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Enacted in the 126th Ohio General Assembly - 2005-2006
Current through the end of the 126th General Assembly
Listed below are the energy, public utilities and environmental bills enacted in the 126th Ohio
General Assembly which opened in January 2005 and adjourned December 2006. We include links to the
full text legislation and the most recently available analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission.
The bills are listed by number from the most recently introduced to the earliest with
House bills listed first, followed by Senate bills.
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Energy & Environment Bills in the 127th General Assembly
2007-2008
Go to Senate bills
H.B. 443 - Natural Resources Operations
Sponsored by Representative Joseph Uecker (R-Loveland)
Revises the statutes governing the Department of Natural Resources; makes
changes to the law governing coal mining, including increasing the severance tax on coal and revising the distribution of revenue from that tax; makes
changes to the law governing the mining of industrial minerals, including revising zoning provisions related to
such mining; and makes other changes.
Effective April 6, 2007
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
H.B. 440 - Air Quality Facilities
Sponsored by Representative Jimmy Stewart (R-Athens)
Revises the definition of "air quality facility" under the Air Quality Development Authority Law.
Effective April 4, 2006
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
H.B. 371 - Fuel Production
Sponsored by Representative Steve Driehaus (D-Cincinnati)
Creates the Fuel Production Task Force to study opportunities for and barriers to increasing fuel production in this state and declares an emergency.
Effective March 30, 2007
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
H.B. 288 - Mineral Rights Laws
Sponsored by Representative Mark Wagoner (R-Toledo)
Revises the statute governing the vesting of abandoned mineral rights and allows
the chairperson of the Oil and Gas Commission to appoint temporary members to the Commission from the
Technical Advisory Council on Oil and Gas when a quorum of the Commission cannot be obtained.
Effective June 30, 2006
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
H.B. 251 - Energy Efficiency Requirements
Sponsored by Representative Joseph Uecker (R-Loveland)
Requires the efficient use of energy in all state facilities based on standards developed by the
Ohio School Facilities Commission, requires the Department of Administrative Services to give
preference in procuring products and services to those that meet the energy efficiency guidelines set by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy, and requires
each state institution of higher education that receives capital appropriations for a specific project to
use energy efficient designs in the project.
Effective January 4, 2007
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
H.B. 245 - State Vehicle Fuels
Sponsored by Representative Steve Reinhard (R-Bucyrus)
Requires that half of all motor vehicles purchased for state agency fleets be capable of using alternative fuels; requires
that state agencies procuring vehicles give preference to qualified bidders who supply vehicles that use Ohio corn-based ethanol or Ohio soybean-based
biodiesel fuel and makes numerous other changes.
Effective July 6, 2006
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
H.B. 218 - Telecommunications Regulation
Sponsored by Representative David Daniels (R-Greenfield)
Revises state telecommunications policy, authorizes the Public Utilities Commission
to allow alternative regulation of basic local exchange service provided by larger companies, and specifies
the scope of Commission authority regarding wholesale telecommunications services,
advanced services, and internet protocol-enabled services.
Effective November 4, 2005
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
H.B. 100 - Solid Waste Districts
Sponsored by Representative Mary Taylor (R-Uniontown)
Authorizes a solid waste management district to exempt automotive shredder residue from the district's generation fee.
Effective March 29, 2006
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
H.B. 85 - Retail Electric Service
Sponsored by Representative Louis Blessing (R-Cincinnati)
Limits retail electric service automatic governmental aggregation and to create a Do Not Aggregate list.
Effective July 4, 2006
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
S.B. 393 - CAFO Discharges
Sponsored by Senator Larry Mumper (R-Marion)
Makes changes to the national pollutant discharge elimination system program with respect to concentrated animal feeding facilities.
Effective March 29, 2007
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
S.B. 265 - Air Pollution Controls
Sponsored by Senator Robert Spada (R-North Royalton)
Makes changes in the Air Pollution Control Law regarding statutory construction, the costs of compliance with rules,
permits to install, air quality monitoring, best available technology, and affirmative defenses in private civil actions.
Effective August 3, 2006
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
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