Tennessee § 59-8-420 - Publicly owned mining operations.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 59-8-420 — Publicly owned mining operations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 59-8-420. Publicly owned mining operations.
Any agency, unit, or instrumentality of state, federal, or local government, including any publicly owned utility or publicly owned corporation of state, federal, or local government, which proposes to engage in mining operations which are subject to the requirements of this part, shall comply with this part; provided, however, that local governmental entities and state agencies shall not be subject to fees or bonds except as otherwise required by this part. Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 24.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 59-8-420 ("Publicly owned mining operations.") 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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