Tennessee § 55-4-314 - Protecting Rivers and Clean Waters.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 55-4-314 — Protecting Rivers and Clean Waters., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 55-4-314. Protecting Rivers and Clean Waters.
An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided in § 55-4-204, shall be issued a Protecting Rivers and Clean Waters new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c). The new specialty earmarked license plates shall be of an appropriate design representative of the protection of rivers and clean waters. The plates shall be designed in consultation with the Harpeth Conservancy. The funds produced from the sale of the Protecting Rivers and Clean Waters new specialty earmarked license plates shall be allocated to the Harpeth Conservancy, in accordance with § 55-4-301. The funds shall be used for restoring and protecting the ecological health of the Harpeth River and clean water in Tennessee. Notwithstanding § 55-4-202(g)(1), the Protecting Rivers and Clean Waters new specialty earmarked license plates authorized by this section shall have until July 1, 2015, to meet applicable initial issuance requirements of § 55-4-202(g)(1). Acts 2013, ch. 484, § 17; 2016, ch. 879, §§ 10-12; 2017, ch. 359, § 5; 2018, ch. 1023, §§ 46, 49; T.C.A. § 55-4-297 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55-4-314 ("Protecting Rivers and Clean Waters.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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