Effective: September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The chief of the division of parks and watercraft shall prepare and submit to the director of natural resources maps and descriptions of the areas of lands and waters which the chief intends to designate as state park purchase areas. Such state park purchase areas may include lands and waters at the time belonging to the state, together with lands and waters not belonging to the state but which for reasons of protection, utilization, and administration should be subject to purchase by the state for park purposes. If such area is approved by the director of natural resources, it shall be known as a state park purchase area, and the map and description thereof, with the approval of the director of natural resources indorsed thereon, shall be filed in duplicate with the director of administrative services and the attorney general.
All moneys appropriated for the purchase of lands and waters by the state for park purposes, unless specifically appropriated for the purchase of particular tracts or areas, may be expended for the purchase of lands or waters within any legally established state park purchase area. If, after the purchase of specifically designated tracts or areas, moneys from such appropriations remain unexpended, upon the request of the director of natural resources, the controlling board shall release such funds, in whole or in part, for the purchase of lands or waters within any state park purchase area.
Last updated August 12, 2021 at 10:54 AM
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources
Chapter 1546 | Division of Parks and Watercraft
Section 1546.01 | Definitions.
Section 1546.02 | Creation of Division; Duties.
Section 1546.021 | Gifts, Devises or Bequests.
Section 1546.03 | Chief of the Division; Administration of Ohio Boating Program.
Section 1546.04 | Adoption of Rules.
Section 1546.05 | Exemptions and Discounts From Certain Fees and Charges.
Section 1546.06 | State Park Purchase Areas.
Section 1546.07 | Telephone Service in Parks, Conservancy Districts, and on Highways.
Section 1546.08 | Testing of Waters Adjacent to Public Swimming Beaches for Bacteria Levels.
Section 1546.09 | Annual Report.
Section 1546.10 | Disposal of Timber, Dredging Operation Spoils and Other Property.
Section 1546.11 | Dedication of State Reservoirs.
Section 1546.12 | Lakes for Use of Public.
Section 1546.13 | Transfer of Lease After Foreclosure Sale.
Section 1546.14 | Leases to Take and Remove Halite and Coal.
Section 1546.15 | Rules and Regulations; Enforcement.
Section 1546.16 | Pilot and Engineer Licenses.
Section 1546.17 | Inspection of Watercraft.
Section 1546.18 | Natural Resources Officer May Take Possession of Boat.
Section 1546.19 | Prohibition Against Use of Firearms or Fireworks in State Parks - Exception.
Section 1546.20 | Care of State Property.
Section 1546.21 | State Park Fund.
Section 1546.22 | Parks Capital Expenses Fund.
Section 1546.23 | Rights Unaffected by Dedication.
Section 1546.30 | Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area.
Section 1546.31 | Doris Duke Woods Timber Restriction.
Section 1546.90 | Pymatuning Lake Compact.
Section 1546.91 | Director Shall Be Administrator of Compact.
Section 1546.92 | Effect of Child Support Default on License.