Effective: December 29, 2020
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 310 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "port authority" means a port authority created under Chapter 4582. of the Revised Code.
(B) There is hereby established the Ohio maritime assistance program, which the department of transportation shall administer. Under the program, a port authority may apply to the department for a grant to be used as prescribed in division (D) of this section. In order to be eligible for a grant under this section, a port authority is required to meet either of the following requirements:
(1) At the time of application for a grant, the port authority owns an active marine cargo terminal located on the shore of Lake Erie or the Ohio river or on a Lake Erie tributary.
(2) At the time of application for a grant, the port authority is located in, or has jurisdiction within, a federally qualified opportunity zone and the federally qualified opportunity zone has an active marine cargo terminal with a stevedoring operation that is located on the shore of Lake Erie or the Ohio river.
(C)(1) Every applicant for a grant shall submit with its application a written business justification for the investment that indicates the operational and market need for the project in a form the director of transportation shall prescribe.
(2) The department shall evaluate all grant applications according to the following criteria:
(a) The degree to which the proposed project will increase the efficiency or capacity of maritime cargo terminal operations;
(b) Whether the project will result in the handling of new types of cargo or an increase in cargo volume;
(c) Whether the project will meet an identified supply chain need or benefit Ohio firms that export goods to foreign markets, or import goods to Ohio for use in manufacturing or for value-added distribution;
(d) Any other criteria the director determines to be appropriate.
(3) If a grant application does not meet the criteria specified in divisions (C)(2)(b) and (c) of this section, an applicant is not eligible for a grant under this section.
(D) A port authority shall use a grant awarded under this section only for any of the following purposes:
(1) Land acquisition and site development for marine cargo terminal and associated uses, including demolition and environmental remediation;
(2) Construction of wharves, quay walls, bulkheads, jetties, revetments, breakwaters, shipping channels, dredge disposal facilities, projects for the beneficial use of dredge material, and other structures and improvements directly related to maritime commerce and harbor infrastructure;
(3) Construction and repair of warehouses, transit sheds, railroad tracks, roadways, gates and gatehouses, fencing, bridges, offices, shipyards, and other improvements needed for marine cargo terminal and associated uses, including shipyards;
(4) Acquisition of cargo handling equipment, including mobile shore cranes, stationary cranes, tow motors, fork lifts, yard tractors, craneways, conveyor and bulk material handling equipment, and all types of ship loading and unloading equipment;
(5) Planning and design services and other services associated with construction.
(E) A port authority shall pay a matching amount of at least one dollar for each grant dollar received for the proposed project.
(F) The director of transportation shall govern the program established under this section, including the grant application, evaluation, award processes, and how the grant money may be spent by a port authority.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges
Chapter 5501 | Department of Transportation
Section 5501.01 | Department of Transportation Definitions.
Section 5501.02 | Director of Transportation to Prescribe Rules and Appoint Employees.
Section 5501.03 | Department of Transportation - Powers and Duties.
Section 5501.04 | Distribution of Duties, Powers, and Functions of the Department; Deputy Directors.
Section 5501.05 | Prohibiting Use of Highway Funds for Non-Highway Purposes.
Section 5501.051 | Transfer of Realty to Municipality for Health Care Services.
Section 5501.07 | Office of Public Transportation of Division of Multi-Modal Planning and Programs.
Section 5501.071 | Deposit of Public Transportation Program Funds to Highway Operating Fund.
Section 5501.08 | Metrics for Statewide Strategic Transportation Planning.
Section 5501.09 | Audit of Transit Authorities.
Section 5501.10 | Classification and Prioritization of New Construction Plans and Contracts.
Section 5501.11 | Department of Transportation With Respect to Highways.
Section 5501.12 | Chief Engineer.
Section 5501.14 | Division of State Into Districts - District Deputy Directors.
Section 5501.16 | Chief Clerk and Secretaries.
Section 5501.17 | Assistants to Prepare Plans and Surveys - Contracts With Planning Commissions.
Section 5501.20 | Department of Transportation Business Plan.
Section 5501.21 | Department Seal - Records, Documents - Deposition of Director.
Section 5501.22 | Actions Against Director.
Section 5501.23 | Lectures by Director.
Section 5501.24 | Director May Call Conference.
Section 5501.25 | Bond of Employees.
Section 5501.27 | Increased Penalties for Traffic Violations in Construction Zone.
Section 5501.31 | Director of Transportation - Powers and Duties.
Section 5501.311 | Leases or Lease-Purchase of Transportation Facilities.
Section 5501.312 | Contracts for Use or Service of Transportation Facility.
Section 5501.32 | Purchase of Real Property for Highway Purposes.
Section 5501.33 | Accepting Donations of Real Property.
Section 5501.331 | Deed for Donated Property.
Section 5501.332 | Deed Releasing Donated Property.
Section 5501.34 | Selling Real Property No Longer Required for Highway Purposes.
Section 5501.39 | Research Laboratory.
Section 5501.40 | Housing and Care of Equipment.
Section 5501.41 | Removal of Snow and Ice.
Section 5501.42 | Supervision of Trees and Shrubs.
Section 5501.43 | Contracts in Name of State.
Section 5501.441 | Toll Enforcement Agreements.
Section 5501.45 | Conveyance of Lands Not Needed for Highway or Recreation Purposes.
Section 5501.451 | Leasing State Lands for Erecting Advertising Devices.
Section 5501.47 | Bridge Inspections.
Section 5501.48 | Toll Bridge Inspection.
Section 5501.49 | Lift Bridge Inspection.
Section 5501.51 | Reimbursing Utility for Facilities Relocated by Highway Project.
Section 5501.52 | Annual Reports Summarizing State and Federal Money Spent on Highway Projects.
Section 5501.55 | Overseeing Safety Practices of Rail Fixed Guideway Systems.
Section 5501.56 | System Safety Program Plan.
Section 5501.70 | Definitions for Orc Sections 5501.70 to 5501.83.
Section 5501.72 | Unsolicited Proposals.
Section 5501.73 | Public-Private Agreement.
Section 5501.74 | Termination of Public-Private Agreement.
Section 5501.75 | Material Default by Operator.
Section 5501.76 | Issuance of Obligations.
Section 5501.77 | Powers of Department.
Section 5501.78 | Exemption From Ad Valorem Property Taxes and Special Assessments.
Section 5501.79 | Acquisition of Property.
Section 5501.80 | Law Enforcement Officers; Powers.
Section 5501.81 | Crossing or Relocation of Facility.
Section 5501.82 | Sovereign Immunity.
Section 5501.83 | Adoption of Rules.
Section 5501.91 | Ohio Maritime Assistance Program.