Commissioner and personnel — Powers

Tenn. Code Ann. § 59-8-308, under Tennessee Coal Surface Mining Law of 1980.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 59-8-308

(1) The commissioner has the authority to:(1) Employ and commission qualified persons as provided in § 11-1-101; and(2) Make such investigations or inspections as are necessary to ensure compliance with any provisions of this part, including the right to enter at any time upon a suspected affected area or affected area for such purposes and the right of ingress and egress across intervening properties.

(1) Employ and commission qualified persons as provided in § 11-1-101; and

(2) Make such investigations or inspections as are necessary to ensure compliance with any provisions of this part, including the right to enter at any time upon a suspected affected area or affected area for such purposes and the right of ingress and egress across intervening properties.