Terms Used In Tennessee Code 11-5-106

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

The commissioner of environment and conservation is authorized to enter into cooperation with the United States geological survey and other scientific bureaus of the federal and state governments for the prosecution, at joint expense, of such work in the state as shall be deemed of mutual interest and advantage, and under such conditions as the commissioner may deem to be for the best interest of the people of the state.