68-211-841 - Tennessee municipal solid waste advisory committee.
68-211-841. Tennessee municipal solid waste advisory committee.
(a) There is established the Tennessee municipal solid waste advisory committee to advise the commissioner concerning solid waste management. The committee shall have fifteen (15) members appointed by the commissioner, at least one (1) of whom is a female, and shall consist of:
(1) One (1) member representing a statewide organization of business interests;
(2) One (1) member representing a statewide organization for environmental concerns;
(3) One (1) member representing the waste management industry;
(4) One (1) member representing the recycling industry;
(5) One (1) member representing the public from each of the three (3) grand divisions of the state;
(6) One (1) member representing development districts;
(7) One (1) member representing municipalities;
(8) One (1) member representing counties;
(9) One (1) member representing the tire industry;
(10) One (1) member representing agriculture;
(11) One (1) member representing environmental air and water quality concerns, recommended by the Tennessee environmental council; and
(12) (A) One (1) member shall be a municipal official from one (1) of the four (4) most populous municipalities in the state according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census. Such member shall be nominated by the Tennessee Municipal League.
(B) One (1) member shall be a county official from one (1) of the four (4) most populous counties in the state according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census. Such member shall be nominated by the Tennessee County Services Association.
(C) The municipal official and the county official selected pursuant to subdivisions (a)(12)(A) and (B), respectively, shall alternate among the four (4) municipalities and counties. A municipal or county official shall not be replaced with an official from the same municipality or county until all remaining municipalities and counties are represented. The municipal and county official selected pursuant to subdivisions (a)(12)(A) and (B) shall not be from the same county at the time of their selection. Further appointments after each municipality and each county has had a representative shall also be made in the way and manner provided by this section.
(b) The commissioner shall appoint members of the committee in consultation with statewide organizations representing the various interests on the committee.
(c) The members shall elect a chair from among the members, and a majority of members shall constitute a quorum.
(d) (1) The terms of the following members shall expire December 31, 2001:
(A) The member representing counties;
(B) The member representing the public from the eastern grand division of the state;
(C) The member representing the public from the western grand division of the state;
(D) The member representing the recycling industry; and
(E) The member representing development districts.
(2) The terms of the following members shall expire December 31, 1999:
(A) The member representing a statewide organization of business interests;
(B) The member representing municipalities;
(C) The member representing the waste management industry;
(D) The member representing a statewide organization for environmental concerns; and
(E) The member representing the public from the middle grand division of the state.
(3) The terms of the following members shall expire December 31, 2000:
(A) The member representing agriculture;
(B) The member representing the Tennessee environmental council;
(C) The member representing the tire industry;
(D) The member representing the four (4) most populous municipalities; and
(E) The member representing the four (4) most populous counties.
(4) As each member's term expires, such member's successor shall serve a term for four (4) years.
(e) A vacancy on the committee shall be filled by the commissioner for the member's unexpired term.
[Acts 1991, ch. 451, § 18; T.C.A., § 68-31-841; Acts 1995, ch. 501, § 3; 1996, ch. 846, §§ 32, 52; 1999, ch. 384, § 3.]