Subcommittee forwards bill letting TDEC make private agreements for projects at Cumberland Mountain State Park
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Summary
On an 8-0 vote the Department and Agency Subcommittee advanced House Bill 0338, sponsored by Chairman Crawford, which authorizes the TDEC commissioner to enter agreements with private entities for development, construction and operation of facilities and to oversee construction projects at Cumberland Mountain State Park; an amendment (016756) was added.
The Department and Agency Subcommittee voted 8-0 to advance House Bill 0338 as amended, sending the bill to the full committee.
Chairman Crawford, the bill sponsor, said HB0338 "allows the commissioner of TDEC [Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation] the authority to enter agreements with private entities for development, construction, and operation of facilities, and oversee construction projects tied to those agreements at the Cumberland Mountain State Park." The chair and sponsor agreed to place an amendment on the bill; the drafting code for that amendment was recorded as 016756 and members approved adding it.
Without objection the committee voted on HB0338 as amended. The clerk announced eight ayes and zero nos; Chairman Crawford thanked the committee as his bill was forwarded to the full committee. No public testimony on the bill appears in the transcript.
A committee member later noted Mayor Waters of Sevier County was present in the audience and acknowledged the mayor's retirement.
