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Ohio Legislature Approves Unclaimed Funds Grant, Modell Law Change for Browns’ Brook Park Dome

The measure now awaits Gov. Mike DeWine’s signature by July 1 with local officials preparing legal challenges.

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Overview

  • The bipartisan budget allocates a $600 million grant from Ohio’s unclaimed property fund to support a new domed stadium in Brook Park.
  • Late-night amendments revise the 1996 Modell Law so the Browns can relocate within Cuyahoga County without city approval.
  • The domed stadium will anchor a $2.4 billion development featuring retail, hotels and office space on former Ford plant land.
  • Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne have condemned the funding plan and pledged court challenges.
  • Attorney General Dave Yost has declared the provision likely legal while Gov. DeWine can sign or line-item veto the budget by July 1.