Title 15, Title 15. Conservation of Natural Resources

The director of development may:(A) Seek, solicit, or acquire personal property or any estate, interest, or right in real property, or services, funds, and other things of value of any kind or character by purchase, lease, gift, grant, contribution, exchange, or otherwise from an…

(A) All general revenue fund moneys required by the department of development for purposes of sections 1551.01 to 1551.25 of the Revised Code are subject to appropriation by the general assembly.(B) The director of development may enter into agreements, make grants, or enter into…

The general assembly finds and declares that it is an essential government function and public purpose of the state to promote the efficient utilization of energy, encourage the increased utilization of the state's indigeneous energy resources, promote the development of renewabl…

The director of development shall adopt, consistent with the "Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975," 89 Stat. 871, 42 U.S.C.A. 6291, as amended:(A) Mandatory lighting efficiency rules for all existing public buildings above a minimum size established by the director which a…

(A) As used in this section, "solar or wind energy system" means any method used directly to provide space heating or cooling, hot water, industrial process heat, or mechanical or electric power by the collection, conversion, or storage of solar or wind energy including, but not …

(A) As used in this section:(1) "Ridesharing arrangement" means the transportation of persons in a motor vehicle when the transportation is incidental to another purpose of a volunteer driver and includes ridesharing arrangements known as carpools, vanpools, and buspools.(2) "Loc…

As used in sections 1551.30 to 1551.35 of the Revised Code:(A) "Coal development facility" means any coal resource development, beneficiation, or utilization facility of commercial availability or scale, including, without limitation, any commercial-scale demonstration facility a…

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:(A) Coal is one of this state's best, most abundant energy resources.(B) In recent years the coal industry in this state has experienced economic difficulties that have resulted in a loss of jobs in that industry.(C) Some coal u…

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the future of the Ohio coal industry lies in the development of clean coal technology and that the disproportionate economic impact on the state under Title IV of the "Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990," 104 Stat. 2584, 42 U.S.C.…

(A) There is hereby established within the department of development the Ohio coal development office whose purposes are to do all of the following: (1) Encourage, promote, and support siting, financing, construction, and operation of commercially available or scaled facilities a…

(A) The director of development shall appoint and fix the compensation of the director of the Ohio coal development office. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the director of development. (B) The director of the office shall do all of the following: (1) Biennially prepar…

On or before the first day of August of each even-numbered year, the director of the Ohio coal development office established under section 1551.32 of the Revised Code shall submit to the governor and the general assembly an Ohio coal development agenda. Prior to each submission,…

(A) There is hereby established a technical advisory committee to assist the director of the Ohio coal development office in achieving the office's purposes. The director of development shall appoint to the committee one member of the public utilities commission and one represent…