Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Rail Development Commission, Ohio

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. 4981.02	15 (4 nonvoting legislators)

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
4 on 10/21/12 and the same date each 6th year thereafter 3 on 10/21/15 and the same date each 6th year thereafter		6 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
October 20	Must prepare plan for the construction and operation of an intercity conventional or high speed passenger transportation system. The plan may be a revision of the Ohio High Speed Rail Authority or may be a separate plan.

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

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only		Executive agency staff, Own staff, Department of Transportation may assist the Commission.

Chairperson	Additional Information
Of the members appointed by Governor, one serves as chair.	Date of appointment of 1 member unclear

Qualifications
(1) Two members of the Ohio Senate, one to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the President of the Senate, and one to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Minority Leader of the Senate; (2) Two members of the Ohio House of Representatives, one to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; (3) Two members representing the general public, one of to be appointed by the President of the Senate and one to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (4) The Director of Transportation, or the Director's designee, who shall be an ex officio member; (5) The Director of Development, or the Director's designee, who shall be an ex officio member; (6) The following members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of Senate: (a) One member, who shall serve as chairman chairperson of the commission, until October 21, 2025, or an earlier date if the member resigns or otherwise leaves office. Thereafter the Governor appoints a member for this position to represent the general public; (b) One member, who shall represent the interests of a freight rail company; (c) One member, who shall represent the interests of passenger rail service; (d) One member, who shall have expertise in infrastructure financing; (e) One member, who shall represent the interests of organized labor; (f) One member, who shall represent the interests of manufacturers; (g) One member who shall represent the general public.

Qualifications

(1) Two members of the Ohio Senate, one to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the President of the Senate, and one to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Minority Leader of the Senate;

(2) Two members of the Ohio House of Representatives, one to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;

(3) Two members representing the general public, one of to be appointed by the President of the Senate and one to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(4) The Director of Transportation, or the Director's designee, who shall be an ex officio member;

(5) The Director of Development, or the Director's designee, who shall be an ex officio member;

(6) The following members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of Senate:

(a) One member, who shall serve as chairman chairperson of the commission, until October 21, 2025, or an earlier date if the member resigns or otherwise leaves office. Thereafter the Governor appoints a member for this position to represent the general public;

(b) One member, who shall represent the interests of a freight rail company;

(d) One member, who shall have expertise in infrastructure financing;

(e) One member, who shall represent the interests of organized labor;

(f) One member, who shall represent the interests of manufacturers;

(g) One member who shall represent the general public.