Clean Ohio
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The Clean Ohio fund is a state fund authorized by Ohio
taxpayers in 2000 to support four types of conservation and outdoor recreation measures. It was reauthorized in 2008.
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
taxpayers in 2000 to support four types of conservation and outdoor recreation measures. It was reauthorized in 2008.
Clean Ohio Funds
- Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Fund: To provide funds for preservation of land areas, either through fee-simple acquisition or through conservation easementConservation easementIn the United States, a conservation easement is an encumbrance — sometimes including a transfer of usage rights — which creates a legally enforceable land preservation agreement between a landowner and a government agency or a qualified land...
s. This fund is administered by the Ohio Public Works Commission. - Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Fund: To provide funds to ensure the continued presence and use of valuable agricultural lands. This fund is administered by the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
- Clean Ohio Brownfield Revitalization Fund: To provide funds for cleaning up brownfields and returning them to productive use. This fund is administered by the Ohio Department of Development.
- Clean Ohio Trails Fund: To provide funds for establishing or expanding muscle-powered trailTrailA trail is a path with a rough beaten or dirt/stone surface used for travel. Trails may be for use only by walkers and in some places are the main access route to remote settlements...
s, or to purchase the right-of-way for such trails. This fund is administered by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The application is often combined with that for the Federal Recreational Trails Program, in which fund only 30% is dedicated to muscle-powered trails.