Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 613: Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, requires the department to submit an annual report regarding the number of applications filed pursuant to the Water Quality Control Act; requires the department to include information on the mechanism of compensatory mitigation provided for in permits that are required to have a provision for adequate compensatory mitigation; requires additional information when the mechanism of compensatory mitigation is an in-lieu fee program or mitigation banking. - Amends TCA Title 69.

In committee Last action February 5, 2025: P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

Plain-language summary

HB 613 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, requires the department to submit an annual report regarding the number of applications filed pursuant to the Water Quality Control Act; requires the department to include information on the mechanism of compensatory mitigation provided for in permits that are required to have a provision for adequate compensatory mitigation; requires additional information when the mechanism of compensatory mitigation is an in-lieu fee program or mitigation banking. - Amends TCA Title 69. Primary sponsor: Kevin Vaughan (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Kevin Vaughan (Republican).