Notwithstanding any statute, public or private, providing the details of purchases on behalf of the state, or any political subdivision thereof, the state, or any political subdivision thereof, may purchase any surplus property offered for sale by the United States government from such government in such manner and on such terms as may be agreed upon between the seller and the buyer, including the right to execute deferred payment obligations and to make such purchases without taking bids or making advertisements therefor; provided, that all such purchases should be made by the agency of the state or political subdivision charged by existing or future law, with the authority to make purchases generally for the buyer.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts
Chapter 1 - Acquisition of Property
§ 12-1-102. Authority for Purchase of Federal Surplus Property
§ 12-1-103. Commission to Purchase Federal Property
§ 12-1-104. Federal Improvements on State Land
§ 12-1-105. Payment for Federal Property
§ 12-1-106. Land Acquired by Commissioner — Payment
§ 12-1-107. Application for Purchase of Land