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The bill’s sponsor told the committee that explosions, fires and accidents at hydraulic fracturing sites pose a risk to parks, wildlife and nearby communities and cited a recent explosion near Salt Fork State Park as an example of the danger. \"While wildlife and water sources were reported to not be impacted by this explosion, it highlights abolishing the practice within Ohio State Parks,\" Leader Antonio said. He also cited figures he attributed to Save Ohio Parks and a FactTracker analysis arguing that incidents related to oil and gas operations are frequent.

The proposed law would prohibit the horizontal chemical extraction process commonly known as fracking under Ohio state parks and public lands. Leader Antonio described the bill as a preventative step to safeguard biodiversity, recreational access and tourism that supports local economies and said the measure is also intended to reduce potential long-term health harms he associated with fracking operations.

Leader Antonio summarized claims from outside groups alleging 1,400 oil- and gas-related incidents in the past five years and cited studies he said link proximity to fracking sites with increased school absences and hospital visits. When asked for sources by Senator Allen, Leader Antonio pointed the committee to a 2016 fall study listed in his packet (Environmentamerica dot org and related analyses as cited in his testimony). When Chair Schafer asked whether the explosion cited had occurred on private property, Leader Antonio said he believed it had. Ranking Member Hicks Hudson asked whether the sponsor could provide an estimate of emergency-response costs associated with the incident; Leader Antonio said he did not have that figure but could contact local authorities.

Committee members pressed the sponsor on the question of proximity and what a \"seven-minute drive from a park entrance\" meant in practical terms. Leader Antonio said the point of citing the incident was to highlight potential risks to park visitors and to local water and air quality, and that further factual work would be needed to define safe distances and contamination thresholds. He noted that some chemical formulations used in fracking are commercially protected and not publicly disclosed, which complicates technical risk assessments.

No committee vote was taken. Chair Schafer closed the first hearing on SB 132 after Q&A and invited any additional information the sponsor could provide, including local emergency-cost estimates and source documentation for the studies cited.

The hearing record contains sponsor testimony and follow-up questions from multiple senators; the committee did not take action or set a next-step vote during the session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Ohio Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee - 3-18-2025 ","oneSentenceSummary","Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee members heard sponsor testimony Wednesday on Senate Bill 132, titled the PERSERV Act (Protecting Public Resources, Ecosystems, Sensitive Lands from Extraction, Violation and Exploitation Act), which would ban horizontal hydraulic fracturing beneath Ohio state parks and public lands.","taxTitle","Agriculture and Natural Resources, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Ohio","taxId",37378,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":46,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6105880,"Senate hears bill to let counties withdraw from multi-county solid-waste districts; Seneca County officials push support",1443,2337000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2785351-8739d9a77344153704dc42d9b6cd3e9d&start=894&end=2337","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2785351-8739d9a77344153704dc42d9b6cd3e9d/thumbnail_894000.jpg","/articles/6105880/Ohio/Senate-hears-bill-to-let-counties-withdraw-from-multi-county-solid-waste-districts-Seneca-County-officials-push-support","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6105880-5784f98ec0fb53fc20022cc56b9a6f47/orig.mp4?Expires=1770437608&Signature=Eo1I7bonxBiWXlmSyTm1ayMvrfYL4yGoVtfXWs-alvyLYrWv5om6r9iJ5VCM-8TY55LIucMzUhIryE2nFh6hE9NbGi2MFQJ0skr-xp-VdhllQ7kTIMbvOW8xioDUo3O~sVQkADLrMM1Ns40lDBeuBrTlvT9Quf84z-or9wWH4eNVfrMAkg8XSwgnIolk6CvYcrHuYCR6WwHJxyTUQ-PiXTYxYcjOEscabCkl-uxup-H0u6D2Xu3pRLJ7qPn0OwF5T4SzaN9jJkN2X9sgXG2dV3oajgXddJacaNh2CCCAcG7Et9kOiwUCwDPRj~lRUmOph~a5gKa3ebuuvfhH6ZUHkA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held a second hearing Wednesday on Senate Bill 147, a measure that would let a county begin a formal withdrawal process from a multi-county solid waste management district. Anthony Paradiso, a Seneca County commissioner, and Julie Richards, Seneca County health commissioner, testified in favor of the bill.

Paradiso told the committee Seneca County is part of the Ottawa-Sandusky-Seneca Solid Waste Management District (OSS), whose governing board includes three county commissioners from each county (nine voting members). He said the Wind Waste landfill serving the district brings in the bulk of waste revenue and that Seneca County receives a disproportionate share of impacts while seeking more local resources for oversight. \"We are asking you to do the same here. Give authority to local counties to write their own destiny,\" Paradiso said.

Paradiso told senators the landfill in Sandusky County accepts a large share of out-of-state waste and that Seneca County now provides about 94% of OSS's revenue while Ottawa County supplies roughly 6% (as described in his testimony). He said that on Sept. 9, 2024, a permit was approved to expand the landfill by more than 43 percent and that the Seneca County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution on Nov. 14, 2024, seeking withdrawal from the district; the other two counties voted to deny that withdrawal, he said.

Julie Richards described how the Seneca County General Health District has created a landfill division to inspect and regulate the Wind Waste landfill and said the agency faces staffing and funding challenges. \"Currently we receive 40 cents per ton of waste,\" Richards said, and she said her office recently hired a sanitarian in training to assist inspections. Richards told the committee the county has responded to multiple recent incidents, including two leachate events in the preceding 30 days — one she described as involving 53,000 tons of leachate — and a train derailment that generated approximately 200 cubic feet of contaminated soil now bound for the landfill.

Richards said OSS has declined to fully fund the county's landfill inspector salary and that attempts to secure reimbursement for consultant fees have been met with resistance. She said the county sought out-of-state landfill consultants to avoid potential conflict-of-interest issues with local consultants who have worked with Wind Waste in the past. \"By separating or having the ability to separate from OSS, Seneca County will be able to obtain the necessary funds in a more efficient manner to conduct inspections, provide emergency response to hazardous situations in the community, and purchase the necessary equipment to protect our staff and our community,\" Richards said.

Senator Manchester asked what Seneca County’s potential withdrawal would mean for Sandusky County, which does not have its own landfill. Paradiso replied that passage of SB 147 would allow Seneca County to study options over a 24-month period, including discussions with neighboring counties and possible new district arrangements; he said it would not automatically cause Seneca to leave. Ranking Member Hicks Hudson asked whether the withdrawal would require a voter referendum; Paradiso said SB 147, as discussed in the hearing, would allow the county commissioners to accomplish the withdrawal without a public referendum and would follow a 24-month process aligned with EPA recommendations, as described in his testimony.

No committee vote was taken during the hearing. Seneca County submitted written proponent testimony from Mayor Donald Minnell of Fostoria, which the chair acknowledged in the hearing record.","Senate Bill 147 would allow counties to begin a withdrawal process from multi-county solid waste districts. Seneca County Commissioner Anthony Paradiso and Seneca County Health Commissioner Julie Richards testified that the change would give local officials more control and funds to oversee a large landfill expanding in Seneca County.","actionData","errors"]

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Senate hears bill to let counties withdraw from multi-county solid-waste districts; Seneca County officials push support