As used in this part unless the context otherwise requires:(1) 'Commissioner' means the commissioner of environment and conservation, the commissioner of environment and conservation's duly authorized representatives, and in the event of absence or a vacancy in the office of commissioner, the deputy commissioner; and(2) 'Department' means the department of environment and conservation.Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, Secs.s 6, s 7 eff. 5/26/2021.Acts 1984, ch. 837, § 6; 1987, ch. 251, § 3; 1992, ch. 693, § 1; T.C.A § 59-8-351; Acts 2018 , ch. 839, § 6.
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