(a) All departments, agencies, or other entities of state government, including the University of Tennessee and institutions operated by the board of regents, are authorized to provide any assistance requested by the joint review team, the team leader, or the contact agency.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 13-18-126

  • Contact agency: means the department of economic and community development. See Tennessee Code 13-18-102
  • Joint review process: means the process provided by §. See Tennessee Code 13-18-102
  • Joint review staff: means those persons from involved agencies who are designated to staff the joint review team. See Tennessee Code 13-18-102
  • 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
  • team: means a coordinating group organized to conduct the joint review process on a major energy project. See Tennessee Code 13-18-102
  • Team leader: means the state or local lead agency which is selected by the joint review team to lead the team and coordinate and supervise the joint review process. See Tennessee Code 13-18-102
(b) The joint review staff may be drawn from any of the preceding entities and personnel shall be placed on loan to the team at the request of the team leader. The loan shall continue for the term of the joint review process, and for a reasonable time thereafter, and during such period the compensation, benefits, and expenses of such loaned employee shall continue to be paid by the employing entity.