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Sub. H. B. No. 87 As Reported by the House Finance and Appropriations Committee

As Reported by the House Finance and Appropriations Committee

128th General Assembly

Regular Session

2009-2010

Sub. H. B. No. 87

Representative Phillips

Cosponsors: Representatives Yuko, Garrison, Hagan, Book, Foley, Newcomb, Harris, DeGeeter, Williams, B., Bolon, Skindell, Luckie, Letson, Williams, S., Heard, Goyal, Celeste, Dyer, Chandler, Carney, Fende, Slesnick, Ujvagi

A BILL

To create the Ohio Energy Resource Center at Ohio University's Voinovich School.

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

Section 1. There is hereby created the Ohio Energy Resource Center at the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University.

The center shall do all of the following:

(A) Act as a knowledge hub for clean energy, advanced energy, and energy efficiency projects throughout the state;

(B) Maintain a database of research and development projects in the fields of clean energy, advanced energy, and energy efficiency undertaken by public institutions of higher education;

(C) Act as a clearinghouse for information and promote collaboration among public and private entities on federal, state, and private sources of financial and technical assistance for advanced energy, clean energy, and energy efficiency projects including, but not limited to, Edison Technology Centers, Edison Incubators, and programs under the Third Frontier Commission; and

(D) Provide technical assistance to state government and local governments, other political subdivisions, mercantile customers as defined in section 4928.01 of the Revised Code, and businesses located in an Appalachian county as defined in section 107.21 of the Revised Code on clean energy, advanced energy, and energy efficiency projects.

Of the amounts appropriated in appropriation item 195660, Advanced Energy Programs, within the Advanced Energy Fund (Fund 5M50), up to $75,000 in fiscal year 2010 and up to $125,000 in fiscal year 2011 shall be granted to the Ohio Energy Resource Center for the purposes described in this act.

Section 2. The sections of law contained in this act are exempt from the referendum because they are or relate to an appropriation for current expenses within the meaning of Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and section 1.471 of the Revised Code and therefore take effect immediately when this act becomes law.