12-2-418 - Mining or recovery of lead found on state property as the result of discharging a firearm.
12-2-418. Mining or recovery of lead found on state property as the result of discharging a firearm.
(a) It is the public policy of this state that any lead that is or may be found on state property as the result of the discharge of a firearm, is the property of this state and the state has the exclusive right to mine or recover the lead; provided, that no agency of this state shall be required to exercise this right, but may do so in its discretion.
(b) The Tennessee wildlife resource agency (TWRA) shall be the exclusive agency to participate in the mining or recovery of any lead deposited as the result of the discharge of a firearm on state property that has been leased to a private entity for the operation of a gun club. Such participation by the TWRA may include the right to enter into a contract with a private entity for the mining or recovery of the lead. The state's share of any profits derived from the recovery or mining operation shall be retained by the TWRA and earmarked to construct a building or pavilion at the Montgomery County shooting complex to serve and benefit the state championship for scholastic clay target programs. Once the building or pavilion is completed, the state's share shall be used to serve and benefit the scholastic clay target programs in the manner and to the extent deemed appropriate by the TWRA.
[Acts 2009, ch. 244, § 1.]