Bill Text: OH SB291 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To create a study committee to explore alternative funding mechanisms for Ohio's maritime ports.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-27 - To Ways & Means [SB291 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2013-SB291-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

S. B. No. 291

Senators Manning, LaRose 

Cosponsors: Senators Turner, Brown, Skindell 

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A BILL

To create a study committee to explore alternative

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funding mechanisms for Ohio's maritime ports.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1.  (A) There is hereby created the Maritime Port	3
Funding Study Committee. The committee shall consist of the	4
following nine members who shall be appointed not later than	5
thirty days after the effective date of this section:	6

(1) Two members of the Senate, one of whom shall be a member	7
of the majority party and one of whom shall be a member of the	8
minority party, both appointed by the President of the Senate;	9

(2) Two members of the House of Representatives, one of whom	10
shall be a member of the majority party and one of whom shall be a	11
member of the minority party, both appointed by the Speaker of the	12
House of Representatives;	13

(3) Five members appointed by the Governor, three of whom	14
shall represent maritime port interests, one each from Cincinnati,	15
Cleveland, and Toledo; one of whom shall be from the Ohio	16
Department of Transportation and be knowledgeable about maritime	17
ports; and one of whom shall be from JobsOhio.	18

(B) The Committee shall select a chairperson and	19
vice-chairperson from among its members. The Committee first shall	20
meet within one month after the effective date of this section at	21
the call of the Governor. Thereafter, the Committee shall meet at	22
the call of its chairperson as necessary to carry out its duties.	23
Members of the Committee are not entitled to compensation for	24
serving on the Committee, but may continue to receive the	25
compensation and benefits accruing from their regular offices or	26
employments. The Legislative Service Commission shall provide the	27
legislative members of the Committee with technical and clerical	28
staff as is necessary for those members to successfully and	29
efficiently fulfill their duties as committee members	30

(C) The committee shall study alternative funding mechanisms	31
for maritime ports in Ohio that may be utilized beginning in	32
fiscal year 2016-2017. Not later than January 1, 2015, the study	33
committee shall issue a report of its findings and recommendations	34
to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader	35
of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and	36
the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. After	37
submitting the report, the study committee shall cease to exist.	38