The public safety and welfare requiring it, the commissioner shall conduct a program of regular inspections of dams, reservoirs, and downstream floodplains within the state. The frequency of such inspections shall be as determined by the commissioner, who may establish different inspection intervals for dams based on their hazard categories.Acts 1973, ch. 182, § 6; T.C.A., § 70-2516; Acts 1984, ch. 805, § 5; T.C.A. § 69-12-115.
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