(a) The commissioner shall submit by January 31 of each year to the chair of the energy, agriculture and natural resources committee of the senate and the chair of the agriculture and natural resources committee of the house of representatives the following information:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 69-3-142

  • Agriculture: means :
    (i) The land, buildings and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and nursery stock. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Board: means the board of water quality, oil and gas, created in §. See Tennessee Code 69-3-103
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of environment and conservation or the commissioner's duly authorized representative and, in the event of the commissioner's absence or a vacancy in the office of commissioner, the deputy commissioner. See Tennessee Code 69-3-103
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Department: means the department of environment and conservation. See Tennessee Code 69-3-103
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • 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
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) The number of enforcement orders, including directors’ orders and commissioner’s orders, issued pursuant to § 69-3-109(a)(1) and (2) during the prior year, listed by the county in which the violation occurred;
(2) The number of orders that become final pursuant to § 69-3-109(a)(3) during the prior year, including the average civil penalties and damages assessed by the department from these orders;
(3) The number of final orders and consent orders by the board that become final pursuant to § 69-3-110(c), including the average civil penalties and damages assessed by the department from these decisions during the prior year; and
(4) The number of complaints filed in any chancery court of this state appealing a decision by the board, pursuant to § 69-3-111, and any judicial proceedings initiated by the commissioner and the attorney general and reporter, pursuant to § 69-3-117, during the prior year.
(b) The commissioner shall submit by January 31 of each year to the chair of the energy, agriculture and natural resources committee of the senate and the chair of the agriculture and natural resources committee of the house of representatives the following information:

(1) The number of individual permit applications made during the prior year, listed by county in which the activity sought to be permitted was to occur;
(2) The average length of time, in days, between date of individual permit application and the date permit applications are deemed complete by the department during the prior year; and
(3) The average length of time, in days, between date of individual permit application and the date the department grants or denies the permit application during the prior year.
(c) For purposes of this section, “permit application” and “permit applications” shall be defined to include applications for individual permits issued pursuant to § 69-3-108.
(d) The commissioner shall submit by January 31 of each year to the chair of the energy, agriculture and natural resources committee of the senate and the chair of the agriculture and natural resources committee of the house of representatives a brief report on the status of the implementation of a secure web portal for the submittal of online permit applications. This service for electronic submittal of permit applications will comply with the federal guidelines contained in 40 CFR Ch. I, Subch. A, Part 3, Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR). This reporting requirement will terminate after a secure online permit application submittal system is implemented.
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