§ 11-1-110. Division of Educational Service — Director
There is hereby created in the department of environment and conservation a division to be known as the “division of educational service.” The head of the division shall be a director appointed by the commissioner of environment and conservation. It is the duty of the division to promote education in regard to all conservation matters […]
§ 11-1-111. Use of Central Office Appropriations for Division of Educational Service
The commissioner of environment and conservation is hereby authorized and empowered to use such part of the commissioner’s appropriation for the commissioner’s central office as the commissioner may deem appropriate in connection with the division of educational service.
§ 11-1-112. Park Facilities — Powers and Duties of Commissioner
In order to provide park facilities for the department and to enable the construction and financing thereof on lands owned by the state or by an industrial development corporation which has been created under title 7, chapter 53, but for no other purpose unless authorized by law, the commissioner, with the approval of the state […]
§ 11-1-113. Grants for Utility Systems — “Utility System” Defined
Subject to the approval of the state building commission, the commissioner of environment and conservation is hereby authorized to make grants, as funds are available, to any municipality, county, town or city, utility district, public utility, or any authority, corporation, association or other organization which provides utility services, in order to assist in providing utility […]
§ 11-1-114. Use of Privately Owned Land for Recreational Purposes — Acquisition of Adjacent Lands
The commissioner of environment and conservation has the authority to enter into agreements with any not-for-profit corporation chartered under the laws of this state, such agreements being for the purpose of planning, providing, maintaining, and/or administering recreational and natural areas and facilities for the use by the general public. Such authority includes the power to […]
§ 11-1-115. Cloverbottom Mansion
The commissioner of environment and conservation is authorized to contract with the Cloverbottom Association, subject to the approval of the state building commission, for its assistance in the renovation, repair, maintenance, operation and preservation of the Cloverbottom Mansion located in Davidson County. This section shall not be construed to be an appropriation of funds and […]
§ 11-1-101. Organization of Department — Authority of Commissioner — Historical Commission
The department of environment and conservation shall be under the charge and general supervision of the commissioner of environment and conservation, who shall have the same official status as other commissioners. The commissioner is authorized to establish divisions, bureaus or other organizational units necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon the commissioner and the […]