Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Oil and Gas Commission

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No	12/31/2016

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

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 1509.35	5

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
1 on October 15 of each year		5 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
October 14	Not applicable

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor	Members with other stated qualifications, Public members

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only, R.C. 124.15(J)		None specified

Chairperson	Additional Information
Selected by the Commission

Qualifications
Appointed by Governor: 1 who by reason of previous vocation, employment, or affiliation can be classed as a representative of a major petroleum company; 1 who by previous training and experience can be classed as a representative of independent petroleum operators; 1 who by reason of previous training and experience can be classed as one learned and experienced in oil and gas law; 1 who by reason of previous training and experience can be classed as one learned and experienced in geology or petroleum engineering; and 1 who by reason of previous vocation, employment, or affiliation can be classed as a representative of the public. Not more than 3 of the same political party. If a quorum cannot be obtained to consider a matter before the Commission because of vacancies or recusal of its members, the Commission's chairperson may appoint a number of temporary members to the Commission from a list of members of the Technical Advisory Council on Oil and Gas, submitted by the Council, as necessary to obtain a quorum to consider the matter.

Qualifications

Appointed by Governor: 1 who by reason of previous vocation, employment, or affiliation can be classed as a representative of a major petroleum company; 1 who by previous training and experience can be classed as a representative of independent petroleum operators; 1 who by reason of previous training and experience can be classed as one learned and experienced in oil and gas law; 1 who by reason of previous training and experience can be classed as one learned and experienced in geology or petroleum engineering; and 1 who by reason of previous vocation, employment, or affiliation can be classed as a representative of the public. Not more than 3 of the same political party. If a quorum cannot be obtained to consider a matter before the Commission because of vacancies or recusal of its members, the Commission's chairperson may appoint a number of temporary members to the Commission from a list of members of the Technical Advisory Council on Oil and Gas, submitted by the Council, as necessary to obtain a quorum to consider the matter.