§ 11-3-111. Lease and License Arrangements — Special Events Permits and Licenses — Native Craft Products
The commissioner of environment and conservation, with the approval of the state building commission and attorney general and reporter, may enter into lease agreements for the operation of existing facilities and the development, construction, and operation of new facilities on lands under the control or supervision of the department of environment and conservation where the […]
§ 11-3-112. Purchasing Authority
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of environment and conservation has the authority to cause to be purchased and to develop the method for purchasing, without the approval of any other agency of state government, services, raw materials, merchandise for resale, supplies and equipment necessary for provision of quality services for state park […]
§ 11-3-113. Reimbursement of Green Fees From Certain Agencies
If the golf course is located in a state park, but operated by a municipal or county government agency under contract with the department of environment and conservation, the department shall reimburse the operating agency for any green fees waived under [former] § 11-3-112 [repealed] and this section.
§ 11-3-114. Clear-Cutting
The commissioner of environment and conservation shall prohibit the forestry practice of clear-cutting in all state parks. The department of environment and conservation shall not conduct clear-cutting operations in such parks, nor permit any other person or lessee to conduct clear-cutting operations in such parks. Notwithstanding subsection (a), clear-cutting may be permitted in state parks […]
§ 11-3-104. Cooperation for Park Purposes
The state, counties, municipalities, and all political subdivisions of Tennessee are empowered to cooperate with each other, and with other states, and with the United States government, or any agency thereof, in planning, establishing, improving, or maintaining any park or other recreational area or monument.
§ 11-3-101. “Park” Defined
For the purposes of the department of environment and conservation, “park” means and includes any and all areas of land heretofore or hereafter acquired by the state, which by reason of having natural and historic features, scenic beauty or location, possess natural or potential physical, aesthetic, scientific, creative, social or other recreational values, and are […]
§ 11-3-102. Preservation in Natural Condition
Every park under this part shall be preserved in a natural condition so far as may be consistent with its human use and safety, and all improvements shall be of such character as not to lessen its inherent recreational value.
§ 11-3-103. Classification and Designation of Areas — Administration of State Park System — Division of Parks and Recreation
All parks, monuments and other areas used primarily for recreational purposes shall be properly classified under the supervision of the department of environment and conservation, and the department shall, upon approval of the classification, designate the areas comprising the state park system, the state park system to be administered through a division of parks and […]