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OH HB382
Bill
Status
11/30/2009
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Dodd
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AI Summary
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Provides liability immunity for eligible landowners who grant free access to abandoned mine land on their property for acid mine drainage abatement projects supervised by the division of mineral resources management.
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Provides liability immunity for nonprofit organizations (exempt under IRC 501(c)(3)) that provide funding or services for acid mine drainage abatement projects, except for acts of recklessness, gross negligence, willful misconduct, or unlawful activities.
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Requires eligible landowners to notify the division of any known dangerous conditions at reclamation project work areas or forfeit immunity protection.
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Excludes methane gas from abandoned coal mines from the "advanced energy resource" definition and reclassifies it as a "renewable energy resource" for purposes of renewable energy credit programs under Ohio law.
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Landowner and nonprofit immunity does not apply to injuries or damages resulting from reckless conduct, gross negligence, willful or wanton misconduct, or engagement in unlawful activities related to the reclamation project.
Legislative Description
To provide immunity from liability for eligible landowners who provide access to abandoned mine land located on their land for purposes of acid mine drainage abatement and to provide immunity from liability for nonprofit organizations that provide funding or services for such acid mine drainage abatement, and to designate that methane gas emitted from an abandoned coal mine constitutes a renewable energy resource rather than an advanced energy resource for purposes of the law governing the promotion of renewable energy usage, electricity supplied from renewable energy sources, and renewable energy credits.
Abandoned mines-reclamation & pollution abatement/Burr Oak State Park-mining
Last Action
Committee Report - S
3/11/2010