Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-1-407
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Special grants to programs established for prevention and collection of litter and trash and related matters
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(a) In order to facilitate the prevention and collection of litter and trash in this state, the department of transportation may allocate a portion of the funds generated by chapter 903 of the Public Acts of 2022, §§ 1 and 2 to be used for roadway, waterway, and shoreline litter reduction initiatives pursuant to subsection (b). (b) The department of transportation may provide special grants to programs established for the prevention and collection of litter and trash and related matters: (A) Conducted by nonprofit groups; (B) Conducted by local governments; (C) For the purpose of providing technical and policy assistance and enforcement of litter laws by state and local law enforcement agencies and the courts; and (D) For the purpose of providing educational, marketing, and service-oriented events and efforts. (c) The department of transportation shall not base the amount of a special grant provided to a municipality under this section on the department's litter grant program formula for county governments. Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 903, s 3, eff. 7/1/2022.
(a) In order to facilitate the prevention and collection of litter and trash in this state, the department of transportation may allocate a portion of the funds generated by chapter 903 of the Public Acts of 2022, §§ 1 and 2 to be used for roadway, waterway, and shoreline litter reduction initiatives pursuant to subsection (b).
(b) The department of transportation may provide special grants to programs established for the prevention and collection of litter and trash and related matters: (A) Conducted by nonprofit groups; (B) Conducted by local governments; (C) For the purpose of providing technical and policy assistance and enforcement of litter laws by state and local law enforcement agencies and the courts; and (D) For the purpose of providing educational, marketing, and service-oriented events and efforts.
(A) Conducted by nonprofit groups;
(B) Conducted by local governments;
(C) For the purpose of providing technical and policy assistance and enforcement of litter laws by state and local law enforcement agencies and the courts; and
(D) For the purpose of providing educational, marketing, and service-oriented events and efforts.
(c) The department of transportation shall not base the amount of a special grant provided to a municipality under this section on the department's litter grant program formula for county governments.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 903, s 3, eff. 7/1/2022.
(a) In order to facilitate the prevention and collection of litter and trash in this state, the department of transportation may allocate a portion of the funds generated by chapter 903 of the Public Acts of 2022, §§ 1 and 2 to be used for roadway, waterway, and shoreline litter reduction initiatives pursuant to subsection (b).
(b) The department of transportation may provide special grants to programs established for the prevention and collection of litter and trash and related matters: (A) Conducted by nonprofit groups; (B) Conducted by local governments; (C) For the purpose of providing technical and policy assistance and enforcement of litter laws by state and local law enforcement agencies and the courts; and (D) For the purpose of providing educational, marketing, and service-oriented events and efforts.
(A) Conducted by nonprofit groups;
(B) Conducted by local governments;
(C) For the purpose of providing technical and policy assistance and enforcement of litter laws by state and local law enforcement agencies and the courts; and
(D) For the purpose of providing educational, marketing, and service-oriented events and efforts.
(c) The department of transportation shall not base the amount of a special grant provided to a municipality under this section on the department's litter grant program formula for county governments.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 903, s 3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Status: in_force
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