Tennessee Code — 69
Browse 447 sections in division 69 of the Tennessee code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 69-1-101. Navigable waters are highways.
- § 69-1-102. Opening and cleaning navigable streams.
- § 69-1-103. Overseers appointed for navigable stream districts.
- § 69-1-104. Working on streams as public roads.
- § 69-1-105. Supervisor of water improvements — Duties.
- § 69-1-106. Compensation of supervisor.
- § 69-1-107. Obstructing river — Penalty.
- § 69-1-108. Diverting water from main channel.
- § 69-1-109. Temporary diversion from sluice.
- § 69-1-110. Damages for diversion of stream.
- § 69-1-111. County may permit or remove improvements.
- § 69-1-112. Commissioners of watercourses.
- § 69-1-113. Forfeiture for obstructing stream.
- § 69-1-114. Railroad drawbridges — Operation.
- § 69-1-115. Damages caused by canalizing rivers.
- § 69-1-116. Eleemosynary institutions — Access to water.
- § 69-1-117. Impairing or obstructing navigability of watercourses — Permits.
- § 69-1-201. Immunity from damages — Exceptions.
- § 69-1-202. “Governmental entity” defined.
- § 69-2-101. Acquisition and maintenance of facilities.
- § 69-2-102. Powers of commissioner.
- § 69-2-103. Rules and regulations.
- § 69-2-104. Transportation department employees — Duties.
- § 69-2-105. Funds.
- § 69-2-106. Cooperation of other agencies.
- § 69-2-107. Purpose of chapter — Rights of United States.
- § 69-2-108. Wharves to be kept in repair.
- § 69-3-101. Short title.
- § 69-3-102. Declaration of policy and purpose.
- § 69-3-103. Part definitions. [See contingent amendment to subdivisions (4) and (19) and the Compiler’s Notes.]
- § 69-3-104. Board of water quality, oil, and gas. [See contingent amendment to subdivisions (a)(1), (4) and (13) and see the Compiler’s Notes.]
- § 69-3-105. Duties and authority of the board. [See contingent amendment to subdivision (e)(1)(C) and the Compiler’s Notes.]
- § 69-3-106. [Reserved.]
- § 69-3-108. Permits.
- § 69-3-109. Complaints — Orders for corrective action.
- § 69-3-110. Hearings.
- § 69-3-111. Appeals.
- § 69-3-112. Assistance in prosecuting violations.
- § 69-3-113. Procurement of information.
- § 69-3-114. Causing pollution or refusing to furnish information.
- § 69-3-115. Violations — Penalties — Judgment by consent.
- § 69-3-116. Damages to the state.
- § 69-3-117. Proceedings against violators — Injunctions.
- § 69-3-118. Other remedies.
- § 69-3-119. Disposition of fees, penalties and damages.
- § 69-3-120. Construction of part.
- § 69-3-121. Continuation of rules and regulations, permits, contracts and agreements.
- § 69-3-122. Sewerage system contractors or operators — Bonds or security — Noncomplying or abandoned facilities.
- § 69-3-123. Pretreatment enforcement — Procedure — Complaints — Orders.
- § 69-3-124. Pretreatment enforcement — Hearings.
- § 69-3-125. Pretreatment enforcement — Violations — Civil penalty.
- § 69-3-126. Pretreatment enforcement — Assessment for noncompliance with program permits or orders.
- § 69-3-127. Pretreatment enforcement — Judicial proceedings and relief.
- § 69-3-128. Pretreatment enforcement.
- § 69-3-129. Disposition of damage payments and penalties — Special fund.
- § 69-3-130. Ditch construction.
- § 69-3-131. Rules and regulations.
- § 69-3-132. Advisory committee to assist removal of debris from streams and stabilization of stream banks.
- § 69-3-133. Stop work order.
- § 69-3-134. Written notice of conduct violation.
- § 69-3-135. Request for hearing. [Current version. See second version of section and its Compiler’s Notes.]
- § 69-3-135. Request for hearing. [Contingent amendment. See first version of section and Compiler’s Notes.]
- § 69-3-136. Failure to give notice — Failure to comply with stop work order.
- § 69-3-137. Pollution notification form.
- § 69-3-138. Timber harvesting. [See contingent amendment to subdivision (a)(2) and the Compiler’s Notes.]
- § 69-3-139. Stop work orders for coal surface mining operations. [See contingent amendment to subsection (c) and the Compiler’s Notes.]
- § 69-3-140. Collection of water samples — Report.
- § 69-3-141. Bill of rights for permit applicants.
- § 69-3-142. Annual reports by commissioner.
- § 69-3-143. Rock harvesting operations.
- § 69-3-144. Definitions for §§ 69-3-143 — 69-3-147.
- § 69-3-145. Required permit or notice of coverage under a general permit — Construction regarding adjudication of property rights disputes.
- § 69-3-146. Stop-work orders. [See contingent amendment to subsection (c) and the Compiler’s Notes.]
- § 69-3-147. Rock harvesting governance.
- § 69-3-148. Municipal separate storm sewer systems becoming qualified local programs.
- § 69-3-201. Stream mapping project established.
- § 69-3-202. “Stream mapping” defined.
- § 69-3-203. Guidelines for collection of samples.
- § 69-3-204. Analysis of samples.
- § 69-3-301. Director's and commissioner's orders and enforcement actions and outcomes.
- § 69-3-302. Publication of final orders by the board or an administrative judge.
- § 69-3-303. Notices of intent to appeal.
- § 69-4-101. Bonds for building levees.
- § 69-4-102. [Reserved.]
- § 69-4-104. Engineer — Contracts.
- § 69-4-105. Condemnation of real estate for construction of levee.
- § 69-4-106. Certain sections incorporated in chapter.
- § 69-4-107. Subscriptions.
- § 69-4-108. Counties may retain state's increment of taxes.
- § 69-5-101. County may establish levee and drainage districts and change natural watercourses.
- § 69-5-102. Judicial jurisdiction and authority.
- § 69-5-103. Petition for establishment of district — Bond for preliminary expenses.
- § 69-5-104. Qualifications of petitioners.
- § 69-5-105. Compensation of attorneys.
- § 69-5-106. Petitioners' committee.
- § 69-5-107. Preliminary hearing — Notice and requisites.
- § 69-5-108. Preliminary hearing — Procedure and decree.
- § 69-5-109. Appeal from preliminary decree.
- § 69-5-110. Assessment book — Collection by county trustee.
- § 69-5-111. Collection of assessment by other counties.
- § 69-5-112. Assessment constitutes lien.
- § 69-5-113. Assessments — Bonds of county trustee and county clerk.
- § 69-5-114. Proceedings for preliminary expense fund not to delay other proceedings — Application of acreage provision.
- § 69-5-115. Engineer.
- § 69-5-116. Location of drains and ditches.
- § 69-5-117. Drains and ditches crossing railroad property.
- § 69-5-118. Engineer's assistants.
- § 69-5-119. Plan approval or rejection.
- § 69-5-120. Issuance and service of summons upon approval of plan.
- § 69-5-121. Hearing postponed pending notice — Hearing without formal answers.
- § 69-5-122. Further examination and report by engineer.
- § 69-5-123. Special assessment to pay preliminary costs and expenses.
- § 69-5-124. Special assessment — Petition — Notice of hearing.
- § 69-5-125. Special assessment — Hearing — Amount and basis of assessment.
- § 69-5-126. Special assessment — Appeal.
- § 69-5-127. Special assessment — Collection.
- § 69-5-128. Special assessment — Collection by other counties.
- § 69-5-129. Special assessment constitutes lien.
- § 69-5-130. Special assessments — Bonds of county trustee and county clerk — Procedure not to delay other proceedings.
- § 69-5-131. Payment of preliminary expenses — Methods of refunding.
- § 69-5-132. Preliminary expenses — Contribution by county.
- § 69-5-133. Expense fund may be required, or judgment rendered on bond.
- § 69-5-134. Expense fund paid from time to time.
- § 69-5-135. Payment of expense fund to be refunded out of district funds.
- § 69-5-136. Establishment or refusal of district.
- § 69-5-137. Survey after district established — Estimate of costs — Report of engineer — Replacement of engineer.
- § 69-5-138. Notice of hearing on establishment of district.
- § 69-5-139. Petitioners' names may be signed by attorney or agent.
- § 69-5-140. Drainage record book.
- § 69-5-141. Fees of clerk.
- § 69-5-142. Compensation fixed by county court.
- § 69-5-143. Reelfoot Lake and Big Hatchie River excepted.
- § 69-5-144. Authority to cooperate with other agencies.
- § 69-5-145. Abolishment of drainage districts — Separate account for district funds.
- § 69-5-201. Claims must be filed or waived — Guardian or conservator.
- § 69-5-202. District not to be established until assessment of damages — Viewers — Duty of engineer.
- § 69-5-203. Damages fixed by viewers — Report.
- § 69-5-204. Report to be promptly filed — Substitute viewers.
- § 69-5-205. Method of estimating damages.
- § 69-5-206. Damages to be considered before establishing district — Damage awards.
- § 69-5-207. Damages to be paid or secured by parties benefited by such district.
- § 69-5-208. Entry of condemnation order.
- § 69-5-209. Power of condemnation — Extent of appropriation.
- § 69-5-301. Commissioners — Appointment — Qualifications.
- § 69-5-302. Oath — Classification of tracts.
- § 69-5-303. Compensation of viewers, commissioners, and helpers.
- § 69-5-304. Apportionment of costs — Report.
- § 69-5-305. Scale and classification as basis of assessment.
- § 69-5-306. Division into tracts and classification of subdivisions.
- § 69-5-307. Description of land — Objection to assessment and apportionment — Notice.
- § 69-5-308. Publication.
- § 69-5-309. Objections to apportionment and assessments — Hearings.
- § 69-5-310. Additional assessments.
- § 69-5-311. New report may be ordered and new commissioners appointed.
- § 69-5-312. Levy upon lands of benefited owners — Ratio — Funds kept separate — Disbursement.
- § 69-5-313. Railroads and highways.
- § 69-5-314. Claims commission to compensate districts for benefits accruing to highways.
- § 69-5-401. Mistake in the number of acres — Correction.
- § 69-5-402. Mistake in number of acres — Notice — Hearing — Decree.
- § 69-5-403. Mistake in acres — Appeal.
- § 69-5-404. Mistake in acres — Correction after decree has been made final.
- § 69-5-405. Mistake in owner's identity — Correction.
- § 69-5-406. Mistake in owner's identity — Appeal.
- § 69-5-407. Mistake in owner's identity — Certified copy of decree recorded by clerk and transmitted to trustee.
- § 69-5-501. Right of appeal — Time — Notice — Bond.
- § 69-5-502. Penalty and condition of appeal bond.
- § 69-5-503. Appeal bonds by district — Petitioner signing for district — Sureties — No pauper oath.
- § 69-5-504. Continuation of work pending appeal.
- § 69-5-505. Damages — Recording and certification of award.
- § 69-5-506. Establishment of district — Circuit court order.
- § 69-5-507. Docketing — Consolidation — Transcript.
- § 69-5-508. Costs.
- § 69-5-509. Trial with or without jury.
- § 69-5-601. Appointment — Qualifications — Term — Duties and powers.
- § 69-5-602. Vacancies — Removal for cause — Trial and appeal.
- § 69-5-603. Subsequent appointments.
- § 69-5-604. Officers — Bond of treasurer.
- § 69-5-605. Tie votes.
- § 69-5-606. Compensation and expenses of directors.
- § 69-5-701. Contracts for improvements.
- § 69-5-702. Notice of work.
- § 69-5-703. Contracts let to lowest bidders — Rejection of bids and readvertisement.
- § 69-5-704. Deposits by bidders.
- § 69-5-705. Bond or deposit of contractor — Return of bid deposit.
- § 69-5-706. Forfeiture of deposit and action for breach of contract.
- § 69-5-707. Engineer.
- § 69-5-708. Bond of engineer.
- § 69-5-709. Monthly estimates of work and payments thereon.
- § 69-5-710. Warrant for balance due upon completion of work.
- § 69-5-711. Warrants — Manner of drawing and payment.
- § 69-5-712. Drainage overseer.
- § 69-5-713. Bridges built by county across public highway.
- § 69-5-714. Use of ditch or watercourse by assessed landowner.
- § 69-5-715. Use by landowner subject to control of district directors.
- § 69-5-716. Control of discharge of creek or branch into main ditch or drain.
- § 69-5-717. Application by owner to use ditch or drain — Designation of use.
- § 69-5-718. Location of lateral drains — Determination by board and fixing of damages.
- § 69-5-719. Damages a lien on land — Enforcement of lien.
- § 69-5-720. Appeal from action of directors to circuit court — Bonds.
- § 69-5-721. Continuation of work pending appeal.
- § 69-5-722. Collection of assessments — Separate fund.
- § 69-5-723. Improvements may be limited to what parties desire.
- § 69-5-724. Unlawful to injure ditches, canals, or other improvements.
- § 69-5-801. Special assessment made after creation of district.
- § 69-5-802. Collection and enforcement of assessment.
- § 69-5-803. Collected assessment a fund for costs and expenses.
- § 69-5-804. Fund to be paid out under orders.
- § 69-5-805. Bonds of trustee and county clerk.
- § 69-5-806. Provisions applicable if district contains more than one county.
- § 69-5-807. Appeal from order fixing assessments and benefits.
- § 69-5-808. Bond upon appeal.
- § 69-5-809. Employment of counsel — Payment of fee.
- § 69-5-810. Special maintenance fund.
- § 69-5-811. Unenforceable assessments.
- § 69-5-812. Correction of failure to bring landowner before court or to report land.
- § 69-5-813. Drainage assessment book — Due date of assessments.
- § 69-5-814. Vendee to report sale of tract — Collections made accordingly.
- § 69-5-815. Sale of part of tract.
- § 69-5-816. Sale for collection of assessments certified to clerk and trustee.
- § 69-5-817. Trustee to collect assessments — Notice to delinquents — Penalty.
- § 69-5-818. Date assessments become delinquent — Penalty and interest.
- § 69-5-819. Assessments become liens on lands.
- § 69-5-820. Suits in chancery for collection of assessments — Exceptions.
- § 69-5-821. Bills in name of county against owners of all assessed lands.
- § 69-5-822. Delinquent list is prima facie evidence.
- § 69-5-823. Chancery procedure — Hearing as to one or more defendants.
- § 69-5-824. Tax assessment of tracts partly outside district limits.
- § 69-5-825. Taxes to be reported and first paid out of proceeds of sales.
- § 69-5-826. Vestiture of title subject to other assessments — Writ of possession.
- § 69-5-827. Sales for cash subject to redemption — Time and terms of redemption — Title and possession.
- § 69-5-828. Attorney's fee fixed and charged on land.
- § 69-5-829. Decree upon redemption — Writ of possession.
- § 69-5-830. Redemption after restoration of competency.
- § 69-5-831. Proceedings in accordance with chancery procedure.
- § 69-5-832. Assessments collectible out of assessed lands only.
- § 69-5-833. Excessive assessments of acreage — Correction.
- § 69-5-834. Fiscal agent — Purchase by district of lands sold for delinquency.
- § 69-5-835. County trustee's compensation.
- § 69-5-836. Bond of county trustee.
- § 69-5-901. County may issue and sell drainage bonds.
- § 69-5-902. Payment of assessments before issuance of bonds.
- § 69-5-903. Terms of bonds — Signing — District to be indicated.
- § 69-5-904. Bonds a charge on land in district only.
- § 69-5-905. Denominations of bonds.
- § 69-5-906. Multi-county districts — Issuance and payment of bonds.
- § 69-5-907. Payment in installments — Bond to secure installments.
- § 69-5-908. Bond of county trustee.
- § 69-5-909. Warrants issued instead of bonds.
- § 69-5-910. Surplus funds from sale of bonds or warrants.
- § 69-5-911. Prepayment of deferred installments.
- § 69-5-912. Payment of assessments with bonds or coupons.
- § 69-5-913. Cancellation of bonds given to pay assessments — Interest coupons — Suits to collect taxes.
- § 69-5-914. Multi-county districts — Payment by bond or coupon.
- § 69-5-915. Single county districts — Monthly settlements by trustees.
- § 69-5-916. Multi-county districts — Monthly settlements by trustees.
- § 69-5-917. Disposition of receipts — Maintenance or administration certificates.
- § 69-5-918. Lien of maintenance or administration certificates.
- § 69-5-919. Proceeds from sale of maintenance or administration certificates.
- § 69-5-920. Refunding bonds authorized — Terms.
- § 69-5-921. Petition for issuance of refunding bonds.
- § 69-5-922. Refunding bonds — Notice of hearing.
- § 69-5-923. Refunding bonds — Petition and notice in multi-county districts.
- § 69-5-924. Hearing — Remonstrance.
- § 69-5-925. Refunding bonds — Release of landowner from assessment.
- § 69-5-926. Refunding bonds — Extended assessments.
- § 69-5-927. Refunding bonds — Powers conferred on board of directors.
- § 69-5-928. Borrowing money to pay bonds and interest.
- § 69-5-929. Appointment of receiver for defaulting drainage district.
- § 69-5-930. Powers of receiver — Removal and appointment of another.
- § 69-5-931. County trustee's compensation.
- § 69-5-1001. Application by petitions — Engineer — Viewers.
- § 69-5-1002. Proceedings after reports of viewers — Assessment of lands.
- § 69-5-1003. Board of directors.
- § 69-5-1004. Removal of viewers, commissioners, and directors.
- § 69-5-1005. Chair and secretary-treasurer.
- § 69-5-1006. Map of district.
- § 69-5-1101. Legislative intent.
- § 69-5-1102. Petition for formation.
- § 69-5-1103. Engineer, viewers, commissioners, and directors.
- § 69-5-1104. Assessments.
- § 69-5-1105. Disposition of collected assessments.
- § 69-5-1106. Assessments become liens.
- § 69-5-1107. Bonds.
- § 69-5-1108. Proceeds of bond sale.
- § 69-5-1109. Map of district.
- § 69-5-1201. General provisions.
- § 69-5-1301. Mutual agreements authorized.
- § 69-5-1302. Contents of agreement — Validity.
- § 69-5-1303. Jurisdiction over mutual agreement districts.
- § 69-6-101. Short title.
- § 69-6-102. Chapter definitions.
- § 69-6-103. Organization of district — Petition — Copies — Certification — Filing.
- § 69-6-104. Contents of petition.
- § 69-6-105. [Reserved.]
- § 69-6-107. Organizational meeting — Establishing the district.
- § 69-6-108. Conduct of election — Voting places — Judges and clerks.
- § 69-6-109. Election notice.
- § 69-6-110. Form of ballot — Qualifications of voters — Filing results.
- § 69-6-111. Issuance of charter — Form — Recordation.
- § 69-6-112. Adverse vote on organization — Endorsement — New application.