68-212-217 - Landfill permits Public hearings. - Tennessee Statutes

68-212-217. Landfill permits Public hearings.

The board, by rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, shall develop a procedure for public hearings and comment to be conducted in conjunction with the granting of permits pursuant to § 68-212-108 for a commercial landfill facility for the disposal of hazardous wastes. Information concerning facilities to be permitted shall be available to the public upon request if not designated as proprietary pursuant to the provisions of § 68-212-109. The information and testimony presented by the public shall be considered by the commissioner and the board prior to granting a permit.

[Acts 1983, ch. 423, § 17; T.C.A., § 68-46-217.]