OH HB578

Establishes new setback requirements for new Class II injection wells: 300 feet from occupied dwellings in urbanized areas (225 feet minimum with written owner consent), 300 feet from occupied dwellings and public buildings in non-urbanized areas, 300 feet from streams/water bodies (with chief discretion to reduce), and 300 feet from railroad tracks or traveled portions of public roads/highways.

Requires 37.5% of out-of-district injection well fees (fees on substances not produced locally) to be paid directly to the municipal corporation or township where the well is located, with the remaining 62.5% going to the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management.

Prohibits the division chief from issuing permits for new injection wells that violate the setback requirements unless specific conditions are met, such as written owner consent in urbanized areas (except within 225 feet).

Maintains existing injection well fee structure of 5 cents per barrel for locally-produced substances and 20 cents per barrel for out-of-district substances, with a 500,000 barrel annual cap per well.