H.B. 87

128th General Assembly

(As Introduced)

 

Reps.     Phillips, Yuko, Garrison, Hagan, Book, Foley, Newcomb, Harris, DeGeeter, B. Williams, Bolon, Skindell, Luckie, Letson, S. Williams, Heard

BILL SUMMARY

·         Creates the Ohio Energy Resource Center at Ohio University's Voinovich School.

CONTENT AND OPERATION

Ohio Energy Resource Center

(Section 1)

The bill creates the Ohio Energy Resource Center at Ohio University's Voinovich School.  The Center is required to do all of the following:  (1) act as a knowledge hub for clean energy, advanced energy, and energy efficiency projects throughout the state, (2) 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, (3) 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, Edison Technology Centers, Edison Incubators, and programs under the Third Frontier Commission, and (4) provide technical assistance to state and local governments, other political subdivisions, and businesses located in an Appalachian county[1] on clean energy, advanced energy, and energy efficiency projects.

The bill appropriates up to $75,000 in fiscal year 2010 and up to $125,000 in fiscal year 2011 from the Department of Development's Advanced Energy Fund for the activities of the Center.  Because the bill contains this appropriation for current expenses, it is not subject to the referendum and therefore, goes into immediate effect.

HISTORY

ACTION

DATE

 

 

Introduced

03-18-09

 

 

 

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[1] Ohio law defines "Appalachian county" as Adams, Athens, Belmont, Brown, Carroll, Clermont, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Tuscarawas, Vinton, and Washington counties (R.C. 107.21).