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TN Code § 4-3-512 (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|§ 4-3-512. Office of Energy Programs — Powers Concerning Promoting Conservation

 The office of energy programs has the power in promoting conservation to:   Develop and implement plans, projects or programs for the purpose of energy conservation in regard to residential, commercial, industrial or governmental uses of energy;   Coordinate any energy conservation programs or projects undertaken by the state or municipal governments, or by the federal government as permitted by applicable federal law;   Participate in or carry out any federal energy conservation programs;   Recommend, in coordination with other standards and codes, energy and lighting efficiency building standards for new and renovated buildings in this state. Such standards will be mandatory for all building construction or renovation begun after they take effect. Such standards will be administered by local governments, and if such governments have standards equal to or stricter than the authority standards, the local standards will control;   Prepare, implement and administer a plan that encourages utilities to provide conservation services to their customers;   Assist the utilities of the state in their actions before those federal agencies that regulate or otherwise control specific energy supplies, if such actions are consistent with state energy policy;   Coordinate and maintain, in cooperation with other divisions, and state and federal departments and agencies, a comprehensive educational and information program on energy conservation for the general public. The office of energy programs shall make a continuing effort to keep the citizens of the state informed as to the most efficient and expeditious means of reducing their use of energy; and   Develop and carry out its programs on its own initiative, in cooperation with federal, state or local governments, or with private citizens. Such plans, projects or programs may include, but are not limited to:  Van pooling and car pooling plans and incentives;   Home weatherization;   Development of mass transit alternatives;   Incentives to promote residential conservation of energy use;   Compilation and dissemination of energy efficiency information;   Programs to promote energy conservation in industry and commerce;   Encouragement of the use and development within the state of solar, geothermal and other renewable energy resources;   Development of energy management systems; and   Development of material recycling, handling and management systems.
TN Code § 4-3-513 (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|§ 4-3-513. Office of Energy Programs — Set-Aside Program for Petroleum Products

  The commissioner of environment and conservation, with the assistance of the office of energy programs shall develop an emergency liquid fuel allocation program to be implemented by the governor in event of an energy emergency as defined in § 58-2-101.  The setting aside of petroleum products will be in order to help meet emergency petroleum requirements, thereby relieving the hardship caused by such shortage to entities including, but not limited to, the following:  Certain governmental entities providing emergency services;   Other entities defined by rules as promulgated by the commissioner;   Energy producers;   Telecommunications services;   Public transit;   Users engaged in agricultural production, planting and harvesting; and   Sanitation services.     The commissioner shall promulgate rules, including emergency rules pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title, to govern the administration of the set-aside program, including, but not limited to, the form, procedures, criteria and priority for set-aside allocation and distribution.   The state set-aside program for petroleum products shall be operated to the extent that it does not preempt federal law.   The state set-aside program shall terminate upon the issuance of an executive order stating that a shortage of petroleum products no longer exists.     The office of energy programs shall assist with contingency plans, in coordination with power distributors in this state, to conserve electrical energy during emergency conditions. Such plans shall include the designation of priority users of electrical power.
TN Code § 4-3-515 (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|§ 4-3-515. Office of Energy Programs — Expenditure of Funds

 Any federal funds expended pursuant to §§ 4-3-510 – 4-3-514 shall only be obligated or expended in accordance with the program, terms, conditions and agreement under which such funds were received, unless specific authority to modify such program, terms, conditions or agreement has been received in writing from the granting authority.
TN Code § 4-3-601 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 6 - Department of Correction|§ 4-3-601. Creation

 There is hereby created the department of correction.
TN Code § 4-3-602 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 6 - Department of Correction|§ 4-3-602. Commissioner — Appointment — Qualifications — Salary — Expenses — Secretary and Other Employees

  The department of correction is under the charge and general supervision of the commissioner of correction.   It is the duty of the governor to appoint a suitable person to the position of commissioner of correction, who shall serve for a term coeval with that of the governor, or until the commissioner's successor is appointed and qualified. In the case of a vacancy in the office, it is the duty of the governor to appoint a suitable person to fill the office for the unexpired term. In order to be qualified for the office, a person shall be not less than twenty-five (25) years of age, a person of good character, and a person with training and experience in institutional operation and management in similar activities. The commissioner, upon the commissioner's appointment, shall take the oath required by law of other state officers.   The commissioner shall receive as compensation for the commissioner's services a salary to be fixed by the governor as provided in § 8-23-101, payable monthly upon warrant of the commissioner of finance and administration, and also the commissioner's traveling expenses incurred in official business, when itemized and approved by the governor.   The commissioner shall be provided with a suitable office, and with such furniture, supplies, books and appliances as may be necessary, the expense thereof to be audited and paid like other state expenses.   The commissioner is authorized to appoint:  A secretary and stenographer for the department, who shall have charge of and keep a record of the transactions of the department and all books and accounts, and perform such other duties as may be assigned to the secretary and stenographer by the commissioner, and shall receive a salary payable monthly upon warrant of the commissioner of finance and administration; and   Such other employees as may be necessary to enable the department to efficiently discharge its duties.
TN Code § 4-3-603 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 6 - Department of Correction|§ 4-3-603. Duties of Commissioner

  The commissioner is the executive officer of the department of correction and has the immediate charge of the management and government of the institutions of the department, and the commissioner shall devote the commissioner's entire time and attention to the duties of the commissioner's position.   In addition to any other duties provided by law, when it appears to the commissioner, in the commissioner's sole discretion, that the available facilities and institutions of the department that are designed for the custody of inmates are overcrowded, the commissioner shall endeavor to alleviate such overcrowded conditions by contracting with local governmental entities, when possible, for the care, custody, and control in local jails, workhouses, penal farms or other such facilities, of inmates who have been committed to the department, or by any other means permitted by law.
TN Code § 4-3-604 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 6 - Department of Correction|§ 4-3-604. Investigations by Commissioner

  The commissioner may make such investigations as the commissioner may deem necessary to the performance of the commissioner's duties, and to that end the commissioner shall have the same power as a judge of the court of general sessions to administer oaths and to enforce the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books and papers.   The commissioner shall keep a record of such investigations, stating the time, place, character or subject, witnesses summoned and examined, and the commissioner's conclusions.   In matters involving the conduct of an officer, a stenographic report of the evidence shall be taken and a copy thereof with all documents introduced kept on file at the office of the department.   The fees of witnesses for attendance and travel shall be the same as in the circuit court, but no officer or employee of the institution under investigation shall be entitled to such fees.   Any judge of the circuit court, either in term time or in vacation, upon application of the commissioner, may compel the attendance of witnesses, the production of books or papers and the giving of testimony before the commissioner, by a judgment for contempt or otherwise, in the same manner as in cases before a circuit court.
TN Code § 4-3-605 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 6 - Department of Correction|§ 4-3-605. Organization of Department

 The commissioner of correction has the authority, with the approval of the governor, to organize the work of the department under such divisions as may be necessary to carry it on most efficiently and economically.
TN Code § 4-3-606 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 6 - Department of Correction|§ 4-3-606. Powers and Duties of Department

 The department of correction shall exercise all the rights, powers and duties described in chapter 6 of this title and otherwise vested by law in the department, the commissioner, and the commissioner's officers, assistants and employees.
TN Code § 4-3-607 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 6 - Department of Correction|§ 4-3-607. Record of Transactions

 A record of the transactions of the department of correction shall be kept by the commissioner, or under the commissioner's direction by the secretary.
TN Code § 4-3-608 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 6 - Department of Correction|§ 4-3-608. Local Jails — Approval of Construction Plans

 All plans for new jails shall, before the adoption of the same by the county or city authorities, be submitted to the commissioner for suggestions and criticism.
TN Code § 4-3-609 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 6 - Department of Correction|§ 4-3-609. Exercise of Police Powers by Employees

  Those employees of the department of correction as the commissioner shall designate who have been trained in the use of firearms are vested with the powers and authority of law enforcement officers, including the authority to carry weapons, and may exercise such powers and authority while performing special details and assignments in the course of their duties as authorized by the commissioner. These instances may include the search for and apprehension of escapees, transporting inmates, assisting other law enforcement agencies, and other functions while on duty and under the supervision of the department.    Those employees of the department of correction appointed as special agents or as director of internal affairs and who have successfully completed law enforcement training in accordance with internal standards, including firearms training and successful completion of the Tennessee bureau of investigation's basic agent training, shall be fully vested and sworn by the commissioner as full-time law enforcement officers. The department's internal standards shall include, at a minimum, forty (40) hours initial training and eight (8) hours annual in-service training in firearms qualification administered by an instructor with certification from the Tennessee Correction Academy's firearms instructor program or from a police firearms instructor training program conducted or sanctioned by the federal bureau of investigation or the National Rifle Association. These agents and director shall have full authority to investigate and enforce the laws of the state and their mission shall focus on matters relative to the department of correction as well as those matters assisting other local, state, and federal agencies. These agents and director shall be so commissioned to carry weapons in the course of their duties and as is consistent with applicable standards for law enforcement personnel.   Persons employed by the department of correction as internal affairs special agents or as an internal affairs director shall have the full power to administer oaths and take oral and written statements.     The commissioner shall also establish internal procedures concerning appropriate exercise of the powers and authority vested by this section.
TN Code § 4-3-610 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 6 - Department of Correction|§ 4-3-610. Assistance in Acquiring Dogs for Detection of Drugs

  The state of Tennessee, acting though the commissioner and department of correction, is authorized to assist counties and municipalities in acquiring dogs trained to detect marijuana and other illicit substances for use in jails and workhouses for the purposes set out in § 41-1-118.   Sheriffs, police chiefs and other local law enforcement officials are encouraged to utilize the dogs provided for in subsection (a).
TN Code § 4-3-611 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 6 - Department of Correction|§ 4-3-611. Disclosure of the Death of Persons in the Custody of the Department of Correction

 The commissioner of correction shall provide a report of any death of any person in the custody of the department at a department facility within ten (10) business days of the death of such person to the state senator and representative representing such person. The legislators representing such person shall be determined by the home address of the person in the state. This section shall not apply to the deaths of persons who were not residents of Tennessee prior to being placed in the custody of the department.
TN Code § 4-3-612 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 6 - Department of Correction|§ 4-3-612. Contribution to Funeral Expenses of Correctional Employee Killed in Line of Duty

  This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Debra Johnson Act.”   The department of correction may, if the commissioner of correction deems it appropriate, contribute up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) in state funds toward the funeral and burial expenses, as defined in § 1-3-105, of any correctional employee killed in the line of duty.
TN Code § 4-3-701 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 7 - Department of Economic and Community Development|§ 4-3-701. Creation

 There is hereby created the department of economic and community development.
TN Code § 4-3-702 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 7 - Department of Economic and Community Development|§ 4-3-702. Commissioner

  The department of economic and community development shall be under the charge and general supervision of the commissioner of economic and community development.   The commissioner shall be appointed by the governor.   The commissioner has the authority to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the operation of the department or to effectuate any of the programs or responsibilities of any of the divisions of the department. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title.
TN Code § 4-3-703 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 7 - Department of Economic and Community Development|§ 4-3-703. General Functions

 It is the function of the department of economic and community development to coordinate development services to communities, businesses and industries in the state.
TN Code § 4-3-704 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 7 - Department of Economic and Community Development|§ 4-3-704. Divisions — Creation

  There are created within the department of economic and community development the following divisions:  The administrative and support services division;   The industrial development division; and   [Deleted by 2016 amendment.]     The commissioner is authorized, with the consent of the governor, to appoint directors of these divisions, to combine, consolidate, or abolish any of these divisions, or to create such new divisions as are necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon the commissioner and this department.
TN Code § 4-3-705 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 7 - Department of Economic and Community Development|§ 4-3-705. Administrative and Support Services Division — Functions

 It is the function of the administrative and support services division to provide development services and marketing programs for the other divisions of this department and to provide administrative and budgetary services for the entire department.
TN Code § 4-3-706 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 7 - Department of Economic and Community Development|§ 4-3-706. Industrial Development — Powers and Duties

  It is the function of the department of economic and community development to stimulate the creation of new jobs and income through services to business and industry.   The department shall exercise all of the administrative powers, duties and functions described in §§ 4-14-103 — 4-14-107.   The department has the power to make rules and regulations not inconsistent with law for the administration of its functions and duties.   The department shall provide for the administration of title 68, chapter 202, part 1.
TN Code § 4-3-707 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 7 - Department of Economic and Community Development|§ 4-3-707. Industrial Development Authority — Transfer of Duties

 The duties required of the Tennessee industrial development authority as of June 30, 1981, relative to the outstanding loan guarantees and commitments made by the authority, are transferred to the department of economic and community development.
TN Code § 4-3-709 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 7 - Department of Economic and Community Development|§ 4-3-709. Designation as Broadband Ready Community

  A political subdivision may apply to the department of economic and community development for designation as a “broadband ready community” pursuant to guidelines established by the department. The guidelines for designation must include a requirement that the political subdivision has adopted an efficient and streamlined ordinance or policy for reviewing applications and issuing permits related to projects relative to broadband services. The ordinance or policy must contain the following:  A single point of contact for all matters related to a project;   A provision that all applications related to a project will be reviewed and either approved or denied within thirty (30) business days after the application is submitted; and   An authorization that all forms, applications, and documentation related to a project may be signed by electronic means, where possible.     A political subdivision shall not be designated a broadband ready community if the ordinance or policy:  Requires an applicant to designate a final contractor to complete a project;   Imposes an unreasonable fee for reviewing an application or issuing a permit for a project. A fee that exceeds one hundred dollars ($100) is unreasonable for the purposes of this section;   Imposes a seasonal moratorium on the issuance of permits for projects; or   Discriminates among communications services providers or utilities with respect to any action related to a broadband project, including granting access to public rights-of-way, infrastructure and poles, and any other physical assets owned or controlled by the political subdivision.
TN Code § 4-3-715 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 7 - Department of Economic and Community Development|§ 4-3-715. Short Title — Purpose

 Sections 4-3-715 — 4-3-717 shall be known and may be cited as “The Tennessee Job Growth Act of 2005” and are enacted for the purpose of establishing the FastTrack infrastructure development and job training assistance and economic development programs within the department of economic and community development to assist new and existing business and industry that locate or expand in this state and create or retain jobs.