Tennessee § 68-212-118 - Reports evaluating regulatory program.

§ 68-212-118. Reports evaluating regulatory program.

Annually, no later than December 1, the board and the commissioner shall submit a written report to the speakers of both houses of the general assembly evaluating all aspects of the performance of the hazardous waste regulatory program during the prior calendar year. The annual report must include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following data: The number and type of hazardous waste handlers permitted and/or registered by the commissioner; A list of hazardous waste generators, transporters, and disposal facilities in Tennessee; Fees due, paid, and past due; The amount of hazardous wastewater and other hazardous waste generated or handled in Tennessee, including the amount shipped into Tennessee from other states and the amounts shipped from Tennessee to other states; The number of permit applications received, granted, requested, and pending, by type; The number and type of enforcement actions in process and initiated during the reporting period; and Any recommendations for legislative action to improve the hazardous waste regulatory program. Acts 1984, ch. 908, §§ 5, 7; 1985, ch. 337, § 6; T.C.A., § 68-46-118 ; Acts 2020, ch. 593, § 3. Compiler's Notes. Former title 68, ch. 46, parts 1-3 were transferred to title 68, ch. 212, parts 1-3, respectively, in 1992. See the parallel reference table in § 68-212-101 for the former and new section locations. Amendments. The 2020 amendment rewrote the section which read: “Annually, prior to January 7, the board and the commissioner shall submit a written report to the speaker of the senate and to the speaker of the house of representatives which shall evaluate all aspects of the performance of the hazardous waste regulatory program during the preceding year. The annual report shall include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, the following data: (1) The number and type of hazardous waste handlers permitted and/or registered by the commissioner; (2) A list of hazardous waste generators, transporters, and disposal facilities in Tennessee; (3) Fees due, paid, and past due by number and type of hazardous waste handlers; (4) The amount of hazardous waste, by type, generated, transported, treated, stored, and disposed of in Tennessee, including the amount shipped into Tennessee from other states and the amounts shipped from Tennessee to other states; (5) The number of permit applications received, granted, requested, and pending, by type; (6) The number and type of enforcement actions in process and initiated during the reporting period, and the results of such enforcement actions; (7) The board's plan for identifying unpermitted hazardous waste handlers in the state and the extent of accomplishment of goals and objectives; and (8) Recommendations of the board and the commissioner for legislative action to improve the hazardous waste regulatory program.” Effective Dates. Acts 2020, ch. 593, § 6. March 20, 2020.