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Statutes > Tennessee > Title-68 > Chapter-211 > Part-7 > 68-211-70168-211-701. Required approval.
No construction shall be initiated for any new landfill for solid waste disposal or for solid waste processing until the plans for such new landfill have been submitted to and approved by:
(1) The county legislative body in which the proposed landfill is located, if such new construction is located in an unincorporated area;
(2) Both the county legislative body and the governing body of the municipality in which the proposed landfill is located, if such new construction is located in an incorporated area; or
(3) Both the county legislative body of the county in which such proposed landfill is located and the governing body of any municipality which is located within one (1) mile of such proposed landfill.
[Acts 1989, ch. 515, § 3; T.C.A., § 68-31-701; Acts 1995, ch. 5, § 1.]
