Bill Text: OH SB257 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: And to amend Sections 261.10 and 261.20.93 of Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly regarding the Local Government Innovation Program and to make an appropriation.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-11-16 - To Finance [SB257 Detail]
Download: Ohio-2011-SB257-Introduced.html
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Senators Daniels, Kearney
Cosponsors:
Senators Obhof, Seitz, Balderson, Burke, Tavares, Beagle
To amend sections 189.01, 189.03, 189.05, 189.06, | 1 |
189.07, 189.08, and 189.10 of the Revised Code and | 2 |
to amend Sections 261.10 and 261.20.93 of Am. Sub. | 3 |
H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly regarding | 4 |
the Local Government Innovation Program and to | 5 |
make an appropriation. | 6 |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 189.01, 189.03, 189.05, 189.06, | 7 |
189.07, 189.08, and 189.10 of the Revised Code be amended to read | 8 |
as follows: | 9 |
Sec. 189.01. As used in sections 189.01 to 189.09 of the | 10 |
Revised Code, "political subdivision" means | 11 |
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governmental activities only in a geographic area smaller than the | 49 |
state. | 50 |
Sec. 189.03. (A) There is hereby created the local | 51 |
government innovation council to establish criteria for and make | 52 |
loans and awards to political subdivisions for local government | 53 |
innovation projects and take such other actions, in consultation | 54 |
with the department of development, as necessary to implement the | 55 |
local government innovation program established in section 189.02 | 56 |
of the Revised Code. | 57 |
(B) The council shall consist of the following members: | 58 |
(1) The director of development, or the director's designee; | 59 |
(2) The director of budget and management, or the director's | 60 |
designee; | 61 |
(3) The auditor of state, or the auditor's designee; | 62 |
(4) Two members of the senate, one member appointed by the | 63 |
president of the senate and one member appointed by the minority | 64 |
leader of the senate; | 65 |
(5) Two members of the house of representatives, one member | 66 |
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one | 67 |
member appointed by the minority leader of the house of | 68 |
representatives; | 69 |
(6) One member recommended by the Ohio municipal league, | 70 |
appointed by the governor; | 71 |
(7) One member recommended by the county commissioners | 72 |
association of Ohio, appointed by the governor; | 73 |
(8) One member recommended by the Ohio township association, | 74 |
appointed by the governor; | 75 |
(9) One member recommended by the Ohio chamber of commerce, | 76 |
appointed by the governor; | 77 |
(10) One member recommended by the Ohio school boards | 78 |
association, appointed by the governor; | 79 |
(11) One member, appointed by the governor, who is | 80 |
recommended by an Ohio-based advocacy group selected by the | 81 |
governor; | 82 |
(12) One member, appointed by the governor, who is | 83 |
recommended by an Ohio-based foundation selected by the governor; | 84 |
(13) One member | 85 |
appointed by the governor, who is recommended by the chancellor of | 86 |
the board of regents. | 87 |
(C) Initial appointments to the council shall be made not | 88 |
later than September 30, 2011. Of the governor's initial | 89 |
appointees, three shall serve an initial term of one year, two | 90 |
shall serve an initial term of two years, and two shall serve an | 91 |
initial term of three years. Thereafter, each member appointed by | 92 |
the governor shall serve a four-year term, or a term ending when | 93 |
the council ceases to exist, whichever occurs first. The remaining | 94 |
members of the council shall be appointed for four-year terms, or | 95 |
terms ending when the council ceases to exist, whichever occurs | 96 |
first. Members may be reappointed to the council. | 97 |
Vacancies on the council shall be filled in the same manner | 98 |
as the original appointments. | 99 |
(D) At its first meeting, the council shall select a | 100 |
chairperson from among its members. After the first meeting, the | 101 |
council shall meet at the call of the chairperson or upon the | 102 |
request of a majority of the council's members. A majority of the | 103 |
council constitutes a quorum. | 104 |
(E) The department of development shall provide | 105 |
administrative assistance to the council. | 106 |
(F) Council members shall receive no compensation but shall | 107 |
be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the | 108 |
performance of council duties. | 109 |
Sec. 189.05. Funds for awards made by the local government | 110 |
innovation council shall be made from the local government | 111 |
innovation fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. | 112 |
The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated to it, repayments of | 113 |
principal and interest on loans made from the fund, and any grants | 114 |
or donations received from nonpublic entities. Interest earned on | 115 |
the money in the fund shall be credited to the fund. | 116 |
Sec. 189.06. (A) All political subdivisions of the state are | 117 |
eligible to apply for awards under the local government innovation | 118 |
program. | 119 |
development on a form specified by the director of development. | 120 |
The department shall provide the application to the local | 121 |
government innovation council for evaluation and selection. | 122 |
The local government innovation council shall award loans and | 123 |
grants under the program in accordance with a competitive process | 124 |
to be developed by the council. | 125 |
(B) Not later than December 31, 2011, the council shall | 126 |
establish criteria for evaluating proposals and making awards to | 127 |
political subdivisions. The criteria shall be developed in | 128 |
consultation with nonpublic entities involved in local government | 129 |
issues, state institutions of higher education, and the department | 130 |
of development, as determined by the council. The criteria shall | 131 |
include a requirement that at least one of the political | 132 |
subdivisions that is a party to the proposal provide matching | 133 |
funds. The matching funds may be provided by a nonpublic entity. | 134 |
The criteria for evaluating proposals may include the following | 135 |
provisions: | 136 |
(1) The expected return on investment, based on the ratio of | 137 |
expected savings; | 138 |
(2) The number of participating entities in the proposal; | 139 |
(3) The probability of the proposal's success; | 140 |
(4) The percentage of local matching funds available; | 141 |
(5) The ability to replicate the proposal in other political | 142 |
subdivisions; | 143 |
(6) Whether the proposal is part of a larger consolidation | 144 |
effort by the applicant or applicants; | 145 |
(7) Whether the proposal is to implement performance audit | 146 |
or other audit recommendations | 147 |
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(8) Whether the applicant has successfully completed an | 149 |
innovation project in the past. | 150 |
Sec. 189.07. | 151 |
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shall develop and implement a means of ensuring local support for | 158 |
each grant or loan application submitted to the department of | 159 |
development under section 189.06 of the Revised Code. | 160 |
Sec. 189.08. (A) Starting not later than March 1, 2012, the | 161 |
local government innovation council shall begin evaluating | 162 |
proposals received from the department of development for awards | 163 |
to political subdivisions. Not later than July 1, 2012, the | 164 |
council shall make its first round of awards to the political | 165 |
subdivisions. | 166 |
(B) After making the first round of awards, the council shall | 167 |
evaluate proposals and make awards on a quarterly basis, or on | 168 |
another schedule determined by the council, with the council | 169 |
determining the funding levels for each round of awards. | 170 |
(C) When making awards from the local government innovation | 171 |
fund created in section 189.05 of the Revised Code, the funds | 172 |
available for each round of awards shall be divided into the | 173 |
following tiers: | 174 |
(1) At least thirty per cent to political subdivisions that | 175 |
are not counties and have a population of less than | 176 |
residents as determined in the decennial census conducted in 2010 | 177 |
or counties with a population of less than | 178 |
residents as determined in the decennial census conducted in 2010; | 179 |
(2) At least thirty per cent to political subdivisions that | 180 |
are not counties and have a population of | 181 |
or more as determined in the decennial census conducted in 2010 or | 182 |
counties with a population of | 183 |
determined in the decennial census conducted in 2010. | 184 |
If a proposal includes participants from both | 185 |
divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section, the award may be drawn | 186 |
from either or both tiers in the local government innovation fund. | 187 |
Sec. 189.10. The local government innovation council shall | 188 |
cease to exist on | 189 |
Section 2. That existing sections 189.01, 189.03, 189.05, | 190 |
189.06, 189.07, 189.08, and 189.10 of the Revised Code are hereby | 191 |
repealed. | 192 |
Section 3. That Sections 261.10 and 261.20.93 of Am. Sub. | 193 |
H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly be amended to read as | 194 |
follows: | 195 |
Sec. 261.10. DEV DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT | 196 |
General Revenue Fund | 197 |
GRF | 195401 | Thomas Edison Program | $ | 14,820,354 | $ | 0 | 198 | ||||
GRF | 195402 | Coal Development Office | $ | 260,983 | $ | 261,205 | 199 | ||||
GRF | 195404 | Small Business Development | $ | 1,565,770 | $ | 0 | 200 | ||||
GRF | 195405 | Minority Business Enterprise Division | $ | 1,118,528 | $ | 0 | 201 | ||||
GRF | 195407 | Travel and Tourism | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 0 | 202 | ||||
GRF | 195412 | Rapid Outreach Grants | $ | 9,000,000 | $ | 0 | 203 | ||||
GRF | 195415 | Strategic Business Investment Division and Regional Offices | $ | 4,500,000 | $ | 0 | 204 | ||||
GRF | 195416 | Governor's Office of Appalachia | $ | 3,700,000 | $ | 3,700,000 | 205 | ||||
GRF | 195422 | Technology Action | $ | 547,341 | $ | 0 | 206 | ||||
GRF | 195426 | Clean Ohio Implementation | $ | 468,365 | $ | 0 | 207 | ||||
GRF | 195432 | Global Markets | $ | 3,500,000 | $ | 0 | 208 | ||||
GRF | 195434 | Industrial Training Grants | $ | 10,000,000 | $ | 0 | 209 | ||||
GRF | 195497 | CDBG Operating Match | $ | 1,015,000 | $ | 0 | 210 | ||||
GRF | 195501 | Appalachian Local Development Districts | $ | 391,482 | $ | 391,482 | 211 | ||||
GRF | 195502 | Appalachian Regional Commission Dues | $ | 195,000 | $ | 195,000 | 212 | ||||
GRF | 195528 | Economic Development Projects | $ | 0 | $ | 26,943,518 | 213 | ||||
GRF | 195901 | Coal Research & Development General Obligation Debt Service | $ | 7,861,100 | $ | 5,577,700 | 214 | ||||
GRF | 195905 | Third Frontier Research & Development General Obligation Debt Service | $ | 29,323,300 | $ | 63,640,300 | 215 | ||||
GRF | 195912 | Job Ready Site Development General Obligation Debt Service | $ | 9,859,200 | $ | 15,680,500 | 216 | ||||
TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 103,126,423 | $ | 116,389,705 | 217 |
General Services Fund Group | 218 |
1350 | 195684 | Supportive Services | $ | 11,700,000 | $ | 11,700,000 | 219 | ||||
4W10 | 195646 | Minority Business Enterprise Loan | $ | 2,500,000 | $ | 2,500,000 | 220 | ||||
5AD0 | 195633 | Legacy Projects | $ | 15,000,000 | $ | 15,000,000 | 221 | ||||
5AD0 | 195677 | Economic Development Contingency | $ | 10,000,000 | $ | 0 | 222 | ||||
5W50 | 195690 | Travel and Tourism Cooperative Projects | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | 223 | ||||
6850 | 195636 | Direct Cost Recovery Expenditures | $ | 750,000 | $ | 750,000 | 224 | ||||
TOTAL GSF General Services Fund | 225 | ||||||||||
Group | $ | 40,000,000 | $ | 30,000,000 | 226 |
Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 227 |
3080 | 195602 | Appalachian Regional Commission | $ | 475,000 | $ | 475,000 | 228 | ||||
3080 | 195603 | Housing and Urban Development | $ | 6,000,000 | $ | 6,000,000 | 229 | ||||
3080 | 195605 | Federal Projects | $ | 85,028,606 | $ | 85,470,106 | 230 | ||||
3080 | 195609 | Small Business Administration | $ | 6,438,143 | $ | 5,511,381 | 231 | ||||
3080 | 195618 | Energy Federal Grants | $ | 38,000,000 | $ | 3,400,000 | 232 | ||||
3350 | 195610 | Energy Conservation and Emerging Technology | $ | 1,100,000 | $ | 1,100,000 | 233 | ||||
3AE0 | 195643 | Workforce Development Initiatives | $ | 16,300,000 | $ | 16,300,000 | 234 | ||||
3DB0 | 195642 | Federal Stimulus - Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grants | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 42,485 | 235 | ||||
3EG0 | 195608 | Federal Energy Training | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 1,344,056 | 236 | ||||
3K80 | 195613 | Community Development Block Grant | $ | 76,795,818 | $ | 65,210,000 | 237 | ||||
3K90 | 195611 | Home Energy Assistance Block Grant | $ | 115,743,608 | $ | 115,743,608 | 238 | ||||
3K90 | 195614 | HEAP Weatherization | $ | 22,000,000 | $ | 22,000,000 | 239 | ||||
3L00 | 195612 | Community Services Block Grant | $ | 27,240,217 | $ | 27,240,217 | 240 | ||||
3V10 | 195601 | HOME Program | $ | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | 241 | ||||
TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | 242 | ||||||||||
Fund Group | $ | 443,121,392 | $ | 389,836,853 | 243 |
State Special Revenue Fund Group | 244 |
4500 | 195624 | Minority Business Bonding Program Administration | $ | 160,110 | $ | 159,069 | 245 | ||||
4510 | 195625 | Economic Development Financing Operating | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 3,000,000 | 246 | ||||
4F20 | 195639 | State Special Projects | $ | 180,437 | $ | 180,436 | 247 | ||||
4F20 | 195676 | Marketing Initiatives | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 0 | 248 | ||||
4F20 | 195699 | Utility Provided Funds | $ | 500,000 | $ | 500,000 | 249 | ||||
4S00 | 195630 | Tax Incentive Programs | $ | 650,800 | $ | 650,800 | 250 | ||||
5CG0 | 195679 | $ | 750,000 | $ | 750,000 | 251 | |||||
5HJ0 | 195604 | Motion Picture Tax Credit Program | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | 252 | ||||
5HR0 | 195526 | Ohio Workforce Job Training | $ | 20,000,000 | $ | 30,000,000 | 253 | ||||
5HR0 | 195622 | Defense Development Assistance | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 5,000,000 | 254 | ||||
5JR0 | 195656 | New Market Tax Credit Program | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | 255 | ||||
5KD0 | 195621 | Brownfield Stormwater Loan | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | 256 | ||||
5KN0 | 195640 | Local Government Innovation | $ | $ | 257 | ||||||
5M40 | 195659 | Low Income Energy Assistance | $ | 245,000,000 | $ | 245,000,000 | 258 | ||||
5M50 | 195660 | Advanced Energy Programs | $ | 8,000,000 | $ | 0 | 259 | ||||
5W60 | 195691 | International Trade Cooperative Projects | $ | 160,000 | $ | 160,000 | 260 | ||||
6170 | 195654 | Volume Cap Administration | $ | 94,397 | $ | 92,768 | 261 | ||||
6460 | 195638 | Low- and Moderate- Income Housing Trust Fund | $ | 53,000,000 | $ | 53,000,000 | 262 | ||||
TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 263 | ||||||||||
Fund Group | $ | $ | 264 |
Facilities Establishment Fund Group | 265 |
5S90 | 195628 | Capital Access Loan Program | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,500,000 | 266 | ||||
7009 | 195664 | Innovation Ohio | $ | 15,000,000 | $ | 15,000,000 | 267 | ||||
7010 | 195665 | Research and Development | $ | 22,000,000 | $ | 22,000,000 | 268 | ||||
7037 | 195615 | Facilities Establishment | $ | 50,000,000 | $ | 50,000,000 | 269 | ||||
TOTAL 037 Facilities | 270 | ||||||||||
Establishment Fund Group | $ | 88,500,000 | $ | 88,500,000 | 271 |
Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund | 272 |
7003 | 195663 | Clean Ohio Operating | $ | 950,000 | $ | 950,000 | 273 | ||||
TOTAL 7003 Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund | $ | 950,000 | $ | 950,000 | 274 |
Third Frontier Research & Development Fund Group | 275 |
7011 | 195686 | Third Frontier Operating | $ | 1,149,750 | $ | 1,149,750 | 276 | ||||
7011 | 195687 | Third Frontier Research & Development Projects | $ | 183,850,250 | $ | 133,850,250 | 277 | ||||
7014 | 195620 | Third Frontier Operating - Tax | $ | 1,700,000 | $ | 1,700,000 | 278 | ||||
7014 | 195692 | Research & Development Taxable Bond Projects | $ | 38,300,000 | $ | 38,300,000 | 279 | ||||
TOTAL 011 Third Frontier Research & Development Fund Group | $ | 225,000,000 | $ | 175,000,000 | 280 |
Job Ready Site Development Fund Group | 281 |
7012 | 195688 | Job Ready Site Operating | $ | 800,000 | $ | 800,000 | 282 | ||||
TOTAL 012 Job Ready Site Development Fund Group | $ | 800,000 | $ | 800,000 | 283 |
Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Fund Group | 284 |
M087 | 195435 | Biomedical Research and Technology Transfer | $ | 1,999,224 | $ | 1,999,224 | 285 | ||||
TOTAL TSF Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Fund Group | $ | 1,999,224 | $ | 1,999,224 | 286 | ||||||
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | $ | 287 |
Sec. 261.20.93. LOCAL GOVERNMENT INNOVATION FUND | 289 |
The foregoing appropriation item 195640, Local Government | 290 |
Innovation, shall be used for the purposes of making loans and | 291 |
grants to political subdivisions under the Local Government | 292 |
Innovation Program in accordance with sections 189.01 to 189.10 of | 293 |
the Revised Code. Of the foregoing appropriation item 195640, | 294 |
Local Government Innovation, up to $ | 295 |
2012 and $175,000 in fiscal year 2013 shall be used for | 296 |
administrative costs incurred by the Department of Development. | 297 |
On the effective date of this amendment, or as soon as | 298 |
possible thereafter, the Director of Budget and Management shall | 299 |
transfer $175,000 in cash from the General Revenue Fund to the | 300 |
Local Government Innovation Fund (Fund 5KN0). On July 1, 2012, or | 301 |
as soon as possible thereafter, the Director of Budget and | 302 |
Management shall transfer $44,825,000 in cash from the General | 303 |
Revenue Fund to the Local Government Innovation Fund (Fund 5KN0). | 304 |
Section 4. That existing Sections 261.10 and 261.20.93 of | 305 |
Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly are hereby | 306 |
repealed. | 307 |