Tennessee Code Title 68. Health, Safety and Environmental Protection § 68-212-210

(a) The board shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to establish eligibility requirements for a local government to receive funds, if any, appropriated by the general assembly in the general appropriations act to encourage responsible waste disposal.

(b) At a minimum, for a local government to be eligible to receive such funds, the commercial facility must be located within the jurisdiction of such local government, such facility must have a permit to operate pursuant to § 68-212-108, such facility must be constructed and operational and the following standards must be met:

(c) If the facility is located in the jurisdiction of more than one (1) local government, the money shall be apportioned between the eligible governments.

(d) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the funds distributed to the local government shall be earmarked for conducting tests pursuant to § 68-212-208 and for monitoring, assessing, and abating health risks and hazards associated with the commercial facility.