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TN Code § 13-18-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 18 - Major Energy Project Act of 1981|§ 13-18-114. Special Procedures for State Agencies Authorized

  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the team may establish special procedures in the project decision schedule for any state agency subject to such schedule.   Such procedures shall be consistent with all statutes and rules, regulations and orders promulgated by the agency except that the team may require the agency to:  Consolidate, to the maximum extent practicable, its proceedings respecting actions and decisions which are subject to the project decision schedule with the proceedings of other agencies, including other state and local agencies which are also subject to such schedule;   Establish permit, license, and other filing requirements which eliminate unnecessary duplication, and, to the maximum extent practicable, provide for uniform collection, analysis, and reporting of such data;   Substitute legislative-type hearings in lieu of trial-type hearings; provided, that in any cases in which:  A formal hearing including an opportunity for cross-examination of witnesses is authorized by any provision of statute other than this chapter; and   The agency determines there is a genuine and substantial dispute of fact which can only be resolved with sufficient accuracy by the introduction of evidence in a formal hearing;  the agency shall designate such dispute for resolution in a formal hearing conducted in accordance with the statute providing for such hearing;      Shorten time periods for actions required by agency procedures;   Conduct hearings, except where such hearings are conducted pursuant to subdivision (b)(3), in which parties may submit such written data, views, or arguments and such written responses to the data, views or arguments submitted by other parties, as the team, agency, or the presiding employee may specify and in which oral presentation is limited to brief oral argument with respect to the written submissions;   Establish procedures for issuing final decisions in which the presiding employee at any hearing may be required to certify the hearing record to the agency for decision without an initial decision. Such procedures may also require the presiding employee to submit the record to the agency without a recommended or tentative decision, but with such analysis of the record as the agency may specify. The agency itself shall then make the decision; or   Utilize any combination of procedures authorized by this subsection (b).
TN Code § 13-18-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 18 - Major Energy Project Act of 1981|§ 13-18-115. Judicial Action to Enforce Schedule

  If any state or local agency has failed or is reasonably likely to fail to comply with a project decision schedule, the team leader may bring an enforcement action in the appropriate chancery court.   In any action brought under this section, if the court determines that any state or local agency has failed or is reasonably likely to fail to comply with a project decision schedule, the court shall order the agency to act in accordance with the existing schedule where such action would be practical and would not deny any person due process of law.   If the court determines that the agency has failed or is reasonably likely to fail to comply with a project decision schedule but that action in accordance with the project decision schedule would clearly be impracticable or would deny any person due process of law, the court shall instruct the team to revise the project decision schedule to require the agency to complete consideration of the applicant's request as soon as practicable, consistent with due process of law. Immediately upon receipt from the team of a certified copy of the revised project decision schedule, the court shall issue an order directing the agency to comply with such schedule.   Notwithstanding any other provision of law including any other provision of this chapter, any action brought under this section shall be assigned for hearing and completed at the earliest possible date, shall, to the greatest extent practicable, take precedence over all other matters pending on the docket of the court at the time, and shall be expedited in every way by such court.
TN Code § 13-18-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 18 - Major Energy Project Act of 1981|§ 13-18-116. Consolidated Hearings

  If agreed to by the team and the applicant, consolidated hearings shall be used when possible. Such hearings shall include all hearings which agencies would be required to conduct individually. The team and the applicant shall determine which agencies shall be included in the consolidated hearings, but no agency shall be included over the objection of the applicant, if the action required from that agency is merely routine or administrative. If an application by the applicant to a particular agency would not otherwise require a hearing, such agency shall not be included in the consolidated hearing and no action taken in the consolidated hearing shall delay such application.   The consolidated hearing is intended to combine public hearings concerned with similar regulatory topics, e.g., water quality, into one (1) hearing, thus avoiding the need for additional individual hearings. Issues to be considered in the hearing must be common to each agency and clearly indicated in the agenda and public notice. A common hearing procedure must be developed that satisfies due process and individual agency statutes. One (1) hearing record should be prepared for use by each agency.   Procedural and organizational arrangements for the hearing should be made as far in advance as possible. Guidelines for organizing the hearing are provided below:  The team and applicant should identify those public hearings that could be coordinated. If possible, such identification should occur when the project decision schedule is formulated;   The team, in conjunction with the applicant and relevant agencies, should decide whether it is feasible to coordinate those hearings and which coordinated approach would be desirable;   Assuming coordination is feasible, the team leader should appoint one (1) team member to develop a coordinated hearing plan;   The team member assigned to develop the plan will arrange various meetings, as necessary, with relevant agency representatives, their attorneys and the proponent to develop and review proposed plans;   Once a plan has been agreed upon, the decision schedule should be modified, if necessary, to reflect the hearing agreement;   If the participating agencies and the proponent agree, the team member assigned to coordinate development of the joint hearing plan should continue to coordinate implementation of the plan; and   The coordinated hearing plan should be discussed at one (1) or more team meetings to allow for public comment.
TN Code § 13-18-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 18 - Major Energy Project Act of 1981|§ 13-18-117. State or Local Timing Provisions Modified to Coincide With Federal Law

 To effect maximum consolidation and coordination of the permitting process, any state or local law or regulation on the timing for filing documents, holding hearings, or providing notice is hereby modified to the necessary extent to coincide with the applicable federal law or regulation, if the federal agency involved participates in the joint review process.
TN Code § 13-18-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 18 - Major Energy Project Act of 1981|§ 13-18-118. Waiver of State or Local Law Enacted After Commencement of Construction

  The joint review team is authorized to waive application of any state or local statutes, regulations, or requirements enacted or promulgated after the commencement of construction of a major energy project, unless the general assembly explicitly prohibits such waiver. No waiver pursuant to this section shall take effect unless:  The team finds that the waiver is necessary to ensure timely and cost-effective completion and operation of the facility; and   The team, after consultation with the agency responsible for implementing the statute, regulation, or requirement to be waived, finds that the waiver will not unduly endanger public health or safety.      For the purposes of this section, “commencement of construction” means that the owner or operator of a major energy project has obtained all necessary preconstruction approvals or permits required by state or local laws or regulations and either has:  Begun or caused to begin, a continuous program of physical on-site construction of the facility, including site clearance, grading, dredging, or land filling in preparation for the fabrication, erection, or installation of the building components of the facility; or   Entered into binding agreements or contractual obligations, which cannot be cancelled or modified without substantial loss to the owner or operator, to undertake a program of construction of the facility to be completed within a reasonable time.     For the purpose of this subsection (b), interruptions resulting from acts of God, strikes, litigation, or other matters beyond the control of the owner shall be disregarded in determining whether such construction is continuous.
TN Code § 13-18-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 18 - Major Energy Project Act of 1981|§ 13-18-119. Modification of Project Decision Schedule

  At any time prior to the completion of the major energy project, the joint review team may:  Revise the special procedures for state or local agencies on the project decision schedule;   Add new special procedures for state or local agencies on the project decision schedule;   Revise any deadline on the project decision schedule; or   Add any new deadline on the project decision schedule.     No modification in the project decision schedule shall be allowed unless the team determines that:  Such modification would further the purposes of this chapter;   Continued adherence to the schedule would be impractical or would not be in the public interest;   In the case of a request for a modification by an agency, that the agency has exercised due diligence in attempting to comply with the schedule;   In the case of a request for a modification by an applicant, that the applicant has exercised due diligence in attempting to comply with the schedule; and   Except as provided by this section, such modification is consistent with § 13-18-114 and is published in a newspaper of general circulation.
TN Code § 13-18-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 18 - Major Energy Project Act of 1981|§ 13-18-120. Certification of Approvals — Effect

  If the joint review team has been notified by the agencies with authority to grant such approvals or perform such actions, or by a reviewing court, that all agency actions and approvals on the project decision schedules relating to a priority energy project:  Have been granted;   Have been performed; or   Are not necessary;  and if judicial review of such actions or approvals is completed, then the team shall certify the same. Such certification shall indicate any conditions and the expiration date of any approvals that have been granted to the project.      A certificate issued by the team under subsection (a) shall constitute conclusive evidence in any judicial or executive proceeding that all actions and approvals necessary to the completion and initial operation of the project have been granted for the duration and subject to the conditions specified on the certificate.
TN Code § 13-18-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 18 - Major Energy Project Act of 1981|§ 13-18-121. Intervention or Appearance in Other Action

  The joint review team, or the applicant individually, may intervene in any state or local agency proceeding if such agency proceeding involves an action pursuant to this chapter or involving the project.   The joint review team, or the applicant individually, may appear as a party of right in any judicial proceeding involving an action pursuant to this chapter or involving the project.
TN Code § 13-18-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 18 - Major Energy Project Act of 1981|§ 13-18-122. Appeals — Consequent Revision of Project Decision Schedule

  Any judicial appeal which is provided for in the permitting process of any individual agency shall be permitted when such agency joins in the joint review process, and any action of the joint review team in conducting such process may be appealed if such action by the permitting agency would be appealable.   Unless specified otherwise, appeals shall be made to the chancery court for Davidson County, and shall be given priority by that court and heard before any other action not already under consideration by that court.   Any appeal from a decision of the chancery court shall be made directly to the Tennessee supreme court and be expedited by that court. Any review by the Tennessee supreme court shall be assigned for hearing and completed at the earliest possible date, shall to the greatest extent practicable take precedence over all other matters on the docket of the court at that time, and shall be expedited in every way by such court.   Immediately following any decision remanding to an agency any case or controversy involving the validity of this chapter or an action pursuant to this chapter, the joint review team shall revise the project decision schedule as necessary to expedite any further proceedings required by the decision of the court. Such revisions shall be consistent with § 13-18-119.
TN Code § 13-18-123 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 18 - Major Energy Project Act of 1981|§ 13-18-123. Time Limits for Petitions for Review

  Except as provided by subsection (b), any petition for review of any action pursuant to this chapter or of the validity of this chapter shall be brought not later than twenty (20) days following the date of actual or constructive notice of the final agency action relating to the action which is being challenged.   Any petition for review of the reasonableness of any deadline in a project decision schedule shall be brought not later than thirty (30) days after such deadline is listed on the project decision schedule and published in a newspaper of general circulation or such challenge shall be barred. The party challenging the reasonableness of the deadline shall have the burden of proof.   Any petition for review of the validity of this chapter or of any action pursuant to this chapter shall be barred unless a complaint is filed prior to the expiration of time limits prescribed by subsections (a) and (b).
TN Code § 13-18-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 18 - Major Energy Project Act of 1981|§ 13-18-124. Limitations on Injunctive Relief Not Part of Final Judgment

  Except as provided in subsection (b), no court shall have jurisdiction to grant any injunctive relief lasting longer than ninety (90) days against any act pursuant to this chapter, except in conjunction with the final judgment entered in a case.   No court shall have jurisdiction to grant any injunctive relief preventing the enforcement of a project decision schedule except in conjunction with a final judgment. If the court on review determines that a deadline on a project decision schedule is not reasonable, the court may instruct the board to extend the deadline period.
TN Code § 13-18-125 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 18 - Major Energy Project Act of 1981|§ 13-18-125. Expedited Review Procedure

 If the applicant seeks an expedited review under § 13-18-103(c), the applicant and the agencies which are involved may utilize any provision of this chapter, including project decision schedules, consolidated hearings, and all provisions for expedited judicial review. When using a procedure, such as a project decision schedule, the applicant and the agency or agencies involved in the expedited review, acting together, are authorized to take any action or do anything that a joint review team may or should do, and for that purpose may act as a joint review team.
TN Code § 13-18-126 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 18 - Major Energy Project Act of 1981|§ 13-18-126. All State Entities Authorized to Provide Assistance — Composition of Joint Review Staff — Loans of Personnel

  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.   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.
TN Code § 13-18-127 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 18 - Major Energy Project Act of 1981|§ 13-18-127. Rules and Regulations

 The contact agency or joint review team or team leader is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. Rules and regulations procedural in nature only shall not be subject to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Any other rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.
TN Code § 13-18-128 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 18 - Major Energy Project Act of 1981|§ 13-18-128. Statutory Purpose — Liberal Construction

 This chapter is declared to be remedial in nature to reduce the reliance of Tennessee on imported energy products, and this chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes and provide for the most rapid development of major energy projects consistent with public health and safety.
TN Code § 13-19-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 19 - Energy Conservation Code|§ 13-19-101. Model Energy Code — Adoption

 The Model Energy Code, 1992 Edition, for energy conservation in new building construction, published by the Council of American Building Officials, is hereby adopted by reference as the minimum requirements for the effective use of energy in new buildings. Notwithstanding the first sentence of this section, local jurisdictions shall have the option of adopting the 2000 International Energy Conservation Code with 2002 amendments, published by the International Code Council, as the minimum requirements for the effective use of energy in new buildings in that jurisdiction. However, any revisions or amendments to the above referenced codes shall become effective only upon approval by the general assembly or upon approval by the appropriate committee of the general assembly.
TN Code § 13-19-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 19 - Energy Conservation Code|§ 13-19-102. Application — Utilization of Solar Hot Water Heating Systems

  The state code for energy conservation established by this chapter shall govern the design and construction of new buildings and structures or portions thereof and additions to existing buildings that provide facilities or shelter for public assembly, educational, business, mercantile, institutional, storage, and residential occupancies, as well as those portions of factory and industrial occupancies designed primarily for human occupancy by regulating their exterior envelopes and the selection of their heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, service water heating, electrical distribution and illuminating systems and equipment for effective use of energy.   The state building commission shall utilize solar hot water heating systems if cost-efficient over the term of the bonds in any projects that involve conventional hot water systems.
TN Code § 13-19-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 19 - Energy Conservation Code|§ 13-19-103. Exemptions

 Buildings are exempt from this code as follows:   All nonresidential farm buildings;   All temporary buildings used exclusively for construction purposes;   Other buildings as specifically exempted by § 103.3 of the Model Energy Code, 1992 Edition or as specifically exempted by § 101.4.1 of the 2000 International Energy Conservation Code with 2002 amendments in jurisdictions that have adopted the 2000 International Energy Conservation Code with 2002 amendments pursuant to § 13-19-101; and   Additions to one-family and two-family dwellings which:  Are less than ten percent (10%) of the square footage of the dwelling; and   Have more than fifty percent (50%) of the total outside wall and roof space composed of glass.
TN Code § 13-19-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 19 - Energy Conservation Code|§ 13-19-104. Amendment to Code

 Section 104.1 of the Model Energy Code, 1992 Edition shall be amended by deleting the period at the end of the section and replacing it with a semicolon followed by these words “however, the building official may not require submission of plans prepared by a licensed engineer or architect in the case of plans for single family dwellings and duplexes.”
TN Code § 13-19-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 19 - Energy Conservation Code|§ 13-19-105. Enforcement

 It is the responsibility of every city, county, town, municipal corporation, and metropolitan government to enforce this chapter. It is the responsibility of the state building commission and its staff to enforce this chapter as to any buildings designed or constructed, regardless of location, under its supervision, in accordance with § 4-15-106.
TN Code § 13-19-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 19 - Energy Conservation Code|§ 13-19-106. Adoption by Local Governments

 Each local government shall adopt the state code for energy conservation in new building construction with any amendments it deems reasonably necessary to accommodate local conditions. If the standards adopted by local governments are equal to or stricter than the code, the local standards shall control. If the local standards are less strict than the code standards, the code standards shall control.
TN Code § 13-19-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 19 - Energy Conservation Code|§ 13-19-107. Fees

 Local governments may charge a reasonable fee for each permit, to offset the costs of administration, inspection, and enforcement of the code, as local government sees fit. The fee may not accrue to the general revenue of the local government or by any other application become subject to laws regulating local taxation.
TN Code § 13-19-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 19 - Energy Conservation Code|§ 13-19-108. Adoption of Department of Housing and Urban Development Methods and Practice

 Any worksheets, prescriptive methods, alternative methods or practices concerning the Model Energy Code compliance or the 2000 International Energy Conservation Code with 2002 amendments compliance deemed acceptable by the department of housing and urban development shall be acceptable in this state.