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| 5 | 4 | | SENATE BILL 281 |
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| 6 | 5 | | By Watson |
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| 9 | 8 | | SB0281 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 001450 |
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| 11 | 10 | | - 1 - |
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| 13 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; |
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| 14 | 13 | | Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 11; Title 13; Title 43; |
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| 15 | 14 | | Title 44; Title 64; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and |
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| 16 | 15 | | Title 69, relative to agriculture. |
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| 18 | 17 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 19 | 18 | | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5, is amended by |
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| 20 | 19 | | adding the following as a new section: |
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| 21 | 20 | | Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, the department of environment and |
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| 22 | 21 | | conservation shall not regulate or otherwise oversee farming activities involving topsoil, |
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| 23 | 22 | | rock removal, or the building of a pond when such activities are conducted in an area |
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| 24 | 23 | | that is less than three (3) acres in size, and the property on which the activities occur |
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| 25 | 24 | | has a greenbelt classification pursuant to the Agricultural, Forest and Open Space Land |
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| 26 | 25 | | Act of 1976, compiled in title 67, chapter 5, part 10. |
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| 27 | 26 | | SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |
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