Effective: February 20, 1986
Latest Legislation: House Bill 583 - 116th General Assembly
A convention facilities authority may acquire by purchase, whenever it finds such purchase expedient, any land, property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in land as it finds to be necessary or convenient, for the construction and operation of any facility upon such terms and at such price as it considers reasonable and are agreed upon between the authority and the owner thereof, and take title thereto in the name of the authority.
Any governmental agency, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law and without the necessity for an advertisement, auction, order of court, or other action or formality, other than the regular and formal action of such governmental agency concerned, may lease, lend, grant, or convey to the convention facilities authority, at its request, upon such terms as the proper authorities of such governmental agency find reasonable and fair any real property or interests therein including improvements thereto or personal property which is necessary or convenient to effect the authorized purposes of the convention facilities authority, including public roads, transit authority property, and real or personal property that is devoted to public use.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 351 | Convention Facilities Authorities
Section 351.01 | Convention Facilities Authority Definitions.
Section 351.02 | Creating Convention Facilities Authority.
Section 351.021 | Levying Excise Taxes on Lodging Transactions.
Section 351.03 | No County Financing or Subsidizing Operation of Authority.
Section 351.04 | Organization of Board of Directors.
Section 351.06 | Applicability of Prevailing Wage Law.
Section 351.07 | Employees of Authority.
Section 351.08 | Group Insurance for Employees.
Section 351.09 | Rentals or Other Charges for Use or Services of Any Facility.
Section 351.10 | Cooperating With Governmental Agencies.
Section 351.11 | Lawful Investments.
Section 351.12 | Exemption From Tax.
Section 351.13 | Power to Lease, Sell or Encumber Facility.
Section 351.14 | Issuing Bonds.
Section 351.141 | Issuing Anticipation Bonds.
Section 351.15 | Issuance of Convention Facilities Authority Bonds and Notes Exempt From Bond Laws.
Section 351.16 | Bonds Secured by Trust Agreement.
Section 351.17 | Protection and Enforcement of Rights of Bondholder and Trustees.
Section 351.18 | Bonds Not a Debt of State.
Section 351.19 | Moneys, Funds, Properties, and Assets Held in Trust.
Section 351.20 | Investing Money.
Section 351.22 | Eminent Domain.
Section 351.23 | Relocating Public Road, State Highway, Railroad, or Public Utility Facility.
Section 351.24 | Records of Convention Facilities Authority.