1502.02 Division of recycling and litter prevention - fund.

OHIO STATUTES AND CODES

1502.02 Division of recycling and litter prevention - fund.

(A) There is hereby created in the department of natural resources the division of recycling and litter prevention to be headed by the chief of recycling and litter prevention.

(B) There is hereby created in the state treasury the recycling and litter prevention fund, consisting of moneys distributed to it from fees, including the fee levied under division (A)(2) of section 3714.073 of the Revised Code, gifts, donations, grants, reimbursements, and other sources, including investment earnings.

(1) Use moneys credited to the fund exclusively for the purposes set forth in sections 1502.03, 1502.04, and 1502.05 of the Revised Code, with particular emphasis on programs relating to recycling;

(2) Expend for administration of the division not more than ten per cent of any fiscal year’s appropriation to the division, excluding the amount assessed to the division for direct and indirect central support charges;

(3) Require recipients of grants under section 1502.05 of the Revised Code, as a condition of receiving and retaining them, to do all of the following:

(a) Create a separate account for the grants and any cash donations received that qualify for the donor credit allowed by section 5733.064 of the Revised Code;

(b) Make expenditures from the account exclusively for the purposes for which the grants were received;

(d) Report to the chief information regarding the amount and donor of cash donations received as described by section 5733.064 of the Revised Code;

(e) Use grants received to supplement and not to replace any existing funding for such purposes.

(4) Report to the tax commissioner information the chief receives pursuant to division (C)(3)(d) of this section.

Effective Date: 07-20-1994; 06-30-2005