As Introduced

136th General Assembly

Regular Session H. B. No. 121

2025-2026

Representative Stewart

To enact section 4929.181 of the Revised Code to declare certain renewable natural gas producers are not public utilities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 4929.181 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 4929.181. (A) As used in this section, "renewable natural gas" means biologically derived methane gas as defined in section 5713.30 of the Revised Code that has been processed, cleaned, or conditioned to remove or reduce nonmethane elements to meet pipeline-quality fuel standards.

(B) Any producer of renewable natural gas that does not have the on-site capability to inject renewable natural gas into a natural gas transmission or distribution pipeline shall not be considered a public utility.