Title 65, Public Utilities and Carriers

All pipeline systems used in this state shall be constructed, operated and maintained in such a manner as to at all times be in compliance with the defined minimum safety standards and amendments thereto, as well as such additions and amendments as may be ordered by the commissio…

(a) The commission has the right, power and authority to provide and make certifications, reports and information to the secretary of the United States department of transportation; to enter into agreements with the secretary to carry out the purposes of §§ 65-28-104 — 65-28-111;…

Upon petition of the commission, the chancery court, sitting in equity, in any county in which a violation of §§ 65-28-104 — 65-28-111 exists shall have jurisdiction to restrain such violation and to enforce compliance with the safety standards required by such sections.

(a) Any person who violates §§ 65-28-104 — 65-28-111, or of any regulation issued under such sections, is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for each such violation for each day that such violation persists, except that the maximum ci…

Nothing in §§ 65-28-104 — 65-28-111 shall be deemed to confer upon the commission any additional power and jurisdiction to supervise or regulate the rates, services, franchises or other matters pertaining to pipeline systems or transportation of gas except with respect to the enf…

(a) Every public utility engaged in the operation of gas pipeline systems in this state to which this chapter applies, with the exception of those utilities presently paying a fee as provided by chapter 4, part 3 of this title, shall pay to the state, on or before April 1 of each…

The default in payment of fees and civil penalties, penalties therefor, suits for collection, counsel fees and liens for any fees and penalties in case of default in the payment of any such fee or part thereof, as provided for in this chapter, shall be governed by §§ 65-4-308 and…

(a) This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Landfill Methane Development Act.” (b) It is recognized by the general assembly that the provision of dependable and economical sources of energy is vital to the health, welfare and economic well-being of the citizens and resi…

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Landfill methane” means the methane gas constituent of naturally-occurring emissions in gaseous form emanating from any landfill, whether such landfill is in current operation accepting additional fill material …

Any person, with the consent of the owner of any landfill where landfill methane may be produced, and in compliance with all applicable laws, may construct and operate a facility for extracting, purifying, dehydrating, or otherwise treating landfill methane, for the purpose of pr…

No person desiring to construct or operate a facility for gathering, extracting, purifying, dehydrating, or otherwise treating landfill methane shall be required to obtain any certificate of public convenience and necessity for such construction or operation of such facility from…

The rates and charges for transportation by pipeline of landfill methane, either alone or in combination with natural gas, and the construction of facilities for the transportation by pipeline of landfill methane, whether alone or in combination with natural gas, shall be subject…

Notwithstanding any other law, landfill methane may be transported by any pipeline corporation located wholly in this state or otherwise subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the Tennessee public utility commission, without regard to where the landfill methane may have been p…

Nothing in this part shall be interpreted to require any natural gas local distribution system to purchase or transport any landfill produced methane gas.

The addition of refined landfill methane described in this part into any natural gas stream and the resulting use of the gas stream consisting in part of the refined landfill methane and in part of natural gas by any person purchasing or receiving the gas shall be considered for …