Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 58 > Chapter 2 > Part 6 - Accidents Involving Hazardous Materials

• Agency: means the Tennessee emergency management agency (TEMA). See Tennessee Code 58-2-101
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Emergency: means an occurrence, or threat thereof, whether natural, technological, or manmade, in war or in peace, that results or may result in substantial injury or harm to the population, or substantial damage to or loss of property. See Tennessee Code 58-2-101
• Emergency management: means the preparation for, the mitigation of, the response to, and the recovery from emergencies and disasters. See Tennessee Code 58-2-101
• Entity: includes a firm, business, for profit and not-for-profit corporation, profit and not-for-profit unincorporated association, partnership, and two (2) or more persons having a joint or common economic interest. See Tennessee Code 58-2-101
• Person: includes a natural person or entity organized under the laws of this state or any other state or territory of the United States or the federal government, as the case may be, and includes both the singular and plural. See Tennessee Code 58-2-101
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105