(a) During the meetings provided for in § 13-18-110, the applicant and the involved agencies shall agree whether or not to attempt a coordination of applications. If possible, the applicant and the team should attempt to agree on one (1) consolidated application designed to satisfy the requirements of all participating agencies without violating administrative and substantive law.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 13-18-111

  • Applicant: means any person planning or proposing a project which has been designated a major energy project. See Tennessee Code 13-18-102
  • Approval: means any permit, license, lease, certificate, right-of-way, or other grant, rate, ruling, or decision authorized or issued by an agency of state or local government. See Tennessee Code 13-18-102
  • schedule: means the timetable set out by the joint review team in which to accomplish the joint review process, submit applications, hold hearings, and obtain approval of involved agencies. See Tennessee Code 13-18-102
  • 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
  • team: means a coordinating group organized to conduct the joint review process on a major energy project. See Tennessee Code 13-18-102
(b) If one (1) consolidated application is not possible, the applicant and the team shall endeavor to consolidate as many different applications as possible into one (1) application. It is expected that all state and local applications will be so consolidated.
(c) When agreement on consolidation of applications has been reached, a project decision schedule shall be adopted to chart the application and approval process. The schedule may subsequently be modified by the team if necessary, but the general time limits agreed on by the applicant and the permitting agencies should be maintained.
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