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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 814
SENATE BILL NO. 2547
By Reeves, Bailey, Bowling, Gardenhire, Rose
Substituted for: House Bill No. 2516
By Todd
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter
211, relative to solid waste.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-211-803, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(d) It is further declared to be the policy of this state to plan for sufficient landfill
capacity to dispose of solid waste that is not recovered or recycled.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-211-813, is amended by deleting
subsection (c) and substituting:
(c) Each region shall develop a plan in accordance with §§ 68-211-814 and 68-211-
815, including a narrative identifying where waste will be disposed and managed for the next
ten (10) years, and for achieving compliance with the waste reduction and recycling goal
required by§ 68-211-861. The plan must be updated and resubmitted to the department at
least once every ten (10) years.
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-211-814, is amended by deleting
subdivision (a)(1) and substituting:
(a)(1) Each region shall submit its new or revised plan to the department of
environment and conservation by July 1, 2028. The plan shall be formulated in strict
compliance with§ 68-211-815. After receiving a plan, the department shall notify the
region within thirty (30) days whether the plan includes all of the information required
by § 68-211-815, and if not, identify all additional required information. If the
department determines the plan is incomplete, the region shall submit all required
information within sixty (60) days of receipt of notification. The department shall
approve or disapprove the plan based on compliance with § 68-211-815 and the
criteria established pursuant to subdivision (a)(4) ·within one hundred twenty (120)
days after receipt of a complete plan. If a plan is disapproved, the department shall
state in detail the reasons for such disapproval. The region shall resubmit a plan that
corrects all deficiencies to the department within sixty (60) days of receiving the letter
of disapproval. Alternatively, the region may file a petition for appeal in accordance
with § 68-211-113(a)(1) within thirty (30) days of receiving the letter of disapproval.
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-211-814(a), is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:
(4) The underground storage tanks and solid waste disposal control board shall
promulgate rules establishing criteria for review of regional plans by December 31, 2027.
SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
SENATE BILL NO. 2547
PASSED: April 2, 2026
RANDY l\lcNALLY
SPEAKER OF THElsENA TE
CAMER'C'll'SEXTON,SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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