Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Ohio River Commission

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No	12/31/2028

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

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 122.29	9

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Not later than 60 days after the effective date.		4 years for appointed members

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
Not specified	None

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Senate President, Speaker	Members with other stated qualifications, Public members, Statewide elected officials/department heads

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only, Other, Members are entitled to expenses. The statute is silent on other compensation, so technically they are entitled to compensation.		Other, Department of Development to assist the commission, and to provide meeting and office space.

Chairperson	Additional Information
The Director of Development

Qualifications
(1) The Director of Development, or the Director's designee; (2) The Director of Transportation, or the Director's designee; (3) The Director of Natural Resources, or the Director's designee; (4) Six members representing the general public, three of whom shall be appointed by the President of the Senate and three of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House. The appointed members may represent private industry associated or affiliated with marine cargo terminal operations on the Ohio river and private industry possessing experience in marine cargo terminal operations or travel and tourism on the Ohio river. Each appointed member of the commission must be a resident of this state or a designee of a business licensed or registered in this state.

Qualifications

(1) The Director of Development, or the Director's designee;

(2) The Director of Transportation, or the Director's designee;

(3) The Director of Natural Resources, or the Director's designee;

(4) Six members representing the general public, three of whom shall be appointed by the President of the Senate and three of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House.

The appointed members may represent private industry associated or affiliated with marine cargo terminal operations on the Ohio river and private industry possessing experience in marine cargo terminal operations or travel and tourism on the Ohio river.

Each appointed member of the commission must be a resident of this state or a designee of a business licensed or registered in this state.