Bill Text: OH SCR18 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To urge the United States Department of the Treasury

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-07-08 - To Finance [SCR18 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2013-SCR18-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

S. C. R. No. 18

Senator Schiavoni 

Cosponsors: Senators Cafaro, Kearney, Seitz, Turner 

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

To urge the United States Department of the Treasury

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to allow the use of up to twenty-five per cent of

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the funds in the Ohio Hardest Hit Fund for

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demolition of vacant property.

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):

WHEREAS, As a result of the housing market collapse in 2008,	5
there are thousands of vacant properties throughout Ohio that are	6
posing a risk to public safety and negatively affecting property	7
values of other properties in the neighborhoods; and	8

WHEREAS, Demolition of these vacant properties is essential	9
to restoring public safety, reducing neighborhood blight, and	10
improving property value; and	11

WHEREAS, The federal Hardest Hit Fund, created in 2010,	12
allocates funds to states, including Ohio, for the development of	13
locally tailored programs to assist struggling homeowners in their	14
communities; and	15

WHEREAS, Currently, most moneys in the Hardest Hit Fund may	16
not be used for demolition costs of vacant structures; and	17

WHEREAS, The use of up to twenty-five per cent of the	18
remaining funds in the Ohio Hardest Hit Fund for demolition of	19
vacant property will allow municipal corporations and land banks	20
to demolish vacant structures while ensuring the rest of the funds	21
are used for foreclosure-prevention efforts; and	22

WHEREAS, To reduce the number of vacant properties, thereby	23
reducing blight and protecting and restoring the property values	24
of surrounding buildings, the United States Department of the	25
Treasury should allow the use of a portion of the Ohio Hardest Hit	26
Fund for vacant structure demolition without delay; now therefore	27
be it	28

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 130th General Assembly	29
of the State of Ohio, urge the United States Department of the	30
Treasury to allow the use of up to twenty-five per cent of the	31
funds in the Ohio Hardest Hit Fund for demolition of vacant	32
property; and be it further	33

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly	34
authenticated copies of this resolution to the Secretary of the	35
Department of the Treasury, the President Pro Tempore and	36
Secretary of the United States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of	37
the United States House of Representatives, the President of the	38
United States, the members of the Ohio Congressional delegation,	39
and the news media of Ohio.	40