Commissioner and personnel - Powers

The commissioner has the authority to: (1) Employ and commission qualified persons as provided in § 11-1-101 ; and (2) Make such investigations or inspections as are necessary to ensure compliance with any provisions of this part, including the right to enter at any time upon a suspected affected area or affected area for such purposes and the right of ingress and egress across intervening properties. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 9, eff. 5/26/2021. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 135, s 3, eff. 4/13/2021. Acts 1984, ch. 837, §8; T.C.A. § 59-8-355 . The commissioner has the authority to: (1) Employ and commission qualified persons as provided in § 11-1-101 ; and (2) Make such investigations or inspections as are necessary to ensure compliance with any provisions of this part, including the right to enter at any time upon a suspected affected area or affected area for such purposes and the right of ingress and egress across intervening properties. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 9, eff. 5/26/2021. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 135, s 3, eff. 4/13/2021. Acts 1984, ch. 837, §8; T.C.A. § 59-8-355 .