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OH HB313

Bill

Status

Passed

7/7/2010

Primary Sponsor

Denise Driehaus

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Origin

House of Representatives

128th General Assembly (2009-2010)

AI Summary

  • Authorizes counties with population greater than 60,000 to organize county land reutilization corporations to acquire, manage, and rehabilitate abandoned or underutilized real property.

  • Allows county treasurers to use an alternative redemption period in foreclosure proceedings for abandoned lands, with equity of redemption terminated after the alternative period expires.

  • Immunizes county land reutilization corporations from liability for damages or breach of common law duties related to environmental violations or conditions on acquired parcels.

  • Permits counties to levy taxes in excess of the ten-mill limitation for Ohio State University extension services and soil and water conservation district expenses.

  • Modifies the New Community Authority Law to allow greater flexibility in lease duration requirements, board composition, and community development charge structures for authorities established between the effective date and January 1, 2012.

Legislative Description

To authorize a county with a population greater than 60,000 to organize a county land reutilization corporation, to authorize a county treasurer of a county with such a corporation to utilize the alternative redemption period in actions to foreclose abandoned lands, to immunize a county land reutilization corporation from liability for breach of a common law duty in connection with a parcel of land, to make other changes regarding county land reutilization corporations, to specify that county levies for Ohio state university extension services may be levied in excess of the ten-mill limitation, to authorize levies in excess of the ten-mill limitation for expenses of soil and water conservation districts, and to modify the New Community Authority Law.

County land reutilization corporations- organization/redemption period/immunity

Last Action

Effective Date

7/7/2010

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