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Plain English Breakdown

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Oak Ridge Energy Park Feasibility Study

This bill requires the commissioner of economic and community development to study the feasibility of establishing an Oak Ridge Energy Park in Anderson and Roane counties.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the commissioner to research if it is possible to establish a development corridor called the Oak Ridge Energy Park.
• The park would be located in parts of Anderson and Roane counties.
• The commissioner must give a report with their findings to the governor by December 31, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

• The commissioner of economic and community development
• People living or working in Anderson and Roane counties

Terms To Know

feasibility study

A research project to find out if something is possible to do.

development corridor

An area where businesses and industries are encouraged to grow.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what will happen after the study.
• It is unclear if or how the Oak Ridge Energy Park will be created based on this research.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 2241
By Johnson

HOUSE BILL 2559
By Lamberth
HB2559
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AN ACT relative to the Oak Ridge Energy Park.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
The commissioner of economic and community development shall research the
feasibility of establishing a development corridor, to be called the Oak Ridge Energy
Park, located in and spanning parts of Anderson and Roane counties. The
commissioner shall submit the results of such research, along with any findings, in a
report to the governor on or before December 31, 2026.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.