Tennessee § 68-11-1307 - Application fees — Contracting with and compensation of qualified experts, assistants and examiners — Rules and regulations.

§ 68-11-1307. Application fees — Contracting with and compensation of qualified experts, assistants and examiners — Rules and regulations.

Parties to a cooperative agreement who have applied to the department for a certificate of public advantage shall pay the charges incurred in the examination of the initial application and, in the event the certificate of public advantage is approved, the charges incurred for the review and ongoing supervision of the agreement, including the expenses of the commissioner, and the expenses of the commissioner's assistants, including, but not limited to experts and examiners employed in the examination and review. The compensation of the assistants, experts, and examiners designated by the commissioner for examining the agreement and all records deemed relevant by the commissioner for the examination and review shall be fixed by the commissioner at an amount commensurate with usual compensation for like services. The commissioner may contract, in accordance with applicable state contracting procedures, for qualified experts, the commissioner deems necessary to conduct examination and review of the agreement and the parties' records. The full cost of the examination and ongoing review fixed by the commissioner shall be paid into the department for its use and benefit in meeting the expenses and compensation for the assistants, experts, and examiners engaged in the examination and review. The department may promulgate rules to implement this part in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, but rules are not necessary for the operation of this part. Acts 1993, ch. 331, § 7; 2015, ch. 464, § 6. Amendments. The 2015 amendment rewrote the section, which read: “(a) The department has the authority to establish reasonable application fees to cover the actual costs of administering this part by regulations promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.”“(b) The department is authorized to promulgate necessary rules and regulations to implement this part in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.” Effective Dates. Acts 2015, ch. 464, § 8. May 18, 2015.