H.B. No. 471 Summary

• Amends Ohio law to clarify that the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission cannot let or administer contracts for maintaining, repairing, renovating, or improving existing state buildings, which falls under the Department of Administrative Services authority.

• Adds new section 123.01(A)(17) giving the Department of Administrative Services power to maintain, repair, rehabilitate, remodel, renovate, retrofit, enlarge, improve, alter, equip, furnish, paint, and decorate state agency buildings.

• Modifies section 123.21 to exclude maintenance and repair contracts for existing facilities from the commission's jurisdiction, while preserving its role in new construction projects.

• Updates sections 123.211, 125.035, and 153.01 to add corresponding exclusions stating the commission cannot administer contracts for changes to existing facilities.

• Preserves existing exceptions for the Department of Transportation and other state agencies that have specific statutory authority over their own facilities.