Effective: January 1, 2016
Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
A board of county commissioners may apply to the Ohio soil and water conservation commission for an advance of moneys from the soil and water conservation fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury, to enable a soil and water conservation district to pay all or part of the cost of surveys and plans, appraisals, estimates of cost, land options, and other incidental expenses of constructing works of improvement for the district. The commission shall consider the application and shall recommend an amount of moneys reasonably needed for that purpose.
The order of the commission recommending the amount of the moneys needed shall be certified to the controlling board. The controlling board shall then determine the amount to be advanced to the county and shall certify its action to the director of budget and management for payment.
All such amounts received by any such district shall be repaid by the board of county commissioners to the state immediately upon the receipt by the board of funds from the sale of bonds or from other sources that may be used for that purpose, or in such number of equal annual installments, not exceeding five, and commencing at such time, as shall be specified in the order of the commission.
If an unfavorable referendum or court decision has denied the work of improvement, the controlling board, upon receipt of sufficient and satisfactory evidence that the board and district have proceeded in good faith and the recommendation of the commission, shall relieve the board or district of its repayment obligation.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences
Chapter 940 | Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Section 940.02 | Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission; Powers and Duties.
Section 940.03 | County to Have District Coextensive With Its Geographic Area.
Section 940.04 | Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors.
Section 940.05 | Governing Body of District.
Section 940.06 | Supervisors of Soil and Water Conservation District; Additional Powers.
Section 940.07 | Defense of Tort Actions.
Section 940.09 | Donated Sick Leave Program; Procedure.
Section 940.10 | Sale of Unneeded Personal Property of District.
Section 940.11 | Policies for Soil and Water Conservation District Credit Card Accounts.
Section 940.111 | Acceptance of Payments by Financial Transaction Devices.
Section 940.12 | Levy of Tax Within Ten-Mill Limitation.
Section 940.13 | Prosecuting Attorney Is Legal Adviser.
Section 940.14 | Infringement of Rights.
Section 940.15 | Payments to Local Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
Section 940.16 | Advance of Moneys From Soil and Water Conservation Fund; Repayment.
Section 940.17 | Sharing Costs of Improvement by Conservation District.
Section 940.19 | Petition to Supervisors for Construction of Conservation Improvement.
Section 940.20 | Notice of Hearing on Proposed Improvement.
Section 940.21 | View of Site of Proposed Improvement.
Section 940.23 | Hearing on Petition; Objections by Affected Landowners.
Section 940.24 | Surveys, Plans and Maps, Construction Specifications, Cost Estimates.
Section 940.25 | Schedule of Damages.
Section 940.26 | Cost Estimate.
Section 940.27 | Schedule of Estimated Assessments.
Section 940.28 | Petition and Information to Be Submitted to County Commissioners.
Section 940.29 | Scheduling and Notice of Hearing on Proposed Improvement.
Section 940.30 | County Commissioners Hearing on Proposed Improvement.
Section 940.31 | Approval or Disapproval of Construction of Improvement.
Section 940.32 | Procedure for Assessments.
Section 940.33 | Tax Levy Resolution.
Section 940.34 | Joint Board of Supervisors.
Section 940.35 | Joint Board of County Commissioners.
Section 940.36 | Lead County Responsibilities.
Section 940.37 | Maintenance of Improvements.
Section 940.39 | Videoconferencing and Teleconferencing of Meetings.
Section 940.41 | Statewide Watershed Planning and Management Program; Watershed Regions.