Tennessee § 54-21-111 - Power of commissioner to enforce provisions — Rulemaking.

§ 54-21-111. Power of commissioner to enforce provisions — Rulemaking.

The commissioner is given authority to and shall, within sixty (60) days of June 22, 2020, begin promulgating and enforcing only those rules as necessary to carry out this chapter and 23 U.S.C. § 131 ; provided, that the commissioner by rule shall establish procedures for accepting and resolving written complaints related to signs that are subject to this chapter. The rules must include: A process to make information available describing the department's procedures for complaint investigation and resolution, including making information about the procedures available on the department's website; A system to prioritize complaints so that the most serious complaints receive attention before less serious complaints; and A procedure for compiling and reporting detailed annual statistics about complaints. Acts 2020, ch. 706, § 8. Compiler's Notes. Former Title 54, Chapter 21, 54-21-101 —54-21-123 (Acts 1972, ch. 655, §§ 1-8, 10-17; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; Acts 1973, ch. 69, § 1; Acts 1973, ch. 113, § 1; 1975, ch. 47, §§ 1, 2; 1976, ch. 431, § 1; Acts 1976, ch. 740, § 1; 1979, ch. 235, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §§ 54-2601-54 -2617; Acts 1980, ch. 470, §§ 1, 2; 1980, ch. 837, § 2; 1981, ch. 264, § 12; 1982, ch. 865, § 8; 1982, ch. 932, §§ 1, 2; 1983, ch. 133, §§ 1-6; 1984, ch. 850, §§ 1, 2; 1989, ch. 22, § 1; 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 1990, ch. 936, § 1; 1994, ch. 562, §§ 1, 2; 1999, ch. 63, § 1; 2001, ch. 357, § 1; 2006, ch. 678, § 1; 2007, ch. 76, §§ 1, 2; 2007, ch. 427, §§ 1-9; 2008, ch. 1155, §§ 1-4; 2009, ch. 451, §§ 1-3; 2012, ch. 516, § 1; 2012, ch. 547, § 1; 2013, ch. 308, § 3; 2013, ch. 401, § 1; 2014, ch. 823, §§ 1-3; 2016, ch. 852, § 1; 2017, ch. 398, § 1; 2018, ch. 683, §§ 1-3; 2019, ch. 169, §§ 1-4) concerning the Billboard Regulation and Control Act of 1972, was repealed by Acts 2020, ch. 706, § 8 which enacted a new chapter 21, effective June 22, 2020. Acts 2020, ch. 706, § 11 provided that notwithstanding any law to the contrary, if the department of transportation receives documentation from a federal agency that compliance with a provision of this act jeopardizes federal funding or grant money for the department, then the department shall promulgate emergency rules to address the area of noncompliance with the federal law referenced in the federal agency documentation. The department shall comply with each provision of this act that does not jeopardize the federal funding or grant money. The emergency rules promulgated pursuant to this section may conflict with and take precedence over statutory provisions to effectuate the purposes of this section. The commissioner of transportation shall deliver to the executive secretary of the Tennessee code commission a copy of the documentation from the federal agency. Effective Dates. Acts 2020, ch. 706, § 12. June 22, 2020.