(A) For the period beginning with April of 2021 and ending with January of 2028, the Ohio air quality development authority shall, in April of 2021 and every three months thereafter through the end of the period, and not later than the twenty-first day of the month, direct the treasurer of state to remit money from the funds created under section 3706.49 of the Revised Code as follows:

(1) Subject to sections 3706.59 and 3706.61 of the Revised Code, from the nuclear generation fund to the owner or operator of a qualifying nuclear resource, in the amount equivalent to the number of credits earned by the resource during the quarter that ended twelve months prior to the last day of the previous quarter multiplied by the credit price, and as directed by the authority in accordance with section 3706.61 of the Revised Code;

(2) Subject to section 3706.59 of the Revised Code, from the renewable generation fund to the owners or operators of qualifying renewable resources, in the amount equivalent to the number of credits earned by the resources during the quarter that ended twelve months prior to the last day of the previous quarter multiplied by the credit price.

(B) Notwithstanding section 4905.32 of the Revised Code, any amounts remaining in the nuclear generation fund and the renewable generation fund as of December 31, 2027, minus the remittances that are required to be made between that date and January 21, 2028, shall be refunded to customers in a manner that shall be determined by the authority in consultation with the public utilities commission.

Added by 133rd General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 6, §1, eff. 10/22/2019.