Ohio Code 5531.30 – Agreements with federal agencies
(A)(1) The director of transportation may enter into agreements and cooperate with the United States department of transportation, or any other appropriate federal agency as provided in 23 U.S.C. § 325 to 327 and as authorized under the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21),” 126 Stat. 405 (2012); the “Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU),” 119 Stat. 1144 (2005); and the “National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,” 83 Stat. 852 (1970). Pursuant to such an agreement the director may assume certain responsibilities of the secretary of the United States department of transportation, and take any other actions required by any such agreement or by such federal laws.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5531.30
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- funds: means , except where the context does not permit, the bond service fund, and any other funds, including reserve funds, created under the bond proceedings, and the state infrastructure bank revenue bond service fund created by division (R) of this section to the extent provided in the bond proceedings, including all moneys and investments, and earnings from investment, credited and to be credited thereto. See Ohio Code 5531.10
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
(2) The director may adopt any rules necessary to implement an agreement pursuant to division (A) of this section and carry out any duties imposed under such an agreement.
(3) The director may make expenditures of money in connection with an agreement authorized under division (A)(1) of this section from any funds of the department of transportation that are available to the director.
(B) Notwithstanding Chapter 2743 of the Revised Code, this state hereby waives its immunity from civil liability, including the immunity from suit in a federal court under the eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, and consents to the jurisdiction of the federal courts over its civil liability with regard to the compliance, discharge, or enforcement of the responsibilities assumed under division (A) of this section in accordance with the same procedural and substantive requirements applicable to a suit against a federal agency. Division (B) of this section applies only to actions that are authorized under division (A) of this section and does not create liability that exceeds the liability created under 23 U.S.C. § 325 to 327.