Ohio § 1513.20 Purchase or acquisition of eroded land

Ohio Statutes

§ 1513.20 — Purchase or acquisition of eroded land

Ohio § 1513.20

Title 15Conservation of Natural Resources

Ch. 1513Coal Surface Mining

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.20 (2026).

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The chief of the division of mineral resources management, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may purchase or acquire by gift, donation, or contribution any eroded land, including land affected by strip mining, for which no cash is held in the reclamation forfeiture fund created by section1513.18of the Revised Code. For this purpose the chief may expend money deposited in the mining regulation and safety fund created by section1513.30of the Revised Code. All lands purchased or acquired shall be deeded to the state, but no deed shall be accepted or the purchase price paid until the title has been approved by the attorney general.

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The chief of the division of mineral resources management, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may purchase or acquire by gift, donation, or contribution any eroded land, including land affected by strip mining, for which no cash is held in the reclamation forfeiture fund created by section1513.18of the Revised Code. For this purpose the chief may expend money deposited in the mining regulation and safety fund created by section1513.30of the Revised Code. All lands purchased or acquired shall be deeded to the state, but no deed shall be accepted or the purchase price paid until the title has been approved by the attorney general.