Section 4913.16 - Failure to achieve majority or act(A)(1) If the underground technical committee votes during the ninety-day time period as required under division (B) of section 4913.15 of the Revised Code but fails to achieve the required majority as described in division (C) of that section, no enforcement action shall be taken.(2) If the committee, during the ninety-day time period, fails to vote on any action as required under division (B) of section 4913.15 of the Revised Code, the staff of the public utilities commission shall make a recommendation as to a fine or penalty or no enforcement. The staff shall cause the initial report made available under section 4913.13 of the Revised Code to be amended to add the recommendation, and shall submit the amended report to the committee.(B) Not later than thirty days after the committee receives an amended report under division (A)(2) of this section, the committee shall do any of the following, subject to division (C) of section 4913.15 of the Revised Code: (1) Make a written recommendation to the commission as to the imposition of a fine, penalty, or a combination of fines and penalties in accordance with section 4913.151 of the Revised Code;(2) Determine that no enforcement action should be taken and notify the commission in writing of the determination;(3) Request a hearing under section 4913.19 of the Revised Code.(C)(1) If the committee votes during the thirty-day time period as required under division (B) of this section but fails to achieve the required majority as described in division (C) of section 4913.15 of the Revised Code, no enforcement action shall be taken.(2) If the committee fails to vote on any action as required under division (B) of this section, the commission shall impose a fine or penalty consistent with section 4913.151 of the Revised Code or take no enforcement action. The commission shall inform the committee of its decision.Added by 130th General Assembly, SB 378,§1, eff. 3/23/2015.