Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.422: Rules for site selection.

Sec. 5120.422. The department of rehabilitation and correction shall prescribe rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, that govern the department's actions whenever it has the authority to select a site for a proposed state correctional institution. The rules shall include at least procedures under which the department shall receive, review, and select proposals from persons and political subdivisions for the establishment of a proposed state correctional institution at a particular geographic location.