Effective: September 10, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 487 – 129th General Assembly There is hereby created the environmental protection agency, headed by the director of environmental protection. The agency, under the supervision of the director, shall administer the laws pertaining to chemical emergency planning, community right-to-know, and toxic chemical release reporting; the cessation of […]
Effective: October 23, 1972 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 397 – 109th General Assembly It is the intent of the general assembly that the environmental protection agency shall: (A) Promulgate and put into execution a longterm comprehensive plan and program to conserve, protect, and enhance the air, water, and other natural resources of the state; (B) […]
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) The director of environmental protection shall collect all moneys for permits, licenses, plan approvals, variances, and certifications of any nature issued and administered by the environmental protection agency under Chapter 3704., 3714., 3734., 6109., or 6111. of the Revised Code. The […]
Effective: July 1, 1989 Latest Legislation: House Bill 111 – 118th General Assembly Except for those moneys specifically required by law to be credited to another fund, all moneys received by the environmental protection agency from the sale of goods or services shall be credited to the sale of goods and services fund which is […]
Effective: September 30, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 – 134th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the central support indirect fund, which shall be administered by the director of environmental protection. Money credited to the fund shall be used for administrative costs of the environmental protection agency. The director may […]
Effective: December 19, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 471 – 131st General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the environmental protection fund consisting of money credited to the fund under division (A)(3) of section 3734.57 of the Revised Code. The environmental protection agency shall use money in the fund to pay the […]
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the federally supported cleanup and response fund consisting of money credited to the fund from federal grants, gifts, and contributions. The environmental protection agency shall use money in the fund to support the investigation […]
Effective: September 5, 2012 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 294 – 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Environmental law” means a law that is administered by the environmental protection agency. (2) “Regulated entity” means an entity that is regulated under an environmental law. (B)(1) The director of environmental protection may establish within […]
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly The director of environmental protection shall establish within environmental protection the agency a division to administer the agency’s financial, technical, and compliance programs to assist communities, businesses, and other regulated entities. The division shall administer all of the following: (A) State revolving […]
Effective: December 2, 1996 Latest Legislation: House Bill 670 – 121st General Assembly There is hereby created an environmental review appeals commission, consisting of three members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Terms of office shall be for six years, commencing on the twenty-third day of October and ending […]
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) The environmental review appeals commission shall adopt or amend, as appropriate, regulations governing procedure to be followed for hearings before it, including regulations governing all of the following: (1) Expedited hearings; (2) Expedited decisions; (3) Stays. (B) No regulation adopted by […]
Effective: September 29, 2007 Latest Legislation: House Bill 119 – 127th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, “any person” means any individual, any partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity, or any political subdivision, instrumentality, or agency of a state, whether or not the individual or legal entity is an applicant for or […]
Effective: September 10, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 487 – 129th General Assembly (A) In hearing the appeal, if an adjudication hearing was conducted by the director of environmental protection in accordance with sections 119.09 and 119.10 of the Revised Code or conducted by a board of health, the environmental review appeals commission is confined […]
Effective: December 22, 2005 Latest Legislation: House Bill 397 – 126th General Assembly Any party adversely affected by an order of the environmental review appeals commission may appeal to the court of appeals of Franklin county, or, if the appeal arises from an alleged violation of a law or regulation, to the court of appeals […]
Effective: December 2, 1996 Latest Legislation: House Bill 670 – 121st General Assembly Before issuing, denying, modifying, revoking, or renewing any permit, license, or variance under Chapter 3704., 3714., 3734., or 6111. of the Revised Code, the director of environmental protection may issue a proposed action to the applicant that indicates the director’s intent with […]
Effective: April 6, 2007 Latest Legislation: House Bill 443 – 126th General Assembly (A) An officer of an agency of the state or of a political subdivision, acting in the officer’s representative capacity, or any person who is or will be aggrieved or adversely affected by a violation that has occurred, is occurring, or will […]
Effective: December 14, 1978 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 445 – 112th General Assembly Upon investigation of any complaint filed under section 3704.06, 3734.10, 3745.08, or 6109.11 of the Revised Code, if the director of environmental protection finds that the violation is caused by or contributed to from air or water pollution sources outside Ohio, he […]
Effective: September 30, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 – 134th General Assembly (A) Applicants for and holders of permits, licenses, variances, plan approvals, and certifications issued by the director of environmental protection pursuant to Chapters 3704., 3734., 6109., and 6111. of the Revised Code shall pay a fee to the environmental protection agency for […]
Effective: September 10, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 487 – 129th General Assembly During the month of August 1997, and biennially thereafter, the director of environmental protection shall enter into a contract for the performance of an independent evaluation of the Title V permit program to be conducted under the supervision of an independent certified […]
Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly (A) A person that applies for a state isolated wetland permit under Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it shall pay an application fee of two hundred dollars at the time of application. In addition, that person shall […]
