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The Ohio Association of Regional Councils includes 23 agencies serving 1,525 municipalities, villages, townships and counties, encompassing more than 10.5 million Ohioans across the state. Regional councils coordinate and work to streamline statewide services at the regional level, leverage federal resources and serve as stewards of the Ohio's limited resources.

Ohio's regional councils serve as a conveners, consensus builders, facilitators and leaders in order to target limited regional resources to deliver the best return on investment for the region.

OARC Appreciations and Concerns Related to the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012

OARC Board of Directors passed a resolution detailing Appreciations and Concerns Related to the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012

As the directors of regional councils and metropolitan planning organizations from throughout Ohio, we would like to thank the members of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for their hard work on the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of2012 (AEIJA).

We think the bill takes a major step forward in several areas, but we also have some concerns. Because this bill is a work in progress, we are not taking a position for or against the bill at this time. However, we would like to share with you both our appreciations and concerns.

Read more: OARC Releases Response on Federal Act