Ohio Code § 5540.16
Ohio Code § 5540.16. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5540.16.
It is hereby found and determined that surface transportation projects undertaken
pursuant to this chapter are essential and will contribute to the improvement of the
prosperity, health, safety, and welfare of the people of a transportation improvement
district and to all of the state, and that it is in the public interest and a proper
public purpose for a transportation improvement district to acquire, construct, enlarge,
improve, equip, sell, lease, lease-purchase, exchange, or otherwise dispose of property,
structures, and other facilities for such transportation projects. It is further found and determined that exercise of the authority granted by sections 5540.01 to 5540.17 of the Revised Code is consistent with and will promote industry, commerce, distribution, and research
activity in the state. Sections 5540.01 to 5540.17 of the Revised Code , being necessary for the prosperity, health, safety, and welfare of the state and
its people, shall be liberally construed to effect their purposes.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5540.16
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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