4928.62. (A) Beginning on the starting date of competitive
retail electric service, there is hereby created the energy
efficiency revolving loan program, which shall be administered by
the director of development. Under the program, the director may
authorize the use of moneys in the energy efficiency revolving
loan fund for financial assistance for projects in this state. To the extent
feasible given approved applications for assistance, the assistance shall be
distributed among the certified territories of electric distribution utilities
and participating electric cooperatives, and among the service areas of
participating municipal electric utilities, in amounts proportionate to the
remittances of each utility and cooperative under divisions (B)(1)
and (3) of section
4928.61 of the Revised Code. The (B) Financial assistance under the program may be provided by the director of development in the form of direct loans or grants, or through lending institutions in the form of loan participation agreements at below market
rates or linked deposits. The total of all grants provided under this division in any one fiscal year shall not exceed ten per cent of the revenues paid into the energy efficiency revolving loan fund during the previous fiscal year. The director
shall not authorize financial assistance under the program this division unless
the director first determines all of the following: (1) The project will include an investment in products,
technologies, or services, including energy efficiency for low-income housing,
for residential, commercial and
industrial business, local government, educational institution, nonprofit
entity, or agricultural customers of an electric distribution
utility in this state or a participating municipal electric
utility or electric cooperative in this state. (2) The project will improve energy efficiency in a cost-efficient manner
by using both the most appropriate national, federal, or
other standards for products as determined by the director, and the best
practices for use of technology, products, or services in the
context of the total facility or building. (3) The project will benefit the economic and environmental
welfare of the citizens of this state. (4) The receipt of financial assistance is a major factor in the
applicant's decision to proceed with or invest in the project. (B)(C) In addition to the financial assistance authorized under division (B) of this section, financial assistance may be provided by the director in accordance with sections 4928.64 to 4928.644 and sections 4928.65 to 4928.652 of the Revised Code.
(D) In carrying out sections 4928.61 to 4928.63 of the Revised Code, the
director may do all of the
following for the purpose of the energy efficiency revolving loan
program: (1) Acquire in the name of the director any property of any kind
or character in accordance with this section, by purchase, purchase at
foreclosure, or exchange, on such terms and in such manner as the director
considers proper; (2) Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary
or incidental to the performance of the director's duties and the exercise
of the director's powers under those sections; (3) Employ or enter into contracts with financial consultants,
marketing consultants, consulting engineers, architects, managers,
construction experts, attorneys, technical monitors, energy evaluators, or
other employees or agents as the director considers necessary, and
fix their compensation; (4) Adopt rules prescribing the application procedures for
financial assistance under the program; the terms and conditions of any
loans, grants, loan participation agreements, linked deposits, and contracts; criteria
pertaining to the eligibility of participating lending institutions; and any
other matters necessary for the implementation of the program; (5) Do all things necessary and appropriate for the operation of
the program. (C)(E) Financial statements, financial data, and trade secrets
submitted to or received by the director from an applicant or recipient of
financial assistance under sections 4928.61 to 4928.63
of the Revised Code, or any information taken from those
statements, data, or trade secrets for any purpose, are not public
records for the purpose of section 149.43 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4928.64. As used in sections 4928.64 to 4928.644 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Business" means any form of business organization, including, but not limited to, a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, including an S corporation as defined in section 1361 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(B) "Business facilities" means a business's place of business in an eligible county, including land, buildings, machinery, equipment, and other materials, except inventory, used in business.
(C) "Eligible business" means a business that establishes, acquires, maintains, expands, remodels, rehabilitates, or modernizes business facilities in an eligible county, thereby creating new jobs or preserving existing jobs and employment opportunities in, and improving the economic welfare of the people of, the eligible county.
(D) "Eligible county" means a county designated as being in the "Appalachian region" under the "Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965," 40 U.S.C. 14102. (E) "Local development district" has the same meaning as in the "Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965," 40 U.S.C. 14102. Sec. 4928.641. The director of development shall disburse money in the business incubator grant fund to each local development district in the state so that an equal share is made available to each eligible county from the fund. Money disbursed from the fund to local development districts shall be used exclusively for the purpose of making loans in eligible counties as described in section 4928.642 of the Revised Code. Each local development district shall ensure that an equal amount of money is made available for such loans in each eligible county represented by the district. Sec. 4928.642. (A)(1) An eligible business may apply for a loan from the business incubator loan fund of a local development district by submitting an application to the district. The eligible business shall file the application in the form and manner prescribed by the district. The application shall contain all information required by the district. The application shall require an applicant to provide a detailed description of the applicant's business facilities and business activities in the eligible county and to specify how a loan from the district incubator loan fund will create new jobs or preserve existing jobs and employment opportunities in, and improve the economic welfare of the people of, the eligible county. The application shall require an applicant to specify the amount of the loan for which the applicant is applying. The district shall review each application.
(2) The district may approve an application for a loan from the district business incubator loan fund if it determines that the loan will create new jobs or preserve existing jobs and employment opportunities in, and improve the economic welfare of the people of, the eligible county. The district may approve a loan in an amount other than the amount specified in the application. A loan may not exceed thirty thousand dollars. Upon approving the application, the district shall forward a copy of the application to the director of development. If the district has approved a loan in an amount other than the amount specified in the application, the district shall inform the director of the amount of the loan it has approved. If the director consents to the loan, the district may make a loan to the applicant in the amount approved by the district.
(B) Interest shall not accrue on a loan from a district business incubator loan fund until seven years following the date on which the loan was made, at which time interest shall begin to accrue on the unpaid principal balance of the loan at a rate equal to two-thirds of the average prime fixed rate of interest on the date interest begins to accrue on the loan.
(C) Each loan made from a district business incubator loan fund shall be evidenced by a written agreement between the local development district and the eligible business that receives the loan. The agreement shall specify all the terms and conditions of the loan, including the term of the loan, which shall not exceed fifteen years. The terms and conditions of a loan shall be those the district determines to be appropriate and in furtherance of the purposes for which the loan is made. The terms and conditions must conform to sections 4928.64 to 4928.644 of the Revised Code.
(D) An eligible business and its related members, as defined in section 5733.042 of the Revised Code, are not eligible for more than one loan under this section.
(E) Financial statements and other information submitted by an eligible business to a district or the director of development for the purpose of obtaining a loan from a district business incubator loan fund are not open to public inspection. Sec. 4928.643. There is hereby created in the state treasury the business incubator grant fund, which shall consist of money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly. Money in the fund shall be used exclusively for the purpose of making grants to local development districts under section 4928.641 of the Revised Code. Sec. 4928.644. Money granted to a local development district from the business incubator grant fund under section 4928.641 of the Revised Code shall be credited to the district business incubator loan fund, which each local development district shall create. A district business incubator loan fund shall also consist of all payments of principal and interest on loans made from the fund under section 4928.642 of the Revised Code. All investment earnings on the cash balance in a district business incubator loan fund shall be credited to the fund. Money in a district business incubator loan fund shall be used exclusively for the purpose of making loans under section 4928.642 of the Revised Code. Sec. 4928.65. As used in sections 4928.65 to 4928.652 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Commercial or industrial areas" means areas established by a state, county, municipal, or other local zoning authority as being most appropriate for business, commerce, industry, or trade or an area not zoned by state or local law, regulation, or ordinance, but in which there is located one or more commercial or industrial activities.
(B) "Eligible county" means any of the following:
(1) A county designated as being in the "Appalachian region" under the "Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965," 79 Stat. 5, 40 U.S.C. App. 403;
(2) A county that is a "distressed area" as defined in section 122.16 of the Revised Code;
(3) A county that has a population of less than one hundred thousand according to the most recent federal decennial census and in which three hundred fifty or more residents of the county were, during the most recently completed calendar year, permanently or temporarily terminated from a private sector employment position for any reason not reflecting discredit on the employee;
(4) A county that has a population of one hundred thousand or more according to the most recent federal decennial census and in which one thousand or more residents of the county were, during the most recently completed calendar year, permanently or temporarily terminated from a private sector employment position for any reason not reflecting discredit on the employee. Sec. 4928.651. (A) If the director of development determines that a grant from the industrial site improvement fund will create new jobs or preserve existing jobs and employment opportunities in an eligible county, the director may grant up to one million dollars from the fund to the eligible county for the purpose of making improvements to commercial or industrial areas within the eligible county, including, but not limited to:
(1) Expanding, remodeling, renovating, and modernizing buildings, structures, and other improvements;
(2) Remediating environmentally contaminated property on which hazardous substances exist under conditions that have caused or would cause the property to be identified as contaminated by the Ohio or United States environmental protection agency; and
(3) Infrastructure improvements, including, but not limited to, site preparation, including building demolition and removal; streets, roads, bridges, and traffic control devices; parking lots and facilities; water and sewer lines and treatment plants; gas, electric, and telecommunications, including broadband, hook-ups; and water and railway access improvements.
(B) An eligible county may apply to the director for a grant under this section in the form and manner prescribed by the director. The eligible county shall include on the application all information required by the director. The application shall require the eligible county to provide a detailed description of how the eligible county would use a grant to improve commercial or industrial areas within the eligible county, and to specify how a grant will lead to the creation of new jobs or the preservation of existing jobs and employment opportunities in the eligible county. The eligible county shall specify in the application the amount of the grant for which the eligible county is applying.
(C) An eligible county that receives a grant under this section is not eligible for any additional grants from the industrial site improvement fund. Sec. 4928.652. There is hereby created in the state treasury the industrial site improvement fund, which shall consist of money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly. Money in the fund shall be used exclusively for the purpose of making grants to eligible counties under section 4928.651 of the Revised Code. The director of development shall prescribe the form and manner in which applications for grants are to be made.
Sec. 5709.62. (A) In any municipal corporation that is
defined by the United States office of management and budget as a
central principal city of a metropolitan statistical area, or in a city designated as an urban cluster in a rural statistical area, the legislative
authority of the municipal corporation may designate one or more
areas within its municipal corporation as proposed enterprise
zones. Upon designating an area, the legislative authority shall
petition the director of development for certification of the
area as having the characteristics set forth in division (A)(1)
of section 5709.61 of the Revised Code as amended by Substitute
Senate Bill No. 19 of the 120th general assembly. Except as
otherwise provided in division (E) of this section, on and after
July 1, 1994, legislative authorities shall not enter into
agreements under this section unless the legislative authority
has petitioned the director and the director has certified the
zone under this section as amended by that act; however, all
agreements entered into under this section as it existed prior to
July 1, 1994, and the incentives granted under those agreements
shall remain in effect for the period agreed to under those
agreements. Within sixty days after receiving such a petition,
the director shall determine whether the area has the
characteristics set forth in division (A)(1) of section 5709.61
of the Revised Code, and shall forward the findings to
the
legislative authority of the municipal corporation. If the
director certifies the area as having those characteristics, and
thereby certifies it as a zone, the legislative authority may
enter into an agreement with an enterprise under division (C) of
this section. (B) Any enterprise that wishes to enter into an agreement
with a municipal corporation under division (C) of this section
shall submit a proposal to the legislative authority of the
municipal corporation on a form prescribed by the director of
development, together with the application fee established under
section 5709.68 of the Revised Code. The form shall require the
following information: (1) An estimate of the number of new employees whom the
enterprise intends to hire, or of the number of employees whom
the enterprise intends to retain, within the zone at a facility
that is a project site, and an estimate of the amount of payroll
of the enterprise attributable to these employees; (2) An estimate of the amount to be invested by the
enterprise to establish, expand, renovate, or occupy a facility,
including investment in new buildings, additions or improvements
to existing buildings, machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures,
and inventory; (3) A listing of the enterprise's current investment, if
any, in a facility as of the date of the proposal's submission. The enterprise shall review and update the listings
required under this division to reflect material changes, and any
agreement entered into under division (C) of this section shall
set forth final estimates and listings as of the time the
agreement is entered into. The legislative authority may, on a
separate form and at any time, require any additional information
necessary to determine whether an enterprise is in compliance
with an agreement and to collect the information required to be
reported under section 5709.68 of the Revised Code. (C) Upon receipt and investigation of a proposal under
division (B) of this section, if the legislative authority finds
that the enterprise submitting the proposal is qualified by
financial responsibility and business experience to create and
preserve employment opportunities in the zone and improve the
economic climate of the municipal corporation, the legislative
authority, on or before
October 15, 2009, may do one
of the following: (1) Enter into an agreement with the enterprise under
which the enterprise agrees to establish, expand, renovate, or
occupy a facility and hire new employees, or preserve employment
opportunities for existing employees, in return for one or more
of the following incentives: (a) Exemption for a specified number of years, not to
exceed ten fifteen, of a specified portion, up to seventy-five per cent,
of the assessed value of tangible personal property first used in
business at the project site as a result of the agreement.
If an exemption for inventory is specifically granted in the agreement pursuant to this division, the exemption applies to inventory
required to be listed pursuant to sections 5711.15 and 5711.16 of
the Revised Code, except that, in the instance of an expansion or
other situations in which an enterprise was in business at the
facility prior to the establishment of the zone, the inventory
that is exempt is that amount or value of inventory in excess of
the amount or value of inventory required to be listed in the
personal property tax return of the enterprise in the return for
the tax year in which the agreement is entered into. (b) Exemption for a specified number of years, not to
exceed ten fifteen, of a specified portion, up to seventy-five per cent,
of the increase in the assessed valuation of real property
constituting the project site subsequent to formal approval of
the agreement by the legislative authority; (c) Provision for a specified number of years, not to
exceed ten fifteen, of any optional services or assistance that the
municipal corporation is authorized to provide with regard to the
project site. (2) Enter into an agreement under which the enterprise agrees to
remediate an environmentally contaminated facility, to spend an
amount equal to at least two hundred fifty per cent of the true
value in money of the real property of the facility prior to
remediation as determined for the purposes of property taxation
to establish, expand, renovate, or occupy the remediated
facility, and to hire new employees or preserve employment
opportunities for existing employees at the remediated facility,
in return for one or more of the following incentives: (a) Exemption for a specified number of years, not to
exceed ten fifteen, of a specified portion, not to exceed fifty per cent,
of the assessed valuation of the real property of the facility
prior to remediation; (b) Exemption for a specified number of years, not to
exceed ten fifteen, of a specified portion, not to exceed one hundred per
cent, of the increase in the assessed valuation of the real
property of the facility during or after remediation; (c) The incentive under division (C)(1)(a) of this
section, except that the percentage of the assessed value of such
property exempted from taxation shall not exceed one hundred per
cent; (d) The incentive under division (C)(1)(c) of this
section. (3) Enter into an agreement with an enterprise that plans
to purchase and operate a large manufacturing facility that has
ceased operation or announced its intention to cease operation,
in return for exemption for a specified number of years, not to
exceed ten fifteen, of a specified portion, up to one hundred per cent,
of the assessed value of tangible personal property used in
business at the project site as a result of the agreement, or of
the assessed valuation of real property constituting the project
site, or both. (D)(1) Notwithstanding divisions (C)(1)(a) and (b) of this
section, the portion of the assessed value of tangible personal
property or of the increase in the assessed valuation of real
property exempted from taxation under those divisions may exceed
seventy-five per cent in any year for which that portion is
exempted if the average percentage exempted for all years in
which the agreement is in effect does not exceed sixty per cent,
or if the board of education of the city, local, or exempted
village school district within the territory of which the
property is or will be located approves a percentage in excess of
seventy-five per cent. (2) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, the exemptions described in divisions (C)(1)(a), (b), and (c), (C)(2)(a), (b), and (c), and (C)(3) of this section may be for up to fifteen years if the board of education of the city, local, or exempted village school district within the territory in of which the property is or will be located approves a number of years in excess of ten, but only if the project that is part of the agreement includes a fixed asset investment of at least one hundred million dollars or the director of development determines there are extraordinary circumstances, and only if the project involves the enrichment and commercialization of uranium or uranium products or the research and development activities related to that enrichment or commercialization. (3) For the purpose of obtaining the approval of a city, local, or exempted village school district under division (D)(1) or (2) of this section, the legislative authority shall deliver to the board of
education a notice not later than forty-five days prior to
approving the agreement, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and
legal holidays as defined in section 1.14 of the Revised Code. The notice shall state
the percentage to be exempted, an
estimate of the true value of the property to be exempted, and
the number of years the property is to be exempted. The board of
education, by resolution adopted by a majority of the board,
shall approve or disapprove the agreement and certify a copy of
the resolution to the legislative authority not later than
fourteen days prior to the date stipulated by the legislative
authority as the date upon which approval of the agreement is to
be formally considered by the legislative authority. The board
of education may include in the resolution conditions under which
the board would approve the agreement, including the execution of
an agreement to compensate the school district under division (B)
of section 5709.82 of the Revised Code. The legislative
authority may approve the agreement at any time after the board
of education certifies its resolution approving the agreement to
the legislative authority, or, if the board approves the
agreement conditionally, at any time after the conditions are
agreed to by the board and the legislative authority. If a board of education has adopted a resolution waiving
its right to approve agreements and the resolution
remains in effect, approval of an agreement by the
board is not required under this division. If a board of
education has adopted a resolution allowing a legislative
authority to deliver the notice required under this division
fewer than forty-five business days prior to the legislative
authority's approval of the agreement, the legislative
authority shall deliver the notice to the board not later than
the number of days prior to such approval as prescribed by the
board in its resolution. If a board of education adopts a
resolution waiving its right to approve agreements or shortening
the notification period, the board shall certify a copy of the
resolution to the legislative authority. If the board of
education rescinds such a resolution, it shall certify notice of
the rescission to the legislative authority. (4) The legislative authority shall comply with section
5709.83 of the Revised
Code unless the board of
education has adopted a resolution under that section waiving
its right to receive such notice. (E) This division applies to zones certified by the
director of development under this section prior to July
22,
1994. On or before October 15, 2009,
the legislative authority
that designated a zone to which this division applies may enter
into an agreement with an enterprise if the legislative authority
makes the finding required under that division and determines finds
that the enterprise satisfies one of the criteria described in
divisions (E)(1) to (5) of this section: (1) The enterprise currently has no operations in this
state and, subject to approval of the agreement, intends to
establish operations in the zone; (2) The enterprise currently has operations in this state
and, subject to approval of the agreement, intends to establish
operations at a new location in the zone that would not result in
a reduction in the number of employee positions at any of the
enterprise's other locations in this state; (3) The enterprise, subject to approval of the agreement,
intends to relocate operations, currently located in another
state, to the zone; (4) The enterprise, subject to approval of the agreement,
intends to expand operations at an existing site in the zone that
the enterprise currently operates; (5) The enterprise, subject to approval of the agreement,
intends to relocate operations, currently located in this state,
to the zone, and the director of development has issued a waiver
for the enterprise under division (B) of section 5709.633 of the
Revised Code. The agreement shall require the enterprise to agree to
establish, expand, renovate, or occupy a facility in the zone and
hire new employees, or preserve employment opportunities for
existing employees, in return for one or more of the incentives
described in division (C) of this section. (F) All agreements entered into under this section shall
be in the form prescribed under section 5709.631 of the Revised
Code. After an agreement is entered into under this division section, if
the legislative authority revokes its designation of a zone, or
if the director of development revokes the a zone's certification,
any entitlements granted under the agreement shall continue for
the number of years specified in the agreement. (G) Except as otherwise provided in this division, an
agreement entered into under this section shall require that the
enterprise pay an annual fee equal to the greater of one per cent
of the dollar value of incentives offered under the agreement or
five hundred dollars; provided, however, that if the value of the
incentives exceeds two hundred fifty thousand dollars, the fee
shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars. The fee
shall be payable to the legislative authority once per year for
each year the agreement is effective on the days and in the form
specified in the agreement. Fees paid shall be deposited in a
special fund created for such purpose by the legislative
authority and shall be used by the legislative authority
exclusively for the purpose of complying with section 5709.68 of
the Revised Code and by the tax incentive review council created
under section 5709.85 of the Revised Code exclusively for the
purposes of performing the duties prescribed under that section.
The legislative authority may waive or reduce the amount of the
fee charged against an enterprise, but such a waiver or reduction
does not affect the obligations of the legislative authority or
the tax incentive review council to comply with section 5709.68
or 5709.85 of the Revised Code. (H) When an agreement is entered into pursuant to this
section, the legislative authority authorizing the agreement
shall forward a copy of the agreement to the director of
development and to the tax commissioner within fifteen days after
the agreement is entered into. If any agreement includes terms not
provided for in section 5709.631 of the Revised Code
affecting the revenue of a city, local, or exempted
village school district or causing revenue to be foregone by the district,
including any compensation to be paid to the school district pursuant to
section
5709.82 of the Revised Code, those terms also shall be forwarded
in writing to the director of development along with the copy of the
agreement forwarded under this division. (I) After an agreement is entered into, the enterprise
shall file
with each personal property tax return required to be
filed, or annual report required to be filed under section 5727.08 of the
Revised Code, while the agreement is in effect, an informational return,
on a form prescribed by the tax commissioner for that purpose,
setting forth separately the property, and related costs and
values, exempted from taxation under the agreement. (J) Enterprises may agree to give preference to residents
of the zone within which the agreement applies relative to
residents of this state who do not reside in the zone when hiring
new employees under the agreement. (K) An agreement entered into under this section may
include a provision requiring the enterprise to create one or
more temporary internship positions for students enrolled in a
course of study at a school or other educational institution in
the vicinity, and to create a scholarship or provide another form
of educational financial assistance for students holding such a
position in exchange for the student's commitment to work for the
enterprise at the completion of the internship.
(L) The tax commissioner's authority in determining the accuracy of any exemption granted by an agreement entered into under this section is limited to divisions (C)(1)(a) and (b), (C)(2)(a), (b), and (c), (C)(3), (D), and (I) of this section and divisions (B)(1) to (10) of section 5709.631 of the Revised Code and, as authorized by law, to enforcing any modification to, or revocation of, that agreement by the legislative authority of a municipal corporation or the director of development.
Sec. 5709.63. (A) With the consent of the legislative
authority of each affected municipal corporation or of a board of
township trustees, a board of county commissioners may, in the
manner set forth in section 5709.62 of the Revised Code,
designate one or more areas in one or more municipal corporations
or in unincorporated areas of the county as proposed
enterprise zones. A board of county commissioners
may designate no more than one area within a township, or within
adjacent townships, as a proposed enterprise zone. The board shall
petition the director of development for certification of the
area as having the characteristics set forth in division (A)(1) or (2) of
section 5709.61 of the Revised Code as amended by Substitute Senate Bill No.
19 of the 120th general assembly. Except as otherwise provided in division
(D) of this section, on and after July 1, 1994, boards of county commissioners
shall not enter into agreements under this section unless the board has
petitioned the director and the director has certified the zone under this
section as amended by that act; however, all agreements entered into under
this section as it existed prior to July 1, 1994, and the incentives granted
under those agreements shall remain in effect for the period agreed to under
those agreements. The director shall make the
determination in the manner provided under section 5709.62 of the
Revised Code. Any Any enterprise wishing to enter into an agreement
with the board under division (B) or (D) of this section shall submit a
proposal to the
board on the form and accompanied by the application fee prescribed under
division (B) of section
5709.62 of the Revised Code. The enterprise shall review and update the
estimates and listings required by the form in the manner
required under that division. The board may, on a separate form
and at any time, require any additional information necessary to
determine whether an enterprise is in compliance with an
agreement and to collect the information required to be reported under section
5709.68 of the Revised Code. (B) If the board of county commissioners finds that an
enterprise submitting a proposal is qualified by financial
responsibility and business experience to create and preserve
employment opportunities in the zone and to improve the economic
climate of the municipal corporation or municipal corporations or
the unincorporated areas in which the zone is located and to
which the proposal applies, the board, on or before
October 15, 2009, and with the consent of the
legislative authority
of each
affected municipal corporation or of the board of township
trustees may do either of the following: (1) Enter into an agreement with the enterprise under
which the enterprise agrees to establish, expand, renovate, or
occupy a facility in the zone and hire new employees, or preserve
employment opportunities for existing employees, in return for
the following incentives: (a) When the facility is located in a municipal
corporation, the board may enter into an agreement for one or
more of the incentives provided in division (C) of section
5709.62 of the Revised Code, subject to division (D) of that section; (b) When the facility is located in an unincorporated
area, the board may enter into an agreement for one or more of
the following incentives: (i) Exemption for a specified number of years, not to
exceed ten fifteen, of a specified portion, up to sixty per cent,
of the assessed value of tangible personal property first used in business at
a project
site as a result of the agreement. If an exemption for inventory is specifically granted in the agreement pursuant
to this division, the exemption applies to inventory required to be listed
pursuant to sections 5711.15 and 5711.16 of the Revised Code,
except, in the instance of an expansion or other situations in
which an enterprise was in business at the facility prior to the
establishment of the zone, the inventory that is exempt is that
amount or value of inventory in excess of the amount or value of
inventory required to be listed in the personal property tax
return of the enterprise in the return for the tax year in which
the agreement is entered into. (ii) Exemption for a specified number of years, not to
exceed ten fifteen, of a specified portion, up to sixty per cent,
of the increase in the assessed valuation of real property constituting the
project site subsequent to formal approval of the agreement by the board; (iii) Provision for a specified number of years, not to
exceed ten fifteen, of any optional services or assistance the board is
authorized to provide with regard to the project site; (iv) The incentive described in division (C)(2) of section 5709.62 of the
Revised Code. (2) Enter into an agreement with an enterprise that plans
to purchase and operate a large manufacturing facility that has
ceased operation or has announced its intention to cease
operation, in return for exemption for a specified number of
years, not to exceed ten fifteen, of a specified portion, up to one
hundred per cent, of tangible personal property used in business
at the project site as a result of the agreement, or of real
property constituting the project site, or both. (C)(1)(a) Notwithstanding divisions (B)(1)(b)(i) and (ii) of this
section,
the portion of the assessed value of tangible personal property or of the increase
in the assessed valuation of real property exempted from taxation under those
divisions may exceed sixty per cent in any year for which that portion is
exempted if the average percentage exempted for all years in which the
agreement is in effect does not exceed fifty per cent, or if the board of
education of the city, local, or exempted village school district within the
territory of which the property is or will be located approves a percentage in
excess of sixty per cent. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, the exemptions described in divisions (B)(1)(b)(i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) and (B)(2) of this section may be for up to fifteen years if the board of education of the city, local, or exempted village school district within the territory in of which the property is or will be located approves a number of years in excess of ten, but only if the project that is part of the agreement includes a fixed asset investment of at least one hundred million dollars or the director of development determines there are extraordinary circumstances, and only if the project involves the enrichment and commercialization of uranium or uranium products or the research and development activities related to that enrichment or commercialization. (c) For the purpose of obtaining the approval of a city, local, or exempted village school district under division (C)(1)(a) or (b) of this section, the
board of county commissioners shall deliver to the board of education a notice
not later than forty-five days prior to approving
the
agreement, excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, and legal holidays as defined in
section 1.14 of the Revised
Code. The notice shall
state the
percentage to be exempted, an estimate of the true value of the property to be
exempted, and the number of years the property is to be exempted. The board
of education, by resolution adopted by a majority of the board, shall approve
or disapprove the agreement and certify a copy of the resolution to the board
of county commissioners not later than fourteen days prior to the date stipulated by
the board of county commissioners as the date upon which approval of the agreement is
to be formally considered by the board of county commissioners. The board of
education may include in the resolution conditions under which the board would
approve the agreement, including the execution of an agreement to compensate
the school district under division (B) of section 5709.82 of the Revised Code.
The board of
county commissioners may approve the agreement at any time after
the board of education certifies its resolution approving the
agreement to the board of county commissioners, or, if the board
of education approves the agreement conditionally, at any time
after the conditions are agreed to by the board of education and
the board of county commissioners. If a board of education has adopted a resolution waiving
its right to approve agreements and the resolution
remains in effect, approval of an agreement by the
board of education is not required under division (C) of this
section. If a board of
education has adopted a resolution allowing a board of county commissioners to
deliver the notice required under this division
fewer than forty-five business days prior to approval
of the agreement by the board of county commissioners, the board of county
commissioners shall deliver the notice to the board of education not later
than
the number of days prior to such approval as prescribed by the
board of education in its resolution. If a board of education adopts a
resolution waiving its right to approve agreements or shortening
the notification period, the board of education shall certify a copy of the
resolution to the board of county commissioners. If the board of
education rescinds such a resolution, it shall certify notice of
the rescission to the board of county commissioners. (2) The board of county commissioners shall comply with section
5709.83 of the Revised
Code unless the board of
education has adopted a resolution under that section waiving
its right to receive such notice. (D) This division applies to zones certified by the director of development
under this section prior to
July 22, 1994. On or before
October 15, 2009, and with the consent of
the legislative
authority of each affected municipal corporation or board of township trustees
of each affected township, the board of county commissioners that designated a zone
to which this division applies may enter into an agreement with an enterprise
if the board makes the finding required under that division and determines finds
that the enterprise satisfies one of the criteria described in divisions
(D)(1) to (5) of this section: (1) The enterprise currently has no operations in this state and, subject to
approval of the agreement, intends to establish operations in the zone; (2) The enterprise currently has operations in this state and, subject to
approval of the agreement, intends to establish operations at a new location
in the zone that would not result in a reduction in the number of employee
positions at any of the enterprise's other locations in this state; (3) The enterprise, subject to approval of the agreement, intends to relocate
operations, currently located in another state, to the zone; (4) The enterprise, subject to approval of the agreement, intends to expand
operations at an existing site in the zone that the enterprise currently
operates; (5) The enterprise, subject to approval of the agreement, intends to relocate
operations, currently located in this state, to the zone, and the director of
development has issued a waiver for the enterprise under division (B) of
section 5709.633 of the Revised Code. The agreement shall require the enterprise to agree to establish, expand,
renovate, or occupy a facility in the zone and hire new employees, or preserve
employment opportunities for existing employees, in return for one or more of
the incentives described in division (B) of this section. (E) All agreements entered into under this section shall be in the form
prescribed under section 5709.631 of the Revised Code. After an agreement
under this section is entered into, if the board of county commissioners
revokes its designation of the a zone, or if the director of development revokes
the a zone's certification, any entitlements granted under the agreement shall
continue for the number of years specified in the agreement. (F) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph division, an agreement entered into
under this section shall require that the enterprise pay an annual fee equal
to the greater of one per cent of the dollar value of incentives offered under
the agreement or five hundred dollars; provided, however, that if the value of
the incentives exceeds two hundred fifty thousand dollars, the fee shall not
exceed two thousand five hundred dollars. The fee shall be payable to the
board of county commissioners once per year for each year the agreement is effective
on the days and in the form specified in the agreement. Fees paid shall be
deposited in a special fund created for such purpose by the board and shall be
used by the board exclusively for the purpose of complying with section
5709.68 of the Revised Code and by the tax incentive review council created
under section 5709.85 of the Revised Code exclusively for the purposes of
performing the duties prescribed under that section. The board may waive or
reduce the amount of the fee charged against an enterprise, but such waiver or
reduction does not affect the obligations of the board or the tax incentive
review council to comply with section 5709.68 or 5709.85 of the Revised Code,
respectively. (G) With the approval of the legislative authority of a municipal corporation
or the board of township trustees of a township in which a zone is designated
under division (A) of this section, the board of county commissioners may
delegate to that legislative authority or board any powers and duties of the
board of county commissioners to negotiate and administer agreements with regard to that zone under
this section. (H) When an agreement is entered into pursuant to this section, the
legislative authority board of county commissioners authorizing the agreement or the legislative authority or board of township trustees that negotiates and administers the agreement shall forward a copy of the
agreement to the director of development and to the tax commissioner within
fifteen days after the agreement is entered into. If any agreement
includes terms not provided for in section 5709.631 of the Revised Code
affecting the revenue of a city, local, or exempted
village school district or causing revenue to be foregone by the district,
including any compensation to be paid to the school district pursuant to
section
5709.82 of the Revised Code, those terms also shall be forwarded
in writing to the director of development along with the copy of the
agreement forwarded under this division. (I) After an agreement is entered into, the enterprise shall file with each
personal property tax return required to be filed, or annual report that is
required to be filed under section 5727.08 of the Revised Code, while the
agreement is in
effect, an informational return, on a form prescribed by the tax commissioner
for that purpose, setting forth separately the property, and related costs and
values, exempted from taxation under the agreement. (J) Enterprises may agree to give preference to residents of the zone within
which the agreement applies relative to residents of this state who do not
reside in the zone when hiring new employees under the agreement. (K) An agreement entered into under this section may include a provision
requiring the enterprise to create one or more temporary internship positions
for students enrolled in a course of study at a school or other educational
institution in the vicinity, and to create a scholarship or provide another
form of educational financial assistance for students holding such a position
in exchange for the student's commitment to work for the enterprise at the
completion of the internship.
(L) The tax commissioner's authority in determining the accuracy of any exemption granted by an agreement entered into under this section is limited to divisions (B)(1)(b)(i) and (ii), (B)(2), (C), and (I) of this section, division (B)(1)(b)(iv) of this section as it pertains to divisions (C)(2)(a), (b), and (c) of section 5709.62 of the Revised Code, and divisions (B)(1) to (10) of section 5709.631 of the Revised Code and, as authorized by law, to enforcing any modification to, or revocation of, that agreement by the board of county commissioners or the director of development or, if the board's powers and duties are delegated under division (G) of this section, by the legislative authority of a municipal corporation or board of township trustees.
Sec. 5709.631. Each agreement entered into under sections
5709.62, 5709.63, and 5709.632 of the Revised Code on or after
April 1, 1994, shall be in writing and shall include all of the
information and statements prescribed by this section.
Agreements may include terms not prescribed by this section, but
such terms shall in no way derogate from the information and
statements prescribed by this section. (A) Each agreement shall include the following
information: (1) The names of all parties to the agreement; (2) A description of the investments to be made by the
applicant enterprise or by another party at the facility whether
or not the investments are exempted from taxation, including
existing or new building size and cost thereof; the value of
machinery, equipment, furniture, and fixtures, including an
itemization of the value of machinery, equipment, furniture, and
fixtures used at another location in this state prior to the
agreement and relocated or to be relocated from that location to
the facility and the value of machinery, equipment, furniture,
and fixtures at the facility prior to the execution of the
agreement that will not be exempted from taxation; the value of
inventory at the facility, including an itemization of the value
of inventory held at another location in this state prior to the
agreement and relocated or to be relocated from that location to
the facility, and the value of inventory held at the facility
prior to the execution of the agreement that will not be exempted
from taxation; (3) The scheduled starting and completion dates of
investments made in building, machinery, equipment, furniture,
fixtures, and inventory; (4) Estimates of the number of employee positions to be
created each year of the agreement and of the number of employee
positions retained by the applicant enterprise due to the
project, itemized as to the number of full-time, part-time,
permanent, and temporary positions; (5) Estimates of the dollar amount of payroll attributable
to the positions set forth in division (A)(4) of this section,
similarly itemized; (6) The number of employee positions, if any, at the
project site and at any other location in the state at the time
the agreement is executed, itemized as to the number of
full-time, part-time, permanent, and temporary positions. (B) Each agreement shall set forth the following
information and incorporate the following statements: (1) A description of real property to be exempted from
taxation under the agreement, the percentage of the assessed
valuation of the real property exempted from taxation, and the
period for which the exemption is granted, accompanied by the
statement: "The exemption commences the first year for which the
real property would first be taxable were that property not
exempted from taxation. No exemption shall commence after
.......... (insert date) nor extend beyond .......... (insert
date)." The tax commissioner shall adopt rules prescribing the
form the description of such property shall assume to
ensure that the property to be exempted from taxation under the
agreement is distinguishable from property that is not to be
exempted under that agreement. (2) A description of tangible personal property to be
exempted from taxation under the agreement, the percentage of the
assessed value of the tangible personal property exempted from
taxation, and the period for which the exemption is granted,
accompanied by the statement: "The minimum investment for tangible personal property to qualify for the exemption is $.......... (insert dollar amount) to purchase machinery and equipment first used in business at the facility as a result of the project, $.......... (insert dollar amount) for furniture and fixtures and other noninventory personal property first used in business at the facility as a result of the project, and $.......... (insert dollar amount) for new inventory. The maximum investment for tangible personal property to qualify for the exemption is $.......... (insert dollar amount) to purchase machinery and equipment first used in business at the facility as a result of the project, $.......... (insert dollar amount) for furniture and fixtures and other noninventory personal property first used in business at the facility as a result of the project, and $.......... (insert dollar amount) for new inventory. The exemption commences the first
year for which the tangible personal property would first be
taxable were that property not exempted from taxation. No
exemption shall commence after tax return year .......... (insert year) nor
extend beyond tax return year .......... (insert year). In no instance shall any tangible personal property be exempted from taxation for more than ten return years unless the project that is part of the agreement involves the enrichment and commercialization of uranium or uranium products or the research and development activities related to that enrichment or commercialization, under division (D)(2) of section 5709.62 or under division (C)(1)(b) of section 5709.63 of the Revised Code, the board of education approves exemption for a number of years in excess of ten, in which case the tangible personal property may be exempted from taxation for up to that number of years, not to exceed fifteen return years." No exemption shall be allowed for any type of tangible personal property if the total investment is less than the minimum dollar amount specified for that type of property. If, for a type of tangible personal property, there are no minimum or maximum investment dollar amounts specified in the statement or the dollar amounts are designated in the statement as not applicable, the exemption shall apply to the total cost of that type of tangible personal property first used in business at the facility as a result of the project. The tax commissioner
shall adopt rules prescribing the form the description of such
property shall assume to ensure that the property to be
exempted from taxation under the agreement is distinguishable
from property that is not to be exempted under that agreement. (3) ".......... (insert name of enterprise) shall pay such
real and tangible personal property taxes as are not exempted
under this agreement and are charged against such property and
shall file all tax reports and returns as required by law. If
.......... (insert name of enterprise) fails to pay such taxes or
file such returns and reports, all incentives granted under this
agreement are rescinded beginning with the year for which such
taxes are charged or such reports or returns are required to be
filed and thereafter." (4) ".......... (insert name of enterprise) hereby
certifies that at the time this agreement is executed, ..........
(insert name of enterprise) does not owe any delinquent real or
tangible personal property taxes to any taxing authority of the
State of Ohio, and does not owe delinquent taxes for which
.......... (insert name of enterprise) is liable under Chapter 5727.,
5733., 5735., 5739., 5741., 5743., 5747., or 5753. of the Revised
Code, or, if such delinquent taxes are owed, .......... (insert
name of enterprise) currently is paying the delinquent taxes
pursuant to a delinquent tax contract enforceable
by the State of Ohio or an
agent or instrumentality thereof, has filed a petition in
bankruptcy under 11 U.S.C.A. 101, et seq., or such a petition has
been filed against .......... (insert name of enterprise). For
the purposes of the certification, delinquent taxes are taxes
that remain unpaid on the latest day prescribed for payment
without penalty under the chapter of the Revised Code governing
payment of those taxes." (5) ".......... (insert name of municipal corporation or
county) shall perform such acts as are reasonably necessary or
appropriate to effect, claim, reserve, and maintain exemptions
from taxation granted under this agreement including, without
limitation, joining in the execution of all documentation and
providing any necessary certificates required in connection with
such exemptions." (6) "If for any reason the enterprise zone designation
expires, the Director of the Ohio Department of Development
revokes certification of the zone, or .......... (insert name of
municipal corporation or county) revokes the designation of the
zone, entitlements granted under this agreement shall continue
for the number of years specified under this agreement, unless
.......... (insert name of enterprise) materially fails to
fulfill its obligations under this agreement and ..........
(insert name of municipal corporation or county) terminates or
modifies the exemptions from taxation granted under this
agreement." (7) "If .......... (insert name of enterprise) materially
fails to fulfill its obligations under this agreement, or if
.......... (insert name of municipal corporation or county)
determines that the certification as to delinquent taxes required
by this agreement is fraudulent, .......... (insert name of
municipal corporation or county) may terminate or modify the
exemptions from taxation granted under this agreement." (8) ".......... (insert name of enterprise) shall provide
to the proper tax incentive review council any information
reasonably required by the council to evaluate the enterprise's
compliance with the agreement, including returns or annual reports
filed pursuant
to section 5711.02 or 5727.08 of the Ohio Revised Code if
requested by the
council." (9) ".......... (insert name of enterprise) and ..........
(insert name of municipal corporation or county) acknowledge that
this agreement must be approved by formal action of the
legislative authority of .......... (insert name of municipal
corporation or county) as a condition for the agreement to take
effect. This agreement takes effect upon such approval." (10) "This agreement is not transferable or assignable
without the express, written approval of .......... (insert name
of municipal corporation or county)." (11) "Exemptions from taxation granted under this
agreement shall be revoked if it is determined that
............... (insert name of enterprise), any successor
enterprise, or any related member (as those terms are defined in
section 5709.61 of the Ohio Revised Code) has violated the
prohibition against entering into this agreement under division
(E) of section 3735.671 or section 5709.62, 5709.63, or 5709.632
of the Ohio Revised Code prior to the time prescribed by that
division or either of those sections." (12) "In any calendar year during which this agreement is in effect, if the actual number of employee positions created or retained by . . . . . . . . (insert name of enterprise) is not equal to or greater than seventy-five per cent of the number of employee positions estimated to be created or retained under this agreement that year, . . . . . . . . (insert name of enterprise) shall repay the amount of taxes on property that would have been payable had the property not been exempted from taxation that year under this agreement." The statement described in division (B)(7) of this section
may include the following statement, appended at the end of the
statement: "and may require the repayment of the amount of taxes
that would have been payable had the property not been exempted
from taxation under this agreement." (C) If the director of development had to issue a waiver
under section 5709.633 of the Revised Code as a condition for the
agreement to be executed, the agreement shall include the
following statement: "Continuation of this agreement is subject to the validity
of the circumstance upon which .......... (insert name of
enterprise) applied for, and the Director of the Ohio Department
of Development issued, the waiver pursuant to section 5709.633 of
the Ohio Revised Code. If, after formal approval of this
agreement by .......... (insert name of municipal corporation or
county), the Director or ............. (insert name of municipal
corporation or county) discovers that such a circumstance did not
exist, ........... (insert name of enterprise) shall be deemed to
have materially failed to comply with this agreement." If the director issued a waiver on the basis of the
circumstance described in division (B)(3) of section 5709.633 of
the Ohio Revised Code, the conditions enumerated in divisions
(B)(3)(a)(i) and (ii) or divisions (B)(3)(b)(i) and (ii) of that
section shall be incorporated in the information described in
divisions (A)(2), (3), and (4) of this section.
Sec. 5709.632. (A)(1) The legislative authority of a
municipal corporation defined by the United States office of
management and budget as a central principal city of a metropolitan
statistical area or designated as an urban cluster in a rural statistical area may, in the manner set forth in section 5709.62
of the Revised Code, designate one or more areas in the municipal
corporation as a proposed enterprise zone. (2) With the consent of the legislative authority of each
affected municipal corporation or of a board of township
trustees, a board of county commissioners may, in the manner set
forth in section 5709.62 of the Revised Code, designate one or
more areas in one or more municipal corporations or in
unincorporated areas of the county as proposed urban jobs and
enterprise zones, except that a board of county commissioners may
designate no more than one area within a township, or within
adjacent townships, as a proposed urban jobs and enterprise zone. (3)(a) The legislative authority or board of county
commissioners may petition the director of development for
certification of the area as having the characteristics set forth
in division (A)(3) of section 5709.61 of the Revised Code.
Within sixty days after receiving such a petition, the director
shall determine whether the area has the characteristics set
forth in that division and forward the findings to the
legislative authority or board of county commissioners. If the
director certifies the area as having those characteristics and
thereby certifies it as a zone, the legislative authority or
board may enter into agreements with enterprises under division
(B) of this section. Any enterprise wishing to enter into an
agreement with a legislative authority or board of commissioners
under this section and satisfying one of the criteria described
in divisions (B)(1) to (5) of this section shall submit a
proposal to the legislative authority or board on the form
prescribed under division (B) of section 5709.62 of the Revised
Code and shall review and update the estimates and listings
required by the form in the manner required under that division.
The legislative authority or board may, on a separate form and at
any time, require any additional information necessary to
determine whether an enterprise is in compliance with an
agreement and to collect the information required to be reported
under section 5709.68 of the Revised Code.
(b) The legislative authority of a city designated as an urban cluster in a rural statistical area that has, pursuant to this section, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 95 of the 125th general assembly, designated one or more areas in the city as a proposed enterprise zone, shall not enter into an agreement under this section unless it has petitioned the director and the director has certified the proposed enterprise zone under division (A)(3)(a) of this section. (B) Prior to entering into an agreement with an
enterprise, the legislative authority or board of county
commissioners shall determine whether the enterprise submitting
the proposal is qualified by financial responsibility and
business experience to create and preserve employment
opportunities in the zone and to improve the economic climate of
the municipal corporation or municipal corporations or the
unincorporated areas in which the zone is located and to which
the proposal applies, and whether the enterprise satisfies one of
the following criteria: (1) The enterprise currently has no operations in this
state and, subject to approval of the agreement, intends to
establish operations in the zone; (2) The enterprise currently has operations in this state
and, subject to approval of the agreement, intends to establish
operations at a new location in the zone that would not result in
a reduction in the number of employee positions at any of the
enterprise's other locations in this state; (3) The enterprise, subject to approval of the agreement,
intends to relocate operations, currently located in another
state, to the zone; (4) The enterprise, subject to approval of the agreement,
intends to expand operations at an existing site in the zone that
the enterprise currently operates; (5) The enterprise, subject to approval of the agreement,
intends to relocate operations, currently located in this state,
to the zone, and the director of development has issued a waiver
for the enterprise under division (B) of section 5709.633 of the
Revised Code. (C) If the legislative authority or board determines that
the enterprise is so qualified and satisfies one of the criteria
described in divisions (B)(1) to (5) of this section, the
legislative authority or board may, after complying with section
5709.83 of the Revised Code and on or before
October 15, 2009, and, in the case of a board of
commissioners, with the consent
of the legislative authority of each affected municipal corporation
or of the board of township trustees, enter into an agreement with the
enterprise under
which the enterprise agrees to establish, expand, renovate, or
occupy a facility in the zone and hire new employees, or preserve
employment opportunities for existing employees, in return for
the following incentives: (1) When the facility is located in a municipal
corporation, a legislative authority or board of commissioners
may enter into an agreement for one or more of the incentives
provided in division (C) of section 5709.62 of the Revised Code,
subject to division (D) of that section; (2) When the facility is located in an unincorporated
area, a board of commissioners may enter into an agreement for
one or more of the incentives provided in divisions (B)(1)(b),
(B)(2), and (B)(3) of section 5709.63 of the Revised Code,
subject to division (C) of that section. (D) All agreements entered into under this section shall
be in the form prescribed under section 5709.631 of the Revised
Code. After an agreement under this section is entered into, if
the legislative authority or board of county commissioners
revokes its designation of the zone, or if the director of
development revokes the zone's certification, any entitlements
granted under the agreement shall continue for the number of
years specified in the agreement. (E) Except as otherwise provided in this division, an
agreement entered into under this section shall require that the
enterprise pay an annual fee equal to the greater of one per cent
of the dollar value of incentives offered under the agreement or
five hundred dollars; provided, however, that if the value of the
incentives exceeds two hundred fifty thousand dollars, the fee
shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars. The fee
shall be payable to the legislative authority or board of
commissioners once per year for each year the agreement is
effective on the days and in the form specified in the agreement.
Fees paid shall be deposited in a special fund created for such
purpose by the legislative authority or board and shall be used
by the legislative authority or board exclusively for the purpose
of complying with section 5709.68 of the Revised Code and by the
tax incentive review council created under section 5709.85 of the
Revised Code exclusively for the purposes of performing the
duties prescribed under that section. The legislative authority
or board may waive or reduce the amount of the fee charged
against an enterprise, but such waiver or reduction does not
affect the obligations of the legislative authority or board or
the tax incentive review council to comply with section 5709.68
or 5709.85 of the Revised Code, respectively. (F) With the approval of the legislative authority of a
municipal corporation or the board of township trustees of a
township in which a zone is designated under division (A)(2) of
this section, the board of county commissioners may delegate to
that legislative authority or board any powers and duties of the
board to negotiate and administer agreements with regard to that
zone under this section. (G) When an agreement is entered into pursuant to this
section, the legislative authority or board of commissioners
authorizing the agreement shall forward a copy of the agreement
to the director of development and to the tax commissioner within
fifteen days after the agreement is entered into.
If any agreement includes terms not provided for in section 5709.631 of the Revised Code
affecting the revenue of a city, local, or exempted
village school district or causing revenue to be foregone by the district,
including any compensation to be paid to the school district pursuant to
section
5709.82 of the Revised Code, those terms also shall be forwarded
in writing to the director of development along with the copy of the
agreement forwarded under this division. (H) After an agreement is entered into, the enterprise
shall file with each personal property tax return required to be
filed while the agreement is in effect, an informational return,
on a form prescribed by the tax commissioner for that purpose,
setting forth separately the property, and related costs and
values, exempted from taxation under the agreement. (I) An agreement entered into under this section may
include a provision requiring the enterprise to create one or
more temporary internship positions for students enrolled in a
course of study at a school or other educational institution in
the vicinity, and to create a scholarship or provide another form
of educational financial assistance for students holding such a
position in exchange for the student's commitment to work for the
enterprise at the completion of the internship.
Section 2. That existing sections 122.18, 4928.62, 5709.62, 5709.63, 5709.631, and 5709.632 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
Section 3. That Section 2 of Sub. S.B. 186 of the 123rd General Assembly is hereby repealed. Section 4. It is the intent of Section 3 of this act to prevent the repeal of sections 122.13, 122.131, 122.132, 122.133, 122.134, 122.135, and 122.136 of the Revised Code that was to have taken effect December 31, 2004, and thereby to remove the limitation imposed by such repeal upon the continued existence of those sections. This intent is not affected by the rule of statutory interpretation contained in section 1.57 of the Revised Code.
Section 5. That Sections 38, 38.18, and 38.20 of Am. Sub. H.B. 95 of the 125th General Assembly be amended to read as follows: Sec. 38. DEV DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT
GRF |
195-321 |
|
Operating Expenses |
|
$ |
2,695,236 |
|
$ |
3,020,115 |
GRF |
195-401 |
|
Thomas Edison Program |
|
$ |
16,634,934 |
|
$ |
16,334,934 |
GRF |
195-404 |
|
Small Business Development |
|
$ |
1,740,722 |
|
$ |
1,740,722 |
GRF |
195-405 |
|
Minority Business Development Division |
|
$ |
1,620,755 |
|
$ |
1,669,378 |
GRF |
195-407 |
|
Travel and Tourism |
|
$ |
6,049,345 |
|
$ |
7,049,345 |
GRF |
195-410 |
|
Defense Conversion Assistance |
|
$ |
1,500,000 |
|
$ |
0 |
GRF |
195-412 |
|
Business Development Grants |
|
$ |
8,905,530 |
|
$ |
8,905,530 |
GRF |
195-414 |
|
First Frontier Match |
|
$ |
389,987 |
|
$ |
389,987 |
GRF |
195-415 |
|
Economic Development Division and Regional Offices |
|
$ |
5,594,975 |
|
$ |
5,594,975 |
GRF |
195-416 |
|
Governor's Office of Appalachia |
|
$ |
4,372,324 |
|
$ |
4,372,324 |
GRF |
195-417 |
|
Urban/Rural Initiative |
|
$ |
589,390 |
|
$ |
589,390 |
GRF |
195-422 |
|
Third Frontier Action Fund |
|
$ |
16,790,000 |
|
$ |
16,790,000 |
GRF |
195-426 |
|
Clean Ohio Administration |
|
$ |
518,730 |
|
$ |
518,730 |
GRF |
195-432 |
|
International Trade |
|
$ |
4,492,713 |
|
$ |
4,492,713 |
GRF |
195-434 |
|
Investment in Training Grants |
|
$ |
12,227,500 |
|
$ |
12,227,500 |
GRF |
195-436 |
|
Labor/Management Cooperation |
|
$ |
811,869 |
|
$ |
811,869 |
GRF |
195-497 |
|
CDBG Operating Match |
|
$ |
1,107,400 |
|
$ |
1,107,400 |
GRF |
195-498 |
|
State Energy Match |
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
$ |
100,000 |
GRF |
195-501 |
|
Appalachian Local Development Districts |
|
$ |
380,080 |
|
$ |
380,080 |
GRF |
195-502 |
|
Appalachian Regional Commission Dues |
|
$ |
238,274 |
|
$ |
246,803 |
GRF |
195-507 |
|
Travel
and Tourism Grants |
|
$ |
1,025,000 |
|
$ |
1,025,000 |
GRF |
195-515 |
|
Economic Development Contingency |
|
$ |
10,000,000 |
|
$ |
10,000,000 |
GRF |
195-516 |
|
Shovel Ready Sites |
|
$ |
2,500,000 |
|
$ |
2,500,000 |
GRF |
195-905 |
|
Third Frontier Research & Commercialization General Obligation Debt Service |
|
$ |
0 |
|
$ |
7,360,000 |
TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund |
|
$ |
100,284,764 |
|
$ |
107,226,795 |
General Services Fund Group
135 |
195-605 |
|
Supportive Services |
|
$ |
7,417,068 |
|
$ |
7,539,686 |
136 |
195-621 |
|
International Trade |
|
$ |
24,915 |
|
$ |
24,915 |
685 |
195-636 |
|
General Reimbursements |
|
$ |
1,316,012 |
|
$ |
1,232,530 |
TOTAL GSF General Services Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Group |
|
$ |
8,757,995 |
|
$ |
8,797,131 |
Federal Special Revenue Fund Group
3K8 |
195-613 |
|
Community Development Block Grant |
|
$ |
65,000,000 |
|
$ |
65,000,000 |
3K9 |
195-611 |
|
Home Energy Assistance Block Grant |
|
$ |
85,036,000 |
|
$ |
85,036,000 |
3K9 |
195-614 |
|
HEAP Weatherization |
|
$ |
16,219,479 |
|
$ |
16,219,479 |
3L0 |
195-612 |
|
Community Services Block Grant |
|
$ |
25,235,000 |
|
$ |
25,235,000 |
3V1 |
195-601 |
|
HOME Program |
|
$ |
40,000,000 |
|
$ |
40,000,000 |
308 |
195-602 |
|
Appalachian Regional Commission |
|
$ |
350,200 |
|
$ |
350,200 |
308 |
195-603 |
|
Housing and Urban Development |
|
$ |
5,000,000 |
|
$ |
5,000,000 |
308 |
195-605 |
|
Federal Projects |
|
$ |
15,300,248 |
|
$ |
15,300,248 |
308 |
195-609 |
|
Small Business Administration |
|
$ |
4,196,381 |
|
$ |
4,296,381 |
308 |
195-618 |
|
Energy Federal Grants |
|
$ |
3,397,659 |
|
$ |
3,397,659 |
335 |
195-610 |
|
Oil Overcharge |
|
$ |
8,500,000 |
|
$ |
8,500,000 |
380 |
195-622 |
|
Housing Development Operating |
|
$ |
5,606,080 |
|
$ |
5,667,627 |
TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fund Group |
|
$ |
273,841,047 |
|
$ |
274,002,594 |
State Special Revenue Fund Group
4F2 |
195-639 |
|
State Special Projects |
|
$ |
540,183 |
|
$ |
290,183 |
4H4 |
195-641 |
|
First Frontier |
|
$ |
500,000 |
|
$ |
500,000 |
4S0 |
195-630 |
|
Enterprise Zone Operating |
|
$ |
211,900 |
|
$ |
211,900 |
4S1 |
195-634 |
|
Job Creation Tax Credit Operating |
|
$ |
375,800 |
|
$ |
375,800 |
4W1 |
195-646 |
|
Minority Business Enterprise Loan |
|
$ |
2,580,597 |
|
$ |
2,580,597 |
444 |
195-607 |
|
Water and Sewer Commission Loans |
|
$ |
523,775 |
|
$ |
523,775 |
445 |
195-617 |
|
Housing Finance Operating |
|
$ |
5,040,843 |
|
$ |
4,983,738 |
450 |
195-624 |
|
Minority Business Bonding Program Administration |
|
$ |
13,563 |
|
$ |
13,563 |
451 |
195-625 |
|
Economic Development Financing Operating |
|
$ |
2,358,310 |
|
$ |
2,358,310 |
5AQ |
195-673 |
|
Business Incubator Grants |
|
$ |
0 |
|
$ |
8,700,000 |
5AR |
195-674 |
|
Industrial Site Improvements |
|
$ |
0 |
|
$ |
3,300,000 |
5M4 |
195-659 |
|
Universal Service |
|
$ |
170,000,000 |
|
$ |
170,000,000 |
5M5 |
195-660 |
|
Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan |
|
$ |
12,000,000 |
|
$ |
12,000,000 |
611 |
195-631 |
|
Water and Sewer Administration |
|
$ |
15,713 |
|
$ |
15,713 |
617 |
195-654 |
|
Volume Cap Administration |
|
$ |
200,000 |
|
$ |
200,000 |
646 |
195-638 |
|
Low and Moderate Income Housing Trust Fund |
|
$ |
40,000,000 |
|
$ |
40,000,000 |
TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fund Group |
|
$ |
234,360,684 |
|
$ |
234,053,579 246,053,579 |
Facilities Establishment Fund Group
009 |
195-664 |
|
Innovation Ohio |
|
$ |
50,000,000 |
|
$ |
55,000,000 |
037 |
195-615 |
|
Facilities Establishment |
|
$ |
63,931,149 |
|
$ |
63,931,149 |
4Z6 |
195-647 |
|
Rural Industrial Park Loan |
|
$ |
5,000,000 |
|
$ |
5,000,000 |
5D2 |
195-650 |
|
Urban Redevelopment Loans |
|
$ |
10,475,000 |
|
$ |
10,475,000 |
5H1 |
195-652 |
|
Family Farm Loan Guarantee |
|
$ |
1,500,000 |
|
$ |
1,500,000 |
5S8 |
195-627 |
|
Rural Development Initiative |
|
$ |
5,000,000 |
|
$ |
5,000,000 |
5S9 |
195-628 |
|
Capital Access Loan Program |
|
$ |
3,000,000 |
|
$ |
3,000,000 |
TOTAL 037 Facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Establishment Fund Group |
|
$ |
138,906,149 |
|
$ |
143,906,149 |
Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund
003 |
195-663 |
|
Clean Ohio Operating |
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
$ |
150,000 |
TOTAL 003 Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund |
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
$ |
150,000 |
Job Development Initiatives Fund
5AD |
195-667 |
|
Investment in Training Expansion |
|
$ |
0 |
|
$ |
12,800,000 |
5AD |
195-668 |
|
Worker Guarantee Program |
|
$ |
0 |
|
$ |
3,000,000 |
5AD |
195-669 |
|
Wright Operating Grants |
|
$ |
0 |
|
$ |
10,000,000 |
TOTAL 5AD Job Development Initiatives Fund |
|
$ |
0 |
|
$ |
25,800,000 |
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS |
|
$ |
756,300,639 |
|
$ |
768,136,248 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
805,936,248 |
Sec. 38.18. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCING OPERATING The foregoing appropriation item 195-625, Economic
Development
Financing Operating, shall be used for the operating
expenses of
financial assistance programs authorized under Chapter
166. of
the Revised Code and under sections 122.43 and 122.45 of
the
Revised Code. VOLUME CAP ADMINISTRATION The foregoing appropriation item 195-654, Volume Cap
Administration, shall be
used for expenses related
to the
administration of the Volume
Cap
Program. Revenues
received by
the Volume Cap Administration Fund (Fund 617)
shall
consist of
application fees, forfeited deposits, and interest
earned
from the
custodial account held by the Treasurer of State.
The foregoing appropriation item 195-659, Universal Service,
shall be used to provide payments to regulated electric utility companies for low-income customers enrolled in
Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) electric accounts, to
fund targeted energy efficiency and customer education services to
PIPP customers, and to cover the department's administrative costs
related to the Universal Service Fund Programs.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY REVOLVING LOAN FUND
The foregoing appropriation item 195-660, Energy Efficiency
Revolving Loan, shall be used to provide financial assistance to
customers for eligible energy efficiency projects for residential,
commercial and industrial business, local government, educational
institution, nonprofit, and agriculture customers, and to pay for
the program's administrative costs as provided in the Revised Code
and rules adopted by the Director of Development. BUSINESS INCUBATOR GRANTS Notwithstanding Chapter 4928. of the Revised Code, $8,700,000 in cash shall be transferred in fiscal year 2005 from the Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund (Fund 5M5) to the Business Incubator Grants Fund (Fund 5AQ). Moneys in appropriation item 195-673, Business Incubator Grants (Fund 5AQ), shall be used to make grants to eligible counties under section 4928.641 of the Revised Code. INDUSTRIAL SITE IMPROVEMENTS Notwithstanding Chapter 4928. of the Revised Code, $3,300,000 in cash shall be transferred in fiscal year 2005 from the Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund (Fund 5M5) to the Industrial Site Improvement Fund (Fund 5AR). Moneys in appropriation item 195-674, Industrial Site Improvements, shall be used to make grants to eligible counties for the improvement of commercial or industrial areas within those counties under section 4928.651 of the Revised Code. GLOBAL ANALYST SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS PAYMENTS
All payments received by the state pursuant to a series of settlements with ten brokerage firms reached with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers, the New York Stock Exchange, the New York Attorney General, and other state regulators, (henceforth referred to as the "Global Analysts Settlement Agreements"), shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the Economic Development Contingency Fund (Fund 5Y6), which is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall be used by the Director of Development to support economic development projects for which appropriations would not otherwise be available, and shall be subject to the submission of a request to the Controlling Board by the Director outlining the planned use of the funds, and the subsequent approval of the request by the Controlling Board.
Sec. 38.20. CLEAN OHIO OPERATING EXPENSES The foregoing appropriation item 195-663, Clean Ohio Operating, shall be used by the Department of Development in administering sections 122.65 to 122.658 of the Revised Code.
INVESTMENT IN TRAINING EXPANSION The foregoing appropriation item 195-667, Investment in Training Expansion, shall be used for the same purposes and in the same manner as specified in Section 38.09 of Am. Sub. H.B. 95 of the 125th General Assembly. The foregoing appropriation item 195-668, Worker Guarantee Program, shall be used for the Worker Guarantee Program. Benefited employers must create at least 100 high-paying, full-time jobs over a three-year period and must demonstrate prior to the commitment of state funds that the availability of those skilled workers is a major factor in the employer's decision to locate or expand in Ohio. Activities eligible for funding through the Worker Guarantee Program include job assessment services, screening and testing of potential employees, customized training activities, and any other training or related service determined by the Director. A local workforce development service provider may include, but is not limited to, a community college, technical or vocational school, one-stop center, or any other entity designated by the Director of Development, to provide services under the program. State matching funds totaling one-third of a project's cost shall be provided for each approved project when an employer and any local workforce development service provider, in conjunction with the local community, contracts with the Department of Development to provide services under the program. The employer and the local community each shall provide matching funds totaling one-third of a project's cost, and each portion of the matching funds shall be equal to state funding, which also shall be one-third of a project's cost. The state shall count in-kind contributions when determining a contribution from entities associated with the local community. The Director of Development, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt, and may amend or rescind, rules the Director finds necessary for the implementation and successful operation of the Worker Guarantee Program. The foregoing appropriation item 195-669, Wright Operating Grants, shall be used to provide support to the nonbioscience-oriented Wright Centers and Wright Capital Projects funded by the Board of Regents appropriation item CAP-068, Third Frontier, created by Am. Sub. S.B. 261 of the 124th General Assembly. Funding shall be awarded based on criteria established by the Department of Development consistent with the intent of the program. Prior to release of funds from appropriation item 195-669, Wright Operating Grants, each grant award shall have been recommended for funding by the Third Frontier Commission and shall have obtained approval from the Controlling Board.
Section 6. That existing Sections 38, 38.18, and 38.20 of Am. Sub. H.B. 95 of the 125th General Assembly are hereby repealed.
Section 7. Notwithstanding division (A) of section 169.05 of the Revised Code, upon the request of the Director of Budget and Management, the Director of Commerce, prior to June 30, 2005, shall transfer to the Job Development Initiatives Fund (Fund 5AD) up to $25,800,000 of the unclaimed funds that have been reported by the holders of unclaimed funds as provided by section 169.05 of the Revised Code, irrespective of the allocation of the unclaimed funds under that section. Section 8. (A) The Governor is hereby authorized to execute a deed in the name of the state, conveying to the Board of County Commissioners of Hamilton County and its successors and assigns all of the state's right, title, and interest in the following described real estate: 1916 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio. (B) Consideration for the conveyance of the real estate described in division (A) of this section is the purchase price of three hundred thousand dollars. (C) Upon payment of the purchase price, the Auditor of State, with the assistance of the Attorney General, shall prepare a deed to the real estate described in division (A) of this section. The deed shall state the consideration. The deed shall be executed by the Governor in the name of the state, countersigned by the Secretary of State, sealed with the Great Seal of the State, presented in the Office of the Auditor of State for recording, and delivered to the Board of County Commissioners of Hamilton County. The Board of Commissioners of Hamilton County shall present the deed for recording in the office of the Hamilton County Recorder. (D) Notwithstanding sections 4141.11 and 4141.31 of the Revised Code, the net proceeds of the conveyance of the real estate described in division (A) of this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Unemployment Compensation Fund created by division (A) of section 4141.09 of the Revised Code. (E) The Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners shall pay the costs of the conveyance of the real estate described in division (A) of this section. (F) This section shall expire one year after its effective date.
Section 9. The amendment made to section 122.18 of the Revised Code by this act is in support of Ohio's effort to attract the NASA Shared Services Facility to this state. It is expected that appropriations in support of the payments to be made under division (D)(3) of section 122.18 of the Revised Code, as amended by this act, with respect to that facility will be necessary commencing in state fiscal year 2006 and will be made from moneys of this state that were not raised by taxation, including profits on the sale of spirituous liquor.
Section 10. Sections 122.18, 4928.62, 4928.64, 4928.641, 4928.642, 4928.643, 4928.644, 4928.65, 4928.651, 4928.652, 5709.62, 5709.63, 5709.631, and 5709.632 of the Revised Code, as amended enacted by this act, and the items of law of which such sections as amended by this act are composed, are subject to the referendum. Therefore, under Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1c and section 1.471 of the Revised Code, such sections as amended by this act, and the items of law of which such sections as amended by this act are composed, take effect on the ninety-first day after this act is filed with the Secretary of State. If, however, a referendum petition is filed against any such section as amended by this act, or against any item of law of which any such section as amended by this act is composed, the section as amended by this act, or item of law, unless rejected at the referendum, takes effect at the earliest time permitted by law. Section 11. The uncodified sections of law amended or enacted in this act, and the items of law of which the uncodified sections of law amended or enacted in this act are composed, are not subject to the referendum. Therefore, under Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and section 1.471 of the Revised Code, the uncodified sections of law amended or enacted in this act, and the items of law of which the uncodified sections of law amended or enacted in this act are composed, go into immediate effect when this act becomes law.
This section does not apply to Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 12 of this act.
Section 12. Sections 5709.62 and 5709.63 of the Revised Code are presented in
this act as a composite of those sections as amended by both Sub. H.B. 127 and Am. Sub. S.B. 82 of
the 125th General Assembly. The General Assembly, applying the
principle stated in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised
Code that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of
simultaneous operation, finds that the composites are the resulting
versions of the sections in effect prior to the effective date of
the sections as presented in this act.
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