Ohio § 3734.282 Natural resource damages fund

Ohio Statutes

§ 3734.282 — Natural resource damages fund

Ohio § 3734.282

Title 37Health-Safety-Morals

Ch. 3734Solid and Hazardous Wastes

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3734.282 (2026).

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Except for natural resource damage assessment  costs recovered by the state that are required by section3734.28of the Revised Code to be credited to the hazardous waste clean-up  fund created in that section, all money collected by the state for  natural resources damages under the "Comprehensive Environmental  Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980," 94 Stat. 2767,  42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., as amended, the "Oil Pollution Act of  1990," 104 Stat. 484, 33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., as amended, the  Federal Water Pollution Control Act as defined in section6111.01of the Revised Code, or any other applicable federal or state law  shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the natural  resource damages fund, which is hereby created. The director of  environmental protection shal

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Except for natural resource damage assessment costs recovered by the state that are required by section3734.28of the Revised Code to be credited to the hazardous waste clean-up fund created in that section, all money collected by the state for natural resources damages under the "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980," 94 Stat. 2767, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., as amended, the "Oil Pollution Act of 1990," 104 Stat. 484, 33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., as amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as defined in section6111.01of the Revised Code, or any other applicable federal or state law shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the natural resource damages fund, which is hereby created. The director of environmental protection shall use money in the fund only in accordance with the purposes of and the limitations on natural resources damages set forth in the "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980," as amended, the "Oil Pollution Act of 1990," as amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, or another applicable federal or state law. 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 director's responsibilities for which money may be expended from the fund.