Ohio Code § 1513.076

§ 1513.076.

The director of environmental protection and the director of natural resources shall

jointly establish procedures that do all of the following: (A) Provide for the coordination of the issuance of coal mining and reclamation permits

under this chapter and permits and certifications under Chapter 6111. of the Revised

Code for coal mining and reclamation operations; (B) Provide for the direct cooperation of the staff of the environmental protection agency

and the staff of the division of mineral resources management in the review and approval

or denial of coal mining and reclamation permits issued under this chapter and permits

and certifications issued under Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code; (C) Provide for direct and effective communication between the staff of the environmental

protection agency and the staff of the division of mineral resources management regarding

the review and approval or denial of coal mining and reclamation permits issued under

this chapter and permits and certifications issued under Chapter 6111. of the Revised

Code; (D) Provide for the creation of a joint agency coal task force consisting of employees

of the environmental protection agency and the division of mineral resources management

for the purpose of ensuring that the procedures established under divisions (A) to

(C) of this section are properly implemented.