Tennessee Statutes
§ 59-8-128 — Effect of part on state law and authority of state agency
Tennessee·Title 59
(a)This part does not operate to repeal, supersede, amend, or modify any of the laws of this state relating to the pollution of the air or waters, or any environment and conservation or mining laws, or any rules promulgated pursuant to such laws, but shall be held and construed as ancillary and supplemental thereto. Such laws include, but are not limited to:
(1)The Tennessee Air Quality Act, compiled in §§ 68-201-101 - 68-201-121;
(2)The Tennessee Solid Waste Disposal Act, compiled in §§ 68-211-101 - 68-211-124;
(3)The Water Quality Control Act of 1977, compiled in §§ 69-3-101 - 69-3-148; and (4) Chapters 1 and 4 of this title.
(b)Nothing in this part affects the authority of any agency of this state under other provisions of law to include in any lease, license, permit, contract, or
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Legislative History
Repealed and reenacted by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 3, eff. 5/26/2021. Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 839, s 1, eff. eight (8) months immediately following the receipt of notification from the secretary of the interior that this state has been approved to exercise primacy over the regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations within its territorial boundaries.
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