Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-212-119

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Hazardous waste: means waste, or combination of wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may:
    (A) Cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible illness or incapacitating reversible illness. See Tennessee Code 68-212-104
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 68-212-104

Subject to any necessary appropriation by the general assembly, the governor is authorized to enter into one (1) or more interstate agreements governing the import and export of hazardous waste between this state and other states as may be required by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, § 104(c)(9), which is codified in 42 U.S.C. § 9604(c)(9).