Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Lake Erie Commission, Ohio

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No	12/31/2024

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
Yes	No	Yes

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 1506.21	13

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
5 initial appointments not later than 11/30/2017, then as needed to fill expiring terms.		Ex officio, Governor's pleasure, and 3 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
September 11	Not later than the last day of July of each odd-numbered year, the Commission must publish a Lake Erie protection and restoration strategy that describes proposed uses of the Lake Erie Protection Fund for the following state fiscal year; submitted to Governor, House Speaker, and Senate President. Must submit annually not later than September 1 a report of the activities taken by the Commission during the preceding fiscal year, including revenues and expenses for the preceding year; submitted to Governor, House Speaker, and Senate President.

Ending Date Of Term

Report Requirements

September 11

Not later than the last day of July of each odd-numbered year, the Commission must publish a Lake Erie protection and restoration strategy that describes proposed uses of the Lake Erie Protection Fund for the following state fiscal year; submitted to Governor, House Speaker, and Senate President. Must submit annually not later than September 1 a report of the activities taken by the Commission during the preceding fiscal year, including revenues and expenses for the preceding year; submitted to Governor, House Speaker, and Senate President.

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor, Other	Other, Statewide elected officials/department heads

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Not Specified		Executive agency staff, Staff provided by agencies represented on the Commission

Chairperson	Additional Information
Designated annually from among Directors or Director's designees on the Commission

Qualifications
Directors of Environmental Protection, Natural Resources, Health, Agriculture, Transportation, and Development Services, or their designees, 2 members of the Great Lakes Protection Fund Board, and 5 additional members.