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TN Code § 4-3-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 2 - Department of Agriculture|§ 4-3-205. License, Certification or Registration — Notifications — Prerequisites — Website — Notifications by Electronic Mail

  The department and any board, commission, committee, or other governmental entity created pursuant to titles 43 and 44 shall notify each applicant for a professional or occupational license, certification or registration from the department, board, commission, agency or other governmental entity where to obtain a copy of any statutes, rules, policies, and guidelines setting forth the prerequisites for the license, certification or registration and shall, upon request, make available to the applicant a copy of the statutes, rules, policies, and guidelines.   The department and any board, commission, committee, or other governmental entity created pursuant to titles 43 and 44 shall notify each holder of a professional or occupational license, certification or registration from the department, board, commission, committee, agency or other governmental entity of changes in state law that impact the holder and are implemented or enforced by the entity, including newly promulgated or amended statutes, rules, policies, and guidelines, upon the issuance and upon each renewal of a holder's license, certification or registration.   The department and any board, commission, committee, or other governmental entity created pursuant to titles 43 and 44 shall establish and maintain a link or links on the entity's website to the statutes, rules, policies, and guidelines that are implemented or enforced by the entity and that impact an applicant for, or a holder of, a professional or occupational license, certification, or registration from the entity.    The department and any board, commission, committee, or other governmental entity created pursuant to this title and titles 43 and 44 shall allow each holder of a professional or occupational license, certification or registration from the department, board, commission, committee, or other governmental entity to have the option of being notified by electronic mail of:  Renewals of the holder's license, certification or registration;   Any fee increases;   Any changes in state law that impact the holder and are implemented or enforced by the entity, including newly promulgated or amended statutes, rules, policies and guidelines; and   Any meeting where changes in rules or fees are on the agenda. For purposes of this subdivision (d)(1)(D), the electronic notice shall be at least forty-five (45) days in advance of the meeting, unless it is an emergency meeting then the notice shall be sent as soon as is practicable.     The department and any board, commission, committee or other governmental entity created pursuant to this title and titles 43 and 44 shall notify each holder of a license, certification or registration of the availability of receiving electronic notices pursuant to subdivision (d)(1) upon issuance or renewal of the holder's license, certification or registration.
TN Code § 4-3-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 3 - Department of Audit|§ 4-3-301. Creation

 The department of audit is created and established in the state government.
TN Code § 4-3-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 3 - Department of Audit|§ 4-3-302. Administrative Head of Department

 The comptroller of the treasury shall be the administrative head of this department.
TN Code § 4-3-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 3 - Department of Audit|§ 4-3-303. Organization of Department

  The department of audit shall be organized in whatever manner the comptroller of the treasury may deem best to the accomplishment of its functions.   The department shall have such auditors, assistants and employees as the comptroller of the treasury may require, subject to the budgetary and personnel provisions of § 4-4-107 and within the appropriations made by the general assembly.
TN Code § 4-3-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 3 - Department of Audit|§ 4-3-305. Administration by Comptroller of the Treasury

  The comptroller of the treasury is authorized to administer all or any part of the powers and duties prescribed in subsection (b).   The comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee shall, when a general act for county budgeting, or a county fiscal control act, is enacted, have authority to:  Prescribe forms and procedures for the preparation of annual budgets in the several counties and in the other local governments;   Require from the proper local authority a copy of the annual budget as adopted by the governing body of each county or other local government;   Prepare a flexible system of uniform accounts for the various counties and for the other local governments, and assist the local authorities in its installation;   Require annually from each county and other local government a financial report, showing in itemized form all expenditures for current operation and maintenance, for capital outlays, for debt retirement and interest charges and for any other expenses, and also setting forth in detail all revenues and other sources of income;   Audit the accounts of all county and other local governments, such audit to be made either by the auditors of the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee or by private accountants approved by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee;   Promulgate regulations with respect to the issuance of county and municipal bonds, the refunding and retirement of county and municipal debts and the handling of county or municipal defaults; and   Study the state subsidies and turn-backs to county and other local governments for highway, welfare, educational and other purposes, and make recommendations to the governor on the fiscal aspects of such subsidies and turn-backs.      Notwithstanding this section or any other law to the contrary, upon the approval of the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee, a municipality or county is authorized to prepare and adopt a biennial budget for such departments as authorized by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee. The budgets shall be prepared as required by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee and after all necessary changes have been made to the local government's charter, private acts, resolutions, or ordinances, as appropriate.   In preparing such budgets, careful consideration shall be given to ensure there is no impairment to an existing contract, bond obligation, or anticipation note of the governmental entity.
TN Code § 4-3-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 3 - Department of Audit|§ 4-3-306. State Funding Board

  The state funding board is attached to the office of the comptroller of the treasury for all administrative purposes.    The state funding board is authorized to establish policies and procedures under which the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee shall be guided in the administration of state laws concerning bond and note issues by counties, municipalities and utility districts.   Noncompliance with subdivision (b)(1) shall not invalidate any bonds issued by a unit of local government.
TN Code § 4-3-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 3 - Department of Audit|§ 4-3-307. Expenses of Department Representatives

 The necessary expenses of any representative of the department of audit assigned to duty away from the seat of government shall be reimbursed under the rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner of finance and administration. All such expenses, before being paid, shall first be approved by the office of the comptroller of the treasury.
TN Code § 4-3-308 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 3 - Department of Audit|§ 4-3-308. Office of Research and Education Accountability

  There is established within the office of the comptroller of the treasury an office of research and education accountability, which shall conduct research, analyses, evaluations, and other projects as may be assigned to it by the general assembly or the comptroller, or that the office may determine to be necessary to inform discussions and decisions in the general assembly.   The office of research and education accountability shall be accorded access to and may examine any information, records, books, data, or reports maintained by any agency of this state, whether or not the information is subject to public inspection. Each agency shall fully cooperate with the office of research and education accountability in providing such access in the performance of the duties of the office. The office of research and education accountability shall maintain inviolate any privileged or confidential information so acquired and any record or writing so defined by law.   The office of research and education accountability shall report its findings annually to the general assembly.   As used in this section, “agency” means:  Any department, board, commission, institution, office, or agency of state government; and   Any county, county having a metropolitan government, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state, including any school district, school system, or special school district, and the state board of education acting on behalf of any special school listed in § 49-50-1001.
TN Code § 4-3-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 4 - Department of Financial Institutions|§ 4-3-401. Creation

 There is hereby created the department of financial institutions.
TN Code § 4-3-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 4 - Department of Financial Institutions|§ 4-3-402. Commissioner — Appointment

  The department of financial institutions shall be under the charge and general supervision of the commissioner of financial institutions.   The commissioner shall be appointed by the governor and shall serve at the governor's pleasure.
TN Code § 4-3-403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 4 - Department of Financial Institutions|§ 4-3-403. Powers and Duties

 The department of financial institutions shall exercise all the rights, powers and duties described in title 45 and otherwise vested by law in the department, the commissioner of financial institutions, and the commissioner's officers, assistants and employees.
TN Code § 4-3-501 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 5 - Department of Environment and Conservation|§ 4-3-501. Creation

 There is hereby created the department of environment and conservation.
TN Code § 4-3-502 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 5 - Department of Environment and Conservation|§ 4-3-502. Commissioner

 The department of environment and conservation shall be under the charge and general supervision of the commissioner of environment and conservation.
TN Code § 4-3-503 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 5 - Department of Environment and Conservation|§ 4-3-503. Establishment of Divisions, Bureaus and Organizational Units

 The commissioner is authorized to establish divisions, bureaus or other organizational units necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon the commissioner and the department.
TN Code § 4-3-504 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 5 - Department of Environment and Conservation|§ 4-3-504. Powers and Duties of Department

 The department of environment and conservation has the power to:   Exercise all functions, rights, powers, and duties vested by law; and   Make rules and regulations not inconsistent with law for the administration of such functions and duties, and for the management of any parks or other properties belonging to the state.
TN Code § 4-3-505 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 5 - Department of Environment and Conservation|§ 4-3-505. Deputy and Assistant Commissioners — Absence or Incapacity of Commissioner — Vacancy in Office

 The commissioner is authorized to appoint such deputy and assistant commissioners as may be necessary to discharge the powers and duties of the department. In the event of absence or incapacity of the commissioner or in the event of a vacancy in the office of the commissioner, an appropriate person designated by the governor may be authorized, in accordance with § 4-4-115, to exercise any and all of the powers of the commissioner until such time as the duly appointed commissioner can fulfill such commissioner's responsibilities.
TN Code § 4-3-506 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 5 - Department of Environment and Conservation|§ 4-3-506. Making Completeness Determinations and Issuing or Denying Permits Within Time Frame Specified in Department’s Rules and Regulations

  It is the intent of the general assembly that the department of environment and conservation seek to accomplish making a completeness determination and issuing or denying any permit within the time frames specified by the department's rules and regulations.    The commissioner shall prepare semiannual permitting efficiency reports that include statistics demonstrating whether the department has acted on permit applications within the time frames established by rule. The statistics may be summarized by organizational unit established under § 4-3-503. The reports are due February 1 and August 1 of each calendar year.    The report due February 1 must report data for the first six (6) months of the current fiscal year.   The report due August 1 must report data for the entire previous fiscal year and must also specify any program or system changes to be made if the commissioner determines that program or system changes are necessary to achieve compliance with any time frame.     If a report indicates that a division is not complying with the specified time frames, then the report must include a determination of the cause of the noncompliance.   The reports must be posted on the department's website and electronically submitted to the governor and members of the general assembly.
TN Code § 4-3-507 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 5 - Department of Environment and Conservation|§ 4-3-507. [reserved.]

  All contracts or leases entered into prior to July l, 1991, by the department of environment and conservation or its predecessor in name, the department of conservation, with any entity, corporation, agency, enterprise or person pertaining to § 11-1-108, title 11, chapter 4, §§ 43-14-218, 54-17-105, 54-17-109 and 67-5-1004, shall continue in full force and effect as to all essential terms and conditions of the contracts in existence on July 1, 1991, to the same extent as if such contracts had originally been entered into by and between such entity, corporation, agency, enterprise or person and the department of agriculture, unless and until such contracts or leases are amended or modified by the parties to such contracts or leases.   All rules, regulations, orders and decisions heretofore issued or promulgated by the department of environment and conservation or its predecessor in name, the department of conservation, pursuant to § 11-1-108, title 11, chapter 4, §§ 43-14-218, 54-17-105, 54-17-109 and 67-5-1004, shall remain in full force and effect and shall hereafter be administered and enforced by the department of agriculture. To this end, the department of agriculture, through the commissioner, has the authority, consistent with the statutes and regulations pertaining to the programs and functions transferred in § 11-1-108, title 11, chapter 4, §§ 43-14-218, 54-17-105, 54-17-109 and 67-5-1004, to modify or rescind orders or rules and regulations heretofore issued and to adopt, issue or promulgate new orders or rules and regulations necessary for the administration of the programs or functions of the department of agriculture transferred in this section.
TN Code § 4-3-510 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 5 - Department of Environment and Conservation|§ 4-3-510. Office of Energy Programs — General Powers

 The office of energy programs has the duty and responsibility to:   Promote research, development, recruitment and investments in conservation and renewable technology business (e.g., businesses that are labor intensive, environmentally sound, energy conserving and compatible with the development of a statewide energy program), with the recognition that a commitment to energy efficiency and development of renewable resources promotes economic growth and job creation;   Provide incentives for energy conservation and renewable technologies development;   Provide informational and educational programs for local governmental units and the general public, including the operation of a toll-free energy hotline;   Administer federal energy programs to include, but not be limited to, an energy extension service and a state energy conservation plan.   Promote state and local energy emergency preparedness in coordination with other appropriate state agencies, such as the military department;   Establish a working liaison with the Tennessee Valley authority and other energy-related nonprofit organizations;   Provide technical assistance to state businesses experiencing financial difficulty due to escalating energy costs;   Maintain a record of businesses lost to the state or that have gone out of business due to escalating energy costs; and    Prepare an annual report on the activities of the office of energy programs, including information on conservation, energy management, renewable industry investments and recruitments, and energy savings goals set and realized by the programs administered by the office of energy programs;   The report shall be submitted to the governor, the speakers of the senate and house of representatives, and the chair of the senate and house of representatives committees on government operations, energy, and conservation, or their successor committees.
TN Code § 4-3-511 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 5 - Department of Environment and Conservation|§ 4-3-511. Office of Energy Programs — Powers Concerning Promoting Research and Development

 The office of energy programs has the power in promoting research and development to:   Assist the state, its subdivisions and institutions, private parties, and any energy supplier chartered or regulated under this code, through the collection and compilation of information on energy programs throughout the state and the United States, the coordination of research and experimental projects in this state, and contracts and the issuance of grants to Tennessee institutions and citizens for research and experimentation, in the development of:  Petroleum and natural gas storage or production capacity wherever such can be located;   Coal gasification and liquefaction;   Propane, butane or methane storage, shipment, handling and rapid redistribution to areas of need;   An energy port authority in connection with a grouping and system interconnection of energy loading, unloading, storage and transfer facilities;   Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), fluidized bed combustion and other advanced combustion and conversion facilities;   Technology and related facilities for the collection, conversion and use of solar energy;   Facilities designed to produce central heating, cooling, electrical energy, or process steam through the combustion of garbage or other wastes;   Other energy production, storage or distribution facilities, including co-generation of power; and   Technology and related facilities for the collection, conversion and use of methane gas. The office of energy programs shall cooperate with the University of Tennessee Space Institute and any other state agency studying the use of methane gas;     Promote and assist in the execution of programs to gain maximum benefit for citizens of Tennessee from the state's natural energy resources, including, but not limited to:  Coal field development and utilization, both surface and subsurface;   Oil deposits;   Natural gas for intrastate and interstate use;   Ores containing fissionable elements;   Geographical characteristics;   Resource recycling; or   Renewable resources;     Coordinate the development of energy facilities in this state; and   Monitor the spending of any public funds provided for projects under this section, and the progress of any work financed in whole or in part with such funds.