SB3966

SB3966 Sponsored by Ron Ramsey
Also tagged in: Boards And Commissions, Environment And Conservation, Department Of, Radiation, Solid Waste Disposal, Water Pollution
Latest Action: 03/20/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of Senate Jud. Comm.

Bill Text
Companion Bill HB2511. Environment and Conservation, Department of - Prohibits investigative or enforcement actions of violations of environmental laws based solely on information submitted by an anonymous source. - Amends TCA Title 11; Title 50, Chapter 1, Part 3; Title 68 and Title 69. Fiscal Summary for SB3966 / *HB2511Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $180,000/ Tennessee Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Fund Increase Local Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Other Fiscal Impact - Some of the complaints filed with the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Division are referred to TDEC by the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Failure to respond to such complaints, regardless of the basis of the complaint, could jeopardize approximately $7,500,000 in federal funding to [...]

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Also tagged in: County Clerks, Environment And Conservation, Department Of, Motor Vehicles, Titling And Registration, Revenue, Dept. Of
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Trans Comm.

Bill Text

Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - Requires heavy-duty motor vehicles to comply with heavy-duty motor vehicle emissions testing program as promulgated by air pollution control board as condition to motor vehicle registration. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 55, Chapter 6 and Title 68, Chapter 201.

Fiscal Summary for SB2601 / *HB2451

Decrease State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Decrease Local Govt. Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant


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Also tagged in: Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Titling And Registration
Latest Action: 02/19/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Public Safety & Rural Roads of Transportation of Transportation Committee

Bill Text
Companion Bill SB2652.

Air Pollution - Requires testing of brake lights, head lights, and turn signal lights on motor vehicle in counties where motor vehicle emissions is required. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 201, Part 1.

Fiscal Summary for *HB2548 / SB2652

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant


Bill Summary for *HB2548 / SB2652

This bill requires the owner of a motor vehicle, who resides in a county that requires a vehicle emissions test, to demonstrate at the time and place of the emissions test that the vehicle's brake, head, and turn signal lights are in proper working order. The Tennessee air pollution control board will establish a reasonable fee for such light testing. This fee requirement will not apply in any county that already requires such a light test.




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SB2652

SB2652 Sponsored by Jim Tracy
Also tagged in: Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Titling And Registration
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Trans Comm.

Bill Text
Companion Bill HB2548.

Air Pollution - Requires testing of brake lights, head lights, and turn signal lights on motor vehicle in counties where motor vehicle emissions is required. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 201, Part 1.

Fiscal Summary for SB2652 / *HB2548

Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant


Bill Summary for SB2652 / *HB2548

This bill requires the owner of a motor vehicle, who resides in a county that requires a vehicle emissions test, to demonstrate at the time and place of the emissions test that the vehicle's brake, head, and turn signal lights are in proper working order. The Tennessee air pollution control board will establish a reasonable fee for such light testing. This fee requirement will not apply in any county that already requires such a light test.




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Also tagged in: Boards And Commissions, Environment And Conservation, Department Of, Radiation, Solid Waste Disposal, Water Pollution
Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Environment of Conservation and Environment of Conservation & Environment Committee

Bill Text
Companion Bill SB3966. Environment and Conservation, Department of - Prohibits investigative or enforcement actions of violations of environmental laws based solely on information submitted by an anonymous source. - Amends TCA Title 11; Title 50, Chapter 1, Part 3; Title 68 and Title 69. Fiscal Summary for *HB2511 / SB3966Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $180,000/ Tennessee Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Fund Increase Local Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Other Fiscal Impact - Some of the complaints filed with the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Division are referred to TDEC by the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Failure to respond to such complaints, regardless of the basis of the complaint, could jeopardize approximately $7,500,000 in federal funding to [...]

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Also tagged in: County Clerks, Environment And Conservation, Department Of, Motor Vehicles, Titling And Registration, Revenue, Dept. Of
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Environment of CON

Bill Text

Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - Requires heavy-duty motor vehicles to comply with heavy-duty motor vehicle emissions testing program as promulgated by air pollution control board as condition to motor vehicle registration. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 55, Chapter 6 and Title 68, Chapter 201.

Fiscal Summary for *HB2451 / SB2601

Decrease State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Decrease Local Govt. Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant


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Also tagged in: Highways, Roads And Bridges
Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Withdrawn.

Bill Text
Companion Bill HB2436.

Highways, Roads and Bridges - Prohibits issuance of a permit for the construction of a residence within 500 feet of a mapped highway without an environmental study. - Amends TCA Title 54, Chapter 18, Part 2.

Fiscal Summary for SB2401 / *HB2436

Decrease Local Revenue - Exceeds $25,000,000


Bill Summary for SB2401 / *HB2436

Generally, present law requires a permit to construct a building within the boundaries of a mapped highway or on a highway shown on the official map as a proposed abandonment or relocation. This bill prohibits the issuing of a building permit for the construction of a residential building within 500 feet of a mapped or abandoned highway unless the applicant has conducted an environmental study regarding the dangers and costs involved with the placement of such a residential building.




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Also tagged in: Highways, Roads And Bridges
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Local Government of S&LG

Bill Text
Companion Bill SB2401.

Highways, Roads and Bridges - Prohibits issuance of a permit for the construction of a residence within 500 feet of a mapped highway without an environmental study. - Amends TCA Title 54, Chapter 18, Part 2.

Fiscal Summary for *HB2436 / SB2401

Decrease Local Revenue - Exceeds $25,000,000


Bill Summary for *HB2436 / SB2401

Generally, present law requires a permit to construct a building within the boundaries of a mapped highway or on a highway shown on the official map as a proposed abandonment or relocation. This bill prohibits the issuing of a building permit for the construction of a residential building within 500 feet of a mapped or abandoned highway unless the applicant has conducted an environmental study regarding the dangers and costs involved with the placement of such a residential building.




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Also tagged in: Motor Vehicles
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Government Operations for review--Conservation

Bill Text

Air Pollution - Directs the air pollution control board to promulgate rules to allow the sale of motor vehicles that meet California's emissions standards, requires the board to monitor California's standards, and when those standards have been adopted in states representing 40 percent of the United States population, promulgate rules to adopt emissions standards based on the California standard. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 55 and Title 68.

Fiscal Summary for HB1815 / *SB0486

Other Fiscal Impact - It is unknown when states representing 40% of the population will adopt such standards. When such threshold is reached, there will be a recurring increase in state expenditures of $108,000 and a one-time increase in state expenditures of $11,200.


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Also tagged in: Water, Water Pollution
Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 559

Bill Text
Companion Bill SB0353. Air Pollution - Places certain restrictions on open burning of wood waste within 200 feet of an unoccupied building by person other than the occupant of the building. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 69. Fiscal Summary for HB0657 / *SB0353 MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB0657 / *SB0353 ON MAY 9, 2007, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENTS #1 AND #2 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 353, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill. This amendment would place the following limitations on open burning that is conducted at any site that is within 200 feet of an occupied dwelling: (1) There would be no more than two burns within a 30-day period, and the burns would not be permitted to exceed 48 hours in length; and (2) The burn must be constantly attended during the burning period by at least one person conducting the burn. [...]

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Also tagged in: Motor Vehicles
Latest Action: 04/11/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate E,C&T Comm.

Bill Text

Air Pollution - Directs the air pollution control board to promulgate rules to allow the sale of motor vehicles that meet California's emissions standards, requires the board to monitor California's standards, and when those standards have been adopted in states representing 40 percent of the United States population, promulgate rules to adopt emissions standards based on the California standard. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 55 and Title 68.

Fiscal Summary for *SB0486 / HB1815

Other Fiscal Impact - It is unknown when states representing 40% of the population will adopt such standards. When such threshold is reached, there will be a recurring increase in state expenditures of $108,000 and a one-time increase in state expenditures of $11,200.


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SB0353

SB0353 Sponsored by Jim Tracy
Also tagged in: Water, Water Pollution
Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Public Chapter 559

Bill Text
Companion Bill HB0657. Air Pollution - Places certain restrictions on open burning of wood waste within 200 feet of an unoccupied building by person other than the occupant of the building. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 69. Fiscal Summary for *SB0353 / HB0657 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB0353 / HB0657 ON MAY 9, 2007, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENTS #1 AND #2 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 353, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill. This amendment would place the following limitations on open burning that is conducted at any site that is within 200 feet of an occupied dwelling: (1) There would be no more than two burns within a 30-day period, and the burns would not be permitted to exceed 48 hours in length; and (2) The burn must be constantly attended during the burning period by at least one person conducting the burn. [...]

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