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S. B. No. 328 As Passed by the Senate

As Passed by the Senate

129th General Assembly

Regular Session

2011-2012

S. B. No. 328

Senator Balderson

Cosponsors: Senators Seitz, Patton, LaRose, Beagle, Burke, Coley, Eklund, Hite, Hughes, Lehner, Manning, Obhof, Peterson, Schaffer, Wagoner

A BILL

To enact section 1509.80 of the Revised Code to establish the Governor's Award for Environmental Stewardship to be awarded annually to the company or person involved in the oil and gas industry that best represented wise environmental stewardship during the previous one-year period.

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

Section 1. That section 1509.80 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 1509.80. (A) The director of natural resources shall establish the governor's award for environmental stewardship. The award shall be presented annually to the owner or other person involved in the oil and gas industry that best represented wise environmental stewardship during the previous one-year period.

(B) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish all of the following:

(1) Procedures for the nomination of owners or other persons for the award. The rules shall allow nominations to be made by members of the general assembly, owners and other persons operating in the oil and gas industry, and private citizens. The rules shall allow a company to nominate itself or a person to nominate the person.

(2) Procedures for selecting the annual winner of the award. The rules shall require the director to appoint a committee for purposes of selecting the annual winner.

(3) Procedures for selecting a design for a plaque or other commemorative item for presentation to the annual winner of the award;

(4) Any other procedures necessary for the implementation of this section.

(C) Annually, on a date selected by the director in consultation with the governor, the governor shall present the award established under this section.