(a) This chapter is known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Energy Freedom Act.”
(b) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Annual emissions baseline” means the highest total carbon dioxide emissions in the People's Republic of China and India combined for at least one (1) calendar year or twelve-month period in the preceding five (5) years, with the computation to be based on generally available data regarding actual or estimated country-level emissions;(2) (A) “Company” means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, estate, or other entity formed under the laws of this state, another state or the District of Columbia, the federal government, or another country, and includes the direct and indirect subsidiaries the company owns; and(B) “Company” includes an organization, association, or joint venture, either incorporated or unincorporated;(3) “Covered activities” means:(A) The exploration, production, transportation, sale, manufacturing, refining, combustion, or other use of coal, oil, and natural gas in this state by a person; and(B) Statements or omissions in this state relating to covered emissions;(4) “Covered emissions” means the emission of carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide into the atmosphere resulting, directly or indirectly, from the exploration, production, transportation, sale, manufacturing, refining, combustion, or other use of coal, oil, and natural gas;(5) “Covered government” means another state, a government agency of another state, or a local government in this state or another state;(6) “In-jurisdiction products” means:(A) For a covered government, only the specific fossil fuel products that were actually shipped, or incorporated into products that were actually shipped, into the territorial boundaries of the state where the covered government is located; and(B) For a private party, only the specific fossil fuel products that were actually shipped, or incorporated into products that were actually shipped, into the territorial boundaries of the state in which the private party resided at the time of the events at issue;(7) “Liability” means any legally enforceable obligation to pay money or another thing of value, including, but not limited to, monetary damages, fines, penalties, disgorgement, restitution, remediation or abatement costs, equitable relief that requires the expenditure of money, attorneys' fees, taxes, excises, levies, imposts, duties, or surcharges; and(8) “Person” means a natural person, company, government, or governmental subdivision or agency.
(1) “Annual emissions baseline” means the highest total carbon dioxide emissions in the People's Republic of China and India combined for at least one (1) calendar year or twelve-month period in the preceding five (5) years, with the computation to be based on generally available data regarding actual or estimated country-level emissions;
(2) (A) “Company” means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, estate, or other entity formed under the laws of this state, another state or the District of Columbia, the federal government, or another country, and includes the direct and indirect subsidiaries the company owns; and(B) “Company” includes an organization, association, or joint venture, either incorporated or unincorporated;
(A) “Company” means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, estate, or other entity formed under the laws of this state, another state or the District of Columbia, the federal government, or another country, and includes the direct and indirect subsidiaries the company owns; and
(B) “Company” includes an organization, association, or joint venture, either incorporated or unincorporated;
(3) “Covered activities” means:(A) The exploration, production, transportation, sale, manufacturing, refining, combustion, or other use of coal, oil, and natural gas in this state by a person; and(B) Statements or omissions in this state relating to covered emissions;
(A) The exploration, production, transportation, sale, manufacturing, refining, combustion, or other use of coal, oil, and natural gas in this state by a person; and
(B) Statements or omissions in this state relating to covered emissions;
(4) “Covered emissions” means the emission of carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide into the atmosphere resulting, directly or indirectly, from the exploration, production, transportation, sale, manufacturing, refining, combustion, or other use of coal, oil, and natural gas;
(5) “Covered government” means another state, a government agency of another state, or a local government in this state or another state;
(6) “In-jurisdiction products” means:(A) For a covered government, only the specific fossil fuel products that were actually shipped, or incorporated into products that were actually shipped, into the territorial boundaries of the state where the covered government is located; and(B) For a private party, only the specific fossil fuel products that were actually shipped, or incorporated into products that were actually shipped, into the territorial boundaries of the state in which the private party resided at the time of the events at issue;
(A) For a covered government, only the specific fossil fuel products that were actually shipped, or incorporated into products that were actually shipped, into the territorial boundaries of the state where the covered government is located; and
(B) For a private party, only the specific fossil fuel products that were actually shipped, or incorporated into products that were actually shipped, into the territorial boundaries of the state in which the private party resided at the time of the events at issue;
(7) “Liability” means any legally enforceable obligation to pay money or another thing of value, including, but not limited to, monetary damages, fines, penalties, disgorgement, restitution, remediation or abatement costs, equitable relief that requires the expenditure of money, attorneys' fees, taxes, excises, levies, imposts, duties, or surcharges; and
(8) “Person” means a natural person, company, government, or governmental subdivision or agency.