H. B. No. 609 As Introduced

Representatives McGregor, J., Patton, T., Skindell, Allen, Fende, Garrison

A BILL

To amend Sections 209.18 and 209.18.09 of Am. Sub. 1
H.B. 66 of the 126th General Assembly, as 2
subsequently amended, and to establish the 3
Commercial Fishing Buy Out Program, and to make an 4
appropriation 5

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That Sections 209.18 and 209.18.09 of Am. Sub. 6
H.B. 66 of the 126th General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 7
530 of the 126th General Assembly, be amended to read as follows: 8

       Sec. 209.18. DNR DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 9

General Revenue Fund 10

GRF 725-401 Wildlife-GRF Central Support $ 1,315,000 $ 1,365,000 11
GRF 725-404 Fountain Square Rental Payments - OBA $ 1,025,300 $ 1,092,000 12
GRF 725-407 Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program $ 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000 13
GRF 725-413 OPFC Lease Rental Payments $ 18,699,100 $ 20,962,800 14
GRF 725-423 Stream and Ground Water Gauging $ 311,910 $ 311,910 15
GRF 725-425 Wildlife License Reimbursement $ 646,319 $ 646,319 16
GRF 725-456 Canal Lands $ 332,859 $ 332,859 17
GRF 725-502 Soil and Water Districts $ 9,836,436 $ 9,836,436 18
GRF 725-503 Commercial Fishing Buy-Out Program $ 0 $ 4,000,000 19
GRF 725-903 Natural Resources General Obligation Debt Service $ 25,866,000 $ 24,359,100 20
GRF 727-321 Division of Forestry $ 8,541,511 $ 8,541,511 21
GRF 728-321 Division of Geological Survey $ 1,630,000 $ 1,630,000 22
GRF 729-321 Office of Information Technology $ 440,895 $ 440,895 23
GRF 730-321 Division of Parks and Recreation $ 37,874,841 $ 39,874,841 24
GRF 731-321 Office of Coastal Management $ 259,707 $ 259,707 25
GRF 733-321 Division of Water $ 3,257,619 $ 3,207,619 26
GRF 736-321 Division of Engineering $ 3,118,703 $ 3,118,703 27
GRF 737-321 Division of Soil and Water $ 4,074,788 $ 4,074,788 28
GRF 738-321 Division of Real Estate and Land Management $ 2,291,874 $ 2,291,874 29
GRF 741-321 Division of Natural Areas and Preserves $ 3,009,505 $ 3,009,505 30
GRF 744-321 Division of Mineral Resources Management $ 3,068,167 $ 3,068,167 31
TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund $ 126,600,534 $ ~~129,424,034~~ 133,424,034 32

General Services Fund Group 33

155 725-601 Departmental Projects $ 3,135,821 $ 3,011,726 34
157 725-651 Central Support Indirect $ 6,528,675 $ 6,528,675 35
204 725-687 Information Services $ 4,676,627 $ 4,676,627 36
206 725-689 REALM Support Services $ 475,000 $ 475,000 37
207 725-690 Real Estate Services $ 64,000 $ 64,000 38
223 725-665 Law Enforcement Administration $ 2,096,225 $ 2,096,225 39
227 725-406 Parks Projects Personnel $ 175,000 $ 110,000 40
4D5 725-618 Recycled Materials $ 50,000 $ 50,000 41
4S9 725-622 NatureWorks Personnel $ 472,648 $ 307,648 42
4X8 725-662 Water Resources Council $ 125,000 $ 125,000 43
430 725-671 Canal Lands $ 797,582 $ 847,582 44
508 725-684 Natural Resources Publications $ 157,792 $ 157,792 45
510 725-631 Maintenance - State-owned Residences $ 260,849 $ 260,849 46
516 725-620 Water Management $ 2,442,956 $ 2,459,120 47
635 725-664 Fountain Square Facilities Management $ 3,182,223 $ 3,190,223 48
697 725-670 Submerged Lands $ 542,011 $ 542,011 49
TOTAL GSF General Services 50
Fund Group $ 25,182,409 $ 24,902,478 51

Federal Special Revenue Fund Group 52

3B3 725-640 Federal Forest Pass-Thru $ 150,000 $ 150,000 53
3B4 725-641 Federal Flood Pass-Thru $ 350,000 $ 350,000 54
3B5 725-645 Federal Abandoned Mine Lands $ 14,310,497 $ 14,307,666 55
3B6 725-653 Federal Land and Water Conservation Grants $ 5,000,000 $ 5,000,000 56
3B7 725-654 Reclamation - Regulatory $ 2,107,292 $ 2,107,291 57
3P0 725-630 Natural Areas and Preserves - Federal $ 315,000 $ 315,000 58
3P1 725-632 Geological Survey - Federal $ 479,651 $ 479,651 59
3P2 725-642 Oil and Gas-Federal $ 362,933 $ 367,912 60
3P3 725-650 Coastal Management - Federal $ 1,592,923 $ 1,607,686 61
3P4 725-660 Water - Federal $ 419,766 $ 420,525 62
3R5 725-673 Acid Mine Drainage Abatement/Treatment $ 2,225,000 $ 2,225,000 63
3Z5 725-657 REALM-Federal $ 1,578,871 $ 1,578,871 64
328 725-603 Forestry Federal $ 1,813,827 $ 2,228,081 65
332 725-669 Federal Mine Safety Grant $ 258,102 $ 258,102 66
TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue 67
Fund Group $ 30,963,862 $ 31,395,785 68

State Special Revenue Fund Group 69

4J2 725-628 Injection Well Review $ 93,957 $ 79,957 70
4M7 725-631 Wildfire Suppression $ 100,000 $ 100,000 71
4U6 725-668 Scenic Rivers Protection $ 407,100 $ 407,100 72
5BV 725-683 Soil and Water Districts $ 1,850,000 $ 1,850,000 73
5B3 725-674 Mining Regulation $ 28,850 $ 28,850 74
75
5P2 725-634 Wildlife Boater Angler Administration $ 4,200,000 $ 3,500,000 76
509 725-602 State Forest $ 2,291,664 $ 2,591,664 77
511 725-646 Ohio Geological Mapping $ 549,310 $ 549,310 78
512 725-605 State Parks Operations $ 26,814,288 $ 26,814,288 79
512 725-680 Parks Facilities Maintenance $ 2,576,240 $ 2,576,240 80
514 725-606 Lake Erie Shoreline $ 612,075 $ 657,113 81
518 725-643 Oil and Gas Permit Fees $ 2,674,377 $ 2,674,378 82
518 725-677 Oil and Gas Well Plugging $ 1,200,000 $ 1,200,000 83
521 725-627 Off-Road Vehicle Trails $ 143,490 $ 143,490 84
522 725-656 Natural Areas Checkoff Funds $ 1,550,670 $ 1,550,670 85
526 725-610 Strip Mining Administration Fee $ 1,932,492 $ 1,932,492 86
527 725-637 Surface Mining Administration $ 2,312,815 $ 2,322,702 87
529 725-639 Unreclaimed Land Fund $ 623,356 $ 631,257 88
531 725-648 Reclamation Forfeiture $ 2,061,861 $ 2,062,237 89
532 725-644 Litter Control and Recycling $ 7,100,000 $ 7,100,000 90
586 725-633 Scrap Tire Program $ 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000 91
615 725-661 Dam Safety $ 365,223 $ 365,223 92
TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue 93
Fund Group $ 60,487,768 $ 60,136,971 94

Clean Ohio Fund Group 95

061 725-405 Clean Ohio Operating $ 155,000 $ 155,000 96
TOTAL CLF Clean Ohio Fund Group $ 155,000 $ 155,000 97

Wildlife Fund Group 98

015 740-401 Division of Wildlife Conservation $ 49,447,500 $ 50,447,500 99
815 725-636 Cooperative Management Projects $ 120,449 $ 120,449 100
816 725-649 Wetlands Habitat $ 966,885 $ 966,885 101
817 725-655 Wildlife Conservation Checkoff Fund $ 5,000,000 $ 5,000,000 102
818 725-629 Cooperative Fisheries Research $ 1,500,000 $ 1,500,000 103
819 725-685 Ohio River Management $ 128,584 $ 128,584 104
TOTAL WLF Wildlife Fund Group $ 57,163,418 $ 58,163,418 105

Waterways Safety Fund Group 106

086 725-414 Waterways Improvement $ 3,792,343 $ 3,792,343 107
086 725-418 Buoy Placement $ 52,182 $ 52,182 108
086 725-501 Waterway Safety Grants $ 137,867 $ 137,867 109
086 725-506 Watercraft Marine Patrol $ 576,153 $ 576,153 110
086 725-513 Watercraft Educational Grants $ 366,643 $ 366,643 111
086 739-401 Division of Watercraft $ 20,027,909 $ 20,086,681 112
5AW 725-682 Watercraft Revolving Loans $ 3,000,000 $ 1,000,000 113
TOTAL WSF Waterways Safety Fund 114
Group $ 27,953,097 $ 26,011,869 115

Holding Account Redistribution Fund Group 116

R17 725-659 Performance Cash Bond Refunds $ 374,263 $ 374,263 117
R43 725-624 Forestry $ 2,500,000 $ 1,500,000 118
TOTAL 090 Holding Account 119
Redistribution Fund Group $ 2,874,263 $ 1,874,263 120

Accrued Leave Liability Fund Group 121

4M8 725-675 FOP Contract $ 20,844 $ 20,844 122
TOTAL ALF Accrued Leave 123
Liability Fund Group $ 20,844 $ 20,844 124
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS $ 331,401,195 $ ~~332,084,662~~ 336,084,662 125

       Sec. 209.18.09. WILDLIFE LICENSE REIMBURSEMENT 127

       Notwithstanding the limits of the transfer from the General 128
Revenue Fund to the Wildlife Fund, as adopted in section 1533.15 129
of the Revised Code, up to the amount available in appropriation 130
item 725-425, Wildlife License Reimbursement, may be transferred 131
from the General Revenue Fund to the Wildlife Fund (Fund 015). 132
Pursuant to the certification of the Director of Budget and 133
Management of the amount of foregone revenue in accordance with 134
section 1533.15 of the Revised Code, the foregoing appropriation 135
item in the General Revenue Fund, appropriation item 725-425, 136
Wildlife License Reimbursement, shall be used to reimburse the 137
Wildlife Fund (Fund 015) for the cost of hunting and fishing 138
licenses and permits issued after June 30, 1990, to individuals 139
who are exempted under the Revised Code from license, permit, and 140
stamp fees. 141

       CANAL LANDS 142

       The foregoing appropriation item 725-456, Canal Lands, shall 143
be used to transfer funds to the Canal Lands Fund (Fund 430) to 144
provide operating expenses for the State Canal Lands Program. The 145
transfer shall be made using an intrastate transfer voucher and 146
shall be subject to the approval of the Director of Budget and 147
Management. 148

       SOIL AND WATER DISTRICTS 149

       In addition to state payments to soil and water conservation 150
districts authorized by section 1515.10 of the Revised Code, the 151
Department of Natural Resources may pay to any soil and water 152
conservation district, from authority in appropriation item 153
725-502, Soil and Water Districts, an annual amount not to exceed 154
$30,000, upon receipt of a request and justification from the 155
district and approval by the Ohio Soil and Water Conservation 156
Commission. The county auditor shall credit the payments to the 157
special fund established under section 1515.10 of the Revised Code 158
for the local soil and water conservation district. Moneys 159
received by each district shall be expended for the purposes of 160
the district. The foregoing appropriation item 725-683, Soil and 161
Water Districts, shall be expended for the purposes described 162
above, except that the funding source for this appropriation shall 163
be a fee applied on the disposal of construction and demolition 164
debris as provided in section 1515.14 of the Revised Code, as 165
amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 66 of the 126th General Assembly. 166

       Of the foregoing appropriation item 725-502, Soil and Water 167
Districts, $25,000 in each fiscal year shall be used for the 168
Conservation Action Project. 169

       Of the foregoing appropriation item, 725-683, Soil and Water 170
Districts, $200,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to support 171
the Heidelberg College Water Quality Laboratory. 172

       Of the foregoing appropriation item 725-683, Soil and Water 173
Districts, $100,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to support 174
the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. 175

       Of the foregoing appropriation item 725-683, Soil and Water 176
Districts, $100,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to support 177
the Indian Lake Watershed in Logan County. 178

       COMMERCIAL FISHING BUY-OUT PROGRAM 179

        The foregoing GRF appropriation item 725-503, Commercial 180
Fishing Buy-Out Program, shall be expended by the Division of 181
Wildlife to acquire all commercial fishing licenses currently 182
issued and in reserve, including the purchase of any rights to 183
renew such licenses. Payment shall be made to the licensee to whom 184
each such license was issued as soon as practicable after the 185
effective date of this section. All commercial fishing shall cease 186
prior to the 2007 season. The amount paid to each licensee shall 187
equal the product obtained by multiplying $1.94 per pound for 188
yellow perch species by an average number of pounds per year of 189
yellow perch caught, as reported by the licensee under section 190
1533.42 of the Revised Code. For all other species, the amount 191
shall be $0.28 per pound multiplied by an average number of pounds 192
per year of other species caught, as reported by the licensee 193
under section 1533.42 of the Revised Code. The average shall be 194
determined by dividing by six the total for six years of largest 195
reported catch during the 2000-2005 period. In no case shall the 196
amount paid to each person holding a license be less than one 197
hundred dollars. 198

       DIVISION OF WATER 199

       Of the foregoing appropriation item 733-321, Division of 200
Water, $50,000 in fiscal year 2006 shall be used for the Fairport 201
Harbor Port Authority boat launch in Lake County. 202

       FUND CONSOLIDATION 203

       The Director of Budget and Management shall transfer an 204
amount certified by the Director of Natural Resources from the 205
Central Support Indirect Fund (Fund 157) to the Law Enforcement 206
Administration Fund (Fund 223) and the Information Services Fund 207
(Fund 204) to implement a direct cost recovery plan. 208

       STATE PARK DEPRECIATION RESERVE 209

        The foregoing appropriation item 725-680, Parks Facilities 210
Maintenance, shall be used by the Division of Parks and Recreation 211
to maintain state park revenue producing facilities in the best 212
economic operating condition and to repair and replace equipment 213
used in the operation of state park revenue producing facilities. 214

        Upon certification of the Director of Natural Resources, the 215
Director of Budget and Management shall transfer the cash balance 216
in the Depreciation Reserve Fund (Fund 161), which is abolished in 217
section 1541.221 of the Revised Code, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 218
66 of the 126th General Assembly, to the State Park Fund (Fund 219
512), which is created in section 1541.22 of the Revised Code. All 220
outstanding encumbrances shall be canceled on October 1, 2005. 221

       OIL AND GAS WELL PLUGGING 222

       The foregoing appropriation item 725-677, Oil and Gas Well 223
Plugging, shall be used exclusively for the purposes of plugging 224
wells and to properly restore the land surface of idle and orphan 225
oil and gas wells pursuant to section 1509.071 of the Revised 226
Code. No funds from the appropriation item shall be used for 227
salaries, maintenance, equipment, or other administrative 228
purposes, except for those costs directly attributed to the 229
plugging of an idle or orphan well. Appropriation authority from 230
this appropriation item shall not be transferred to any other fund 231
or line item. 232

       LITTER CONTROL AND RECYCLING 233

       Of the foregoing appropriation item, 725-644, Litter Control 234
and Recycling, not more than $1,500,000 may be used in each fiscal 235
year for the administration of the Recycling and Litter Prevention 236
program. 237

       CLEAN OHIO OPERATING EXPENSES 238

       The foregoing appropriation item 725-405, Clean Ohio 239
Operating, shall be used by the Department of Natural Resources in 240
administering section 1519.05 of the Revised Code. 241

       WATERCRAFT MARINE PATROL 242

       Of the foregoing appropriation item 739-401, Division of 243
Watercraft, not more than $200,000 in each fiscal year shall be 244
expended for the purchase of equipment for marine patrols 245
qualifying for funding from the Department of Natural Resources 246
pursuant to section 1547.67 of the Revised Code. Proposals for 247
equipment shall accompany the submission of documentation for 248
receipt of a marine patrol subsidy pursuant to section 1547.67 of 249
the Revised Code and shall be loaned to eligible marine patrols 250
pursuant to a cooperative agreement between the Department of 251
Natural Resources and the eligible marine patrol. 252

       WATERCRAFT REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM 253

        Upon certification by the Director of Natural Resources, the 254
Director of Budget and Management shall transfer an amount not to 255
exceed $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2006 and not to exceed $1,000,000 256
in fiscal year 2007 so certified from the Waterways Safety Fund 257
(Fund 086) to the Watercraft Revolving Loans Fund (Fund 5AW). The 258
moneys shall be used pursuant to section 1547.721 of the Revised 259
Code. 260

       PARKS CAPITAL EXPENSES FUND 261

        There is hereby created in the state treasury the Parks 262
Capital Expenses Fund (Fund 227). The fund shall be used to pay 263
for design, engineering, and planning costs incurred by the 264
Department of Natural Resources for capital parks projects. 265

        The Director of Natural Resources shall submit to the 266
Director of Budget and Management the estimated design, 267
engineering, and planning costs of capital-related work to be done 268
by Department of Natural Resources staff for parks projects. If 269
the Director of Budget and Management approves the estimated 270
costs, the Director may release appropriations from appropriation 271
item 725-406, Parks Projects Personnel, for those purposes. Upon 272
release of the appropriations, the Department of Natural Resources 273
shall pay for these expenses from the Parks Capital Expenses Fund 274
(Fund 227). Expenses paid from Fund 227 shall be reimbursed by the 275
Parks and Recreation Improvement Fund (Fund 035) using an 276
intrastate transfer voucher. In fiscal year 2006 the Director of 277
Budget and Management shall transfer, using an intrastate transfer 278
voucher, $20,000 from the Parks and Recreation Improvement Fund 279
(Fund 035) to the Parks Capital Expenses Fund (Fund 227). 280

       Section 2. That existing Sections 209.18 and 209.18.09 of Am. 281
Sub. H.B. 66 of the 126th General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. 282
H.B. 530 of the 126th General Assembly, are hereby repealed. 283

       Section 3. The sections of law contained in this act, and the 284
items of law of which the sections of law contained in this act 285
are composed, are not subject to the referendum. Therefore, under 286
Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and section 1.471 of the 287
Revised Code, the sections of law contained in this act, and the 288
items of law of which the sections of law contained in this act 289
are composed, go into immediate effect when this act becomes law. 290

Section 1. That Sections 209.18 and 209.18.09 of Am. Sub.	6
H.B. 66 of the 126th General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B.	7
530 of the 126th General Assembly, be amended to read as follows:	8

GRF	725-401	Wildlife-GRF Central Support	$	1,315,000	$	1,365,000	11
GRF	725-404	Fountain Square Rental Payments - OBA	$	1,025,300	$	1,092,000	12
GRF	725-407	Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program	$	1,000,000	$	1,000,000	13
GRF	725-413	OPFC Lease Rental Payments	$	18,699,100	$	20,962,800	14
GRF	725-423	Stream and Ground Water Gauging	$	311,910	$	311,910	15
GRF	725-425	Wildlife License Reimbursement	$	646,319	$	646,319	16
GRF	725-456	Canal Lands	$	332,859	$	332,859	17
GRF	725-502	Soil and Water Districts	$	9,836,436	$	9,836,436	18
GRF	725-503	Commercial Fishing Buy-Out Program	$	0	$	4,000,000	19
GRF	725-903	Natural Resources General Obligation Debt Service	$	25,866,000	$	24,359,100	20
GRF	727-321	Division of Forestry	$	8,541,511	$	8,541,511	21
GRF	728-321	Division of Geological Survey	$	1,630,000	$	1,630,000	22
GRF	729-321	Office of Information Technology	$	440,895	$	440,895	23
GRF	730-321	Division of Parks and Recreation	$	37,874,841	$	39,874,841	24
GRF	731-321	Office of Coastal Management	$	259,707	$	259,707	25
GRF	733-321	Division of Water	$	3,257,619	$	3,207,619	26
GRF	736-321	Division of Engineering	$	3,118,703	$	3,118,703	27
GRF	737-321	Division of Soil and Water	$	4,074,788	$	4,074,788	28
GRF	738-321	Division of Real Estate and Land Management	$	2,291,874	$	2,291,874	29
GRF	741-321	Division of Natural Areas and Preserves	$	3,009,505	$	3,009,505	30
GRF	744-321	Division of Mineral Resources Management	$	3,068,167	$	3,068,167	31
TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund			$	126,600,534	$	~~129,424,034~~ 133,424,034	32

155	725-601	Departmental Projects	$	3,135,821	$	3,011,726	34
157	725-651	Central Support Indirect	$	6,528,675	$	6,528,675	35
204	725-687	Information Services	$	4,676,627	$	4,676,627	36
206	725-689	REALM Support Services	$	475,000	$	475,000	37
207	725-690	Real Estate Services	$	64,000	$	64,000	38
223	725-665	Law Enforcement Administration	$	2,096,225	$	2,096,225	39
227	725-406	Parks Projects Personnel	$	175,000	$	110,000	40
4D5	725-618	Recycled Materials	$	50,000	$	50,000	41
4S9	725-622	NatureWorks Personnel	$	472,648	$	307,648	42
4X8	725-662	Water Resources Council	$	125,000	$	125,000	43
430	725-671	Canal Lands	$	797,582	$	847,582	44
508	725-684	Natural Resources Publications	$	157,792	$	157,792	45
510	725-631	Maintenance - State-owned Residences	$	260,849	$	260,849	46
516	725-620	Water Management	$	2,442,956	$	2,459,120	47
635	725-664	Fountain Square Facilities Management	$	3,182,223	$	3,190,223	48
697	725-670	Submerged Lands	$	542,011	$	542,011	49
TOTAL GSF General Services							50
Fund Group			$	25,182,409	$	24,902,478	51

3B3	725-640	Federal Forest Pass-Thru	$	150,000	$	150,000	53
3B4	725-641	Federal Flood Pass-Thru	$	350,000	$	350,000	54
3B5	725-645	Federal Abandoned Mine Lands	$	14,310,497	$	14,307,666	55
3B6	725-653	Federal Land and Water Conservation Grants	$	5,000,000	$	5,000,000	56
3B7	725-654	Reclamation - Regulatory	$	2,107,292	$	2,107,291	57
3P0	725-630	Natural Areas and Preserves - Federal	$	315,000	$	315,000	58
3P1	725-632	Geological Survey - Federal	$	479,651	$	479,651	59
3P2	725-642	Oil and Gas-Federal	$	362,933	$	367,912	60
3P3	725-650	Coastal Management - Federal	$	1,592,923	$	1,607,686	61
3P4	725-660	Water - Federal	$	419,766	$	420,525	62
3R5	725-673	Acid Mine Drainage Abatement/Treatment	$	2,225,000	$	2,225,000	63
3Z5	725-657	REALM-Federal	$	1,578,871	$	1,578,871	64
328	725-603	Forestry Federal	$	1,813,827	$	2,228,081	65
332	725-669	Federal Mine Safety Grant	$	258,102	$	258,102	66
TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue							67
Fund Group			$	30,963,862	$	31,395,785	68

4J2	725-628	Injection Well Review	$	93,957	$	79,957	70
4M7	725-631	Wildfire Suppression	$	100,000	$	100,000	71
4U6	725-668	Scenic Rivers Protection	$	407,100	$	407,100	72
5BV	725-683	Soil and Water Districts	$	1,850,000	$	1,850,000	73
5B3	725-674	Mining Regulation	$	28,850	$	28,850	74
							75
5P2	725-634	Wildlife Boater Angler Administration	$	4,200,000	$	3,500,000	76
509	725-602	State Forest	$	2,291,664	$	2,591,664	77
511	725-646	Ohio Geological Mapping	$	549,310	$	549,310	78
512	725-605	State Parks Operations	$	26,814,288	$	26,814,288	79
512	725-680	Parks Facilities Maintenance	$	2,576,240	$	2,576,240	80
514	725-606	Lake Erie Shoreline	$	612,075	$	657,113	81
518	725-643	Oil and Gas Permit Fees	$	2,674,377	$	2,674,378	82
518	725-677	Oil and Gas Well Plugging	$	1,200,000	$	1,200,000	83
521	725-627	Off-Road Vehicle Trails	$	143,490	$	143,490	84
522	725-656	Natural Areas Checkoff Funds	$	1,550,670	$	1,550,670	85
526	725-610	Strip Mining Administration Fee	$	1,932,492	$	1,932,492	86
527	725-637	Surface Mining Administration	$	2,312,815	$	2,322,702	87
529	725-639	Unreclaimed Land Fund	$	623,356	$	631,257	88
531	725-648	Reclamation Forfeiture	$	2,061,861	$	2,062,237	89
532	725-644	Litter Control and Recycling	$	7,100,000	$	7,100,000	90
586	725-633	Scrap Tire Program	$	1,000,000	$	1,000,000	91
615	725-661	Dam Safety	$	365,223	$	365,223	92
TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue							93
Fund Group			$	60,487,768	$	60,136,971	94

061	725-405		Clean Ohio Operating		$	155,000		$	155,000		96
TOTAL CLF Clean Ohio Fund Group					$	155,000		$	155,000		97

015	740-401	Division of Wildlife Conservation	$	49,447,500	$	50,447,500	99
815	725-636	Cooperative Management Projects	$	120,449	$	120,449	100
816	725-649	Wetlands Habitat	$	966,885	$	966,885	101
817	725-655	Wildlife Conservation Checkoff Fund	$	5,000,000	$	5,000,000	102
818	725-629	Cooperative Fisheries Research	$	1,500,000	$	1,500,000	103
819	725-685	Ohio River Management	$	128,584	$	128,584	104
TOTAL WLF Wildlife Fund Group			$	57,163,418	$	58,163,418	105

086	725-414	Waterways Improvement	$	3,792,343	$	3,792,343	107
086	725-418	Buoy Placement	$	52,182	$	52,182	108
086	725-501	Waterway Safety Grants	$	137,867	$	137,867	109
086	725-506	Watercraft Marine Patrol	$	576,153	$	576,153	110
086	725-513	Watercraft Educational Grants	$	366,643	$	366,643	111
086	739-401	Division of Watercraft	$	20,027,909	$	20,086,681	112
5AW	725-682	Watercraft Revolving Loans	$	3,000,000	$	1,000,000	113
TOTAL WSF Waterways Safety Fund							114
Group			$	27,953,097	$	26,011,869	115

R17	725-659	Performance Cash Bond Refunds	$	374,263	$	374,263	117
R43	725-624	Forestry	$	2,500,000	$	1,500,000	118
TOTAL 090 Holding Account							119
Redistribution Fund Group			$	2,874,263	$	1,874,263	120

4M8	725-675	FOP Contract	$	20,844	$	20,844	122
TOTAL ALF Accrued Leave							123
Liability Fund Group			$	20,844	$	20,844	124
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS			$	331,401,195	$	~~332,084,662~~ 336,084,662	125

Notwithstanding the limits of the transfer from the General	128
Revenue Fund to the Wildlife Fund, as adopted in section 1533.15	129
of the Revised Code, up to the amount available in appropriation	130
item 725-425, Wildlife License Reimbursement, may be transferred	131
from the General Revenue Fund to the Wildlife Fund (Fund 015).	132
Pursuant to the certification of the Director of Budget and	133
Management of the amount of foregone revenue in accordance with	134
section 1533.15 of the Revised Code, the foregoing appropriation	135
item in the General Revenue Fund, appropriation item 725-425,	136
Wildlife License Reimbursement, shall be used to reimburse the	137
Wildlife Fund (Fund 015) for the cost of hunting and fishing	138
licenses and permits issued after June 30, 1990, to individuals	139
who are exempted under the Revised Code from license, permit, and	140
stamp fees.	141

The foregoing appropriation item 725-456, Canal Lands, shall	143
be used to transfer funds to the Canal Lands Fund (Fund 430) to	144
provide operating expenses for the State Canal Lands Program. The	145
transfer shall be made using an intrastate transfer voucher and	146
shall be subject to the approval of the Director of Budget and	147
Management.	148

In addition to state payments to soil and water conservation	150
districts authorized by section 1515.10 of the Revised Code, the	151
Department of Natural Resources may pay to any soil and water	152
conservation district, from authority in appropriation item	153
725-502, Soil and Water Districts, an annual amount not to exceed	154
$30,000, upon receipt of a request and justification from the	155
district and approval by the Ohio Soil and Water Conservation	156
Commission. The county auditor shall credit the payments to the	157
special fund established under section 1515.10 of the Revised Code	158
for the local soil and water conservation district. Moneys	159
received by each district shall be expended for the purposes of	160
the district. The foregoing appropriation item 725-683, Soil and	161
Water Districts, shall be expended for the purposes described	162
above, except that the funding source for this appropriation shall	163
be a fee applied on the disposal of construction and demolition	164
debris as provided in section 1515.14 of the Revised Code, as	165
amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 66 of the 126th General Assembly.	166

Of the foregoing appropriation item 725-502, Soil and Water	167
Districts, $25,000 in each fiscal year shall be used for the	168
Conservation Action Project.	169

Of the foregoing appropriation item, 725-683, Soil and Water	170
Districts, $200,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to support	171
the Heidelberg College Water Quality Laboratory.	172

Of the foregoing appropriation item 725-683, Soil and Water	173
Districts, $100,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to support	174
the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District.	175

Of the foregoing appropriation item 725-683, Soil and Water	176
Districts, $100,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to support	177
the Indian Lake Watershed in Logan County.	178

The foregoing GRF appropriation item 725-503, Commercial	180
Fishing Buy-Out Program, shall be expended by the Division of	181
Wildlife to acquire all commercial fishing licenses currently	182
issued and in reserve, including the purchase of any rights to	183
renew such licenses. Payment shall be made to the licensee to whom	184
each such license was issued as soon as practicable after the	185
effective date of this section. All commercial fishing shall cease	186
prior to the 2007 season. The amount paid to each licensee shall	187
equal the product obtained by multiplying $1.94 per pound for	188
yellow perch species by an average number of pounds per year of	189
yellow perch caught, as reported by the licensee under section	190
1533.42 of the Revised Code. For all other species, the amount	191
shall be $0.28 per pound multiplied by an average number of pounds	192
per year of other species caught, as reported by the licensee	193
under section 1533.42 of the Revised Code. The average shall be	194
determined by dividing by six the total for six years of largest	195
reported catch during the 2000-2005 period. In no case shall the	196
amount paid to each person holding a license be less than one	197
hundred dollars.	198

Of the foregoing appropriation item 733-321, Division of	200
Water, $50,000 in fiscal year 2006 shall be used for the Fairport	201
Harbor Port Authority boat launch in Lake County.	202

The Director of Budget and Management shall transfer an	204
amount certified by the Director of Natural Resources from the	205
Central Support Indirect Fund (Fund 157) to the Law Enforcement	206
Administration Fund (Fund 223) and the Information Services Fund	207
(Fund 204) to implement a direct cost recovery plan.	208

The foregoing appropriation item 725-680, Parks Facilities	210
Maintenance, shall be used by the Division of Parks and Recreation	211
to maintain state park revenue producing facilities in the best	212
economic operating condition and to repair and replace equipment	213
used in the operation of state park revenue producing facilities.	214

Upon certification of the Director of Natural Resources, the	215
Director of Budget and Management shall transfer the cash balance	216
in the Depreciation Reserve Fund (Fund 161), which is abolished in	217
section 1541.221 of the Revised Code, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B.	218
66 of the 126th General Assembly, to the State Park Fund (Fund	219
512), which is created in section 1541.22 of the Revised Code. All	220
outstanding encumbrances shall be canceled on October 1, 2005.	221

The foregoing appropriation item 725-677, Oil and Gas Well	223
Plugging, shall be used exclusively for the purposes of plugging	224
wells and to properly restore the land surface of idle and orphan	225
oil and gas wells pursuant to section 1509.071 of the Revised	226
Code. No funds from the appropriation item shall be used for	227
salaries, maintenance, equipment, or other administrative	228
purposes, except for those costs directly attributed to the	229
plugging of an idle or orphan well. Appropriation authority from	230
this appropriation item shall not be transferred to any other fund	231
or line item.	232

Of the foregoing appropriation item, 725-644, Litter Control	234
and Recycling, not more than $1,500,000 may be used in each fiscal	235
year for the administration of the Recycling and Litter Prevention	236
program.	237

The foregoing appropriation item 725-405, Clean Ohio	239
Operating, shall be used by the Department of Natural Resources in	240
administering section 1519.05 of the Revised Code.	241

Of the foregoing appropriation item 739-401, Division of	243
Watercraft, not more than $200,000 in each fiscal year shall be	244
expended for the purchase of equipment for marine patrols	245
qualifying for funding from the Department of Natural Resources	246
pursuant to section 1547.67 of the Revised Code. Proposals for	247
equipment shall accompany the submission of documentation for	248
receipt of a marine patrol subsidy pursuant to section 1547.67 of	249
the Revised Code and shall be loaned to eligible marine patrols	250
pursuant to a cooperative agreement between the Department of	251
Natural Resources and the eligible marine patrol.	252

Upon certification by the Director of Natural Resources, the	254
Director of Budget and Management shall transfer an amount not to	255
exceed $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2006 and not to exceed $1,000,000	256
in fiscal year 2007 so certified from the Waterways Safety Fund	257
(Fund 086) to the Watercraft Revolving Loans Fund (Fund 5AW). The	258
moneys shall be used pursuant to section 1547.721 of the Revised	259
Code.	260

There is hereby created in the state treasury the Parks	262
Capital Expenses Fund (Fund 227). The fund shall be used to pay	263
for design, engineering, and planning costs incurred by the	264
Department of Natural Resources for capital parks projects.	265

The Director of Natural Resources shall submit to the	266
Director of Budget and Management the estimated design,	267
engineering, and planning costs of capital-related work to be done	268
by Department of Natural Resources staff for parks projects. If	269
the Director of Budget and Management approves the estimated	270
costs, the Director may release appropriations from appropriation	271
item 725-406, Parks Projects Personnel, for those purposes. Upon	272
release of the appropriations, the Department of Natural Resources	273
shall pay for these expenses from the Parks Capital Expenses Fund	274
(Fund 227). Expenses paid from Fund 227 shall be reimbursed by the	275
Parks and Recreation Improvement Fund (Fund 035) using an	276
intrastate transfer voucher. In fiscal year 2006 the Director of	277
Budget and Management shall transfer, using an intrastate transfer	278
voucher, $20,000 from the Parks and Recreation Improvement Fund	279
(Fund 035) to the Parks Capital Expenses Fund (Fund 227).	280

Section 2. That existing Sections 209.18 and 209.18.09 of Am.	281
Sub. H.B. 66 of the 126th General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub.	282
H.B. 530 of the 126th General Assembly, are hereby repealed.	283