Clean Ohio

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 but is currently not being funded as the state’s liquor profit revenue, which supported the fund, is now being used to fund the JobsOhio program.

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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 easements. 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 trails, 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.

References

• Clean Ohio website: http://clean.ohio.gov/
• Clean Ohio - Green Space Conservation website: http://www.pwc.state.oh.us/GSCdefault.html