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From YouTube: House - Agriculture Subcommittee - March 1, 2022
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House Agriculture Subcommittee House Hearing Room 3
A
A
Thank
you
for
that
and
I'll
ask
for
any
personal
orders
this
morning.
A
Seeing
that
I
will
read
our
fact
of
the
day.
A
I
actually
hunted
on
a
piece
of
property
as
a
kid
and
and
a
young
adult
that
gentleman
farmer
that
owned
the
property
told
many
times
the
story
of
the
wildlife
agency,
bringing
deer
in
from
other
states
to
repopulate
the
area
and
how
the
local
farmers
had
to
sign
up
and
agree
to
allow
them
to
put
it
on
their
property.
So
he
was
instrumental
in
in
bringing
them
back
to
west
tennessee
in
tennessee.
The
restocking
program
began
in
1940
through
1985..
A
The
economy
of
tennessee
has
benefited
from
the
rise
in
deer
numbers
in
terms
of
increased
revenues
of
small
businesses
in
rural
areas,
sporting
good
stores,
hotels
and
restaurants.
According
to
the
twra
in
2001
tennessee
hunting,
expeditious
expenditures.
Excuse
me
resulted
in
an
economic
impact
of
654
billion
dollars
over
the
next
15
years.
The
demand
for
whitetail
game
hunting
is
expected
to
remain
the
same
or
increase.
A
A
House
bill
2869
has
been
rolled
item
number
11.
item
number
12
house
bill,
1910
has
been
rolled
house
item
number
13
house
bill.
2637
has
been
rolled,
making
sure
I'm
correct
on
that
one
week
house
bill
26
item
number
14
house,
bill
2634
has
been
rolled
two
weeks
and
I
think
that
takes
care
of
those
housekeeping
items
here,
representative
hurt,
you
are
recognized.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
apologize
I'm
probably
out
of
order,
but
I
was
daydreaming
a
minute
ago
when
you
asked
for
for
any
any
personal
announcements.
Today
is
a
hemp
day
on
the
hill,
and
I
would
like
to
welcome
all
the
hemp
downhill
attendees
to
our
committee
today,
so
make
them
feel
welcome.
Please.
A
A
C
Chairman
and
members
of
the
committee,
I
appreciate
your
hospitality
as
I
come
before
you
on
this
fine
tuesday
morning,
house.
Joint
resolution.
755
is
very
unique.
It
deals
with
an
encouragement
to
tdec
through
our
state
parks,
to
place
at
least
one
adult-sized
changing
table
in
each
of
their
state
parks.
C
I
do
understand
that
there's
an
announcement
that
they
will
be
making
at
a
later
date
of
some
modifications
that
they're
going
to
be
making
at
state
parks
that'll,
be
they'll,
make
things
accessible
for
all
visitors
that
come,
but
this
idea
was
brought
to
me
from
a
constituent
of
mine
who
has
came
here
numerous
times
with
our
legislative
disability
day
on
the
hill
that
we
have
and
brought
the
idea
of
adult
size.
Changing
tables
up
with
me,
they're
very
beneficial
to
really
all
people
from
all
walks
of
life.
We
have
adults
that
have
unique
disabilities.
C
We
also
have
adults
that
may
have
alzheimer's
or
other
things
that
that
would
need
use
of
an
adult
size,
changing
table
and
currently
in
state
parks,
there's
nowhere
for
visitors
to
come.
They
enjoy
all
the
wonderful
commodities
that
we
have
there
at
the
parks,
but
when
it
comes
time
to
making
some
changes,
you
know
to
change
things
that
that
are
needed.
C
You
know
people
feel
as
if
they've
lost
dignity
when
they
have
to
lie
in
a
bathroom
floor
or
restroom
floor
to
change
themselves,
and
so
I've
been
working
with
tdec
they've
been
extremely
helpful
in
this
process,
bringing
this
resolution,
and
so
I
look
forward
to
what
the
future
brings
and
we'll
have.
We
already
have
the
finest
state
parks
in
my
mind
in
the
country,
but
we're
going
to
also,
I
think,
really
step
it
up
a
notch.
If
we
can
get
to
a
point
to
where
they
are
more
handicapped,
accessible.
A
A
A
House
bill
2223
by
chairman
powers.
Do
I
have
a
motion?
We
have
a
motion.
Second,
chairman
powers,
you
are
recognized,
sir.
Thank.
D
You,
mr
chairman
committee,
there
is
an
amendment
with
this
bill
if
I
could
get
it
added
on.
It
is
amendment
number
zero,
014192.
A
D
We've
had
a
lot
of
issues
with
around
a
lot
of
the
lakes
in
our
area,
my
county,
my
district
actually
surrounds
norris
lake,
which
is
one
of
the
largest
and
with
weight
boating
and
we're
not
trying
to
end
weight
boating,
but
we
do
feel
like
there
needs
to
be
some
regulations
regarding
it
because
of
all
the
problems
that
we've
been
brought
about
with
disruption
to
other
boaters
fishermen,
lake
houses,
if
you
have
a
dock
on
there
or
even
in
the
marinas
at
the
lake
bank,
the
erosion
on
it.
D
So
what
we're
trying
to
do
the
language
of
this
bill
is
agreed
to
upon,
with
the
waters
been
working
with
the
water
sports
industry
association
and
with
twra
to
come
up
with
a
a
way
to
help
help
people
help
solve
this
problem
that
people
are
having
with
the
weight
boating.
This
bill
clearly
defines
what
weight
boating
weight
surfing
weight
surfing
is
when
they're
they
slow
the
boat
down
a
lot
and
cause
the
larger
waves.
D
But
what
we
found
the
standards
are
that
that
those
waves
dissipate
after
a
200
feet
area.
So
that's
what
we're
trying
to
do
we're
trying
to
set
parameters
for
whiteboarding
and
white
surfing
such
as
that
that
one
is-
and
this
is
already
in
most
of
the
other
bills,
but
they're
prohibited
after
sunset
or
before
sunrise,
prohibited
on
a
body
of
water.
D
So
that's
what
our
bill
is
trying
to
do,
and
I
have
somebody
from
the
water
sports
industry
here
that
I've
been
working
with
on
this
bill,
because
it's
worked
in
other
states
that
have
had
the
same
problems
and
if
you
don't
care,
I'd
like
to
go
out
a
session
and
let
him
talk
his
name's
lee
gatz.
D
A
E
How
about
now,
oh
perfect?
Good
morning,
my
name
is
lee
gatz,
I'm
representing
the
water
sports
industry,
association
or
the
wsia,
and
I'm
a
lifelong
tennessee
resident
hailing
from
livingston
tennessee
right
on
del
hollow
lake.
I'm
here
today
to
convey
the
boating
industry
support
for
house
bill.
2223
I'd
like
to
thank
chairman
todd
and
members
of
the
subcommittee
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
and
encourage
the
support
of
this
legislation.
E
E
Ensuring
the
safety
of
those
on
the
water
is
of
vital
importance
to
the
recreational
boating
industry
and
we're
pleased
to
see
proactive,
sensible
legislation
introduced
by
way
of
background.
The
water
sports
industry
association
is
the
toad
water
sport.
Industry's
leading
advocate.
We
develop
best
practices,
maintain
waterway
access
rights,
educate
participants
and
promote
safety
on
the
water,
especially
when
engaging
in
towed
water
sports,
such
as
wake
boarding
and
wake
surfing.
E
Our
membership
in
the
state
of
tennessee
includes
brands
like
malibu
mastercraft,
yamaha
jet
boats
and
many
other
boat
engine
and
accessory
manufacturers
throughout
the
volunteer
state.
Recreational
boating
has
been
an
especially
important
economic
driver
during
the
past
two
years.
As
coronavirus
related
shutdowns
and
closures
stalled
major
parts
of
state
economies.
E
The
recreational
boating
industry
supports
nearly
700
000
american
jobs
across
35
000
u.s
marine-based
businesses.
In
tennessee
alone.
The
industry
supports
over
20
000
jobs
and
about
700
businesses,
while
generating
6
billion
in
economic
impact.
This
includes
more
than
245
000
registered
boats
in
tennessee,
I'm
here
today
to
speak
in
favor
of
house
bill
2223,
because
our
industry
is
committed
to
protecting
fair
access
to
tennessee's
great
waters
and
ensuring
safety
of
its
boaters
house.
E
This
bill
also
requires
riders
to
wear
u.s
coast
guard,
certified
life
jacket
and
prohibits
wake
surfing
behind
boats
whose
propellers
extend
beyond
the
transom
or
swim
platform,
which
provides
another
layer
of
protection
for
our
surfers.
Our
industry
is
also
committed
to
proactive
safety
and
education
to
keep
our
waters
safe.
We
have
a
proactive
education
campaign
that
we
call
wake
responsibly.
E
The
wsi's
wake
responsibility
initiative
focuses
on
educating
boaters
and
all
those
who
enjoy
our
waterways
on
courteous
behavior.
This
includes
the
practice
of
staying
200
feet
away
from
shore
minimizing
repetitive,
passes
on
any
portion
of
the
shoreline
and
keeping
music
at
respectful
levels
on
the
water.
Committing
to
these
easy
guidelines
ensures
that
every
moment
on
the
lake
is
safe
and
enjoyable
for
all
from
property
owners
to
fellow
boaters
alike.
E
A
A
We
have
any
questions
for
mr
gatz,
seeing
none
we'll
call
up
our
next
witness
and
I
think
that's,
mr
chris
richardson,
with
the
tennessee
wildlife
resources
agency.
Thank
you,
sir.
A
Mr
richard,
if
you
just
introduce
yourself
and
you'll,
have
the
same
three-minute
timeline.
Sir.
Thank.
F
You,
mr
chairman,
members
committee
chris
richardson
deputy
director,
at
tennessee
wildlife
resource
agency.
Certainly
I
appreciate
senator
powers,
bringing
legislation
and
mr
gatz
and
the
water
sports
industries
association's
work
on
the
bill.
We've
had
an
opportunity
to
look
at
the
legislation
and
feel
confident
that
our
boating
division
can't
enforce
those
provisions,
and
so
with
that
we're
very
comfortable
with
the
bill
and
mr
truman
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
I
can't
really
do
a
better
job
of
kind
of
outlaying
everything
that
mr
gatz
did
and
certainly
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
A
Perfect
representative
cochran.
G
Thank
you,
mr
richardson.
I
just
had
one
quick
question.
Oddly
enough,
wakeboarding
is
something
that
I
have
a
little
bit
of
past
experience.
I'm
I'm
not
good
at
it,
but
I've
done
we
wakeboard
on
on
telico
lake,
and
so
I
know
that
there's
a
few
places
on
that
lake
that
aren't
necessarily
narrow,
but
if
you've
got
a
boat
coming
you're
if
you've
got
boats
kind
of
meeting
each
other,
going
opposite
directions
and
you're,
giving
that
respectful
distance
to
that
to
that
other
to
that
other
boat.
G
But
both
boats
might
be
wake
boarding
or
wake
surfing,
but
as
you
give
that
respectful
distance
to
that
other
boat,
that
might
push
you
within
that
200
foot
boundary
out
some
places
on
telico
lake
when
you
make
those
turns
just
want
to
make
sure
that,
because
I
like
the
bill,
I
think
everything
I
think
that
it's
keeping
safety
in
mind
and
making
that
sport
making
sure
that
we're
respecting
safety.
The
200
foot
thing
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that's
not
something
that
twra
would
be
would
be
nitpicking
in
that
type
of
situation.
G
F
Certainly,
representative
cochran
appreciate
the
question
and
the
the
rules
of
the
water
obviously
are
much
kind
of
less
defined
than
necessarily
the
rules
of
the
road,
and
there
are
those
circumstances
that
that
dictate
a
maneuver
by
a
boat
operator
may
have
to
be
such,
and
it
may,
in
fact,
be
the
safest
thing
to
do
at
that
time.
Our
officers
are
quite
well
trained
and
certainly
have
the
ability
to
exercise
discretion
in
those
circumstances
that
I
would
certainly
expect
them
to
do
so.
H
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
What's
the
penalty
for
violating
us
director
richardson.
F
My
understanding,
representing
holsey
from
the
provisions
of
the
bill
that,
like
other
vote
violations
of
voting
safety
laws,
this
would
be
a
class
c
misdemeanor.
A
D
I
think
they
they
pretty
well
laid
out
the
whole
bill
for
us
and
everything
like
that
and
just
about
protecting
people
and
property
on
on
all
of
our
lakes.
So
with
that,
I
renew
my
motion.
Thank
you,
sir.
A
A
I
A
Four:
three:
five:
yes,
sir,
that's
what
we
have.
We
have
a
motion
and
second
on
the
amendment,
any
discussion
on
the
amendment
or
does
it
make
the
bill
it
does
make
the
bill.
Okay,
then
we'll
go
ahead
and
put
that
on.
If
the
committee
so
desires,
all
in
favor
of
adding
amendment
one
four,
four,
three
five
two
house
bill
1842,
say
aye
any
opposed
the
eyes
have
it.
The
amendment
goes
on,
sir.
You
can
now
give
us
a
synopsis
of
what
the
bill,
as
amended,
does
all
right.
I
Thank
you,
chairman
committee.
I
appreciate
you
guys
for
hearing
this
this
bill.
The
amendment
is
different
than
the
bill
that
I
remember
that
I
previously
had
brought
to
you
guys
and
this
rewrites
that
bill,
and
it
simply
would
correct
our
code
and
put
into
code
what
the
intent
and
practice
of
tdec
has
been
as
it
relates
to
the
process
for
the
expansion
of
a
landfill.
I
Again.
This
is
not
the
original
amendment
as
I
had
intended,
but
during
my
research
on
that
original
bill
with
multiple
meetings
with
legal
services
and
tdec,
it
was
discovered
that
the
code
currently
as
it's
written
does
not
necessarily
properly
portray
the
intent
and
practice
of
tdec.
It
was
my
understanding
that
it
was
the
intent
of
the
commissioner
and
of
that
previous
code
to
let
the
expansion
process
play
out
before
rendering
any
decision
by
the
commissioner
and
any
final
decision.
I
This
is
a
term
that
I
learned
during
my
research
should
not
be
in
contra
contravention
to
the
courts,
so
otherwise
it
would
not
place
the
executive
branch
in
conflict
with
the
decision
on
the
merits
that
the
courts
put
in
there.
So
the
intent
of
the
tennessee
code,
really
it
follows
a
process
where
an
application
is
filed
and
once
it's
completed,
there's
a
period
of
public
notice
and
comment
that
is
allowed
and
there's
like
a
90-day
period
there.
I
The
regional,
solid
waste
board
would
then
have
hearings
and
opine
on
the
merits
of
the
application
once
they
have
opined.
An
aggrieved
party
can
challenge
the
ruling
of
the
solid
waste
board
and
then,
at
that
point
in
time
the
commissioner
could
act.
It
has
not
been
the
practice
nor
the
intent.
My
understanding
for
the
commissioner
to
intervene
at
any
time
in
that
process,
but
the
code
as
it
is
currently
written
does
not
necessarily
prohibit
that,
and
so
that's
essentially
I
would
say
this.
This
is
a
cleanup
bill
of
that
code.
I
Representative,
I
I
would,
I
would
describe
it
as
that.
That's
been
the
intent
and
the
practice
and
my
understanding
that
that
that's
right
now,
if
the
commissioner
intervened
at
any
section
like
the
between
the
the
first
part
where
the
application
is
full
and
there's
supposed
to
be
a
public
comment
hearing
and
then
the
the
board
is
supposed
to
opine
on
that.
I
If
the
commissioner
came
in
at
some
point
and
said,
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
process
this
and
it
goes
through,
then
there
could
be
a
lawsuit
there
if,
after
the
board
has
opined
and
it
go
and
there's
a
30-day
period
with
which
it
can
go
to
the
chancery
court
and
some
an
aggrieved
person
can
can
appeal
if
the
commissioner
opine
and
that
and
in
that
it
would
be,
in
my
estimation,
be
premature,
and
so
this
basically
cleans
up
and
says
that
these
processes
have
to
play
out
and
that
at
the
end,
if
the
court
rules
that
what
the
the
solid
waste
board
said
is
not
arbitrary
and
capricious,
then
the
commissioner
is
not
going
to
put
the
executive
branch
in
conflict
with
the
judicial
branch
representative.
A
J
Would
this
be
retroactive,
in
other
words,
what
when
this
goes
into
law,
could
somebody
go
back
and
sue
in
some
situations
where
there
were
landfills,
whatever
differences
in
people
putting
in
landfills,
would
they
be
able
to
do
that
or
would
they
just
be
start
as
a
new
law
where
it
is?
I
guess
is
what
I'm
asking
I
guess
what
I'm
asking
is:
would
would
anybody
be
able
to
go
back
and
sue
if
you
pass
this
legislation.
I
A
We
certainly
can
we
can
go
out
of
session
if
there's
no
objection
and
ask
our
legal
representative,
so
we
are
out
of
session.
B
Love
the
middleton
office
legal
services,
the
bill
does
say
that
it
takes
effect
upon
becoming
a
law,
so
the
provisions
that
are
in
this
will
not
apply
retroactively
to
things
no.
A
H
You,
mr
chairman,
a
sponsor
of
the
bill,
had
been
wrestling
with
this
issue.
H
I
know
for
four
or
five
years,
squeezed
from
all
sides
in
the
community
that
you
live
in
and
all
the
issues
that
go
into
it
and
trying
to
come
up
with
an
answer
to
fix
all
this,
and
I
don't
even
know
all
the
details.
I
just
know
some
of
them-
and
I
know
you've
been
through
the
woods
and
through
the
water
and
and
pressed
and
the
problems
with
this
one
and
the
next
bill
that
you
have
if
it
has
statewide
application.
H
H
Who've
got
a
stake
in
all
this
and
get
it
get
it
fixed
to
to
get
you
off
the
hot
seat
and
really
come
up
with
a
conclusion
that
we
can
fix
this
because
you're
kind
of
unique
in
this
state
and
what
you're
dealing
with
the
the
the
amount
of
growth
that
you've
had
and
the
housing
developments
that
are
all
around
the
landfill
that
you
have.
They
have
to
grow,
and
I
understand
that
34
counties
I
think
feed
into
that
landfill.
It's
a
big
mess.
A
A
All
right
we're
back
in
session
and
after
consulting
the
clerk's
office,
we
have
understood
that
the
proper
way
to
do
this
would
be
for
you
to
amend
your
bill
to
request
a
task
or
study,
and
so
we
would
in
order
to
do
that,
so
that
nothing
negative
happens
to
your
bill
this
morning,
then
we
would
ask
to
for
this
motion
to
send
it
to
tasser,
which
is
not
really
appropriate
to
be
withdrawn
and
once
that's
withdrawn,
then
we'll
ask
you
to
roll
it
and
get
an
amendment
that
would
request
a
task
or
study,
and
so,
if,
if
you're
amenable
to
that,
then
that's
the
posture,
we're
in.
I
A
This
just
just
fyi-
this
is
a,
I
think,
a
bigger
issue
than
just
this
one
bill.
Your
next
bill
also
has
involves
the
same
situation
and
the
same
topic
matter,
and
I
think
the
committee
is
feeling
that
there's
we
need.
We
need
more
stakeholders
involved
at
the
table
to
discuss
the
big
picture
here
to
address
all
of
the
concerns,
but
I'm
at
the
will
of
the
committee
representative
cochran.
G
I
appreciate
that,
mr
chairman,
and
on
this
bill,
specifically,
I
I
mean
truthfully.
This
seems
very
much
like
a
cleanup
bill.
I
mean,
I
don't
see
anything
controversial
about
chairman
about
this
particular
bill
with
chairman
terry.
The
next
bill,
I
think,
is
going
to
be
more
discussion.
I
mean,
I
think,
that's
a
bigger
issue
with
with
the
next
one
that
we
discussed
this
first
one
though
truthfully
I
mean
it
seems
like
a
very
straightforward
cleaning.
Some
things
up.
G
You
worked,
you
worked
with
tdec
and
they
pointed
out
the
issue
in
legal,
so
I
think
everyone
seems
to
be
on
the
same
page
on
this
one
again.
I
think
if
we
want
to
get
into
a
deeper
discussion
on
that
next
one
I
certainly
agree
with
it,
but
I'm
in
support
of
this
one.
I
think
this
cleans
up
an
issue
that
we
just
happen
to
find
in
the
code,
so
just
wanted
to
to
throw
that
out
there.
The
next
one
may
be
controversial
this
one
I
don't
see
is
that
at
all.
A
A
A
A
I
Thank
you,
chairman
and
committee.
There
is
an
amendment
one
four,
three.
A
A
I
Chairman
and
committee,
and
currently
we
have
a
situation
that
I'm
not
sure
has
ever
occurred
before
in
this
state.
We
have
a
class
one
landfill
in
a
growth
county
that
is
having
accelerated
negative
impact
on
the
finance
of
that
of
that
county
and
municipality
the
bill
as
written.
It
does
have
statewide
application.
However,
the
parameters
that
meet
these
that
are
here
meet
these
growth
metrics.
I
We
already
have
something
called
the
county
powers,
relief
act
that
has
similar
similar
parameters
for
growth
counties,
and
so
this
metric
isn't
something
that's
new.
It's
my
understanding
in
research
of
this
bill
that
there
are
seven
counties
that
actually
meet
those
growth
parameters,
but
my
county
would
be
the
only
one
that
fits
the
the
criteria
with
having
that
landfill
in
it.
I
I
You
know,
every
truck
bringing
garbage
into
the
landfill
has
a
major
impact
on
the
infrastructure
as
well.
In
order
to
offset
this
accelerated
direct
negative
financial
impact
of
the
class
1
landfill
on
a
growth
county.
The
amendment
puts
forth
the
ability
of
these
communities
to
offset
this
burden
with
an
additional
tipping
fee.
Under
certain
circumstances,
the
county
in
which
the
landfill
resides
must
meet
these
growth
county
parameters
and
the
municipality
must
be
within
one
mile
of
the
class
one
landfill.
I
The
county
municipality
must
not
must
not
approve
any
expansion
of
the
landfill.
The
county
and
municipality
may
assess
a
tipping
fee
per
ton
of
solid
waste
imported
to
offset
the
estimated
cost
of
providing
solid
waste
management
services.
The
fees
must
be
for
solid
waste
management,
including
methods
to
mitigate
the
odors.
A
Is
that
correct
the
expansion
correct
if
they
approve
the
expansion?
They
cannot
impose
a
difference.
Okay
again,
I
think
this.
This
has
a
lot
of
implications.
This
has
you
know
a
lot
of
details
in
it
that
a
lot
of
us
are
not
experts
in
I
I
don't
know
how
the
committee
feels,
but
I'm
open
anyone
to
have
any
more
questions
for
the
sponsor.
Are
you
ready
to
vote
representative
shaw.
J
A
A
J
Well
that,
and
the
only
problem
I
have
is
because
it
is
statewide
application.
I
realize
it's
going
to
fix
dr
terry's
problem
and
I
realize
he
has
a
problem.
I
I
realize
that,
but
I
I'm
a
little
bit
reluctant
because
it
might
just
put
somebody
else
in
a
bad
way
that
that's
my
problem
in
terms
of
voting
on
it
for
statewide
application.
I
That
being
said
with
those
parameters,
there's
only
my
understanding
from
the
comptroller's
office
there's
only
seven
counties
that
it
impacts
that
are
growth
counties
and
of
that
my
county
would
be
the
only
one
that
has
that
type
of
landfill
and
because
at
sunsets
in
eight
years
it's
highly
unlikely
that
another
landfill
is
going
to
be
created,
or
one
of
these
other
counties
is
going
to
going
to
fit
that
parameter.
So
that's
how
it's
constitutional,
but
it
probably
will
not
impact
your
county.
G
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
just
to
clarify
chairman
terry.
The
the
additional
tipping
fee
would
be
so
the
existing
landfill,
so
the
landfill
is
already
there
and
then
they
decide
to
expand.
You
couldn't
put
that
additional
tipping
fee
on
the
if
the
landfill
decided
not
to
expand.
Obviously
it's
already
very
large
that
doesn't
trigger
the
tipping
fee,
but
it's
if
they
decide
to
expand
or
you
can
you
can
do
you
can
do
the
tipping
fee
either
way.
I
was
just
going
to
get
some
clarity
on
that.
If
you
don't
mind
representation.
I
Thank
you,
so
it's
the
tipping
fee
would
go
into
effect.
They
would
have
to
justify
their
cost
for
these
solid
waste
management
services
and
then
that
tipping
fee
could
apply
to
what's
going
on
currently.
G
Okay,
I
think-
and
it's
just
if
they,
if
there's
that
private
landfill
that
exists
in
that
high
growth
county,
then
you
then
you're
able
to
do
that.
And
then
I
mean.
Can
you
tell
us
just
a
little
bit
just
the
difference
in
that
in
that
tipping
fee
and
maybe
like
the
host
fee,
that
that
landfill
might.
I
Thank
you
currently,
my
understanding
that
there
is
a
host
fee
that
the
county
has
that
is
stuck
at
knight.
I
guess
the
the
original
contract
for
the
host
contract
was
1995.
I
and
I
think
the
last
increase
they
got
in
their
host
fee
on
that
contract.
It
went
from
a
dollar
up
to
a
dollar
twenty.
I
think
that
was
in
two
thousand,
so
here
we
are
going
22
years,
without
essentially
a
cost
of
living
increase
on
those
fees
in
order
to
offset
the
decrease
in
property
values,
the
issues
that
we're
having
with
traffic
buzzards,
and
so
it
would
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
catch
up
those
22
years.
But
what
we're
doing
going
forward?
G
K
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Does
this
landfill
service
other
counties
across
the
state.
I
Yes,
sir,
it's
my
understanding.
There
are
34,
including
mine.
I
think
that
that
have
something
that
goes
there,
chairman,
alford.
K
I
This
bill
doesn't
have
anything
to
do
with
an
expansion
per
se,
whether
or
not
that
landfill
can
expand
or
not.
This
is
dealing
with
them
being
able
to
put
a
tipping
fee
on
to
offset
the
solid
waste
management
and,
like
odor
mitigation,
that
the
communities
have
to
have
chairman
hoffman.
A
Any
other
questions
for
the
sponsor.
I
do
have
one
that
generated
a
question
that
I
have.
If
we're
potentially
increasing
tipping
fees,
we've
got
34
different
counties
that
would
be
affected
by
that.
I
For
the
other
other
counties
I
I
would
say
that
those
that
have
gone
22
years
without
having
an
increase
in
in
their
tipping
fees
to
offset
the
the
problems
that
have
occurred
in
rutherford
county
they've.
Those
consumers
have
had
22
years
of
a
free
pass
and
at
this
point
going
forward
in
order
to
justify
these
costs,
it
would
be
passed
on
to
them.
I
A
A
L
Yeah,
yes,
chairman.
Thank
you,
members
of
committee.
It's
drafting
code,
zero,
one,
four,
three,
four
zero
and,
if
the,
if
it
pleases
the
committee,
I
would
like
what
this
amendment
does.
L
Is
it
delete
section
nine,
which
there
was
some
question
from
department
of
safety
so
rather
than
deal
with
that
issue,
we
deleted
that
section
to
just
clean
up
the
bill
and
simplify
it
a
bit,
I'm
still
working
with
department
of
safety
and
some
other
stakeholders
to
try
to
remedy
that
situation,
but
for
purpose
of
today
and
if
it
pleases
the
committee,
this
untimely
filed
amendment
would
simply
delete
that
section.
A
Posture
we're
in
we
will
have
to
vote
to
consider
this
amendment,
so
we
have
a
motion
to
have
a
second.
We
have
a
second
any
discussion
on
that.
Seeing
none
will
be
voting
to
consider
adding
amendment
zero
one.
Four,
three,
four
zero,
we'll
we'll
be
voting
to
consider
that
so
all
in
favor
of
consideration,
say
aye
opposed
the
eyes
have
it.
A
L
Thank
you
chairman.
I
think
the
previous
explanation
pretty
much
defines
that
it
just
deletes
section
nine
from
the
bill
and
makes
it
what
will
be
then
now,
if
it
pleases,
the
committee
then
I'll
after
this
is
deleted.
I'll
explain
the
bill
and
it
simplifies
the
bill.
A
L
You
chairman
members,
this
bill,
what
it
does
is
it
simply
co-mingles
bui
and
dui
boating
under
the
influence
and
driving
under
the
influence.
Your
committee
did
great
work.
I
believe
last
year
in
this
in
this
section
of
the
code,
what
this
bill
does
is
simply
brings
those
offenses
on
the
water
onto
the
land.
For
instance,
if
you
have
one
offense
of
boating,
while
intoxicated
that
will
count
against
your
driving
is
intoxicated,
so
you
get
one
on
the
water
one
on
the
land
that
that
counts.
L
As
a
previous
offender,
as
the
legislation
was
passed
previously,
there
was
not
co-mingling
for
the
sake
of
sentencing
and
enhancements
for
as
previous
offense.
So
with
that
chairman
I'll,
take
any
questions.
H
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
I
agree
with
the
bill
and
voted
all
through
the
thing.
I
just
had
a
procedural
question
that
I
don't
understand
if
a
police
officer
stops
somebody
for
for
driving
under
the
influence
and
end
up
arresting
them
for
that
they
run
a
criminal
history,
then
to
determine
not
a
criminal
history,
but
a
driving
history
to
determine
if
they
have
been
arrested
for
dui
in
the
last
10
years.
H
H
To
my
knowledge,
does
somebody
who's
been
charged
with
dui
while
operating
a
boat?
Do
they
feed
that
same
data
into
this
driving
system,
so
that
an
officer
would
know
that
there
was
an
arrest
made
on
this
guy
five
years
ago
or
two
years
ago
for
driving
under
or
running
a
boat
under
the
influence,
and
so
now
he's
going
to
actually
make
the
charge
dui
second
offense
in
the
last
10
years?
A
L
Thank
you
chairman.
That's
a
great
question.
It
is
my
understanding
that
the
bill,
as
drafted
the
bill
would
would
that
that
would
come
under
effect.
So
so
the
answer
question
is
yes,
it
would
be
and
it
would
be
added
to
their
offense
and
it
would
be
searchable.
A
B
Levan
middleton
office
of
legal
services,
so
this
bill
actually
specifies
that
for
that
that
computer
record
of
prior
offenses,
it
does
not
include
buis,
but
what
this
does
is
require
an
indictment
or
other
charging
instrument.
That
is
saying
that
a
person
is
a
multiple
offender
must
include
their
prior
offenses,
including
buis.
H
Okay,
I'm
a
little
slow
so,
but
that
does
mean
if,
if
somebody
is
charged
with
operating
a
boat
under
the
influence
that
when
that
goes
through
the
court
proceedings
in
sessions,
court
and
they're
found
guilty
that
that
information
is
going
to
be
transferred
over
into
the
motor
vehicle
database.
So
that
an
officer
who
runs
this
driving
record
next
year
will
see
that
dui
on
the
boat
miss
middleton.
B
The
bill
specifies
that
the
certified
computer
printout
only
includes
these
other
offenses,
like
you
know,
aggravated
vehicular
assault
things
like
that.
It
does
not
include
buis
as
it's
currently
drafted.
It's.
My
understanding
is.
L
Thank
you
chairman,
and
that's
a
great
question,
so
if
it
pleases
the
committee,
if
that's
a
concern,
I
would
be
very
welcome
to
an
amendment
as
this
moves
forward
in
full.
If
you
would
like
to
add
that
to
the
piece
of
legislation,
I
would
consider
that
a
great
amendment
and
actually
to
strengthen
the
piece
of
legislation.
So
if
the
representative
would
like
that
included
in
the
database,
I
would
definitely
take
that
at
a
later
date,
as
a
friendly
amendment
to
the
piece
of
legislation.
A
A
A
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
and
committee,
many
of
you
remember
last
week
on
the
house
floor
when
I
stood
up
to
honor
the
memory
of
miss
toulouse,
skyler
quinn,
who
passed
away
at
the
age
of
42
of
glioblastoma,
her
organization
nashville
food
project.
B
B
What
this
bill
does
is.
It
provides
a
clarification
to
the
definition
of
vacant
public
land
under
the
community
gardening
act
that
was
passed
previously
by
senator
nicely
and
representative
g.a
hardaway,
and
the
senate
passed
this
bill
last
night
on
on
its
consent,
calendar,
and
so
I
would
ask
move
the
bill
for
passage
in
this
committee
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
as
to
what
the
legislation
does.
A
B
And
representative
clemens,
I'm
I'm
proud
to
support
this.
This
I've
seen
this
when
I
was
young
man
stationed
in
germany,
these
small
areas
outside
of
the
big
cities.
They
were
doing
exactly
what
has
been
happening
here
in
nashville
with
the
tennessee
community
gardens,
and
I
just
wish
more
counties
would
become
involved
in
the
same
same
gardening
techniques
and
get
more
people
out
of
the
house
out
of
the
big
city
out
in
the
countryside
and
digging
in
the
dirt.
Thank
you.
A
A
M
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
and
committee.
Last
year
we
passed
the
c-pace
bill
and
once
became
law.
The
local
governments
realized
that
there's
some
care
clarifications
needed
to
be
made
for
the
bill.
This
bill
does
have
an
amendment
that
clarifies
local
governments
are
held
harmless.
M
A
A
M
A
We
will
we'll
actually
need
to
roll
this
bill
one
week
in
order
for
you
to
get
signed
on
or
representative
freeman
to
be
here.
I
know
he
had
a
health
related
appointment
to
be
at
so,
and
we
certainly
understand
the
need
for
this.
So
without
objection
we
will
roll
that
bill
one
week.
A
A
You
want
to
explain:
does
that
make
the
bill?
It
clarifies
the
bills
okay.
So
it's
clarification.
Y'all
want
to
go
ahead
and
put
this
amendment
on
without
objection,
I'll
need
I'll,
have
a
motion
and
a
second
on
the
amendment.
A
A
N
Sir,
thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
this
legislation
exempts
from
local
and
regional
zoning
and
planning
regulations
or
other
local
restrictions.
The
reclamation
of
a
formerly
operating
borough,
excavation
surface
mining
operation
or
quarry
that
agrees
to
receive
field
or
borrowed
material
from
the
state
construction
of
projects
provided
at
the
field
work
provided
that
the
field
work
complies
with
the
requirements
of
the
water
control.
N
In
all
other
ways
satisfies
the
state
rules
and
regulations
applicable
to
the
field
activity
and
the
amendment
that
we
put
on
there
in
consultation,
representative
cochran,
and
I
went
back
and
forth
two
or
three
weeks
making
sure
this
amendment
was
put
on
there.
The
amendment
clarifies
that
this
exemption
does
not
apply
to
local
and
regional
zoning
or
planning
regulations
or
other
restrictions,
including
excavation
limitations,
street
standards,
weight
limits
or
the
use
of
streets
of
vehicles
that
are,
in
effect
at
the
time
of
the
filing
of
an
application.
A
Okay-
and
we
do
have
someone
on
our
list,
who
testified
a
day
that
wanted
to
speak
on
this
bill.
So
without
objection,
we'll
go
out
of
session
and
hear
this
testimony
we're
out
of
session
I'll
call
up
mr
philip
johnson
to
to
speak,
and
just
you
can
stand
there
at
the
podium
or
say
that
either
one
don't
be
fine,
sir,
and
just
identify
yourself
and
thank.
O
You,
mr
chairman,
thank
you
committee.
First,
I'd
like
to
to
say
that
none
of
my
my
opposition
to
this
bill-
and
I
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
on
this
in
any
way-
reflects
my
feelings
about
the
the
sponsor
he's
he's
a
good
man.
I
know
he'd
be
a
good
man
and
honorable
I'm
a
resident
of
this
community,
I'm
speaking
only
on
behalf
of
my
community
and
my
residents
around
me,
the
neighborhood
around
this
area.
I
live
basically
across
the
road
from
this
rock
quarry.
O
The
impact
on
the
community
is
going
to
be
devastating.
I
used
to
represent
as
a
state
legislator,
this
cheatham
county,
and
this
is
going
to
affect
the
entire
south
part
of
my
county,
and
so
I
speak
on
today
and
opposition
this
bill
for
myself
and
for
my
neighbors
bellevue
community
does
not
want
this.
Cheatham
county
does
not
want
this,
and
so
I
ask
you
to
oppose
it.
O
The
other
reason
I
ask
you
to
pose:
it
is
because
having
been
a
legislator
and
having
set
in
that
chair
right
there
I'll
tell
you
an
experience
that
I
had
and
when
I
had.
I
carried
a
bill
for
a
lobbying
organization
that
affected
a
two
hospitals
in
another
area
of
this
state,
particularly
years.
Mr
chairman
and
my
good
friend
curtis
hawford
issue
is
different:
two
hospitals
fighting
over
access
to
patient
care,
but
the
politics
are
the
same.
O
O
I
did
and
I
and
I
resp
and
everybody
from
that
area,
former
representative
jimmy
eldridge
at
that
time
he
was
a
freshman
with
me,
so
I
ask
you
not
to
to
do
this
go
and
go
down
this
path
of
going
into
other
people's
districts
for
things
they
do
not
want,
and
I
ask
you
to
learn
from
my
experience
and
not
make
the
same
mistake.
I
did.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Thank
you
committee.
A
Thank
you,
ms
johnson,
appreciate
your
comments.
Does
anybody
have
any
questions
for
mr
johnson
seeing
none
we'll
go
back
into
session
back
in
session
and
any
questions
or
comments
on
the
bill
representative
halsey.
A
H
On
the
bill,
as
amended
sir
bill
as
amended,
okay,
I
agree
with
everything
that
man
said
and,
and
you
and
I
are
friends
and
I
admire
you
a
great
deal
as
a
sponsor.
I
have
a
problem
with
the
bill,
the
amendment,
if
I'm
reading
it
right,
says
that
no
local
government
agency,
no
county
government
agency,
no
zoning,
commission,
no
planning
or
regulation
can
override
whatever
or
limit
the
owner
operator's
ability
to
reclaim
a
site.
No
matter
what
I
mean,
that's
the
way.
The
amendment
reads
to
me:
I
could
be
wrong.
N
Chairman
what
this
bill
does
chairman
halsey
is
the.
Whenever
you
apply
for
the
permit,
that's
the
rules
you
have
to
play
by
and
because,
after
the
permitting
process
starts
to
take
place,
whether
you're
received
or
denied
you
can't
change.
The
rules
after
the
permitting
process
takes
place
starts
to
take
place
just
because
you
have
a
whatever
reason.
N
H
Okay,
the
the
next
thing
I
just
want
to
bring
up
that
that
I've
seen
us
do
and-
and
I
saw
it
the
other
night
when
we
injected
ourselves
in
a
fight
between
memphis,
mayor
and
and
city
council,
and
we
we
we
injected
ourselves
in
the
middle
of
that
and
and
I've
seen
it
a
whole
lot
more
frequent
down
here
than
and
sometimes
I've
participated
in
it,
but
it
there.
There
comes
a
time
when
local
folks
they
do
it,
they
do
it
right.
They
go
through
their
county
commission.
H
They
do
they
go
to
their
city
government,
they
go
through
their
zoning
commission
and
they
let
their
wishes
be
known.
And
then
we
in
the
state
sometimes
come
over
the
top
of
that
and
say
we
don't
care
what
you
want.
We're
going
we're
going
to
stick
our
nose
in
your
business
and
make
a
decision
for
you,
and
I
have
a
problem
on
that
issue
with
this
bill
and
what
the
what
that
community
wants
and
what
they
don't
want.
N
Representative
grills,
thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
the
intention
of
chairman
halsey
is
to
make
sure
that
locals
have
input
and
that's
what
the
permitting
process
is
for
there
is
a.
There
is
a
time
period
when
that
permitting
process
takes
place
that
you
come
before
the
t
deck
and
you
make
your
cases
I
believe
that
took
place.
I
think
it
took
this
particular
issue
here
may
have
taken
12
or
14
months,
maybe
18
months,
but
the
ultimate
my
problem
with
it
with
what
happened
was
when
I
first
got
involved
in
politics
was
2010.
N
They
had
done
everything
they
were
supposed
to
do
and
when
they
found
out
where
the
gun
range
was
going,
a
couple
of
people
got
aggravated
and
been
out
of
shape
over
it.
So
they
went
to
the
planning
commission
and
they
started
trying
to
change
the
rules
to
shut
down
something
that
had
already
started
and
that
right
there,
chairman
holsey,
is
my
opinion,
is
unethical
and
probably
immoral,
because
once
you
start
the
game,
you
can't
change
the
rules.
J
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
sponsor
previous
speakers
have
made
the
case,
including
this
veterans,
cemetery.
I
I
guess
my
question
to
you
is:
how
would
you
feel
if
somebody
came
to
your
dish?
Well,
let
me
put
it
this
way.
Whoever
represent
that
area.
If
this
is
a
problem,
why
would
not
the
local
representative
be
taking
care
of
this?
I
had
110
calls
in
11
minutes
from
this
community
yesterday
afternoon
about
this.
J
So
while
I
don't
know
exactly
what
your
intentions
are,
but
the
community
is
very
upset
about
this,
and
my
colleague
to
my
right
makes
a
good
case
this
year.
More
than
ever,
I
see
other
legislators
getting
involved
in
other
people's
district.
I
wouldn't
want
you
down
in
bolivar
carrying
a
bill
I
it
would
to
me
it
would
seem
like
I'm
really
not
doing
my
job.
A
N
Mr
chairman,
that's
what
I
was
wanting
to
reference
right
there.
Yes,
that
is
correct
and
he
asked
the
question
well
go
ahead,
I'm
not
going
to
say
that.
G
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
just
to
your
point,
chairman
grillz,
you
know
I
did
want
to
say.
I
know
you
mentioned
earlier.
G
You
wanted
to
make
sure
that
you
know
that
a
local
government
can't
retroactively
come
back
and
and
change
the
rules,
and
you
know
one
of
my
big
concerns
with
the
bill
initially
was
that
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
a
state
that
the
state
government
couldn't
arbitrarily
supersede
a
local
government
just
because
the
state
wanted
that
field
pit,
and
so
so
that's
that's
where
we
got
to
with
our
amendment.
I
just
wanted
to
to
clarify
that
a
little
bit,
and-
and
thank
you
for
for
working
with
me
on
that.
G
But
again
that
was
that
was
my
initial
concern
with
it
as
well,
but
I
appreciate
you
putting
the
language
in
there
to
make
sure
that
that,
if
that,
if
those
regulations
are
in
place
already
that
the
state
can't
just
supersede
those
so
just
wanted
to
thank
you
for
that
representative.
A
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
mr
chairman,
and
sponsor
I
find
myself
in
a
predicament
and
I
really
don't.
I
don't
know
what
our
options
are,
but
out
of
respect
to
the
sponsor,
I
wanted
to
ask
kind
of
tell
you
what
I'm
facing
and
ask
if
it's
possible,
with
some
information
that
was
literally
just
brought,
that
I
haven't
had
time
to
get
answers
to
that.
B
I
think
some
committee
members
would
would
be
aware
want
to
be
aware
of-
and
I
know
the
sponsor
I
stepped
out
and
spoke
to
him
just
a
second
ago
and
he
kind
of
wasn't
completely
aware,
but
I
don't
I
want
to
make
sure
I
understand
the
context.
So
I
guess
what
I
would
ask
what
I'm
asking
is.
Do
we
have
the
option
as
a
committee
to
roll
this
a
week
so
that
we
can
get
answers
to
these
questions
and
make
sure
we're
we're
making
the
best
decisions
and
everybody's
aware
of
what's
going
on?
We.
B
I
would
appreciate
that
I
don't
know
what
procedure
I
need
to
take
or
what
we
need
to
do
or
if
you
can
just
do
that,
but
I
would
truly
appreciate
that.
A
If
the
representative
is
amenable,
we
can
roll
this
bill
to
the
heel
and
work
on
that.
You
recognize,
sir,
mr
chairman,.
N
A
A
A
We
have
one
other
change
on
our
calendar
house
bill
2740,
which
is
item
two
on
the
calendar.
It
has
been
rolled
two
weeks
without
objection.
That's
rolled
two
weeks.
A
K
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
house,
bill
2149
deals
with
the
it's
an
administration
bill
that
deals
with
the
carroll
county,
watershed
and,
of
course,
carroll
county.
I
think
we
have
an
amendment
on
this
bill.
We
do
we
do
and
that
amendment
is.
A
Have
a
motion?
Second,
so
without
objection,
we'll
vote
on
the
on
adding
amendment
drafting
code,
one
three,
seven,
eight,
oh
two
house
bill
2149,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
opposed
the
eyes
have
it.
The
bill
is
amended
with
this
drafting
code.
K
Again,
mr
chairman,
and
what
the
amendment
does
it
there
actually
is
a
line
item
in
the
budget
that
addresses
this.
This
is,
would
allow
payoff
of
the
debt
of
the
water
carroll
county
watershed
authority
and
turn
it
over
to
the
operation
of
twra
and
would
eventually,
as
I
understand,
would
be
a
part
of
the
bill.
Dance
fishing
tour.
So
long
story
short,
mr
chairman,
I
guess
what
I'm
asking
is
confirmation
that
of
that-
and
you
know
the
line
item
in
the
budget,
so
with
that.
A
We
I
know
I
have
some
questions
that
may
need
to
be
answered
by
the
administration
and
by
the
wildlife
resources
agency,
and
I
don't
know
if
anybody
else
has
any
questions
for
the
sponsor
first
or
we
go
out
of
session
and
do
that
without
objection,
we'll
go
out
of
session
and
and
ask
brent
easley
to
come
up
and
and
answer
some
questions
for
us.
So
we
are
out
of
session.
A
You,
sir,
anyone
have
any
questions
for
mr
easley
before
I
ask
seeing
none
I
I
will
I'm
actually
concerned
about
some
language
and
and
what
it
actually
means
what
it
does
physically
that
allows
the
agency
to
acquire
property.
A
Can
you
give
us
a
rundown
of
of
what
that
means
and
in
this
specific
situation,
because
I
unders,
as
I
understand
it-
there's
not
much
property
there.
The
the
property
around
the
lake
almost
is
entirely
privately
owned,
and
you
know
I'm
just
concerned
about
setting
up
a
situation
where
a
state
agency
can
go
in
and
acquire
property
through
whatever
means,
and
if
you
can
expound
on
that.
That
would
help.
M
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
The
intent
of
the
legislation
here
is
that
we
had
a
conversation
with
the
folks
at
twra,
a
while
back
and
the
property
that
is
currently
owned
and
operated
by
the
watershed
authority
as
a
part
of
the
thousand
acre
lake
that
they
would
take
those
assets
and
manage
them
moving
forward.
We
have
not
had
a
conversation
about
acquiring
additional
property
as
a
part
of
this
as
well.
The
intent
is
that
this
is
specific
to
what
the
watershed
overseas
and
owns
at
this
moment.
A
Okay,
the
language
does
say,
though,
that
they
can
enter
into
agreements
for
with
some
non-profit
corporations
to
acquire
options
and
pre-acquire
on
behalf
of
the
state
interest
in
lands
at
the
lake,
specifically
talks
about
some
surveying
and
and
other
opportunities
there
that
that
they
can
enter
into
agreements
for,
and
that's
the
part
that
that
concerns
me
just.
What
really
does
that
mean.
A
Okay,
that's
one
of
my
bigger
concerns.
Representative
cochran,
you're
recognized.
G
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
and
mr
easley,
just
to
piggyback
on
that,
a
little
bit
and
and
just
to
clarify,
I
guess
just
for
the
record:
it's
not
it's,
not
the
state
of
tennessee's
intent
that
they
would
have
any
kind
of
imminent
domain
power.
Maybe
specifically,
mr.
M
Easley,
yes,
sir,
that's
correct
the
the
lake
is
already
established:
the
property
around
the
lake,
the
property
around
the
lake,
the
easements
off
the
water,
the
marina
any
assets
that
they
have
currently.
Those
are
all
already
established.
A
Anyone
else
have
any
any
questions,
and
do
I
understand
correctly
that
the
there
is
a
line
item
in
the
budget
to,
and
can
you
explain
what
that
line
adam
does
how
much
it
is
and
what
it
does.
Yes,.
M
Sir,
the
line
item
currently
in
the
budget,
as
proposed
by
the
governor,
is
for
11
million
dollars
in
the
supplemental
budget.
You'll
see
an
adjustment
upward
to
about
11.1
million
dollars.
It's
slightly
under
what
the
actual
debt
for
the
the
watershed
authority
is
currently
so
we're
gonna.
The
intent
is
to
true
that
up
to
what
the
actual
debt
is.
A
M
M
They
are
in
a
financially
precarious
situation
and
heading
toward
default
on
that
the
city
of
huntington
has
indicated
to
the
comptroller's
office
that
they
can
continue
payments
on
that
on
behalf
of
the
watershed
authority,
for
no
more
than
one
fiscal
year
before
that
time
and
resources
have
run
out.
J
A
Any
other
questions
for
mr
easley
seeing
none.
Thank
you,
sir,
for
being
here
appreciate
you
coming
to
help
us
with
this.
I
would
ask
mr
chris
richardson
if
he
would
come
up
and
and
try
to
clarify
a
few
things.
A
Thank
you,
sir.
I
did
notice
that
this
had
a
not
significant
fiscal
note
on
it
and
I'm
curious
as
to
how,
in
the
world
that
is
possible,
barring
the
note
and
paying
that
off,
how
can
an
agency
take
over
management
of
a
lake
and
the
property
next
to
that
lake,
some
of
the
from
which,
on
the
that
you'll
be
acquiring
without
any
cost.
A
F
We
can
we've
done
a
as
close
up
a
budget
as
we
can
based
on
what
we
know
in
our
touring
of
those
facilities.
We
estimate
that
it's
going
to
take
three
employees
and
about
a
three
hundred
thousand
dollar
annual
recurring
cost
to
to
maintain
and
operate
that
lake
as
it
has
been,
and
we're
told
that
the
revenues
that
are
currently
earmarked
for
lake
operations
are
sufficient
to
cover
those
potential
expenditures.
A
That
is
pretty
significant
in
my
eyes
to
be
not
significant.
So
I'm
just
I'm
curious
how
we
ever
got
to
a
not
significant
fiscal
note,
but
I
appreciate
you
explaining
that
and
what,
in
your
understanding
will
be
the
status
of
this
current
watershed
authority
or
the
carroll
county
lake
authority?
F
A
F
My
expectation
and
understanding
is
is
that,
as
far
as
the
daily
permits
or
fees
associated
with
lake
usage,
we
would
assess
those
as
the
agency
and
the
watershed
authority
would
no
longer
have
responsibility
in
that
regard.
With
regard
to
the
local
revenues
that
have
also
been
discussed,
I'm
not
clear
on
exactly
how
that
money
would
flow.
G
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
I'm
gonna
again
kind
of
kind
of
use
that
same
same
general,
topic
of
questions.
So
in
some
previous
discussions
on
this
I
think
maybe
it
was
discussed
is
there?
G
F
Yes,
sir
representative
cochran,
it
is
my
understanding
that
there
currently
is
a
wheel
tax
that
was
utilized
an
effort
to
pay
for
the
lake
and
its
operations,
and
my
understanding
is
that,
at
least
for
some
period
of
time,
that
will
tax
would
remain
in
place
to
cover
lake
operations,
in
addition
to
the
property
tax
overlays
at
the
local
level
that
we
are
expecting
to
to
eventually
catch
up
and
cover
those
annual
costs
to
where
the
wheel
tax
could,
at
some
point
in
the
future,
be
removed.
Representative.
G
Cochran,
okay,
and
what
does
that
look
like,
as
far
as
I
guess,
there's
some
kind
of
memorandum
of
understanding
that
would
be
entered
between
twra,
maybe
and
the
county
or
the
city
government?
Or
I
guess
it
would
be
the
county
government
right
and
have
you
all
done
that
in
the
past?
Do
you
have
some
previous
experience
entering
that
kind
of
an
agreement?
I
know
this
is
a
very
unique
situation
and
we
can't
let
it
default,
and
so
so
this
may
be
kind
of
some
uncovered
ground,
but
I'm
just
curious.
F
We
are
in
those
discussions
about
a
memorandum
of
understanding
or
some
sort
of
instrument
with
our
bill
sponsors
to
to
ensure
those
things
are
are
in
place
before
we
take
over
any
operations.
F
The
only
discussion
that
I
am
aware
of
there,
their
chairman
todd,
is
that
that
earmarked
revenue
associated
with
the
property
tax
growth,
at
least
it's
been
some
stated
intention
that
that
would
be
the
money
that
would
ultimately
flow
to
the
agency.
For
those
recurring
operational
costs
for
the
lake.
I
have
not
heard
any
indication
that
there
is
a
desire
for
the
county
to
keep
that
money.
A
Okay,
I
I
like
representative
cochran,
have
a
concern
about
that
and
wanting
to
be
make
sure
that
we
have
something
solid
in
place.
It's
not
just
a
gentleman's
agreement
on
the
side,
but
it's
something
in
in
writing
that
we
as
a
state
can
can
rely
on
and
not
see
a
situation
of
where
the
agency
comes
back
to
us
in
years
down
the
road
and
says
you
know,
we
thought
we
were
going
to
get
350
000
a
year
in
and
they've
decided
not
to
give
that
to
us.
A
So
we
expect
the
general
assembly,
since
you
passed
this
bill
to
fund
this,
because
I
know
we
have
done
that
previously,
where
we
have
to
fund
something
that
is
not
an
agency
directive,
so
so
that
that's
certainly
a
concern
of
mine
as
well.
Certainly.
F
We
should
share
that
concern
chairman
and
we'll
work
diligently
in
that
regard
to
ensure
we
would
like
the
same
assurances
that
you're
seeking
there
chairman.
A
K
I
would
tell
you
that
there's
a
meeting
scheduled
in
my
office
tomorrow
at
12
noon
between
the
county,
some
representatives
from
the
county
county
mayor,
probably
some
from
the
county
commission,
our
senator
myself
and
some
other
interesting
part-
is
to
work
these
details.
These
kind
of
details
out,
okay,
so
all
right.