The governor, on behalf of this state, is hereby authorized to execute a compact, in substantially the form hereinafter set forth, with any one (1) or more of the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia, and the general assembly hereby signifies its approval and ratification of […]
When the governor has executed the compact on behalf of this state and has caused a verified copy thereof to be filed with the secretary of state, and when the compact has been ratified by one (1) or more of the states named in § 11-4-501, then it shall become operative and effective as between […]
In pursuance of article III of the compact, the director of the division of forestry, within the department of agriculture, shall act as compact administrator for the state of Tennessee of the Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact during the director’s term of office as director, and the director’s successor as compact administrator shall be […]
The director of the division of forestry, as compact administrator, shall be vested with all powers provided for in the compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular.
It is unlawful for the compact administrator or the director’s representative, and/or the members of the Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact advisory committee representing the state of Tennessee, to make any agreement, to create any obligation, or to commit the state for any funds, moneys or property in excess of the amounts on hand […]
