(a) In order to facilitate the prevention and collection of litter and trash in this state, the department of transportation may allocate a portion of the funds generated by chapter 903 of the Public Acts of 2022, §§ 1 and 2 to be used for roadway, waterway, and shoreline litter reduction initiatives pursuant to subsection (b).
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-1-407

  • Department: means the department of transportation. See Tennessee Code 54-5-103
  • 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
(b) The department of transportation may provide special grants to programs established for the prevention and collection of litter and trash and related matters:

(A) Conducted by nonprofit groups;
(B) Conducted by local governments;
(C) For the purpose of providing technical and policy assistance and enforcement of litter laws by state and local law enforcement agencies and the courts; and
(D) For the purpose of providing educational, marketing, and service-oriented events and efforts.
(c) The department of transportation shall not base the amount of a special grant provided to a municipality under this section on the department’s litter grant program formula for county governments.
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