Ohio Rev. Code § 1547.55
All moneys collected by the chief of the division of parks and watercraft under this chapter shall be paid into the waterways safety fund established in section 1547.75 of the Revised Code. All expenses for salaries, operation, and administration of the division relating to boating shall be paid from the fund. The chief may make expenditures from the fund for publishing statutes and rules concerning watercraft, for publications which are solely for the purpose of providing education in watercraft safety, sanitation, or operation, and for other educational devices for that purpose. The chief shall make payments to the division of parks and recreation, the division of wildlife, conservancy districts, and political subdivisions of this state as further provided in section 1547.56 of the Revised Code. No moneys paid into the fund shall be used or paid out for any purposes other than those for which the fund is appropriated. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.
R.C. § 1547.55