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| 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | SENATE BILL 281 | |
| 3 | 3 | By Watson | |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | HOUSE BILL 882 | |
| 6 | 6 | By Travis | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 9 | HB0882 | |
| 10 | 10 | 001450 | |
| 11 | 11 | - 1 - | |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 13 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; | |
| 14 | 14 | Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 11; Title 13; Title 43; | |
| 15 | 15 | Title 44; Title 64; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and | |
| 16 | 16 | Title 69, relative to agriculture. | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5, is amended by | |
| 20 | 20 | adding the following as a new section: | |
| 21 | 21 | Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, the department of environment and | |
| 22 | 22 | conservation shall not regulate or otherwise oversee farming activities involving topsoil, | |
| 23 | 23 | rock removal, or the building of a pond when such activities are conducted in an area | |
| 24 | 24 | that is less than three (3) acres in size, and the property on which the activities occur | |
| 25 | 25 | has a greenbelt classification pursuant to the Agricultural, Forest and Open Space Land | |
| 26 | 26 | Act of 1976, compiled in title 67, chapter 5, part 10. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |