Tennessee § 59-8-212 - Tennessee surface mine reclamation fund — Other available funds. [Contingent amendment. See first version of section and Compiler's Notes.]

§ 59-8-212. Tennessee surface mine reclamation fund — Other available funds. [Contingent amendment. See first version of section and Compiler's Notes.]

All sums received through the payment of fees or the forfeiture of bonds shall be placed in the state treasury and credited to a special agency account to be designated as the Tennessee surface mine reclamation fund. This fund, appropriations for which are also authorized, shall be available to the commissioner for expenditure for the reclamation and revegetation of land affected by surface mining operations, including lands so affected prior to enactment of this part; provided, that the proceeds from the forfeiture of any bond shall be used to the extent required in completing reclamation and revegetation of the area with respect to which the bond was posted. The fund shall also be available to the commissioner for expenditures consistent with § 59-8-104 . Any unencumbered and any unexpended balance of this fund remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward for the purpose of reclamation and revegetation of land as provided in this section until expended. Acts 1972, ch. 547, § 12; 1974, ch. 590, § 1; T.C.A., § 58-1551; Acts 1980, ch. 908, § 45; 2018, ch. 839, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2018, ch. 839, § 44 provided that the governor shall take all action necessary to prepare and submit for approval all necessary requests for federal grant funding and applications for authorization to the appropriate federal authority to obtain exclusive jurisdiction over surface coal mining and reclamation operations and the maximum federal money available for those purposes in an expeditious manner. Acts 2018, ch. 839, § 45 provided that the commissioner of environment and conservation shall notify the secretary of state and the executive secretary of the Tennessee code commission of the date this state has been approved to exercise primacy over the regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations within its territorial boundaries. Acts 2018, ch. 839, § 47 provided that the act, which amended this section, shall take effect 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. Acts 2018, ch. 839, § 47 provided that for purposes of rulemaking, the act, which amended this section, shall take effect upon the deposit of federal funds in the Coal Mining Protection Fund. Amendments. The 2018 amendment added the present third sentence. Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 839, § 47. [See Compiler's Notes.]