Ohio § 3734.281 Environmental protection remediation fund

Ohio Statutes

§ 3734.281 — Environmental protection remediation fund

Ohio § 3734.281

Title 37Health-Safety-Morals

Ch. 3734Solid and Hazardous Wastes

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3734.281 (2026).

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Except as otherwise  provided in section3734.282of the Revised Code, moneys collected  from  judgements  for the state or settlements with the  director of  environmental  protection, including those associated  with  bankruptcies, related  to actions brought under Chapter 3714.  and  section3734.13,3734.20,3734.22,6111.03, or6111.04of the  Revised Code; and  moneys received under the "Comprehensive Environmental Response,  Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980,"  94 Stat. 2767, 42  U.S.C.   9601 et seq., as amended, may be  paid  into the state treasury  to the credit of the environmental  protection  remediation fund,  which is hereby created. The  environmental  protection agency shall  use the moneys in the fund  only for the  purpose of remediating  conditions at a hazardous waste f

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Except as otherwise provided in section3734.282of the Revised Code, moneys collected from judgements for the state or settlements with the director of environmental protection, including those associated with bankruptcies, related to actions brought under Chapter 3714. and section3734.13,3734.20,3734.22,6111.03, or6111.04of the Revised Code; and moneys received under the "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980," 94 Stat. 2767, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., as amended, may be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the environmental protection remediation fund, which is hereby created. The environmental protection agency shall use the moneys in the fund only for the purpose of remediating conditions at a hazardous waste facility, a solid waste facility, a construction and demolition debris facility licensed under Chapter 3714. of the Revised Code, or another location at which the director has reason to believe there is a substantial threat to public health or safety or the environment. Remediation may include the direct and indirect costs associated with the overseeing, supervising, performing, verifying, or reviewing of remediation activities by agency employees. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.

The director of environmental protection may enter into contracts and grant agreements with federal, state, or local government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and colleges and universities for the purpose of carrying out the responsibilities of the environmental protection agency for which money may be expended from the fund.