(a) In order to facilitate the prevention and collection of litter and trash in this state, the department of transportation may allocate a portion of the funds generated by chapter 903 of the Public Acts of 2022, §§ 1 and 2 to be used for roadway, waterway, and shoreline litter reduction initiatives pursuant to subsection (b).
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
(b) The department of transportation may provide special grants to programs established for the prevention and collection of litter and trash and related matters:
(A) Conducted by nonprofit groups;(B) Conducted by local governments;(C) For the purpose of providing technical and policy assistance and enforcement of litter laws by state and local law enforcement agencies and the courts; and(D) For the purpose of providing educational, marketing, and service-oriented events and efforts.(c) The department of transportation shall not base the amount of a special grant provided to a municipality under this section on the department’s litter grant program formula for county governments.
