---
type: "Bill"
title: "Recreational Areas - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner of environment and conservation to expend funds from the Ocoee River recreation and economic development fund; gives the commissioner sole authority to make expenditures from the fund for certain management and administrative expenses. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 11, Chapter 8."
description: "Recreational Areas - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner of environment and conservation to expend funds from the Ocoee River recreation and economic development fund; gives the commissioner sole authority to make expenditures from the fund for certain management and administrative expenses. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 11, Chapter 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1816"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1816 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Recreational Areas"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hawk", "Norris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 40
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-23"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/126722d4-5953-4636-9657-ecfcbdf05746"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1816&GA=110"
source_hash: "607090f374b2322b840f39004952bc0e99b48df916d4bd3e4a9c692175b17dc6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 1816 (110) — Recreational Areas - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner of environment and conservation to expend funds from the Ocoee River recreation and economic development fund; gives the commissioner sole authority to make expenditures from the fund for certain management and administrative expenses. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 11, Chapter 8.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1816.pdf)

## Votes

- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 2/20/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/6/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **89–0** (fail) · lower
- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 2/14/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/2/2018 PASSED (2) — **33–0** (fail) · upper
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 2/28/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/2/2018 PASSED (1) — **33–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hawk — primary (person)
- Norris — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-23** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-25** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 2/20/2018
- **2018-02-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-21** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/1/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2018-03-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-08** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/12/2018
- **2018-03-12** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2018-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-03-15** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-03-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/2/2018
- **2018-03-29** Senate Reset on calendar 4/2/18
- **2018-04-02** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-02** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-02** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-03** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-06** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-23** Pub. Ch. 753
- **2018-04-23** Effective date(s) 04/18/2018
- **2018-04-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 753

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/126722d4-5953-4636-9657-ecfcbdf05746`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).