Terms Used In Tennessee Code 59-8-214

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of environment and conservation or the commissioner's designees. See Tennessee Code 59-8-202
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Reclamation: means the process of backfilling, grading and shaping of the disturbed land in the affected area, constructing water control facilities, the taking of measures to control current or future air, water or soil pollution, and the planting of vegetation, and other measures. See Tennessee Code 59-8-202

The designees of the commissioner and any other agency and any contractor under a contract with the commissioner shall have the right of access to the land affected to carry out reclamation.