Title 68, Health, Safety and Environmental Protection

(a) (1) The board has the power and duty to:(A) Promulgate rules and regulations to effect the intent and purpose of this part, pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Such rules and regulations may include, but are not necessarily l…

(1) Nothing in this part shall be deemed to grant the board or department any jurisdiction or authority with respect to air pollution existing solely within commercial or industrial plants, works or shops or to affect the relations between employers and employees with respect to …

(1) The technical secretary or such secretary's authorized representative has the power and duty to:(1) Attend all meetings of the board, but not be entitled to a vote;(2) Exercise general supervision over all persons employed by the board and by the air pollution control divisio…

(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2), a person aggrieved by a final action of the technical secretary on a permit, order, or assessment may request a hearing before the board under this section by filing a petition with the technical secretary within thirty (30) days …

Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, if the commissioner finds that emissions from the operation of one (1) or more air contaminant sources are causing imminent danger to human health and safety, the commissioner may, with the approval of the governor, order the person …

An appeal may be taken from any final order or other final determination pursuant to this part by any party, including the department, who is or may be adversely affected by such order or determination. Such appeals shall be conducted in accordance with the Uniform Administrative…

The board or commissioner may cause to be instituted a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief to prevent violation of any duly promulgated rule or regulation or of any order of the board.

(a) Any person who knowingly:(1) Violates or fails to comply with any provision of this part, any board or administrative order, or any duly promulgated air pollution control regulation, or any ordinance adopted pursuant to this part or permit condition;(2) Makes any false materi…

No existing civil or criminal remedy for any wrongful action that is a violation of any provision of this part or that is a violation of any rule or regulation of the board promulgated under this part shall be impaired by this part.

The remedies provided for in this part are intended to provide additional and cumulative remedies to prevent, abate and control air pollution in this state. Nothing in this part shall be construed to abridge or alter any rights of action, civil or criminal, arising from statute, …

(a) Any municipality or county in this state may enact, by ordinance or resolution respectively, air pollution control regulations not less stringent than the standards adopted for the state pursuant to this part, or any such municipality or county may also adopt or repeal an ord…

(a) When the technical secretary discovers that any provision of this part or of any regulation promulgated under this part has been violated, the technical secretary may issue an order for correction to the responsible person, and this order shall be complied with within the tim…

The technical secretary, the board, and within their respective jurisdictions, the local pollution control programs operating under a certificate of exemption pursuant to § 68-201-115 are authorized to levy noncompliance and nonpayment penalties after appropriate notice and heari…

(a) Any person seeking a variance shall do so by filing a petition for variance with the technical secretary. The technical secretary shall promptly investigate such petition and make recommendation to the board as to its disposition. (b) Upon receiving the recommendation of the …

(a) The Tennessee air pollution control board shall promulgate rules that:(1) Specify the type of vehicle inspection and maintenance program to be established and implemented; and(2) Establish that the inspection associated with the vehicle inspection and maintenance program will…

It is unlawful for any person to remove or render inoperative any device or element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance with regulations under the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.) prior to its sale and delivery to the…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Covered electric-generating unit” means an existing fossil-fuel-fired electric-generating unit located within this state that is subject to regulation under EPA emission guidelines;(2) “Environmental protection agency” or “EPA” means the United St…

The intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight is prohibi…

(a) Any city, town or county having a population of six hundred thousand (600,000) or more, according to the federal census of 1960 or any subsequent federal census, is authorized to enact, by its chief legislative body, ordinances or regulations not less stringent than part 1 of…