Tennessee § 68-211-101 - Short title.
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§ 68-211-101. Short title.
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Solid Waste Disposal Act.” Acts 1969, ch. 295, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 53-4301, 68-31-101. Compiler's Notes. Former ch. 31, parts 1-9 of this title were transferred to parts 1-9 of this chapter in 1992. See the following parallel reference table for the former and new section locations. Former Sections New Sections 68-31-101—68-31-121 68-211-101— 68-211-121 68-31-201—68-31-205 68-211-201— 68-205-205 68-31-301 68-211-301 68-31-401—68-31-419 68-211-401— 68-211-419 68-31-501—68-31-505 68-211-501— 68-211-505 68-31-601—68-31-608 68-211-601— 68-211-608 68-31-701—68-31-708 68-211-701— 68-211-708 68-31-801—68-31-874 68-211-801— 68-211-874 68-31-901—68-31-925 68-211-901— 68-211-925 Cross-References. County garbage disposal service, title 5, ch. 19. Hazardous waste management, title 68, ch. 212. Local joint and regional solid waste recovery-disposal systems authorized, §§ 7-58-102 — 7-58-110 . Major energy projects, coordination of regulation, title 13, ch. 18. Attorney General Opinions. The Solid Waste Disposal Act does not authorize a fee for the grinding or shredding of unpainted, unstained, and untreated products, and therefore a fee on such activities would be inconsistent with that Act. OAG 13-81, 2013 Tenn. AG LEXIS 82 (10/22/13). Comparative Legislation. Solid waste disposal: Ala. Code § 22-27-1 et seq. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 8-6-201 . Ga. O.C.G.A. § 12-8-20 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 109.011 et seq. Miss. Code Ann. § 17-17-1 et seq. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 260.200 et seq. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-290 et seq. Va. Code § 10.1-1408.1 et seq. Cited: Sterling v. Velsicol Chem. Corp., 855 F.2d 1188, 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 11811 (6th Cir. 1988); Robertson County v. Browning-Ferris Industries of Tennessee, Inc., 799 S.W.2d 662, 1990 Tenn. App. LEXIS 343 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1990); Tucker v. Humphreys County, 944 S.W.2d 613, 1996 Tenn. App. LEXIS 734 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1996); Chadwell v. Knox County, 980 S.W.2d 378, 1998 Tenn. App. LEXIS 205 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998); In re Valle, 31 S.W.3d 566, 2000 Tenn. App. LEXIS 107 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000).
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