Tennessee § 68-211-1003 - Legislative intent and purpose.

§ 68-211-1003. Legislative intent and purpose.

It is the intent of the general assembly to reduce the amount of improperly disposed used oil and other automotive fluids by providing incentives to increase the number of collection facilities for used oil and other automotive fluids. It is the purpose of this part to provide for: The establishment and maintenance of automotive fluid collection centers and programs that support the collection and recycling of used oil and other automotive fluids; The development of management standards for automotive fluid collection centers and used oil collection centers, transporters, and recyclers; and The promotion of educational programs to encourage the public to dispose of used oil and other automotive fluids properly. Acts 1993, ch. 185, § 4; 2016, ch. 771, § 5. Amendments. The 2016 amendment added the subsection (a) and (b) designations; inserted “and other automotive fluids” twice in present (a) and in present (b)(3); substituted “the intent” for “the intention” in present (a); substituted “automotive fluid collection centers and programs that support the collection and recycling” for “used oil collection facilities and programs that support used oil collection and recycling” at the end of present (b)(1); and, in present (b)(2) substituted “automotive fluid collection centers and used oil collection centers” for “used oil collectors”, and inserted the comma following “transporters”. Effective Dates. Acts 2016, ch. 771, § 14. July 1, 2016.