Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4929.163 – Application for economic development project

(A) A natural gas company may file an application with the public utilities commission for approval of an economic development project. The company shall file the application prior to beginning the project.
(B) The application for approval shall contain a description of each of the following:
1. (1) The economic development project;
2. (2) The infrastructure development costs to be expended on the project;
3. (3) How the project meets the criteria set forth in rules adopted under division (C) of this section.
(C) The commission shall adopt rules setting forth the criteria for project approval under this section. The commission may approve a project under this section if both of the following apply:
1. (1) The infrastructure development costs for the project are projected to generate a return on the company's investment that is less than the most recently authorized rate of return.
2. (2) The amount of infrastructure development costs to be incurred by the company per calendar year, for the project and all other projects previously approved under this section, is not projected to exceed the product of two dollars multiplied by the aggregate number of the company's customers in this state.
(D) The commission shall adopt rules to provide for an accelerated review of an application filed under division (A) of this section. The rules shall provide for the automatic approval of the application not later than thirty days after the date of the application filing unless the commission suspends the application for good cause shown. If the application is suspended, the commission shall approve, deny, modify, or hold a hearing on the application not later than forty-five days after the date that the suspension begins.