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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MINERAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1972 (§§ 59-8-201 — 59-8-228) › Section 59-8-207 - Performance bonds

(a)
The bond filed with the commissioner shall be payable to the state of Tennessee and shall be executed by the operator and a corporate surety that is approved by the commissioner and properly authorized to act as corporate surety and licensed to do business in this state; provided, however, that the operator may elect to deposit cash, irrevocable letters of credit or certificates of deposit with the state treasurer in lieu of a corporate surety if the instruments are executed in accordance with guidelines set forth by the commissioner. The state treasurer shall receive and hold the deposits in the name of the state of Tennessee, in trust, for the purposes for which the deposit is made and shall at all times be responsible for the custody and safekeeping of the deposits. The operator making the deposit shall be entitled from time to time to demand and receive from the treasurer, on the written order of the commissioner, the whole or any portion of any instruments so deposited upon depositing with the treasurer, in lieu of the deposits, other instruments of the classes specified in this section having a value at least equal to the sum of the bond or instrument and also to demand and recover any interest income from instruments as the interest becomes due and payable.
(b)
The bond or cash deposit or marketable value of the securities, which shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the provisions of this part, shall not be less than six hundred dollars ($600) for each estimated acre or fraction thereof affected by the respective operation. Liability under such bond shall be continuous until the reclamation provisions of this part have been fulfilled. The amount of the bond shall be increased or decreased to take account of any change in the acreage covered by the permit as provided in §
59-8-205(a)(2)
.
(c)
In those counties requiring a performance bond of two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more per acre, the operator may at the operator's option present evidence of such bond to the commissioner in lieu of filing a bond with the commissioner. The commissioner may in the commissioner's discretion accept such evidence of the existence of such a performance bond in lieu of a bond filed with the commissioner. However, if the bond is released by county authorities prior to such time as the commissioner would normally release all or part of it, the commissioner may require a new performance bond to be filed as required by this section.
(d)
No performance bond shall be charged for land upon which overburden is deposited if, in the opinion of the commissioner, the deposition of such overburden amounts to reclamation of a previously mined area.
Acts 1972, ch. 547, § 7; 1974, ch. 590, §§ 5, 12; T.C.A., § 58-1546; Acts 1980, ch. 908, §42; 2009 , ch. 211, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MINERAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1972 (§§ 59-8-201 — 59-8-228) › Section 59-8-209 - Revegetation plan

(a)
Each operator shall submit for the commissioner's approval and carry out after such approval a plan for preparation of the soil and subsequent revegetation of the affected area. Such plan shall take into consideration the approved after-use of the area affected and shall be designed to achieve quick and permanent soil stabilization by the planting of trees or shrubs or grasses or legumes or any prescribed combination thereof. The operator's obligation under the provisions of this part shall not be deemed discharged until the operator has provided revegetation which conforms to the revegetation standards established by the commissioner.
(b)
After the initial planting of the vegetative cover in accordance with the approved plan, the commissioner shall issue to the operator and the operator's surety a release of the surety bond for each acre of the affected area with respect to which the approved reclamation plan has been carried out, less the sum of three hundred dollars ($300) which shall be in force and effect until satisfactory revegetation survival has been accomplished, the revegetation plan previously approved by the commissioner has been carried out, the commissioner has determined that further efforts toward revegetation are impractical, or until it has been forfeited by the operator.
Acts 1972, ch. 547, § 9; 1974, ch. 590, § 8; T.C.A., § 58-1548; Acts 1980, ch. 695, § 4; 1980, ch. 908, § 44.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MINERAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1972 (§§ 59-8-201 — 59-8-228) › Section 59-8-210 - Annual report to be filed with commissioner

Within such time as the commissioner shall prescribe, the operator shall file with the commissioner an annual report and map under each permit, stating the number of acres of land affected by the operation, the extent of reclamation and revegetation accomplished by the operator, and such other information as the commissioner may reasonably require in carrying out the provisions of this part. If the report and the commissioner's inspection of the area affected show that the operator has complied fully with this part, the commissioner shall approve the report and shall release the operator's bond, or the remainder thereof if any portion has already been released under other provisions of this part. If the commissioner does not approve the report, the bond shall not be released until the operator corrects the deficiencies found by the commissioner.
Acts 1972, ch. 547, § 10; T.C.A., § 58-1549.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MINERAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1972 (§§ 59-8-201 — 59-8-228) › Section 59-8-211 - Notice of noncompliance - Forfeiture of bond

(a)
If any of the requirements of this part or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto or the orders of the commissioner have not been complied with within the time limits set by the commissioner or by this part, the commissioner shall cause a notice of noncompliance to be served upon the operator, or, where found necessary, the commissioner shall order suspension of a permit. Such notice or order shall be handed to the operator in person or served by certified mail addressed to the permanent address shown on the application for a permit. The notice of noncompliance or order of suspension shall specify in what respects the operator has failed to comply with this chapter or the regulations or orders of the commissioner.
(b)
If the operator has not reached an agreement with the commissioner or has not complied with the requirements set forth in the notice of noncompliance or order of suspension within time limits set therein, the permit may be revoked by order of the commissioner and the performance bond shall then be forfeited to the commissioner. When a bond is forfeited pursuant to this part, the commissioner shall give notice to the attorney general and reporter who shall collect the forfeiture.
Acts 1972, ch. 547, § 11; T.C.A., § 58-1550.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MINERAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1972 (§§ 59-8-201 — 59-8-228) › Section 59-8-212 - Tennessee surface mine reclamation fund - Other available funds

All sums received through the payment of fees or the forfeiture of bonds shall be placed in the state treasury and credited to a special agency account to be designated as the Tennessee surface mine reclamation fund. This fund, appropriations for which are also authorized, shall be available to the commissioner for expenditure for the reclamation and revegetation of land affected by surface mining operations, including lands so affected prior to enactment of this part; provided, that the proceeds from the forfeiture of any bond shall be used to the extent required in completing reclamation and revegetation of the area with respect to which the bond was posted. Any unencumbered and any unexpended balance of this fund remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward for the purpose of reclamation and revegetation of land as provided in this section until expended.
Acts 1972, ch. 547, § 12; 1974, ch. 590, § 1; T.C.A., § 58-1551; Acts 1980, ch. 908, § 45.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MINERAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1972 (§§ 59-8-201 — 59-8-228) › Section 59-8-213 - Utilizing services of other agencies or persons - Compensation - Funding

(a)
In the reclamation of land affected by surface mining, the commissioner may utilize any services which may be provided by other state or local agencies or by agencies of the federal government, and may compensate them for such service. The commissioner may also receive any federal funds, state funds, or any other funds for the reclamation of land affected by surface mining. The commissioner may cause the reclamation and revegetation work to be done by employees of the commissioner's department or by employees of other governmental agencies or through contracts with qualified persons. Such contracts shall be awarded to the lowest or best bidder upon competitive bids after reasonable advertisement.
(b)
Any funds available to the commissioner and any public works program may be used and expended to reclaim any lands that have been subjected to surface mining that have not been reclaimed in accordance with standards set by this part or regulations thereunder and which are not covered by bond to guarantee such reclamation.
Acts 1972, ch. 547, § 13; T.C.A., § 58-1552.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MINERAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1972 (§§ 59-8-201 — 59-8-228) › Section 59-8-214 - Right of access

The designees of the commissioner and any other agency and any contractor under a contract with the commissioner shall have the right of access to the land affected to carry out reclamation.
Acts 1972, ch. 547, § 13; T.C.A., § 58-1552.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MINERAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1972 (§§ 59-8-201 — 59-8-228) › Section 59-8-215 - State's power to acquire land affected by surface mining

(a)
This state, acting by and through the department, shall have the power to acquire, either by negotiation or by exercise of the power of eminent domain, land which has been affected or disturbed by surface mining, which now consists of orphan banks or unreclaimed spoil piles, and which in its present state is hazardous or otherwise detrimental to the health and safety of the citizens of the state, or which in its present state is damaging to off-site property or to the water quality of streams.
(b)
Prior to acquiring any land pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall extend to the owners thereof an opportunity to reshape, plant and do other acts or reclamation thereon to the same extent and within the same time limits as prescribed in this part and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. If the owner or owners agree in writing to perform such reclamation and, weather permitting, start such reclamation within a period of sixty (60) days, the land shall not be acquired by the state.
(c)
The commissioner shall attempt to purchase any land which the commissioner has determined should be acquired for the purpose of reclamation and which the owners have not agreed to reclaim as provided in subsection (b). In any case where the commissioner and the owners of the land are unable to agree upon the amount to be paid for the land, the commissioner may exercise the power of eminent domain against such land by filing a condemnation suit under any procedure as provided in title 29, chapter 16.
(d)
The purchase price, in the case of a negotiated acquisition, or the damages as finally determined, in the case of acquisition by condemnation, and the necessary expenses incidental thereto, shall be paid from the Tennessee surface mine reclamation fund or appropriations made by the general assembly for such purposes and appropriations for which federal funds made available for such purposes have been credited.
Acts 1972, ch. 547, § 14; T.C.A., § 58-1553; Acts 1980, ch. 908, § 46.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MINERAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1972 (§§ 59-8-201 — 59-8-228) › Section 59-8-216 - Commissioner's power to effect reclamation subject to availability of funds

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.
Acts 1972, ch. 547, § 15; T.C.A., § 58-1554.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MINERAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1972 (§§ 59-8-201 — 59-8-228) › Section 59-8-217 - Acquisitions and disposals of land after reclamation

(a)
After the reclamation of the acquired land, the commissioner may, with the approval of the governor, transfer jurisdiction of such land, or any portion thereof, to any state agency that can best utilize such land for public purposes. If the retention of such land is determined to be impractical, the commissioner may, with the approval of the governor and attorney general and reporter, sell such land to political subdivisions of this state at the cost of acquisition and reclamation or by public sale to the highest bidder. Such land shall be sold subject to the condition that no surface mining shall be conducted thereon at any time thereafter. The proceeds of any such sale shall be credited to the Tennessee surface mine reclamation fund as provided in §
59-8-212
.
(b)
No land with respect to which a bond conditioned upon the reclamation thereof is in effect shall be acquired pursuant to §
59-8-215
, nor shall this part be construed to relieve any person from any obligation to shape, plant or perform other reclamation required by law.
(c)
All acquisitions and disposals of land or any interest therein pursuant to the authority granted by this part shall be governed by the applicable provisions of title 12, chapters 1 and 2.
Acts 1972, ch. 547, § 16; T.C.A., § 58-1555; Acts 1980, ch. 908, § 47.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MINERAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1972 (§§ 59-8-201 — 59-8-228) › Section 59-8-222 - Civil and criminal penalties - Enforcement - Rights preserved

(a)
Any person or operator who violates any of this part or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, or who fails to perform the duties imposed by these provisions or fails or refuses to obtain a permit as provided herein, or who violates any determination or order promulgated pursuant to this part, is liable to a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day during which such violation continues, and in addition, may be enjoined from continuing such violation as hereinafter provided. Such penalties shall be recoverable in an action brought in the name of the state of Tennessee by the attorney general in the circuit court of Davidson County or in the circuit court having jurisdiction of the defendant, and all sums recovered shall be placed in the state treasury and credited to the Tennessee surface mining reclamation fund.
(b)
It shall be the duty of the district attorneys general in the various circuits throughout the state, or the attorney general, upon the request of the commissioner, to bring an action for the recovery of the penalties herein provided for and to bring an action for a restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction, against any operator or other person violating or threatening to violate any of the provisions of this part or violating or threatening to violate any order or determination promulgated pursuant to this part.
(c)
Any person who willfully and knowingly unlawfully falsifies any records, information, plans, specifications, or other data required by the board or the commissioner or who willfully fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of this part is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; provided, that no process by warrant, presentment or indictment shall be issued except upon application of the board or commissioner or such application for process authorized by them.
(d)
Nothing in this part shall abrogate the right of any person who is materially or personally damaged or injured by the operation of a surface mine to seek remedies against the responsible person in the courts.
Acts 1972, ch. 547, § 20; T.C.A., § 58-1560; Acts 1980, ch. 908, § 49; 1989, ch. 591, § 112.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MINERAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1972 (§§ 59-8-201 — 59-8-228) › Section 59-8-223 - Injunctive relief

(a)
When there is reason to believe that a person is violating or is about to violate or has violated any of the provisions of this part or any permits or orders issued thereunder, the commissioner may institute proceedings in the chancery court of the county in which the alleged violation occurred for injunctive relief to prevent continuance of such action or to correct the conditions resulting or about to result therefrom or both. The court shall grant the injunction without the necessity of showing a lack of adequate remedy at law upon a showing by the commissioner that such person is violating or about to violate or has violated one (1) or more of the provisions of this part. In such suits, the commissioner may obtain permanent or temporary injunctions, prohibitory or mandatory, and restraining orders.
(b)
The commissioner may bring suit for injunctive enforcement of any order made by the commissioner when such order has become final as a result of any person's failure to appeal to the board, and such person has failed to comply with the order. In such suits, all findings of fact contained in the order and complaint shall be deemed to be final, and not subject to review except as to receipt of notice of the order, but the defendant may proffer evidence showing that the defendant has in fact complied with the commissioner's order. The order made by the commissioner in such cases shall be prima facie reasonable and valid, and it shall be presumed that the commissioner has complied with all requirements of the law. The board may likewise bring suit for enforcement of any order made by it, which has become final either by the failure of any person to appeal the board's order or by an appellate court's decision against any person who fails to comply with such final order. In such suits, the board's decision shall not be subject to challenge as to matters of law or fact, but the violator may proffer evidence showing that the violator has in fact complied with the board's order.
(c)
Any suit for an injunction brought by the commissioner shall be filed in the chancery court of the county in which all or a part of the violation is or is about to occur, in the name of the department, by the district attorney general or by the attorney general at the direction of the commissioner or the board and under the supervision of the attorney general. Such proceedings shall not be tried by jury. Appeals from judgments or decrees of the chancery court in proceedings brought under the provisions of this part shall lie to the supreme court despite the fact that controverted questions of fact may be involved.
Acts 1972, ch. 547, § 21; 1974, ch. 590, § 10; T.C.A., § 58-1561.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MINERAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1972 (§§ 59-8-201 — 59-8-228) › Section 59-8-224 - Supplemental nature of part

This part shall not operate to repeal or affect any of the laws of the state relating to the pollution of the air or waters thereof, or any conservation or mining laws, but shall be held and construed as ancillary and supplemental thereto.
Acts 1972, ch. 547, § 22; T.C.A., § 58-1562.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MINERAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1972 (§§ 59-8-201 — 59-8-228) › Section 59-8-225 - Immediate conformity to statutes or regulations required

Irrespective of date of issuance of a permit, all operators shall immediately conform to any statutes enacted or regulations adopted pursuant thereto on the effective date of such statute or regulation. This section shall not require the regrading or replanting of any area on which such work was satisfactorily performed prior to the effective date of the statute or regulation.
Acts 1972, ch. 547, § 23; T.C.A., § 58-1563.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MINERAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1972 (§§ 59-8-201 — 59-8-228) › Section 59-8-226 - Sanctions applicable only to mines in violation

It is the intent of this part, and it is so understood that the commissioner is empowered under all the provisions of this part to suspend or revoke a mining permit or fail to grant a mining permit only to the extent of the one (1) or more mines that, in the opinion of the commissioner, violate or violates the provisions of such sections, and the commissioner is not empowered to shut down, suspend a mining permit, or fail to grant a mining permit on the other mines or prospective mines of the operator that are in compliance with the provisions of this part. In no event is the commissioner empowered to shut down any of the operations of an operator except the actual operation of the mine or mines, that, in the commissioner's opinion, violate the provisions of this part.
Acts 1972, ch. 547, § 24; T.C.A., § 58-1564.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE MINERAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1972 (§§ 59-8-201 — 59-8-228) › Section 59-8-228 - Certain exploratory drilling regulated under Mineral Test Hole Regulatory Act exclusively

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any exploration for minerals which is conducted solely by drilling or any other method which results in a drill hole of a diameter of six inches (6") or less shall be regulated only under former chapter 9 [repealed] of this title.
Acts 1980, ch. 695, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 3 - TENNESSEE COAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1980 (§§ 59-8-301 — 59-8-309) › Section 59-8-303 - Tennessee surface mine reclamation fund

(a)
All sums received through the payment of permit and acreage fees, fines, penalties, or the forfeiture of bonds, shall be placed in the state treasury and credited to a special agency account to be designated as the Tennessee surface mine reclamation fund.
(b)
This fund, appropriations for which are also authorized, shall be available to the commissioner for expenditure for reclamation and revegetation of land and water affected by mining and exploration operations both on and off site and related research, including areas so affected prior to May 2, 1980.
(c)
Any unencumbered and any unexpended balance of this fund remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund, but shall be carried forward until expended for the purpose of research, reclamation, and revegetation of land and water affected by mining and exploration operations as provided in this section.
(d)
Any portion of the fund which represents permit and acreage fees and interest thereon shall be transferred to the department for administration and enforcement of this part. All such revenue and any interest thereon which is unexpended or unobligated at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall be carried forward in a reserve to remain available for expenditure by the department for such administration and enforcement. Such reserve shall not be subject to allotment impoundment and shall be maintained on a no quarter basis. Such reserve may also be expended by the department to develop a program to obtain primacy for the regulation and enforcement of surface mining activities pursuant to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (
30 U.S.C. §§ 1201
-
1328
).
Acts 1980, ch. 908, § 26; 1984, ch. 837, § 5; 1987, ch. 251, § 2; T.C.A. §
59-8-326
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 3 - TENNESSEE COAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1980 (§§ 59-8-301 — 59-8-309) › Section 59-8-304 - Part definitions

As used in this part unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
[Deleted by 2021 amendment.]
(2)
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of environment and conservation, the commissioner of environment and conservation's duly authorized representatives, and in the event of absence or a vacancy in the office of commissioner, the deputy commissioner; and
(3)
"Department" means the department of environment and conservation.
(4)
[Deleted by 2021 amendment.]
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, Secs.s6, s7 eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1984, ch. 837, § 6; 1987, ch. 251, § 3; 1992, ch. 693, § 1; T.C.A §
59-8-351
; Acts 2018 , ch. 839, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 3 - TENNESSEE COAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1980 (§§ 59-8-301 — 59-8-309) › Section 59-8-305 - Violations - Penalties

(a)
Any person who willfully and knowingly does any of the following acts is guilty of a Class E felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000):
(1)
[Deleted by 2021 amendment.]
(2)
Knowingly and willfully violates this chapter, or the rules and regulations or orders of the commissioner, or knowingly falsifies an application for a permit; or
(3)
Prevents or impedes an employee of the state from performing the employee's duty under this part, except as permitted by law.
(b)
Whenever a corporation commits the acts described in this section, the director, officer or agent of such corporation who willfully and knowingly authorized, ordered or carried out such violation, failure or refusal shall be subject to the same fines and imprisonment that may be imposed under this section.
(c)
All penalties and fines recovered under this section shall be placed in the state treasury and credited to the Tennessee surface mine reclamation fund.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 8, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1984, ch. 837, § 6; 1987, ch. 251, § 4; 1989, ch. 591, § 77; T.C.A. §
59-8-352
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 3 - TENNESSEE COAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1980 (§§ 59-8-301 — 59-8-309) › Section 59-8-306 - Applicability of prior law

(a)
Any person who obtained a permit from the state for coal surface mining prior to May 3, 1978, and whose bond had not been released in full, shall be subject to all requirements regarding the performance standards, permit, bonding and reclamation in existence as of the date such permit was issued, which laws and regulations shall remain in full force and effect solely for the purpose of state regulation of such sites.
(b)
Any person who obtained a permit from the state for coal surface mining prior to September 30, 1984, but after May 3, 1978, and upon whom bond forfeiture has been commenced by the department prior to October 1, 1984, shall be subject to all requirements regarding performance standards, permit, bonding and reclamation in existence as of the date such permit was issued, which laws and regulations shall remain in full force and effect for such purpose until the bond is collected or released. This subsection (b) shall be null and void if the secretary of the interior assumes any jurisdiction over such bond forfeitures.
(c)
All penalty provisions and enforcement and administrative powers and duties in existence as of the date such permits were issued shall remain in force and effect for the administration and enforcement of subsections (a) and (b) by the commissioner and the department. All administrative review and judicial review for the purposes of this section shall be in accordance with [former] §§
59-8-321
[repealed. See the Compiler's Notes] and [former] 59-8-322 [repealed. See the Compiler's Notes].
Acts 1984, ch. 837, §6; T.C.A. §
59-8-353
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 3 - TENNESSEE COAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1980 (§§ 59-8-301 — 59-8-309) › Section 59-8-307 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 8, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1984, ch. 837, § 6; 1987, ch. 251, § 5; T.C.A. §
59-8-354
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 3 - TENNESSEE COAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1980 (§§ 59-8-301 — 59-8-309) › Section 59-8-308 - Commissioner and personnel - Powers

The commissioner has the authority to:
(1)
Employ and commission qualified persons as provided in §
11-1-101
; and
(2)
Make such investigations or inspections as are necessary to ensure compliance with any provisions of this part, including the right to enter at any time upon a suspected affected area or affected area for such purposes and the right of ingress and egress across intervening properties.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 9, eff. 5/26/2021.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 135, s 3, eff. 4/13/2021.
Acts 1984, ch. 837, §8; T.C.A. §
59-8-355
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 3 - TENNESSEE COAL SURFACE MINING LAW OF 1980 (§§ 59-8-301 — 59-8-309) › Section 59-8-309 - Rules and regulations

All rules and regulations promulgated and now in force for the abandoned mine land reclamation program, published by the secretary of state as chapter 0400-1-24 shall remain in full force and effect. All other rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this part, except as otherwise provided in §§
59-8-304
- 59-8-309, are repealed.
Acts 1984, ch. 837, §7; T.C.A. §
59-8-356
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-401 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-402 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-403 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 7; 1992, ch. 693, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-404 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 135, s 4, eff. 4/13/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-405 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-406 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-407 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-408 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-409 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-410 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 14.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-411 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 15.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-412 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 16.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-413 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 17.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-414 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 18.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-415 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 19.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-416 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 20.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-417 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 21.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-418 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 22.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-419 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 23.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-420 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 24.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 8 - STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES (§§ 59-8-101 — 59-8-421) › Part 4 - COAL SURFACE MINING ACT OF 1987 (§§ 59-8-401 — 59-8-421) › Section 59-8-421 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 10, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1987, ch. 251, § 25.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 10 - INTERSTATE MINING COMPACT (§§ 59-10-101 — 59-10-104) › Section 59-10-102 - Board of reclamation review to be advisory body

The Tennessee board of water quality, oil, and gas, created by §
69-3-104
, shall be the advisory body referred to in Article V(a) of the Interstate Mining Compact. Any duties of any member of the board relating to the compact are official duties of the board within the meaning of §
69-3-105
.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, Secs.s11, s12 eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1973, ch. 109, § 2; T.C.A., § 58-1802.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 10 - INTERSTATE MINING COMPACT (§§ 59-10-101 — 59-10-104) › Section 59-10-103 - Commission bylaws to be filed with state officers

In accordance with Article V(i) of the compact, the commission shall file copies of its bylaws and any amendments thereto with the governor, secretary of state, and commissioner of environment and conservation.
Acts 1973, ch. 109, § 3; T.C.A., § 58-1803.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 10 - INTERSTATE MINING COMPACT (§§ 59-10-101 — 59-10-104) › Section 59-10-104 - Commissioner of environment and conservation or designee to be official representative of governor

The commissioner of environment and conservation, or the commissioner's designee, shall be the official representative of the governor in the event the governor is unable to attend any meeting of the interstate mining commission or to perform any other function in connection with the business of such commission.
Acts 1982, ch. 557, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 11 - WEIGHING OF COAL AND MINERALS (§§ 59-11-101 — 59-11-105) › Section 59-11-101 - Checkweigher or checkmeasurer - Duties - Interference prohibited - Penalty

(a)
At every coal or other mine in this state, where coal or other minerals are mined by weight or measure, the miners, or a majority of those present at a meeting called for that purpose, shall have the right to employ a competent person as checkweigher or checkmeasurer, as the case may require, who shall be permitted at all times to be present at the weighing or measuring of coal, and who shall have power to weigh or measure the same, and, during the regular working hours, have the privilege to balance and examine the scales or measure the cars; provided, that all such balancing and examination of scales shall only be done in such way and in such time as in no way to interfere with the regular working of the mines; and such person shall not be considered a trespasser during working hours while attending to the interest of such person's employers, and in no manner shall such person be interfered with or intimidated by any person, agent, or owner, or miner.
(b)
Any person violating this section is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1887, ch. 206, §1; Shan., § 339; Code 1932, § 5639; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 58-1601; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 11 - WEIGHING OF COAL AND MINERALS (§§ 59-11-101 — 59-11-105) › Section 59-11-102 - Recordkeeping - Disputes - Settlement

It shall be a further duty of such checkweigher or checkmeasurer to credit each miner with all merchantable coal or other mineral mined by the miner, on a proper sheet or book kept by such person for that purpose. When differences arise between the checkweigher or checkmeasurer and the agent or owners of the mine, as to the uniformity, capacity of scales or cars used, the same shall be referred to the mine inspector of the district where the mine is located, whose duty it shall be to regulate the same at once; and, in the event of such scales or cars proving to be correct, then the party or parties applying for the testing thereof shall pay all costs and expenses thereof; but, if not correct, then the owner or owners of the mine to pay the cost and charges of making the examination.
Acts 1887, ch. 206, §2; Shan., § 340; Code 1932, § 5640; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 58-1602.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 11 - WEIGHING OF COAL AND MINERALS (§§ 59-11-101 — 59-11-105) › Section 59-11-103 - Improper weighing or measuring - Penalty

Any weigher, agent, or checkmeasurer, whether employed by operators or miners, who knowingly or willfully adopts or takes more or less pounds for a bushel or ton than is provided by law, or willfully neglects the balancing or examining of the scales or cars, or knowingly and willfully weighs coal with an incorrect scale, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1887, ch. 206, §3; Shan., § 341; Code 1932, § 5641; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 58-1603; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 11 - WEIGHING OF COAL AND MINERALS (§§ 59-11-101 — 59-11-105) › Section 59-11-104 - Payment of checkweigher

When miners of coal or other minerals in this state elect a checkweigher or measurer, as provided, the operators, company, or firm employing the miners shall, upon receiving notice in writing from the miners of the election of checkweigher, withhold from each miner an equal amount, agreed upon by the miners and checkweigher, and pay the same to the checkweigher at each regular payday.
Acts 1899, ch. 338, §1; Shan., § 341a1; Code 1932, § 5642; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 58-1604.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 11 - WEIGHING OF COAL AND MINERALS (§§ 59-11-101 — 59-11-105) › Section 59-11-105 - Failure to withhold wages - Liability - Penalty

Upon failure of any operator, company or firm to comply with §
59-11-104
, the operator, company or firm is liable to the checkweigher for the full amount of the checkweigher's wages, and is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1899, ch. 338, §2; Shan., § 341a2; Code 1932, § 5643; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 58-1605; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 12 - MINE RESCUE OPERATIONS [Repealed] (§§ 59-12-101 — 59-12-108) › Section 59-12-101 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 168, s 1, eff. 4/18/2019.
Acts 1979, ch. 368, § 1; T.C.A., § 58-1701; 1999, ch. 520, § 43.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 12 - MINE RESCUE OPERATIONS [Repealed] (§§ 59-12-101 — 59-12-108) › Section 59-12-102 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 168, s 1, eff. 4/18/2019.
Acts 1979, ch. 368, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., § 58-1702; Acts 1985, ch. 288, §§ 39, 40; 1996, ch. 751, § 1; 1999, ch. 520, § 43.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 12 - MINE RESCUE OPERATIONS [Repealed] (§§ 59-12-101 — 59-12-108) › Section 59-12-103 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 168, s 1, eff. 4/18/2019.
Acts 1979, ch. 368, § 3; T.C.A., § 58-1703; Acts 1985, ch. 288, §§41, 42; 1999, ch. 520, § 43.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 12 - MINE RESCUE OPERATIONS [Repealed] (§§ 59-12-101 — 59-12-108) › Section 59-12-104 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 168, s 1, eff. 4/18/2019.
Acts 1979, ch. 368, § 4; T.C.A., § 58-1704.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 12 - MINE RESCUE OPERATIONS [Repealed] (§§ 59-12-101 — 59-12-108) › Section 59-12-105 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 168, s 1, eff. 4/18/2019.
Acts 1979, ch. 368, § 5; T.C.A., § 58-1705.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 12 - MINE RESCUE OPERATIONS [Repealed] (§§ 59-12-101 — 59-12-108) › Section 59-12-106 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 168, s 1, eff. 4/18/2019.
Acts 1979, ch. 368, § 8; T.C.A., § 58-1706; 1999, ch. 520, § 43.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 12 - MINE RESCUE OPERATIONS [Repealed] (§§ 59-12-101 — 59-12-108) › Section 59-12-107 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 168, s 1, eff. 4/18/2019.
Acts 1979, ch. 368, § 6; T.C.A., § 58-1707.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 12 - MINE RESCUE OPERATIONS [Repealed] (§§ 59-12-101 — 59-12-108) › Section 59-12-108 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 168, s 1, eff. 4/18/2019.
Acts 1992, ch. 574, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 13 - COAL COOPERATIVE MARKETING ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 59-13-101 — 59-13-144) › Section 59-13-101 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Coal Cooperative Marketing Association Law of 1984."
Acts 1984, ch. 864, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 59 - MINES AND MINING (§§ 59-1-101 — 59-13-144) › Chapter 13 - COAL COOPERATIVE MARKETING ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 59-13-101 — 59-13-144) › Section 59-13-102 - Legislative intent

In order to promote, foster and encourage the intelligent and orderly marketing of Tennessee coal through cooperation; and to eliminate speculation and waste; and to make the distribution of coal between producer and consumer as direct as can be efficiently done; and to stabilize the marketing of coal and coal products; and to provide for the organization and incorporation of cooperative marketing associations for the marketing of such products, this chapter is enacted.
Acts 1984, ch. 864, § 2.