Tennessee Code 59-8-216 – Commissioner’s power to effect reclamation subject to availability of funds
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 59-8-216
- 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.
- Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- 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
- 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
The commissioner shall have the power to backfill, grade, plant and perform other acts of reclamation or contract for the performance of such reclamation work, on any lands acquired under § 59-8-215, to the extent and subject to such conditions as state or federal funds are appropriated and available therefor.