Effective: December 30, 2008
Latest Legislation: House Bill 420 - 127th General Assembly
(A) The treasurer of state shall develop and maintain a comprehensive and descriptive database of all real property under the custody and control of the state, except when otherwise required for reasons of homeland security. The information in the database shall be available to the public free of charge through a searchable internet web site. The treasurer of state shall allow for public comment on property owned by the state.
(B) For purposes of the database, the Ohio geographically referenced information program council established in section 125.901 of the Revised Code shall provide to the treasurer of state, and the treasurer of state shall collect, information, in a format prescribed by the treasurer of state, that adequately describes, when known, the location, acreage, and use of state-owned property. The council shall make its best efforts to obtain the required information on the state-owned property and shall submit updated information to the treasurer of state as it becomes available.
(C) As used in this section, "state-owned property" does not include state property owned or under the control of the general assembly or any legislative agency, any court or judicial agency, the secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, or attorney general and their respective offices.