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Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities
Part 1 - Beech River Watershed Development Authority -
Part 2 - Chickasaw Basin Authority
§ 64-1-202. Legislative Intent - It is the intent of the general assembly that the...
§ 64-1-204. Powers and Duties - The powers, duties and functions of the authority are as...
§ 64-1-205. Financing - The authority has the powers with respect to finance as...
§ 64-1-206. Annual Reports - The board of directors of the authority shall report annually...
§ 64-1-207. Pre-Existing and Independent Projects - Nothing in this part shall be construed as interfering with...
§ 64-1-208. Local Improvements - Any one (1) county, individually, or in combination with one...
§ 64-1-209. Local Control and Operation of Improvements - Upon the final acceptance from the contractor of any specific...
§ 64-1-210. Cooperation With County Soil Conservation Districts and Conservation Boards - The authority shall develop its programs and plans for implementation...
§ 64-1-211. Cooperation From State Agencies - All agencies of the state are hereby authorized and directed...
Part 5 - Sequatchie Valley Educational Development Agency
§ 64-1-503. General Powers and Duties - The agency has the following general powers, functions, and duties:
§ 64-1-508. Authority to Contribute Money and Issue Bonds - The various counties, towns and incorporated municipalities in the region...
§ 64-1-509. Annual Reports - The board of directors of the agency shall report annually...
§ 64-1-510. Cooperation From State Agencies - All agencies of the state are hereby authorized and directed...
Part 6 - Tennessee Duck River Development Agency
§ 64-1-605. Authority to Contribute Money and Issue Bonds - The counties of Coffee, Bedford, Marshall and Maury and the...
§ 64-1-606. Annual Reports - The board of directors of the agency shall report annually...
§ 64-1-607. Cooperation From State Agencies - All agencies of the state are hereby authorized and directed...
§ 64-1-608. Advisory Board - For the purpose of coordinating its activities with the needs...
Part 7 - Tellico Reservoir Development Agency
§ 64-1-703. Powers and Duties - The powers, duties and functions of the agency are to:
§ 64-1-707. Powers of Represented Counties - The counties represented on the board of directors are hereby...
§ 64-1-708. Annual Report - The board of directors of the agency shall report annually...
Part 8 - Carroll County Watershed Authority
§ 64-1-803. Executive Secretary and Personnel - The board may employ an executive secretary and such other...
§ 64-1-806. Exemption From Taxation - During the time that title to land or rights in...
§ 64-1-807. Cooperation of State Agencies - All agencies of the state are hereby authorized, empowered and...
§ 64-1-808. Cooperation With Tennessee Valley Authority and Other Agencies — Reports - The authority is further authorized to:
Part 9 - West Fork Drakes Creek Dam and Reservoir Interstate Authority
§ 64-1-904. Dam and Reservoir - The authority may construct, operate and maintain a dam and...
§ 64-1-908. Interagency Cooperation - All agencies and departments of state government shall extend their...
Part 11 - West Tennessee River Basin Authority
§ 64-1-1103. Powers and Duties - The powers, duties and functions of the board are as...
§ 64-1-1105. Annual Reports - The board of directors of the authority shall report annually...
§ 64-1-1107. Cooperation With County Soil Conservation Districts - The authority shall develop its program and plans for implementation...
§ 64-1-1108. Cooperation From State Agencies - All agencies of the state are hereby authorized and directed...
§ 64-1-1110. Budgetary Limitations - It is the legislative intent, hereby declared, that the purposes...
Chapter 2 - Railroad Authorities
Part 1 - North East Tennessee Railroad Authority
§ 64-2-102. Effective Date - This part shall take effect when:
§ 64-2-104. Organization and Operation — Board of Directors — Officers and Employees - The organization of the authority shall be as follows:
§ 64-2-105. Employees, Professional Staff and Advisors - The directors are authorized to employ and fix the compensation...
§ 64-2-108. Funds and Funding - The authority has the following powers with respect to finance...
§ 64-2-110. Contracts - All contracts of the authority shall be entered into and...
§ 64-2-114. Part Supplemental to Other Laws - The powers, authority and rights conferred by this part are...
Part 2 - South Central Tennessee Railroad Authority
§ 64-2-202. Effective Date - This part shall take effect when:
§ 64-2-204. Organization and Operation — Board of Directors — Officers and Employees - The organization of the authority shall be as follows:
§ 64-2-205. Employees, Professional Staff and Advisors - The directors are authorized to employ and fix the compensation...
§ 64-2-208. Funds and Funding - The authority has the following powers with respect to finance...
§ 64-2-210. Contracts - All contracts of the authority shall be entered into and...
§ 64-2-213. Liberal Construction - This part is remedial in nature and shall be liberally...
§ 64-2-214. Part Supplemental to Other Laws - The powers, authority and rights conferred by this part are...
Part 3 - Tri-County Railroad Authority
§ 64-2-302. Effective Date - This part shall take effect when:
§ 64-2-304. Organization and Operation — Board of Directors — Officers and Employees - The organization of the authority shall be as follows:
§ 64-2-305. Employees, Professional Staff and Advisors - The directors are authorized to employ and fix the compensation...
§ 64-2-308. Funds and Funding - The authority has the powers with respect to finance as...
§ 64-2-310. Contracts - All contracts of the authority shall be entered into and...
§ 64-2-314. Part Supplemental to Other Laws - The powers, authority and rights conferred by this part are...
Part 4 - North Central Tennessee Railroad Authority
§ 64-2-402. Effective Date - This part shall take effect when:
§ 64-2-404. Organization and Operation — Board of Directors — Officers and Employees - The organization of the authority shall be as follows:
§ 64-2-405. Employees, Professional Staff and Advisors - The directors are authorized to employ and fix the compensation...
§ 64-2-408. Funds and Funding - The authority has the powers with respect to finance as...
§ 64-2-410. Contracts - All contracts of the authority shall be entered into and...
§ 64-2-414. Part Supplemental to Other Laws - The powers, authority and rights conferred by this part shall...
Chapter 3 - Flood Control Authorities
§ 64-3-101. Legislative Findings - The general assembly finds and declares that:
§ 64-3-102. Creation of Authority — Purposes - There is hereby created the Mill Creek watershed flood control...
§ 64-3-105. Contributions by Local Governments Authorized - Davidson, Williamson and Rutherford counties, and any municipality or metropolitan...
§ 64-3-108. Effect on Other Laws - The provisions of any other law, general, special or local,...
Chapter 4 - Tennessee River Four-County Port Authority Act
§ 64-4-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 64-4-105. Powers and Duties of Board - The port authority board of commissioners has the power and...
§ 64-4-106. Transfer to Authority of Interests in Land - Any one (1) of the participating counties, Decatur, Hardin, Perry...
§ 64-4-108. Powers of Participating Counties - The county legislative bodies of Decatur, Hardin, Perry and Wayne...
§ 64-4-110. Bonds - Question: Do you favor the guarantee of the bonds issued...
§ 64-4-112. Bondholders' Rights Generally - Any holder or holders of bonds, including the trustee or...
§ 64-4-114. Application of Revenues - The revenues derived from the operation of the port, storage...
Chapter 5 - Tennessee Central Economic Authority
§ 64-5-101. Creation — Purpose - The Tennessee central economic authority is hereby created. The Tennessee...
§ 64-5-102. Board of Directors - The authority shall be governed by a board of directors,...
§ 64-5-103. Membership of Board — Proxy Voting — Executive Committee — Board Meetings Open to Public - The board in existence on May 21, 2012, shall terminate...
§ 64-5-104. Election of Officers - The board, at its organizational meeting and annually thereafter, shall...
§ 64-5-105. Vacancies - Vacancies on the board shall be filled according to the...
§ 64-5-108. Powers, Functions and Duties - The authority has the power, function and duty to:
§ 64-5-109. Public Works Projects Authorized - The authority is authorized and empowered to construct and/or operate...
§ 64-5-112. Local Governmental Units Authorized to Make Contributions and Issue Bonds - The various counties, towns and incorporated municipalities in the region...
§ 64-5-114. Cooperation of State Agencies - All state agencies are hereby authorized and directed to extend...
§ 64-5-115. Cooperation With Mid-Cumberland and Upper Cumberland Development Districts - The board shall endeavor to cooperate with the Mid-Cumberland and...
§ 64-5-116. Employees' Retirement - The employees of the authority are eligible for membership in...
§ 64-5-117. Review and Termination - The authority shall be subject to the governmental entity review...
Chapter 6 - Tennessee Regional Megasite Authority Act of 2007
§ 64-6-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, terms shall be as defined...
§ 64-6-109. Review and Termination - Any authority established shall be subject to the governmental entity...
Chapter 7 - Regional Development Authorities — Greater Nashville Regional Council
§ 64-7-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...
§ 64-7-105. Uniform Accounting System - The regional council shall establish and maintain the uniform accounting...
§ 64-7-106. Financing - It is the intent of the state to assist financially...
§ 64-7-111. Limitations on Powers and Duties of Regional Council - The following are limitations on the powers and duties of...
§ 64-7-112. Operations - The regional council shall adopt and operate under the following:
Chapter 8 - Regional Transportation Authorities
Part 1 - Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee
§ 64-8-101. Creation - There is hereby established a regional transportation authority in the...
§ 64-8-103. Personnel - The board may employ such personnel or contract for professional...
§ 64-8-105. Funds - The board may solicit, accept and expend grants, appropriations, contributions...
§ 64-8-106. Public Service or Assistance - Any department or agency of the state or any county,...
Part 2 - Alternative Provisions for Creation and Governance of Regional Transportation Authorities
§ 64-8-201. Purposes of Regional Transportation Authority - The express purposes of the regional transportation authority are to...
§ 64-8-202. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 64-8-205. Employment of Personnel or Contracting for Services - The board may employ such personnel or contract for professional...
§ 64-8-207. Powers Granted for Financing the Mass Transit and Transportation Plans - In order to finance the construction, operation, maintenance, and management...
§ 64-8-208. Severability - It is declared that the sections, clauses and sentences of...
Part 3 - Composition of Metropolitan Planning Organization's Policy Board
§ 64-8-301. Composition of Metropolitan Planning Organization's Policy Board - Each metropolitan planning organization's policy board shall ensure that one...
§ 64-8-302. Part Definitions - For purposes of this part:
§ 64-8-303. Construction With Federal Law - This part is intended to supplement 23 U.S.C. § 134....
Chapter 10 - Regional Marketing Authorities
Part 1 - East Tennessee Regional Agribusiness Marketing Authority
§ 64-10-102. Part Definitions - Unless the context requires a different meaning, the following terms...
§ 64-10-108. Market Manager and Staff - The board is authorized to appoint a market manager and...
§ 64-10-110. Member Counties—powers - The counties that are members of the authority are hereby...
§ 64-10-111. Receipt of Grants, Appropriations and Other Contributions - In addition to § 64-10-110, the authority may receive grants,...
§ 64-10-112. Conduct of Financial Affairs - The financial affairs of the authority shall be conducted in...
§ 64-10-116. Annual Reports - The board of directors of the authority shall report annually...
§ 64-10-117. Termination of East Tennessee Agribusiness Authority—transfer of Assets - On the date the interlocal governmental cooperative agreement that established...
§ 64-10-118. Condemnation of Property for Operation, Improvement or Expansion - The authority may condemn in its own name any land,...
§ 64-10-121. No Restriction or Limitation on Powers of County, City or Utility District — Powers Cumulative and Supplemental - Nothing contained in this part shall be construed as a...
§ 64-10-123. Authority Deemed a Local Government Unit - For the purposes of this part, title 4, chapter 31,...
§ 64-10-124. Construction of Part - This part is remedial in nature and shall be liberally...
Part 2 - Cumberland Regional Business and Agribusiness Marketing Authority
§ 64-10-202. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 64-10-204. Executive Committee - The board shall establish an executive committee consisting of the...
§ 64-10-208. Executive Director and Staff - The board is authorized to appoint an executive director and...
§ 64-10-210. Member Counties—powers - The counties that are members of the authority are hereby...
§ 64-10-211. Receipt of Grants, Appropriations and Other Contributions - In addition to § 64-10-210, the authority may receive grants,...
§ 64-10-216. Annual Reports - The board of directors of the authority shall report annually...
§ 64-10-217. Dissolution of the Corporation — Distribution of Assets - Upon the dissolution of the corporation, after all creditors of...
§ 64-10-218. Tax Exemption - The authority, its properties at any time owned by it...
§ 64-10-220. No Restriction or Limitation on Powers of County, City or Utility District — Powers Cumulative and Supplemental - Nothing contained in this part shall be construed as a...
§ 64-10-221. Authority Deemed a Local Government Unit - For the purposes of this part and title 4, chapter...
§ 64-10-222. Construction of Part - This part is remedial in nature and shall be liberally...
Chapter 11 - Financial Audits
§ 64-11-101. Filing — Audit by the Comptroller - All entities created under this title must file an annual...