Tennessee § 69-3-101 - Short title.
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§ 69-3-101. Short title.
This part shall be known as the “Water Quality Control Act of 1977.” Acts 1971, ch. 164, § 1; 1977, ch. 366, § 1; T.C.A., § 70-324. Compiler's Notes. For transfer of the bureau of environment in the department of health and its related functions and the administration of the Tennessee environmental statutes (excluding title 68, chs. 14, 110 and 112) from the department of health to the department of conservation and environment, see Executive Order No. 42 (February 4, 1991). Cross-References. Major energy projects, coordination of regulation, title 13, ch. 18. Nontraditional sewage disposal systems, regulation by water and wastewater treatment authorities, § 68-221-607 . Taxation of pollution control equipment, § 67-5-604 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 25 Tenn. Juris., Waters and Watercourses, § 12. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Water Quality Control Act of 1971, 25 Vand. L. Rev. 325, 331. Attorney General Opinions. Permit requirements for landowners, OAG 97-039, 1997 Tenn. AG LEXIS 38 (4/7/97). Proposed private act purporting to give a single county zoning and regulatory authority over business activities and property uses that are subject to regulation by the department of environment and would be inconsistent with general laws and would constitute invalid class legislation, OAG 04-105, 2004 Tenn. AG LEXIS 123 (7/02/04).
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