Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No

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

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 3737.90	12

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
3 on July 12 of each year		3 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
July 11;ex officio	Not applicable

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

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

Chairperson	Additional Information
Selected by Board from among its members

Qualifications
Governor appoints 9 members with advice and consent of Senate, not more than 5 from the same political party. 1 must represent the interests of petroleum refiners, 1 must represent the interests of petroleum marketers, 1 must represent the interests of retail petroleum dealers, 1 must represent the interests of local governments, 1 must have experience in casualty and fire or pollution liability insurance, 2 must represent the interests of businesses that own petroleum underground storage tanks and that are not primarily engaged in the sale of petroleum, and 2 must be registered professional engineers with experience in geology or environmental engineering who must represent the interests of the public and not be associated with the petroleum industry. The Treasurer of State and the Directors of Commerce and Environmental Protection, or their designees, are ex officio members. Each appointed member must give a surety bond to the state in the amount of at least $25,000, and the chairperson must give a surety bond in the amount of at least $50,000, with the amounts determined by the Board.

Qualifications

Governor appoints 9 members with advice and consent of Senate, not more than 5 from the same political party. 1 must represent the interests of petroleum refiners, 1 must represent the interests of petroleum marketers, 1 must represent the interests of retail petroleum dealers, 1 must represent the interests of local governments, 1 must have experience in casualty and fire or pollution liability insurance, 2 must represent the interests of businesses that own petroleum underground storage tanks and that are not primarily engaged in the sale of petroleum, and 2 must be registered professional engineers with experience in geology or environmental engineering who must represent the interests of the public and not be associated with the petroleum industry. The Treasurer of State and the Directors of Commerce and Environmental Protection, or their designees, are ex officio members. Each appointed member must give a surety bond to the state in the amount of at least $25,000, and the chairperson must give a surety bond in the amount of at least $50,000, with the amounts determined by the Board.