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

SB 665: 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.

Introduced Last action February 10, 2025: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Plain-language summary

SB 665 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 31, 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: Brent Taylor (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 10, 2025): Introduced, Passed on First Consideration.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican).