The commissioner of environment and conservation is authorized to enter into cooperation with the United States geological survey and other scientific bureaus of the federal and state governments for the prosecution, at joint expense, of such work in the state as shall be deemed of mutual interest and advantage, and under such conditions as the commissioner may deem to be for the best interest of the people of the state.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 11 - Natural Areas and Recreation
§ 11-5-101. Division Established — State Geologist — Qualifications
§ 11-5-102. State Geologist — Powers and Duties — Geological Survey
§ 11-5-103. Objects and Duties of State Geological Division
§ 11-5-106. Cooperation With Federal and Other State Geological Surveys