Ohio § 4921.21

§ 4921.21.

(A) As used in this section, “ adjusted credit amount ” means the aggregate amount credited to the public utilities transportation safety

fund, less the sum of both of the following: (1) The fees collected by the public utilities commission, in accordance with the unified

carrier registration plan under section 4921.11 of the Revised Code , that exceed the federal certification of revenue for each year of the plan; (2) The forfeitures collected by the commission under section 4923.99 of the Revised Code for violations of rules adopted under division (A)(2) of section 4923.04 of the Revised Code . (B)(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the public utilities transportation

safety fund.  The fees collected in accordance with the unified carrier registration plan under section 4921.11 of the Revised Code , the taxes and fees remitted under section 4921.19 of the Revised Code , the forfeitures imposed under section 4923.99 of the Revised Code , except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, and the fines collected under section 4163.07 of the Revised Code shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the public utilities

transportation safety fund, until the adjusted credit amount in a fiscal year is equal

to the total amount appropriated from the fund for the fiscal year.  Once this point of parity is reached, any additional fees, taxes, forfeitures, or

fines received during the fiscal year shall be credited to the general revenue fund,

except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, and except for the fees collected

in accordance with the unified carrier registration plan under section 4921.11 of the Revised Code that exceed the federal certification of revenue for each year of the plan. (2) The first eight hundred thousand dollars of forfeitures collected under section 4923.99 of the Revised Code , for violations of rules adopted under division (A)(2) of section 4923.04 of the Revised Code , during each fiscal year shall be credited to the public utilities transportation

safety fund.  Any forfeitures in excess of that amount shall be deposited into the general revenue

fund.  In each fiscal year, the commission shall distribute moneys from these forfeitures

credited to the public utilities transportation safety fund for the purposes of emergency

response planning and the training of safety, enforcement, and emergency services

personnel in proper techniques for the management of hazardous materials releases

that occur during transportation or otherwise.  For these purposes, fifty per cent of all such moneys credited to the public utilities

transportation safety fund shall be distributed to Cleveland state university, forty-five

per cent shall be distributed to other educational institutions, state agencies, regional

planning commissions, and political subdivisions, and five per cent shall be retained

by the commission for the administration of this section and for training employees.  However, if, in any such period, moneys from these forfeitures credited to the public

utilities transportation safety fund equal an amount less than four hundred thousand

dollars, the commission shall distribute, to the extent of the aggregate amount of

those moneys, two hundred thousand dollars to Cleveland state university and the remainder

to other educational institutions, state agencies, regional planning commissions,

and political subdivisions. (C) The purpose of the public utilities transportation safety fund shall be for defraying

all expenses incident to maintaining the nonrailroad transportation activities of

the commission. (D) There is hereby created in the state treasury the federal commercial vehicle transportation

systems fund.  The fund shall consist of money received from the United States department of transportation's

commercial vehicle intelligent transportation systems infrastructure deployment program.  The public utilities commission shall use the fund to deploy the Ohio commercial

vehicle information systems networks project and to improve safety of motor carrier

operations through electronic exchange of data. (E) There is hereby created in the state treasury the motor carrier safety fund.  The fund shall consist of money received from the United States department of transportation

for motor carrier safety.  The commission shall use the fund to administer the state's motor carrier safety

assistance program and associated grants, including the motor carrier safety assistance

program basic grant, the incentive grant, the high priority grants, the new entrant

safety assurance grant, the safety data improvement grant, or their equivalents. (F) If the director of budget and management determines there is not sufficient money

in the public utilities transportation safety fund, the director shall transfer money

from the general revenue fund to the public utilities transportation safety fund in

an amount up to the difference between the balance of the public utilities transportation

safety fund and the appropriations from that fund.  If the director subsequently determines during the fiscal year that the balance

of the public utilities transportation safety fund exceeds the amount needed to support

the appropriations from the fund, the director shall transfer the excess money, up

to the amount of the original transfer, to the general revenue fund.