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Last Update: 8/31/2021
Power Siting Board
Status
Current
Type of Board
Permanent
Authority
R.C. 4906.02
Total Membership
11 or 13
(4 nonvoting legislators and 4 alternates)
Dates of Appointment
1 - 1/11/10 (public member) and each fourth year thereafter
Term Length
4 years
Ending Date of Term
January 10
Report Requirements
Not applicable
Chairperson
Chairman of PUCO
Subject To Sunset Review
Yes
Full-time
No
Restriction on Partisan Affiliation
No
Senate Confirmation Required
Yes
Expiration Date
December 31, 2024
Appointment Authority
Governor, House Minority Leader, Senate Minority Leader, Senate President, Speaker
Membership Composition
House members, Other, Public members, Senate members, Statewide elected officials/department heads
Compensation
Expenses Only, Other, under schedule B of R.C. 124.15
Staff Assistance
Executive agency staff, Offices located within Public Utilities Commission. May request temporary assistance of certain agencies' staffs.
Additional Information
Qualifications
1 member to represent the public appointed by Governor with advice and consent of Senate, who must be an engineer chosen from a list of 3 nominees submitted by Office of Consumers' Counsel; 4 nonvoting legislative members: 1 appointed by the Speaker of the House, 1 appointed by the President of the Senate, 1 appointed by the Minority Leader of the House, and 1 appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, each of whom has an alternate designated by appointing authority; and ex officio: Chairman of Public Utilities Commission, and Directors of Environmental Protection Agency, Agriculture, Health, Development, and Natural Resources.
When an application to the Board is made for amending a utility facility, defined as an economically significant wind farm, a large wind farm, or a large solar facility, the Board must include 2 ad hoc members who must be the Chairperson of the Board of Township Trustees and the President of the Board of County Commissioners. If the facility will be located in multiple townships, the township trustees vote to select a representative.