68-201-108 - Hearings. - Tennessee Statutes

68-201-108. Hearings.

(a)  A person aggrieved by a decision or action of the technical secretary on a permit, order, or assessment may request a hearing before the board pursuant to the provisions of this part. Such hearing and hearings before the board on requests for variances, certificates of exemption, and permits shall be conducted as contested cases in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 3.

(b)  The board or the commissioner or the commissioner's representative may hold public hearings on any matter, within their jurisdiction under this part. The board may promulgate regulations concerning subjects on which public hearings are required and the procedures for those hearings. Reasonable notice of such public hearings shall be given.

[Acts 1967, ch. 367, § 8; 1970, ch. 538, § 3; 1970, ch. 539, § 2; 1971, ch. 84, § 1; 1971, ch. 108, §§ 2-7; 1971, ch. 322, § 1; 1973, ch. 325, § 5; modified; Acts 1979, ch. 299, § 7; 1981, ch. 131, § 28; T.C.A., § 53-3415; Acts 1984, ch. 788, § 7; T.C.A., § 68-25-108.]