This bill makes the following changes and additions to designated state natural areas: (1) Increases from 16.5 to 41 the acreage of the existing Class I scenic-recreation area Ozone Falls in Cumberland County; (2) Adds a Class II natural scientific area, Clifty Creek Gorge, an 89-acre area in Morgan County; (3) Adds a Class II natural scientific area, Rocky Hill, a 1-acre area in Rutherford County; (4) Adds a Class II natural scientific area, Union Grove, a 59-acre area in Hamblen County; (5) Adds a Class II natural scientific area, Versailles Knob, a 40-acre area in Rutherford County; (6) Renames the Class II natural scientific area Barnett's Woods in Montgomery County as "Barnett's Woods and Prairie" and increases the acreage from 40 to 156 acres; (7) Increases from 2,690 to 2,754 the acreage of the Class II natural scientific area Cedars of Lebanon Natural Area in Wilson County; (8) Increases from 140 to 627 the acreage of the Class II natural scientific area Couchville Cedar Glade in Davidson County; (9) Increases from 846 to 928 the acreage of the Class II natural scientific area Flat Rock Cedar Glades and Barrens in Rutherford County; (10) Increases from 249 to 273 the acreage of the Class II natural scientific area Hawkins Cove in Franklin County; (11) Increases from 3,000 to 3,600 the acreage of the Class II natural scientific area Pogue Creek in Fentress County; (12) Increases from 1,367 to 1,388 the acreage of the Class II natural scientific area Radnor Lake in Davidson County; and (13) Increases from 428 to 476 the acreage of the Class II natural scientific area William B. Clark Conservation Area in Fayette County.
Statutes affected: Introduced: 11-14-108(b)(1)(O), 11-14-108, 11-14-108(b)(2), 11-14-108(b)(2)(B), 11-14-108(b)(2)(G), 11-14-108(b)(2)(I), 11-14-108(b)(2)(P), 11-14-108(b)(2)(S), 11-14-108(b)(2)(NN), 11-14-108(b)(2)(PP), 11-14-108(b)(2)(LLL)