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By Jeffrey Lewis, attorney and research specialist, Ohio State University Agricultural & Resource Law Program
Ohio is thirsty for some quality H2O, but the legislature has recently struggled with how to get it. After debating two separate water quality bills for over a year, the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate finally passed H.B. 7 in December. The bi-partisan bill aims to improve water quality in Ohio’s lakes and rivers but doesn’t establish a permanent H2Ohio Trust Fund as the House had first proposed.
Even so, H.B. 7 will help fund and implement Governor Mike DeWine’s H2Ohioprogram. DeWine unveiled his water quality plan in 2019 to help reduce phosphorus runoff, prevent algal blooms, and prevent lead contamination in Ohio’s waterways. In July 2019, the Ohio General Assembly invested $172 million to fund the H2Ohio initiative. H.B. 7 continues those efforts by creating a statewide Watershed Planning and Management Program and directing the Ohio Depart
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Center-pivot sprinklers controlled by a central computer irrigate wheat, alfalfa, potatoes, and melons along the Columbia River near Hermiston, Ore The 10-member board advises on policy issues, develops recommendations on key agricultural issues, and advocates for agriculture.
Jan 12, 2021
Oregon s Gov. Kate Brown is accepting applications to fill partial terms for two producer positions on the State Board of Agriculture.
Marty Myers and Grant Kitamura previously filled the posts. Myers passed away in December, and Kitamura recently moved to Idaho.
Term lengths on open positions are as follows:
Producer position 2, partial term ends 10/31/2022, eligible to serve at least one additional 4-year term
House Bill 7 creates the Statewide Watershed Planning and Management Program.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine acknowledges members of the media while entering his residence after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier in the day Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in Bexley, Ohio. DeWine tested positive using a rapid test Thursday, before testing negative later in the day using a more sensitive laboratory-developed test. No test for coronavirus infection is perfect, and test results can be affected by a variety of factors, including the type of test used, the quality of the sample and when it was taken during the course of any infection. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)