With the approval and the consent of the controlling board, the director of natural resources shall expend, out of any funds available for the purpose, such moneys as are necessary for the study of any proposed water development project, and may use its engineering and other forces, including consulting engineers and sanitary engineers, for the purpose of effecting such study. All such expenses incurred by such directors prior to the issuance of water development revenue bonds or notes under Chapter 6121 of the Revised Code, shall be paid by the respective directors incurring such expenses and charged to the appropriate water development project, and the respective directors shall keep proper records and accounts, showing the amounts so charged. Upon the sale of water development revenue bonds or notes for a water development project, the funds so expended by the respective directors, with the approval of the Ohio water development authority, in connection with such project, shall be reimbursed to the respective departments from the proceeds of such bonds or notes.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 6121.05

  • water development project: means either of the following:

    (1) Any waste water facility or water management facility, including undivided or other interests therein, acquired or constructed or to be acquired or constructed by the Ohio water development authority under this chapter, or acquired or constructed or to be acquired or constructed by a governmental agency or person with all or a portion of the cost thereof being paid from a loan or grant from the authority under this chapter, including all buildings and facilities that the authority considers necessary for the operation of the project, together with all property, rights, easements, and interest that may be required for the operation of the project;

    (2) Any project or activity qualifying for financial assistance under section 6109. See Ohio Code 6121.01