Tennessee § 68-211-862 - Records of origin and amount of solid waste received at transfer stations, disposal facilities, and incinerators — Exclusion — Measurement of amount of solid waste received.
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§ 68-211-862. Records of origin and amount of solid waste received at transfer stations, disposal facilities, and incinerators — Exclusion — Measurement of amount of solid waste received.
The owner or operator of each Class I municipal solid waste disposal facility, incinerator, or transfer station shall be responsible for: Maintaining an accurate written record of all amounts and county of origin of solid waste, measured in tons, received at the facility; and Submitting the information required under subdivision (a)(1) to the department. Measurement in tons of solid waste received shall be accomplished by one (1) or more of the following methods: The provision of stationary or portable scales at the disposal facility or incinerator or transfer station for weighing incoming waste; or Implementation of contractual or other arrangements for the use of scales at a location other than the disposal facility, incinerator, or transfer station for weighing all waste destined for disposal at the facility. Acts 1991, ch. 451, § 26; T.C.A., § 68-31-862 ; Acts 1992, ch. 693, § 24; 1996, ch. 846, §§ 37, 38; 1999, ch. 384, § 7; 2017, ch. 282, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former title 68, ch. 31, parts 1-9 were transferred to title 68, ch. 211, parts 1-9, respectively, in 1992. See the parallel reference table in § 68-211-101 for the former and new section locations. Amendments. The 2017 amendment rewrote (a), which read: “The owner or operator of each Class I municipal solid waste disposal facility or incinerator or transfer station required to remit a surcharge under § 68-211-835(d) shall be responsible for keeping an accurate written record of all amounts and county of origin of solid waste, measured in tons, received at the facility. This information shall be submitted to the department.” Effective Dates. Acts 2017, ch. 282, § 2. May 4, 2017.
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