Effective: March 7, 1968
Latest Legislation: House Bill 998 - 107th General Assembly
The Ohio water development authority may acquire by purchase, whenever it deems such purchase expedient, any land, property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in lands as it deems are necessary or convenient for the construction and operation of any water development project, upon such terms and at such price as it considers reasonable and can be agreed upon between the authority and the owner thereof, and take title thereto in the name of the state.
All governmental agencies, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, may lease, lend, grant, or convey to the authority, at its request, upon such terms as the proper authorities of such governmental agencies deem reasonable and fair and without the necessity for an advertisement, auction, order of court, or other action or formality, other than the regular and formal action of the governmental agency concerned, any real property or interests therein including improvements thereto or personal property which is necessary or convenient to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of the authority, including public roads and other real property or interests therein including improvements thereto or personal property already devoted to public use.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches
Chapter 6121 | Water Development Authority
Section 6121.01 | Water Development Authority Definitions.
Section 6121.02 | Creation and Organization of Ohio Water Development Authority.
Section 6121.03 | Public Policy of the State.
Section 6121.04 | Powers of Ohio Water Development Authority.
Section 6121.041 | Waste Water Facilities Service Area.
Section 6121.043 | Collection of Charges for Waste Water Facilities Service Area.
Section 6121.044 | Financing Project - Exemption From Tax or Assessments.
Section 6121.045 | Fees and Fines May Not Exceed Loan Principal.
Section 6121.05 | Studies of Proposed Water Development Projects.
Section 6121.06 | Water Development Revenue Bonds and Notes.
Section 6121.07 | Bond Issuance Need Not Comply With State Requirements.
Section 6121.08 | Securing Bonds or Notes by Trust Agreement.
Section 6121.09 | Protection and Enforcement of Rights of Bondholder and Trustees.
Section 6121.10 | Water Development Revenue Bonds and Notes Not a Debt of State.
Section 6121.11 | Use of Funds and Property of Water Development Authority.
Section 6121.12 | Investment of Funds of Water Development Authority.
Section 6121.14 | Maintain, Repair, Operate Water Development Authority Project.
Section 6121.15 | Water Development Authority Bonds Are Lawful Investments.
Section 6121.16 | Exemption From Taxes and Assessments Granted to Ohio Water Development Authority.
Section 6121.17 | Purchase of Land - Conveyance by Other Governmental Agencies.
Section 6121.18 | Appropriation of Land by Eminent Domain.
Section 6121.21 | Public Meetings and Records - Confidentiality.