Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-89-108 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 89 / Section 7-89-108
Board of directors
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The authority shall have a board of directors in which all corporate powers of the authority shall be vested. Except as provided in subdivision (a)(6), the board shall consist of no fewer than seven (7) directors, all of whom shall be duly qualified voters of the municipality. A director shall serve without compensation, except that the authority may reimburse a director for actual expenses incurred in the performance of a director's duties. A director may not be an elected official or employee of the municipality. The directors shall have staggered terms. (2) The initial board of directors shall be divided into three (3) groups containing substantially equal numbers. The initial term of the directors included in the first group shall be two (2) years; the initial term of the directors included in the second group shall be three (3) years; and the initial term of the directors included in the third group shall be four (4) years. All subsequent terms of directors shall be four (4) years; provided, that if at the expiration of any term of office of any director a successor has not been appointed, the director whose term of office has expired shall continue to hold office until the director's successor is appointed. (3) In the case of authorities created pursuant to the approval of two (2) or more municipalities acting jointly, as provided in § 7-89-120 , the number of directors appointed by the governing body of each municipality shall be as nearly equal as practicable. (4) The chief executive officer of the municipality shall appoint all directors, and the governing body of the municipality shall by resolution confirm the appointments of the chief executive officer. The chief executive officer of the municipality shall strive to ensure that the board is composed of directors who are diverse in professional background, educational background, ethnicity, race, gender, geographic residency, heritage, perspective and experience. The chief executive officer of the municipality shall strive to appoint at least one (1) director who is female and at least one (1) director who is a racial minority. When the chief executive officer makes the initial appointments, the chief executive officer shall designate which directors serve an initial term of two (2), three (3) and four (4) years, respectively. (5) If a vacancy occurs in the position of director, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original term for the remainder of the unexpired term. (6) Notwithstanding this section to the contrary, if an authority created pursuant to this chapter is apportioned state and local sales and use tax revenue pursuant to the Convention Center and Tourism Development Financing Act of 1998, compiled in chapter 88 of this title, as a result of the financing by the authority of a qualified public use facility or qualified associated development, then the comptroller of the treasury, the state treasurer, and the secretary of state, or their designees shall serve as non-voting ex officio members of the board of directors. (b) The directors shall meet and organize as a board and shall elect one (1) of its members as chair, one (1) as vice chair, one (1) as secretary and one (1) as treasurer, and these offices shall annually be filled in like manner. The duties of secretary and treasurer may be performed by the same director. In the event of the resignation or death of the chair, vice chair, secretary or treasurer, another member may be elected to fill the vacancy for the anticipated term of the chair, vice chair, secretary or treasurer. (c) Any meeting of the board of directors for any purpose whatsoever shall be open to the public. Any action taken by the directors under this chapter may be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The concurring vote of a majority of the directors voting at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be necessary for the exercise of any of the powers granted by this chapter. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 430, s 4, eff. 5/11/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 430, s 3, eff. 5/11/2023. Acts 2009 , ch. 474, § 1.
(a) (1) The authority shall have a board of directors in which all corporate powers of the authority shall be vested. Except as provided in subdivision (a)(6), the board shall consist of no fewer than seven (7) directors, all of whom shall be duly qualified voters of the municipality. A director shall serve without compensation, except that the authority may reimburse a director for actual expenses incurred in the performance of a director's duties. A director may not be an elected official or employee of the municipality. The directors shall have staggered terms. (2) The initial board of directors shall be divided into three (3) groups containing substantially equal numbers. The initial term of the directors included in the first group shall be two (2) years; the initial term of the directors included in the second group shall be three (3) years; and the initial term of the directors included in the third group shall be four (4) years. All subsequent terms of directors shall be four (4) years; provided, that if at the expiration of any term of office of any director a successor has not been appointed, the director whose term of office has expired shall continue to hold office until the director's successor is appointed. (3) In the case of authorities created pursuant to the approval of two (2) or more municipalities acting jointly, as provided in § 7-89-120 , the number of directors appointed by the governing body of each municipality shall be as nearly equal as practicable. (4) The chief executive officer of the municipality shall appoint all directors, and the governing body of the municipality shall by resolution confirm the appointments of the chief executive officer. The chief executive officer of the municipality shall strive to ensure that the board is composed of directors who are diverse in professional background, educational background, ethnicity, race, gender, geographic residency, heritage, perspective and experience. The chief executive officer of the municipality shall strive to appoint at least one (1) director who is female and at least one (1) director who is a racial minority. When the chief executive officer makes the initial appointments, the chief executive officer shall designate which directors serve an initial term of two (2), three (3) and four (4) years, respectively. (5) If a vacancy occurs in the position of director, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original term for the remainder of the unexpired term. (6) Notwithstanding this section to the contrary, if an authority created pursuant to this chapter is apportioned state and local sales and use tax revenue pursuant to the Convention Center and Tourism Development Financing Act of 1998, compiled in chapter 88 of this title, as a result of the financing by the authority of a qualified public use facility or qualified associated development, then the comptroller of the treasury, the state treasurer, and the secretary of state, or their designees shall serve as non-voting ex officio members of the board of directors.
(1) The authority shall have a board of directors in which all corporate powers of the authority shall be vested. Except as provided in subdivision (a)(6), the board shall consist of no fewer than seven (7) directors, all of whom shall be duly qualified voters of the municipality. A director shall serve without compensation, except that the authority may reimburse a director for actual expenses incurred in the performance of a director's duties. A director may not be an elected official or employee of the municipality. The directors shall have staggered terms.
(2) The initial board of directors shall be divided into three (3) groups containing substantially equal numbers. The initial term of the directors included in the first group shall be two (2) years; the initial term of the directors included in the second group shall be three (3) years; and the initial term of the directors included in the third group shall be four (4) years. All subsequent terms of directors shall be four (4) years; provided, that if at the expiration of any term of office of any director a successor has not been appointed, the director whose term of office has expired shall continue to hold office until the director's successor is appointed.
(3) In the case of authorities created pursuant to the approval of two (2) or more municipalities acting jointly, as provided in § 7-89-120 , the number of directors appointed by the governing body of each municipality shall be as nearly equal as practicable.
(4) The chief executive officer of the municipality shall appoint all directors, and the governing body of the municipality shall by resolution confirm the appointments of the chief executive officer. The chief executive officer of the municipality shall strive to ensure that the board is composed of directors who are diverse in professional background, educational background, ethnicity, race, gender, geographic residency, heritage, perspective and experience. The chief executive officer of the municipality shall strive to appoint at least one (1) director who is female and at least one (1) director who is a racial minority. When the chief executive officer makes the initial appointments, the chief executive officer shall designate which directors serve an initial term of two (2), three (3) and four (4) years, respectively.
(5) If a vacancy occurs in the position of director, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original term for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(6) Notwithstanding this section to the contrary, if an authority created pursuant to this chapter is apportioned state and local sales and use tax revenue pursuant to the Convention Center and Tourism Development Financing Act of 1998, compiled in chapter 88 of this title, as a result of the financing by the authority of a qualified public use facility or qualified associated development, then the comptroller of the treasury, the state treasurer, and the secretary of state, or their designees shall serve as non-voting ex officio members of the board of directors.
(b) The directors shall meet and organize as a board and shall elect one (1) of its members as chair, one (1) as vice chair, one (1) as secretary and one (1) as treasurer, and these offices shall annually be filled in like manner. The duties of secretary and treasurer may be performed by the same director. In the event of the resignation or death of the chair, vice chair, secretary or treasurer, another member may be elected to fill the vacancy for the anticipated term of the chair, vice chair, secretary or treasurer.
(c) Any meeting of the board of directors for any purpose whatsoever shall be open to the public. Any action taken by the directors under this chapter may be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The concurring vote of a majority of the directors voting at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be necessary for the exercise of any of the powers granted by this chapter.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 430, s 4, eff. 5/11/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 430, s 3, eff. 5/11/2023.
Acts 2009 , ch. 474, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-57-310 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 57 / Section 7-57-310
Borrowing - Federal and state grants and contracts
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the powers conferred upon authorities by other provisions of this chapter, authorities are also empowered to: (1) Borrow money or accept grants from the federal or state governments for or in aid of the construction of any hospital project that such authority is authorized by this chapter to undertake; (2) Take over any land acquired by the federal or state governments for the construction of a hospital project, with the approval of the governing bodies of the creating and participating municipalities; (3) Take over, lease or manage any hospital project constructed or owned by the federal or state government; and (4) Enter into such contracts, mortgages, trust indentures, leases or other agreements that the federal or state government shall have the right to supervise and approve the construction, maintenance and operation of such hospital project. (b) It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to authorize every authority to do any and all things necessary to secure the financial aid and the cooperation of the federal and state governments in the construction, maintenance and operation of any hospital project that the authority is empowered by this chapter to undertake. Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 19; T.C.A., § 6-4022.
(a) In addition to the powers conferred upon authorities by other provisions of this chapter, authorities are also empowered to: (1) Borrow money or accept grants from the federal or state governments for or in aid of the construction of any hospital project that such authority is authorized by this chapter to undertake; (2) Take over any land acquired by the federal or state governments for the construction of a hospital project, with the approval of the governing bodies of the creating and participating municipalities; (3) Take over, lease or manage any hospital project constructed or owned by the federal or state government; and (4) Enter into such contracts, mortgages, trust indentures, leases or other agreements that the federal or state government shall have the right to supervise and approve the construction, maintenance and operation of such hospital project.
(1) Borrow money or accept grants from the federal or state governments for or in aid of the construction of any hospital project that such authority is authorized by this chapter to undertake;
(2) Take over any land acquired by the federal or state governments for the construction of a hospital project, with the approval of the governing bodies of the creating and participating municipalities;
(3) Take over, lease or manage any hospital project constructed or owned by the federal or state government; and
(4) Enter into such contracts, mortgages, trust indentures, leases or other agreements that the federal or state government shall have the right to supervise and approve the construction, maintenance and operation of such hospital project.
(b) It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to authorize every authority to do any and all things necessary to secure the financial aid and the cooperation of the federal and state governments in the construction, maintenance and operation of any hospital project that the authority is empowered by this chapter to undertake.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 19; T.C.A., § 6-4022.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-64-104 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 64 / Section 7-64-104
[For contingent amendment, see the Compiler's Notes.] Deferral - Lien for unpaid taxes
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever a deferral of real property taxes is granted, assessment of such taxes shall continue on an annual basis; however, they shall not become due and payable until the deferral is terminated. (b) The unpaid balance of assessed real property taxes shall constitute a lien against such property, and shall be subject to interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) a year. Such accrued taxes and such interest shall be a lien of the first priority on the property in the particular local government. Such a lien shall remain in effect until the taxes and interest are paid. (c) The tax deferrals created by this part shall not be subject to the statutory penalties imposed on delinquent taxes, and the lien created in the local government shall not be subject to any applicable statute of limitation. Acts 1980, ch. 831, § 1; 1998, ch. 803, § 4.
(a) Whenever a deferral of real property taxes is granted, assessment of such taxes shall continue on an annual basis; however, they shall not become due and payable until the deferral is terminated.
(b) The unpaid balance of assessed real property taxes shall constitute a lien against such property, and shall be subject to interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) a year. Such accrued taxes and such interest shall be a lien of the first priority on the property in the particular local government. Such a lien shall remain in effect until the taxes and interest are paid.
(c) The tax deferrals created by this part shall not be subject to the statutory penalties imposed on delinquent taxes, and the lien created in the local government shall not be subject to any applicable statute of limitation.
Acts 1980, ch. 831, § 1; 1998, ch. 803, § 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-51-601 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 51 / Section 7-51-601
"Private club" defined
Status: in_force

As used in this part, "private club" means a club or organization that operates for the purpose of providing members of the club with the opportunity to engage in or view live specified sexual activities, as defined in § 7-51-1401 . Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 130, s 1, eff. 4/9/2015.
As used in this part, "private club" means a club or organization that operates for the purpose of providing members of the club with the opportunity to engage in or view live specified sexual activities, as defined in § 7-51-1401 .
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 130, s 1, eff. 4/9/2015.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-39-405 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 39 / Section 7-39-405
Payment of tax equivalents
Status: in_force

(a) The municipality's governing body, in the resolution provided for in § 7-39-404(4) , shall direct payment of the amounts to be paid as tax equivalents to the taxing jurisdictions in which its gas plant in service is located in accordance with and subject to any terms, conditions, contracts or agreements now in effect. (b) Notwithstanding any private act or home rule charter, or any part thereof, relating to the distribution of payments in lieu of taxes, unless a written agreement was executed prior to April 2012, or becomes effective on the first day of any fiscal year thereafter, by another taxing jurisdiction and a municipality, located in any county having a charter form of government, that owns and operates a gas system, and such written agreement provides for a different payment, then each taxing jurisdiction shall receive a payment that is equal to that portion of the total tax equivalent payment that is calculated using each such taxing jurisdiction's tax rate pursuant to § 7-39-404(1)(A) . Acts 1987, ch. 220, § 6; 2012, ch. 984, § 1.
(a) The municipality's governing body, in the resolution provided for in § 7-39-404(4) , shall direct payment of the amounts to be paid as tax equivalents to the taxing jurisdictions in which its gas plant in service is located in accordance with and subject to any terms, conditions, contracts or agreements now in effect.
(b) Notwithstanding any private act or home rule charter, or any part thereof, relating to the distribution of payments in lieu of taxes, unless a written agreement was executed prior to April 2012, or becomes effective on the first day of any fiscal year thereafter, by another taxing jurisdiction and a municipality, located in any county having a charter form of government, that owns and operates a gas system, and such written agreement provides for a different payment, then each taxing jurisdiction shall receive a payment that is equal to that portion of the total tax equivalent payment that is calculated using each such taxing jurisdiction's tax rate pursuant to § 7-39-404(1)(A) .
Acts 1987, ch. 220, § 6; 2012, ch. 984, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-52-602 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 52 / Section 7-52-602
Business plan - Public notice and hearing - Referendum
Status: in_force

To provide the services authorized under this part, the governing board of the municipal electric system shall comply with the following procedure: (1) Upon the approval and at the direction of the governing board, the municipal electric system shall file a detailed business plan with the office of the comptroller of the treasury that includes a three-year cost benefit analysis and that identifies and discloses the total projected direct cost and indirect cost of and revenues to be derived from providing the proposed services. The plan shall also include a description of the quality and level of services to be provided, pro forma financial statements, a detailed financing plan, marketing plan, rate structure and any other information requested by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee; (2) After review of the plan, the comptroller of the treasury shall provide a written analysis of the feasibility of the proposed business plan to the chief legislative body of the municipality in which the municipal electric system is located and the governing board within sixty (60) days; provided, that the calculation of the time to file the comptroller's written analysis shall not commence until the business plan is complete. Upon expiration of the sixty-day period, the governing board may proceed without the written analysis of the comptroller; (3) If the governing board determines to proceed, it shall publish, in a newspaper of general circulation within that area, a notice of its intent to proceed with the offering of additional services. The notice shall include a general description of the business plan and a summary of the governing board's findings on such plan. The notice shall also specify a date on which the governing board shall conduct a public hearing on the provision of such services; (4) The governing board shall conduct a public hearing on the provision of such services. No sooner than fourteen (14) days after such public hearing, the governing board may consider authorizing the provision of additional services. A municipal electric system may provide additional services only after approval by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the chief legislative body of the municipality in which the municipal electric system is located or by a public referendum held pursuant to subdivision (5); and (5) Upon a majority vote by the chief legislative body of the municipality in which the municipal electric system is located that a public referendum should be held on the question of whether the municipal electric system may provide additional services, the chief legislative body of such municipality may direct the county election commission to hold a referendum on such question. In order for the question to be placed on the ballot, the chief legislative body shall so direct not less than sixty (60) days before a regular general election. Upon receipt of such direction from the chief legislative body, the county election commission shall place the question on the ballot. The referendum shall only be held in conjunction with a regular general election being held in the municipality and only registered voters of such municipality may participate in the referendum. The question to appear on the ballot shall be: "FOR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC SYSTEM PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICES" and "AGAINST THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC SYSTEM PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICES." Acts 1999, ch. 481, § 1; 2010, ch. 868, § 20.
To provide the services authorized under this part, the governing board of the municipal electric system shall comply with the following procedure:
(1) Upon the approval and at the direction of the governing board, the municipal electric system shall file a detailed business plan with the office of the comptroller of the treasury that includes a three-year cost benefit analysis and that identifies and discloses the total projected direct cost and indirect cost of and revenues to be derived from providing the proposed services. The plan shall also include a description of the quality and level of services to be provided, pro forma financial statements, a detailed financing plan, marketing plan, rate structure and any other information requested by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee;
(2) After review of the plan, the comptroller of the treasury shall provide a written analysis of the feasibility of the proposed business plan to the chief legislative body of the municipality in which the municipal electric system is located and the governing board within sixty (60) days; provided, that the calculation of the time to file the comptroller's written analysis shall not commence until the business plan is complete. Upon expiration of the sixty-day period, the governing board may proceed without the written analysis of the comptroller;
(3) If the governing board determines to proceed, it shall publish, in a newspaper of general circulation within that area, a notice of its intent to proceed with the offering of additional services. The notice shall include a general description of the business plan and a summary of the governing board's findings on such plan. The notice shall also specify a date on which the governing board shall conduct a public hearing on the provision of such services;
(4) The governing board shall conduct a public hearing on the provision of such services. No sooner than fourteen (14) days after such public hearing, the governing board may consider authorizing the provision of additional services. A municipal electric system may provide additional services only after approval by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the chief legislative body of the municipality in which the municipal electric system is located or by a public referendum held pursuant to subdivision (5); and
(5) Upon a majority vote by the chief legislative body of the municipality in which the municipal electric system is located that a public referendum should be held on the question of whether the municipal electric system may provide additional services, the chief legislative body of such municipality may direct the county election commission to hold a referendum on such question. In order for the question to be placed on the ballot, the chief legislative body shall so direct not less than sixty (60) days before a regular general election. Upon receipt of such direction from the chief legislative body, the county election commission shall place the question on the ballot. The referendum shall only be held in conjunction with a regular general election being held in the municipality and only registered voters of such municipality may participate in the referendum. The question to appear on the ballot shall be: "FOR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC SYSTEM PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICES" and "AGAINST THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC SYSTEM PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICES."
"FOR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC SYSTEM PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICES" and "AGAINST THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC SYSTEM PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICES."
Acts 1999, ch. 481, § 1; 2010, ch. 868, § 20.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-90-114 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 90 / Section 7-90-114
Nonliability of municipality - Pledge by municipality of full faith and credit and unlimited taxing power
Status: in_force

(a) Except to the extent of any revenues that may be specifically allocated, transferred, contributed or pledged by a municipality in accordance with this chapter and except as provided in subsection (b), no municipality shall in any event be liable for the payment of the principal of or interest on any bonds of the authority or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation or agreement of any kind whatsoever that may be undertaken by the authority, and none of the bonds of the authority or any of its agreements or obligations shall be construed to constitute an indebtedness of the municipality within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision whatsoever. (b) (1) Following compliance by the authority with § 7-90-123 and after complying with the resolution, notice, and election provisions found in title 9, chapter 21, with such reasonable provisions as are necessary to reflect that the bonds are not being issued directly by the municipality, the governing body of a municipality or municipalities with respect to which the authority has been created may, by resolution, pledge the full faith and credit and unlimited taxing power of the municipality to the payment of the principal or premium, if any, and interest on bonds of an authority, the purchase price of any such bonds subject to optional or mandatory tender for purchase, or the reimbursement or repayment to any bank or financial institution under any agreement providing for any draw, borrowing, advance or payment to be made for the payment of such principal, premium, interest or purchase price or the payment of amounts payable under any interest rate exchange agreement. (2) Prior to any meeting where such pledge will be considered by the governing body of the municipality, a notice shall be published at least five (5) days in advance of such meeting in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality, describing the matter to be considered and containing an estimate of the dollar amount of any contingent liability proposed to be undertaken by the municipality. (3) In the event of any such pledge of the full faith and credit and unlimited taxing power of the municipality, any holder or holders of the bonds, including a trustee or trustees for holders of such bonds, any financial institution providing any agreement on the payment of principal, premium, interest, purchase price on such bonds or any party to any interest rate exchange agreement with respect to such bonds shall have the right, in addition to all other rights, by mandamus or other suit, action, or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction, to enforce such person's rights against the municipality so pledging, and the governing body of such municipality and any officer, agent, or employee of such municipality, including, but not limited to, the right to require the municipality and governing body and any proper officer, agent, or employee of the municipality to assess, levy, and collect taxes and other revenues and charges adequate to carry out any agreement as to, or pledge of, such taxes, revenues, and charges. The taxes authorized to be pledged in this subdivision (b)(3) shall be levied without limit as to rate or amount upon all taxable property within the municipality, and all such taxes to be levied are hereby declared to have been levied for county and corporation purposes, respectively, within the meaning of the Constitution of Tennessee, Article II, § 29. Acts 2010, ch. 1078, § 1.
(a) Except to the extent of any revenues that may be specifically allocated, transferred, contributed or pledged by a municipality in accordance with this chapter and except as provided in subsection (b), no municipality shall in any event be liable for the payment of the principal of or interest on any bonds of the authority or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation or agreement of any kind whatsoever that may be undertaken by the authority, and none of the bonds of the authority or any of its agreements or obligations shall be construed to constitute an indebtedness of the municipality within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision whatsoever.
(b) (1) Following compliance by the authority with § 7-90-123 and after complying with the resolution, notice, and election provisions found in title 9, chapter 21, with such reasonable provisions as are necessary to reflect that the bonds are not being issued directly by the municipality, the governing body of a municipality or municipalities with respect to which the authority has been created may, by resolution, pledge the full faith and credit and unlimited taxing power of the municipality to the payment of the principal or premium, if any, and interest on bonds of an authority, the purchase price of any such bonds subject to optional or mandatory tender for purchase, or the reimbursement or repayment to any bank or financial institution under any agreement providing for any draw, borrowing, advance or payment to be made for the payment of such principal, premium, interest or purchase price or the payment of amounts payable under any interest rate exchange agreement. (2) Prior to any meeting where such pledge will be considered by the governing body of the municipality, a notice shall be published at least five (5) days in advance of such meeting in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality, describing the matter to be considered and containing an estimate of the dollar amount of any contingent liability proposed to be undertaken by the municipality. (3) In the event of any such pledge of the full faith and credit and unlimited taxing power of the municipality, any holder or holders of the bonds, including a trustee or trustees for holders of such bonds, any financial institution providing any agreement on the payment of principal, premium, interest, purchase price on such bonds or any party to any interest rate exchange agreement with respect to such bonds shall have the right, in addition to all other rights, by mandamus or other suit, action, or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction, to enforce such person's rights against the municipality so pledging, and the governing body of such municipality and any officer, agent, or employee of such municipality, including, but not limited to, the right to require the municipality and governing body and any proper officer, agent, or employee of the municipality to assess, levy, and collect taxes and other revenues and charges adequate to carry out any agreement as to, or pledge of, such taxes, revenues, and charges. The taxes authorized to be pledged in this subdivision (b)(3) shall be levied without limit as to rate or amount upon all taxable property within the municipality, and all such taxes to be levied are hereby declared to have been levied for county and corporation purposes, respectively, within the meaning of the Constitution of Tennessee, Article II, § 29.
(1) Following compliance by the authority with § 7-90-123 and after complying with the resolution, notice, and election provisions found in title 9, chapter 21, with such reasonable provisions as are necessary to reflect that the bonds are not being issued directly by the municipality, the governing body of a municipality or municipalities with respect to which the authority has been created may, by resolution, pledge the full faith and credit and unlimited taxing power of the municipality to the payment of the principal or premium, if any, and interest on bonds of an authority, the purchase price of any such bonds subject to optional or mandatory tender for purchase, or the reimbursement or repayment to any bank or financial institution under any agreement providing for any draw, borrowing, advance or payment to be made for the payment of such principal, premium, interest or purchase price or the payment of amounts payable under any interest rate exchange agreement.
(2) Prior to any meeting where such pledge will be considered by the governing body of the municipality, a notice shall be published at least five (5) days in advance of such meeting in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality, describing the matter to be considered and containing an estimate of the dollar amount of any contingent liability proposed to be undertaken by the municipality.
(3) In the event of any such pledge of the full faith and credit and unlimited taxing power of the municipality, any holder or holders of the bonds, including a trustee or trustees for holders of such bonds, any financial institution providing any agreement on the payment of principal, premium, interest, purchase price on such bonds or any party to any interest rate exchange agreement with respect to such bonds shall have the right, in addition to all other rights, by mandamus or other suit, action, or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction, to enforce such person's rights against the municipality so pledging, and the governing body of such municipality and any officer, agent, or employee of such municipality, including, but not limited to, the right to require the municipality and governing body and any proper officer, agent, or employee of the municipality to assess, levy, and collect taxes and other revenues and charges adequate to carry out any agreement as to, or pledge of, such taxes, revenues, and charges. The taxes authorized to be pledged in this subdivision (b)(3) shall be levied without limit as to rate or amount upon all taxable property within the municipality, and all such taxes to be levied are hereby declared to have been levied for county and corporation purposes, respectively, within the meaning of the Constitution of Tennessee, Article II, § 29.
Acts 2010, ch. 1078, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-67-103 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 67 / Section 7-67-103
Chapter definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Authority" or "sports authority" means any public corporation organized pursuant to this chapter; (2) "Bonds" or "revenue bonds" means bonds, notes, interim certificates or other obligations of an authority issued pursuant to this chapter, or pursuant to any other law, as supplemented by, or in conjunction with, this chapter; (3) "Contracting party" or "other contracting party" means any party, including a municipality, to a sale contract, lease agreement or loan agreement, other than the authority; (4) "Cost", as applied to any sports and recreational facility, means and includes the cost of acquisition or construction, the cost of labor, materials, and equipment, the cost of all lands, property rights, easements and franchises required; financing charges, interest and debt service prior to and during construction and up to one (1) year thereafter; costs of plans and specifications, services and estimates of costs and of revenues; costs of engineering and legal services; all expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of such acquisitions or constructions; and administrative, legal and engineering expenses and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the acquisition or construction or the financing authorized in this chapter; (5) "Governing body" means the body in which the general legislative powers of a municipality are vested, and in the case of counties means the legislative body of any county; (6) "Loan agreement" means an agreement providing for an authority to loan the proceeds derived from the issuance of revenue bonds pursuant to this chapter to one (1) or more contracting parties to be used to pay the cost of one (1) or more projects and providing for the repayment of such loan by the other contracting party or parties, and which may provide for such loans to be secured by or evidenced by one (1) or more notes, debentures, bonds or other secured or unsecured debt obligations of the contracting party or parties, delivered to the authority or to a trustee under the indenture pursuant to which the bonds were issued; (7) "Municipality" means any county, metropolitan government or incorporated city or town in this state with respect to which an authority may be organized; (8) "Project" means any building, sports complex, stadium, arena, sports and recreational facility, or any other structure or facility constructed, leased, equipped, renovated or acquired for any of the purposes set forth in this chapter, and also includes, but is not limited to, roads, streets, highways, curbs, bridges, flood control facilities, and utility services, such as water, sanitary sewer, electricity, gas and natural gas, and telecommunications that are constructed, leased, equipped, renovated or acquired as a supporting system or facility for any of the purposes set forth in this chapter; provided, that such supporting system or facility is dedicated for public use; (9) "Revenues" of a project means all revenues derived from and on account of a project, directly or indirectly, including payments under a lease or sale contract and repayments under a loan agreement, or under notes, debentures, bonds and other secured or unsecured debt obligations of a lessee or contracting party delivered as provided in this chapter, and any revenues pledged by a municipality; (10) "Sale contract" means a contract providing for the sale of one (1) or more projects to one (1) or more contracting parties and includes a contract providing for payment of the purchase price in one (1) or more installments. If the sale contract permits title to the project to pass to the other contracting party or parties prior to payment in full of the entire purchase price, it shall also provide for the other contracting party or parties to deliver to the authority or to the trustee under the indenture pursuant to which the bonds were issued one (1) or more notes, debentures, bonds or other secured or unsecured debt obligations of such contracting party or parties providing for timely payments, including, but not limited to, interest on notes, debentures, bonds or other secured or unsecured debt obligations for the balance of the purchase price, at or prior to the passage of such title; (11) "Sports and recreational facilities" means and includes facilities for any and all types of sports and recreational pursuits, including, but not limited to, football, basketball, baseball, soccer, track and field meets, swimming and diving meets, and any and all other sports, games, events or exhibitions that add to the recreational enrichment of the community; and (12) "State" means the state of Tennessee and, unless otherwise indicated by the context, any agency, authority, branch, bureau, commission, corporation, department or instrumentality of the state, now or hereafter existing. Acts 1993, ch. 378, § 3; 1999, ch. 18, § 3.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Authority" or "sports authority" means any public corporation organized pursuant to this chapter;
(2) "Bonds" or "revenue bonds" means bonds, notes, interim certificates or other obligations of an authority issued pursuant to this chapter, or pursuant to any other law, as supplemented by, or in conjunction with, this chapter;
(3) "Contracting party" or "other contracting party" means any party, including a municipality, to a sale contract, lease agreement or loan agreement, other than the authority;
(4) "Cost", as applied to any sports and recreational facility, means and includes the cost of acquisition or construction, the cost of labor, materials, and equipment, the cost of all lands, property rights, easements and franchises required; financing charges, interest and debt service prior to and during construction and up to one (1) year thereafter; costs of plans and specifications, services and estimates of costs and of revenues; costs of engineering and legal services; all expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of such acquisitions or constructions; and administrative, legal and engineering expenses and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the acquisition or construction or the financing authorized in this chapter;
(5) "Governing body" means the body in which the general legislative powers of a municipality are vested, and in the case of counties means the legislative body of any county;
(6) "Loan agreement" means an agreement providing for an authority to loan the proceeds derived from the issuance of revenue bonds pursuant to this chapter to one (1) or more contracting parties to be used to pay the cost of one (1) or more projects and providing for the repayment of such loan by the other contracting party or parties, and which may provide for such loans to be secured by or evidenced by one (1) or more notes, debentures, bonds or other secured or unsecured debt obligations of the contracting party or parties, delivered to the authority or to a trustee under the indenture pursuant to which the bonds were issued;
(7) "Municipality" means any county, metropolitan government or incorporated city or town in this state with respect to which an authority may be organized;
(8) "Project" means any building, sports complex, stadium, arena, sports and recreational facility, or any other structure or facility constructed, leased, equipped, renovated or acquired for any of the purposes set forth in this chapter, and also includes, but is not limited to, roads, streets, highways, curbs, bridges, flood control facilities, and utility services, such as water, sanitary sewer, electricity, gas and natural gas, and telecommunications that are constructed, leased, equipped, renovated or acquired as a supporting system or facility for any of the purposes set forth in this chapter; provided, that such supporting system or facility is dedicated for public use;
(9) "Revenues" of a project means all revenues derived from and on account of a project, directly or indirectly, including payments under a lease or sale contract and repayments under a loan agreement, or under notes, debentures, bonds and other secured or unsecured debt obligations of a lessee or contracting party delivered as provided in this chapter, and any revenues pledged by a municipality;
(10) "Sale contract" means a contract providing for the sale of one (1) or more projects to one (1) or more contracting parties and includes a contract providing for payment of the purchase price in one (1) or more installments. If the sale contract permits title to the project to pass to the other contracting party or parties prior to payment in full of the entire purchase price, it shall also provide for the other contracting party or parties to deliver to the authority or to the trustee under the indenture pursuant to which the bonds were issued one (1) or more notes, debentures, bonds or other secured or unsecured debt obligations of such contracting party or parties providing for timely payments, including, but not limited to, interest on notes, debentures, bonds or other secured or unsecured debt obligations for the balance of the purchase price, at or prior to the passage of such title;
(11) "Sports and recreational facilities" means and includes facilities for any and all types of sports and recreational pursuits, including, but not limited to, football, basketball, baseball, soccer, track and field meets, swimming and diving meets, and any and all other sports, games, events or exhibitions that add to the recreational enrichment of the community; and
(12) "State" means the state of Tennessee and, unless otherwise indicated by the context, any agency, authority, branch, bureau, commission, corporation, department or instrumentality of the state, now or hereafter existing.
Acts 1993, ch. 378, § 3; 1999, ch. 18, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-89-115 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 89 / Section 7-89-115
Powers of municipalities to aid or assist authorities
Status: in_force

(a) Any municipality is authorized to aid or otherwise provide assistance to an authority created pursuant to this chapter by the municipality, including entering into leases or lease-purchase agreements of projects, or parts of projects with an authority, for such term or terms and upon such conditions as may be determined by resolution of the governing body of the municipality, or granting, contributing or pledging revenues of the municipality to or for the benefit of the authority derived from any source, notwithstanding and without regard to the restrictions, prohibitions or requirements of any other law, whether public or private. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, revenues of the municipality derived from ad valorem property taxes shall not be granted, contributed or pledged by the municipality in payment of or as collateral for any bonds of the authority. (c) The governing body of any municipality, by resolution, may designate the authority to be the recipient of funds of the state or the municipality, which funds are allocated or directed for use in connection with the construction, improvement, financing or operation of convention center facilities. The municipality may take such actions as may be necessary to cause any such funds to be paid to the authority, and the municipality and the authority may enter into any and all agreements as may be necessary to provide for the payment of the authority's bonds out of such funds, as described in § 7-89-112(g) . Without limiting this subsection (c), the governing body of any municipality may, by resolution, designate an authority as a public authority for purposes of chapter 88 of this title, and any project undertaken pursuant to this chapter shall, for purposes of chapter 88 of this title, be deemed to be a project meeting the requirements of the Local Government Public Obligations Act of 1986, compiled in, title 9, chapter 21. (d) The governing body of any municipality, by resolution, may cause any departments, instrumentalities or organizations formed by the municipality to be joined with and into the authority, and may take such steps as may be necessary to cause the assets, liabilities and operations of any such organizations to be transferred to the authority. Acts 2009, ch. 474, § 1.
(a) Any municipality is authorized to aid or otherwise provide assistance to an authority created pursuant to this chapter by the municipality, including entering into leases or lease-purchase agreements of projects, or parts of projects with an authority, for such term or terms and upon such conditions as may be determined by resolution of the governing body of the municipality, or granting, contributing or pledging revenues of the municipality to or for the benefit of the authority derived from any source, notwithstanding and without regard to the restrictions, prohibitions or requirements of any other law, whether public or private.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, revenues of the municipality derived from ad valorem property taxes shall not be granted, contributed or pledged by the municipality in payment of or as collateral for any bonds of the authority.
(c) The governing body of any municipality, by resolution, may designate the authority to be the recipient of funds of the state or the municipality, which funds are allocated or directed for use in connection with the construction, improvement, financing or operation of convention center facilities. The municipality may take such actions as may be necessary to cause any such funds to be paid to the authority, and the municipality and the authority may enter into any and all agreements as may be necessary to provide for the payment of the authority's bonds out of such funds, as described in § 7-89-112(g) . Without limiting this subsection (c), the governing body of any municipality may, by resolution, designate an authority as a public authority for purposes of chapter 88 of this title, and any project undertaken pursuant to this chapter shall, for purposes of chapter 88 of this title, be deemed to be a project meeting the requirements of the Local Government Public Obligations Act of 1986, compiled in, title 9, chapter 21.
(d) The governing body of any municipality, by resolution, may cause any departments, instrumentalities or organizations formed by the municipality to be joined with and into the authority, and may take such steps as may be necessary to cause the assets, liabilities and operations of any such organizations to be transferred to the authority.
Acts 2009, ch. 474, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-84-602 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 84 / Section 7-84-602
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

(a) It is hereby determined and declared that the deterioration of inner-city areas within certain municipalities of the state is a threat to the property tax and other revenue sources of such municipalities and is detrimental to the safety, health, morals and general economic welfare of the communities in which they are located; that the elimination of urban blight and decay and the modernization and general improvement of such inner-city areas by governmental action is considered necessary to promote the public health, safety and welfare of such communities; and that restoration of such inner-city areas is an appropriate subject for remedial legislation. (b) The general assembly further finds that: (1) Municipalities should be encouraged to create self-financing inner-city redevelopment districts and designate district management corporations to execute self-help programs to enhance their local business climates; and (2) Municipalities should be given the broadest possible discretion in establishing self-help programs most consistent with their local needs, goals and objectives. Acts 2003 , ch. 195, § 1.
(a) It is hereby determined and declared that the deterioration of inner-city areas within certain municipalities of the state is a threat to the property tax and other revenue sources of such municipalities and is detrimental to the safety, health, morals and general economic welfare of the communities in which they are located; that the elimination of urban blight and decay and the modernization and general improvement of such inner-city areas by governmental action is considered necessary to promote the public health, safety and welfare of such communities; and that restoration of such inner-city areas is an appropriate subject for remedial legislation.
(b) The general assembly further finds that: (1) Municipalities should be encouraged to create self-financing inner-city redevelopment districts and designate district management corporations to execute self-help programs to enhance their local business climates; and (2) Municipalities should be given the broadest possible discretion in establishing self-help programs most consistent with their local needs, goals and objectives.
(1) Municipalities should be encouraged to create self-financing inner-city redevelopment districts and designate district management corporations to execute self-help programs to enhance their local business climates; and
(2) Municipalities should be given the broadest possible discretion in establishing self-help programs most consistent with their local needs, goals and objectives.
Acts 2003 , ch. 195, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-54-109 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 54 / Section 7-54-109
Supplemental provisions
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be in addition and supplemental to any other law providing for energy facilities and shall not be deemed to amend or repeal any other law. Acts 1975, ch. 204, § 5; T.C.A., §§ 6-1335, 7-54-105; Acts 1982, ch. 624, § 6.
This chapter shall be in addition and supplemental to any other law providing for energy facilities and shall not be deemed to amend or repeal any other law.
Acts 1975, ch. 204, § 5; T.C.A., §§ 6-1335, 7-54-105; Acts 1982, ch. 624, § 6.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-57-203 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 57 / Section 7-57-203
Board of trustees
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of an authority shall be a board of trustees to consist of no fewer than five (5) nor more than fifteen (15) members. All powers granted to an authority in this chapter shall be exercised by its board of trustees. The governing body of the creating municipality, or if two (2) or more creating municipalities act in concert to create a hospital authority, then the governing bodies of the several creating municipalities, by agreement between themselves and subject to the approval of their executive officers, are hereby authorized, within the limitations imposed by this chapter, to establish the number of members of the board of trustees, their method of nomination and appointment, their tenure of service, and such other qualifications in addition to those set forth in this section as the creating municipality or municipalities may desire to impose. The agreement shall be evidenced by a resolution passed by the governing body or bodies of the creating municipality or municipalities acting together in the creation of an authority. A creating municipality may likewise enter into similar agreements with participating municipalities concerning the number, appointment, tenure of service, and qualifications of the board of trustees of an authority. In each and every case, a trustee shall be nominated by the executive officer and approved by the governing body of the municipality that appoints such person to the board of trustees, and such person shall be a resident of such municipality. (b) The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for necessary expenses, including travel expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. (c) The board shall elect from among its members, by a majority vote of the entire board, a chair and vice chair, each of whom shall continue to be voting members. (d) The board shall adopt its own bylaws. Notice of any meeting to adopt or amend the bylaws must be sent by registered mail to each of the trustees at least ten (10) days prior to the date of such meeting, such notice to contain the time, place and purpose of the meeting. Bylaws may be adopted or amended only upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the board. Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 6; T.C.A., § 6-4006.
(a) The governing body of an authority shall be a board of trustees to consist of no fewer than five (5) nor more than fifteen (15) members. All powers granted to an authority in this chapter shall be exercised by its board of trustees. The governing body of the creating municipality, or if two (2) or more creating municipalities act in concert to create a hospital authority, then the governing bodies of the several creating municipalities, by agreement between themselves and subject to the approval of their executive officers, are hereby authorized, within the limitations imposed by this chapter, to establish the number of members of the board of trustees, their method of nomination and appointment, their tenure of service, and such other qualifications in addition to those set forth in this section as the creating municipality or municipalities may desire to impose. The agreement shall be evidenced by a resolution passed by the governing body or bodies of the creating municipality or municipalities acting together in the creation of an authority. A creating municipality may likewise enter into similar agreements with participating municipalities concerning the number, appointment, tenure of service, and qualifications of the board of trustees of an authority. In each and every case, a trustee shall be nominated by the executive officer and approved by the governing body of the municipality that appoints such person to the board of trustees, and such person shall be a resident of such municipality.
(b) The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for necessary expenses, including travel expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties.
(c) The board shall elect from among its members, by a majority vote of the entire board, a chair and vice chair, each of whom shall continue to be voting members.
(d) The board shall adopt its own bylaws. Notice of any meeting to adopt or amend the bylaws must be sent by registered mail to each of the trustees at least ten (10) days prior to the date of such meeting, such notice to contain the time, place and purpose of the meeting. Bylaws may be adopted or amended only upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the board.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 6; T.C.A., § 6-4006.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-51-1402 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 51 / Section 7-51-1402
Hours of operation for adult-oriented establishment
Status: in_force

(a) No adult-oriented establishment shall open to do business before eight o'clock a.m. (8:00 a.m.), Monday through Saturday; and no such establishment shall remain open after twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight, Monday through Saturday. No adult-oriented establishment shall be open for business on any Sunday or a legal holiday as designated in § 15-1-101 . (b) A local ordinance, resolution or private act may establish opening hours for adult-oriented establishments that are later than eight o'clock a.m. (8:00 a.m.) and closing hours that are earlier than twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight, but in no event may such ordinances, resolutions or private acts extend the opening hours to earlier than eight o'clock a.m. (8:00 a.m.) or the closing hours to later than twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight. Acts 1995, ch. 421, § 3.
(a) No adult-oriented establishment shall open to do business before eight o'clock a.m. (8:00 a.m.), Monday through Saturday; and no such establishment shall remain open after twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight, Monday through Saturday. No adult-oriented establishment shall be open for business on any Sunday or a legal holiday as designated in § 15-1-101 .
(b) A local ordinance, resolution or private act may establish opening hours for adult-oriented establishments that are later than eight o'clock a.m. (8:00 a.m.) and closing hours that are earlier than twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight, but in no event may such ordinances, resolutions or private acts extend the opening hours to earlier than eight o'clock a.m. (8:00 a.m.) or the closing hours to later than twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight.
Acts 1995, ch. 421, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-3-401 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-3-401
Short title
Status: in_force

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Metro Sheriffs' Restitution Act of 1978." Acts 1978, ch. 698, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-3739.
This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Metro Sheriffs' Restitution Act of 1978."
Acts 1978, ch. 698, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-3739.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-84-621 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 84 / Section 7-84-621
Special assessments
Status: in_force

(a) The municipality is hereby authorized to levy special assessments against all properties located within the inner-city redevelopment district to cover all costs and expenses of making public improvements within the district and providing the services, projects and activities of the district. (b) Such costs and expenses may include: (1) All costs of acquisition, construction and maintenance of public improvements within the district; (2) Costs of planning and feasibility studies, engineering, accounting, legal, surveying, consultant and other professional fees; (3) Administration expenses required in order to comply with the terms of this part, including costs incurred to establish the district, abstracts and other title costs, payment of principal of and premium and interest on any bonds, notes or other obligations issued as provided in this part and in the Local Government Public Obligations Act of 1986, compiled in title 9, chapter 21; (4) Funding of necessary reserves for debt service, maintenance, depreciation or other items, payment of all costs and expenses of the district management corporation that are authorized in this part and approved by the governing body pursuant to the budget review process described in this part or otherwise approved by the governing body; and (5) Provision for additional costs or losses of assessment revenue for the development and construction of such improvements and provision of such services and activities as are authorized by the governing body. (c) The assessment authorized in this section includes all such costs, even though some of the construction, engineering, inspection and administrative or other services necessary are performed by the municipality. Acts 2003, ch. 195, § 1.
(a) The municipality is hereby authorized to levy special assessments against all properties located within the inner-city redevelopment district to cover all costs and expenses of making public improvements within the district and providing the services, projects and activities of the district.
(b) Such costs and expenses may include: (1) All costs of acquisition, construction and maintenance of public improvements within the district; (2) Costs of planning and feasibility studies, engineering, accounting, legal, surveying, consultant and other professional fees; (3) Administration expenses required in order to comply with the terms of this part, including costs incurred to establish the district, abstracts and other title costs, payment of principal of and premium and interest on any bonds, notes or other obligations issued as provided in this part and in the Local Government Public Obligations Act of 1986, compiled in title 9, chapter 21; (4) Funding of necessary reserves for debt service, maintenance, depreciation or other items, payment of all costs and expenses of the district management corporation that are authorized in this part and approved by the governing body pursuant to the budget review process described in this part or otherwise approved by the governing body; and (5) Provision for additional costs or losses of assessment revenue for the development and construction of such improvements and provision of such services and activities as are authorized by the governing body.
(1) All costs of acquisition, construction and maintenance of public improvements within the district;
(2) Costs of planning and feasibility studies, engineering, accounting, legal, surveying, consultant and other professional fees;
(3) Administration expenses required in order to comply with the terms of this part, including costs incurred to establish the district, abstracts and other title costs, payment of principal of and premium and interest on any bonds, notes or other obligations issued as provided in this part and in the Local Government Public Obligations Act of 1986, compiled in title 9, chapter 21;
(4) Funding of necessary reserves for debt service, maintenance, depreciation or other items, payment of all costs and expenses of the district management corporation that are authorized in this part and approved by the governing body pursuant to the budget review process described in this part or otherwise approved by the governing body; and
(5) Provision for additional costs or losses of assessment revenue for the development and construction of such improvements and provision of such services and activities as are authorized by the governing body.
(c) The assessment authorized in this section includes all such costs, even though some of the construction, engineering, inspection and administrative or other services necessary are performed by the municipality.
Acts 2003, ch. 195, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-32-138 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 32 / Section 7-32-138
Attachment on delinquency in payments - Sale of land
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever any installments of any assessments become past due for a period of sixty (60) days, it is the duty of the tax collector of the city to certify the installment and all other installments of the same assessment to the city attorney, whose duty it shall be to immediately enforce the collection of the installment or installments, by attachment levied upon the lot or parcel of ground upon which such assessment was levied. In case of any such delinquency, attachment shall be sued out and the lien under the attachment enforced in the chancery court of the county where the land is located. Alternatively, the municipality may collect any installments of any assessments that are past due in the same manner that the municipality is authorized to collect property taxes of the municipality. (b) Any land so attached may be sold in the attachment proceedings in bar of the equity of redemption and all other rights, legal or equitable, belonging to the owners of the land. Acts 1913 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 18, § 8; Shan., § 1991a36; Code 1932, § 3443; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1138; Acts 2009, ch. 489, § 6.
(a) Whenever any installments of any assessments become past due for a period of sixty (60) days, it is the duty of the tax collector of the city to certify the installment and all other installments of the same assessment to the city attorney, whose duty it shall be to immediately enforce the collection of the installment or installments, by attachment levied upon the lot or parcel of ground upon which such assessment was levied. In case of any such delinquency, attachment shall be sued out and the lien under the attachment enforced in the chancery court of the county where the land is located. Alternatively, the municipality may collect any installments of any assessments that are past due in the same manner that the municipality is authorized to collect property taxes of the municipality.
(b) Any land so attached may be sold in the attachment proceedings in bar of the equity of redemption and all other rights, legal or equitable, belonging to the owners of the land.
Acts 1913 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 18, § 8; Shan., § 1991a36; Code 1932, § 3443; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1138; Acts 2009, ch. 489, § 6.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-37-108 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 37 / Section 7-37-108
Lien on rentals
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under this chapter shall have a lien upon the rentals from the industrial building for which the bonds have been issued, and from any other industrial building securing the bonds pursuant to resolution, mortgage or deed of trust as provided in this chapter, and the governing body may provide in the resolution or resolutions authorizing such bonds for the issuance of additional bonds to be equally and ratably secured by a lien upon such rentals, or may provide that the lien upon such rentals for future bonds shall be subordinate. Acts 1951, ch. 137, § 9 (Williams, § 4406.53i); 1955, ch. 344, § 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1708.
All bonds issued under this chapter shall have a lien upon the rentals from the industrial building for which the bonds have been issued, and from any other industrial building securing the bonds pursuant to resolution, mortgage or deed of trust as provided in this chapter, and the governing body may provide in the resolution or resolutions authorizing such bonds for the issuance of additional bonds to be equally and ratably secured by a lien upon such rentals, or may provide that the lien upon such rentals for future bonds shall be subordinate.
Acts 1951, ch. 137, § 9 (Williams, § 4406.53i); 1955, ch. 344, § 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1708.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-55-115 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 55 / Section 7-55-115
Joint exercise of powers
Status: in_force

Counties and municipalities may exercise jointly the powers and authorities conferred upon them in this chapter individually. Acts 1955, ch. 209, § 17; T.C.A., § 6-2915.
Counties and municipalities may exercise jointly the powers and authorities conferred upon them in this chapter individually.
Acts 1955, ch. 209, § 17; T.C.A., § 6-2915.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-60-206 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 60 / Section 7-60-206
Interim certificates - Temporary obligations
Status: in_force

Pending the preparation or delivery of the definitive bonds or notes, interim certificates or other temporary obligations may be issued by a county to the purchaser of the bonds or notes. Such interim certificates or other temporary obligations shall be in such form and contain such terms, conditions and provisions as the governing body of such county issuing the interim certificates or other temporary obligations may determine. Acts 1979, ch. 439, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-4409; Acts 1981, ch. 504, § 25.
Pending the preparation or delivery of the definitive bonds or notes, interim certificates or other temporary obligations may be issued by a county to the purchaser of the bonds or notes. Such interim certificates or other temporary obligations shall be in such form and contain such terms, conditions and provisions as the governing body of such county issuing the interim certificates or other temporary obligations may determine.
Acts 1979, ch. 439, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-4409; Acts 1981, ch. 504, § 25.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-39-307 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 39 / Section 7-39-307
Exemption from taxation - Securities
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation is hereby declared to be performing a public function in behalf of the municipality with respect to which the corporation is organized and to be a public instrumentality of such municipality. Accordingly, the corporation and all properties at any time owned by it, except as provided in subsection (b), and the income and revenues from the properties and all bonds issued by it and the income from the bonds shall be exempt from all taxation in the state, including the mortgage tax imposed by § 67-4-409(b) and any other tax that is imposed upon the privilege of recording any instrument giving notice of the creation of a lien, security interest or pledge, and such exemption shall apply to any transaction to which the corporation is a party whether as the secured party or the debtor. Also, for purposes of the Tennessee Securities Act of 1980, compiled in title 48, chapter 1, part 1, bonds issued by the corporation shall be deemed to be securities issued by a public instrumentality or a political subdivision of the state. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an energy acquisition corporation, established pursuant to this chapter, that acquires an ongoing concern engaged in the sale and distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (propane) may enter into agreements for payments in lieu of taxes, referred to as "tax equivalents", with any local government to which the acquired concern formerly paid ad valorem property tax. (2) The amount of such payments shall be fixed at the amount of ad valorem taxes that would be otherwise due and payable by the business based upon the assessed value of the property that would be subject to tax if such business had not been acquired by the energy acquisition corporation. Such payments shall only be used in the same manner and for the same purposes as ad valorem taxes collected by the recipient local government. Acts 1977, ch. 299, § 13; T.C.A., § 6-4213; Acts 1999, ch. 345, § 18; 2010 , ch. 1134, §§ 50, 51.
(a) The corporation is hereby declared to be performing a public function in behalf of the municipality with respect to which the corporation is organized and to be a public instrumentality of such municipality. Accordingly, the corporation and all properties at any time owned by it, except as provided in subsection (b), and the income and revenues from the properties and all bonds issued by it and the income from the bonds shall be exempt from all taxation in the state, including the mortgage tax imposed by § 67-4-409(b) and any other tax that is imposed upon the privilege of recording any instrument giving notice of the creation of a lien, security interest or pledge, and such exemption shall apply to any transaction to which the corporation is a party whether as the secured party or the debtor. Also, for purposes of the Tennessee Securities Act of 1980, compiled in title 48, chapter 1, part 1, bonds issued by the corporation shall be deemed to be securities issued by a public instrumentality or a political subdivision of the state.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an energy acquisition corporation, established pursuant to this chapter, that acquires an ongoing concern engaged in the sale and distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (propane) may enter into agreements for payments in lieu of taxes, referred to as "tax equivalents", with any local government to which the acquired concern formerly paid ad valorem property tax. (2) The amount of such payments shall be fixed at the amount of ad valorem taxes that would be otherwise due and payable by the business based upon the assessed value of the property that would be subject to tax if such business had not been acquired by the energy acquisition corporation. Such payments shall only be used in the same manner and for the same purposes as ad valorem taxes collected by the recipient local government.
(1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an energy acquisition corporation, established pursuant to this chapter, that acquires an ongoing concern engaged in the sale and distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (propane) may enter into agreements for payments in lieu of taxes, referred to as "tax equivalents", with any local government to which the acquired concern formerly paid ad valorem property tax.
(2) The amount of such payments shall be fixed at the amount of ad valorem taxes that would be otherwise due and payable by the business based upon the assessed value of the property that would be subject to tax if such business had not been acquired by the energy acquisition corporation. Such payments shall only be used in the same manner and for the same purposes as ad valorem taxes collected by the recipient local government.
Acts 1977, ch. 299, § 13; T.C.A., § 6-4213; Acts 1999, ch. 345, § 18; 2010 , ch. 1134, §§ 50, 51.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-82-609 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 82 / Section 7-82-609
Part not retroactive
Status: in_force

It is expressly the legislative intent that nothing in this part shall be construed to be retroactive, and that the terms and conditions of such sections shall in no wise affect or abridge the rights, powers, privileges and duties of utility districts existing on March 21, 1955. Acts 1955, ch. 275, § 2; T.C.A., § 6-2636.
It is expressly the legislative intent that nothing in this part shall be construed to be retroactive, and that the terms and conditions of such sections shall in no wise affect or abridge the rights, powers, privileges and duties of utility districts existing on March 21, 1955.
Acts 1955, ch. 275, § 2; T.C.A., § 6-2636.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-52-106 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 52 / Section 7-52-106
Preliminary expenses
Status: in_force

(a) All expenses actually incurred by the governing body of any municipality in the making of surveys, estimates of cost and of revenues, employment of engineers, attorneys or other employees, the giving of notices, taking of options, selling of bonds, and all other preliminary expenses of whatever nature, that such governing body deems necessary in connection with or precedent to the acquisition or improvement of any electric plant and that it deems necessary to be paid prior to the issuance and delivery of the bonds issued pursuant to this part, may be met and paid out of the general fund of the municipality not otherwise appropriated, or from any other available fund. (b) All such payments from the general or other funds shall be considered as temporary loans and shall be repaid immediately upon sale and delivery of the bonds, and claim for such repayment shall have priority over all other claims against the proceeds derived from the sale of such bonds. Acts 1935, ch. 32, § 12; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.12; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1506.
(a) All expenses actually incurred by the governing body of any municipality in the making of surveys, estimates of cost and of revenues, employment of engineers, attorneys or other employees, the giving of notices, taking of options, selling of bonds, and all other preliminary expenses of whatever nature, that such governing body deems necessary in connection with or precedent to the acquisition or improvement of any electric plant and that it deems necessary to be paid prior to the issuance and delivery of the bonds issued pursuant to this part, may be met and paid out of the general fund of the municipality not otherwise appropriated, or from any other available fund.
(b) All such payments from the general or other funds shall be considered as temporary loans and shall be repaid immediately upon sale and delivery of the bonds, and claim for such repayment shall have priority over all other claims against the proceeds derived from the sale of such bonds.
Acts 1935, ch. 32, § 12; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.12; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1506.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-55-103 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 55 / Section 7-55-103
Powers of municipality - Restrictions and limitations
Status: in_force

In addition to powers that it may otherwise have in its charter or the laws of this state, any municipality has the power under this chapter, subject to the conditions, limitations and restrictions provided in this chapter, to: (1) Construct, acquire by gift or purchase, reconstruct, improve, better or extend any industrial building within or without the municipality or partially within or partially without the municipality, but in no event farther than ten (10) miles from the territorial boundaries of such municipality, and acquire by gift or purchase lands or rights in land in connection with the industrial building; (2) Issue its bonds to finance in whole or in part the cost of the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment or extension of any industrial buildings, including the acquisition of lands or rights in land in connection with the industrial buildings. The governing body of the municipality in determining such cost may include all costs and estimated cost of the issuance of such bonds, all engineering, inspection, fiscal and legal expenses, and interest that it is estimated will accrue during the construction period and for six (6) months thereafter on money borrowed or that it is estimated will be borrowed pursuant to this chapter; (3) Rent or lease such industrial buildings to industrial concerns in such manner that rents to be charged for the use of the industrial buildings shall be fixed and revised from time to time, so as to produce income and revenues sufficient to provide for the prompt payment of interest upon all bonds issued under this chapter and create a sinking fund to pay the principal of such bonds when due, and provide for the operation and maintenance of such industrial buildings and for an adequate depreciation account in connection with the industrial buildings; (4) Pledge to the punctual payment of bonds authorized under this chapter and interest on the bonds the income and revenues to be received from such industrial buildings, including improvements, betterments, or extensions to the buildings thereafter constructed or acquired, sufficient to pay the bonds and interest as they become due and create and maintain reasonable reserves for the bonds and interest; (5) Further make certain the punctual payment of bonds authorized under this chapter, and interest on the bonds, by pledging the full faith and credit of the municipality under the conditions, restrictions and limitations set forth in this chapter; and (6) Issue its bonds to refund in whole or in part, bonds theretofore issued by such municipality under authority of this chapter. Acts 1955, ch. 209, § 4; T.C.A., § 6-2903.
In addition to powers that it may otherwise have in its charter or the laws of this state, any municipality has the power under this chapter, subject to the conditions, limitations and restrictions provided in this chapter, to:
(1) Construct, acquire by gift or purchase, reconstruct, improve, better or extend any industrial building within or without the municipality or partially within or partially without the municipality, but in no event farther than ten (10) miles from the territorial boundaries of such municipality, and acquire by gift or purchase lands or rights in land in connection with the industrial building;
(2) Issue its bonds to finance in whole or in part the cost of the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment or extension of any industrial buildings, including the acquisition of lands or rights in land in connection with the industrial buildings. The governing body of the municipality in determining such cost may include all costs and estimated cost of the issuance of such bonds, all engineering, inspection, fiscal and legal expenses, and interest that it is estimated will accrue during the construction period and for six (6) months thereafter on money borrowed or that it is estimated will be borrowed pursuant to this chapter;
(3) Rent or lease such industrial buildings to industrial concerns in such manner that rents to be charged for the use of the industrial buildings shall be fixed and revised from time to time, so as to produce income and revenues sufficient to provide for the prompt payment of interest upon all bonds issued under this chapter and create a sinking fund to pay the principal of such bonds when due, and provide for the operation and maintenance of such industrial buildings and for an adequate depreciation account in connection with the industrial buildings;
(4) Pledge to the punctual payment of bonds authorized under this chapter and interest on the bonds the income and revenues to be received from such industrial buildings, including improvements, betterments, or extensions to the buildings thereafter constructed or acquired, sufficient to pay the bonds and interest as they become due and create and maintain reasonable reserves for the bonds and interest;
(5) Further make certain the punctual payment of bonds authorized under this chapter, and interest on the bonds, by pledging the full faith and credit of the municipality under the conditions, restrictions and limitations set forth in this chapter; and
(6) Issue its bonds to refund in whole or in part, bonds theretofore issued by such municipality under authority of this chapter.
Acts 1955, ch. 209, § 4; T.C.A., § 6-2903.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-41-103 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 41 / Section 7-41-103
Chapter definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Base tax revenues" means the revenues generated from the collection of state sales and use taxes from all businesses within the applicable regional retail tourism development district as of the end of the fiscal year of this state immediately prior to the year in which the municipality or industrial development corporation is entitled to receive an allocation of tax revenue pursuant to this chapter. In no event shall the apportionment pursuant to this chapter be adjusted to reduce the economic benefit to the municipality as is provided in this chapter; (2) "Best interests of the state" means a determination by the commissioner of revenue, with approval by the commissioner of economic and community development, that: (A) The economic development project or extraordinary retail or tourism facility within the district is a result of the special allocation and distribution of state sales tax provided for in § 7-41-106 ; and (B) The district is a result of the project or extraordinary retail or tourism facility; (3) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of revenue; (4) (A) "Cost" means all costs of an economic development project in a district incurred by the municipality or industrial development corporation, including, but not limited to, the cost of developing the district, as well as acquisition, design, construction, renovation, improvement, demolition, and relocation of any improvements; the cost of labor, materials, and equipment; the cost of all lands, property rights, easements, and franchises required; financing charges, interest, and debt service prior to, during, or after construction; the cost of issuing bonds in connection with any financing; cost of plans and specifications, services, and estimates of costs and of revenue; cost of direct or indirect assistance, including funds for location assistance; cost of site preparation, engineering, accounting, and legal services; all expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of such acquisitions or construction; salaries, overhead, and other costs of the municipality or industrial development corporation allocated to the project, including new development or subsequent phases of the project to be completed within the thirty-year period established in § 7-41-104(d) , and administrative, legal, and engineering expenses and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to such acquisition, design, construction, renovation, demolition, relocation, or the financing thereof, including the costs incurred by a municipality or industrial development corporation relating to the development of an extraordinary retail or tourism facility within two (2) years prior to the municipality's designation of the proposed regional retail tourism development district for such project; (B) "Cost" does not include: (i) Expenses for travel, meals, entertainment, motor vehicle expenses, meeting expenses, office expenses, developer salaries, or taxes; or (ii) Commissions, fees, or other costs paid to or received from an affiliated entity that otherwise receives an incentive under this chapter. For purposes of this subdivision (4)(B)(ii), "affiliated" means that one (1) entity has a direct or indirect ownership interest in the other entity, or the two (2) entities share one (1) or more common owners; (5) "Direct or indirect assistance" or "direct or indirect financial assistance" includes, with respect to all costs submitted for reimbursement on or after July 1, 2019: (A) Location assistance to a tenant for purposes of incentivizing a tenant to locate a project within a border region retail tourism development district; and (B) Discounts on rent that: (i) Are provided to a tenant pursuant to a lease agreement that was executed before the expiration of the investment period; (ii) Accrue annually based on the amount of rent discounted during each respective year; (iii) Equal the difference between the actual rent paid and the fair market value of rent at the time the lease was executed using generally accepted valuation practices; and (iv) Accrue through the thirty-five-year period established in § 7-40-104(d) , or the termination of the original lease, whichever occurs first; (6) "Economic development project" or "project" means the provision of direct or indirect financial assistance, including funds for location assistance, to an extraordinary retail or tourism facility and other retail or tourism facilities developed to accompany the extraordinary retail or tourism facility in a regional retail tourism development district by a municipality or an industrial development corporation, including, but not limited to, the purchase, lease, grant, construction, reconstruction, improvement, or other acquisition or conveyance of land, buildings, equipment, or other infrastructure; public works improvements essential to the location of an extraordinary retail or tourism facility and other retail or tourism facilities developed to accompany the extraordinary retail or tourism facility; payments for professional services contracts necessary for a municipality or industrial development corporation to implement a plan or project; the provision of direct loans or grants for land, buildings, or infrastructure; and loan guarantees securing the cost of land, buildings, location assistance, or infrastructure in an amount not to exceed the revenue that may be derived from the sales and use tax transferred to the municipality as provided in this chapter. It also includes development of parks, plazas, sidewalks, access ways, roads, drives, bridges, ramps, landscaping, signage, parking lots, parking structures, and other public improvements constructed or renovated by the municipality or an industrial development corporation in connection with the project in the district and any related infrastructure and utility improvements for public or private peripheral development for the district that is constructed, renovated, or installed by the municipality or an industrial development corporation; (7) "Extraordinary retail or tourism facility" means a single store, series of stores, or other public tourism facility or facilities located within a regional retail tourism development district, and includes retail or other public tourism facilities that are reasonably anticipated to draw at least one million (1,000,000) visitors a year upon completion. The extraordinary retail or tourism facility must reasonably be expected to require a capital investment of at least twenty million dollars ($20,000,000), including land, buildings, and site preparation costs, and must reasonably be anticipated to remit at least two million dollars ($2,000,000) in state sales and use tax annually when completed; (8) "Industrial development corporation" means a corporation created or authorized by a municipality or county pursuant to chapter 53 of this title; (9) "Municipal governing body" means the city council, city commission, or board of mayor and aldermen of a city; (10) "Municipality" means an incorporated city located in this state; and (11) "Regional retail tourism development district" or "district" means one (1) or more parcels of real property located within a county having a population of not less than one hundred twenty-two thousand nine hundred (122,900) nor more than one hundred twenty-three thousand (123,000), according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent census, and which some boundary of the district is no more than one-half (½) mile from an existing federally designated interstate exit, is no more than twenty (20) miles from the state border of two (2) neighboring states as measured by straight line, is no larger than a total area of nine hundred fifty (950) acres, and is designated as a regional retail tourism development district by a municipal ordinance and certified by the commissioner. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1006,s 8, eff. 5/28/2024. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1006,s 7, eff. 5/28/2024.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Base tax revenues" means the revenues generated from the collection of state sales and use taxes from all businesses within the applicable regional retail tourism development district as of the end of the fiscal year of this state immediately prior to the year in which the municipality or industrial development corporation is entitled to receive an allocation of tax revenue pursuant to this chapter. In no event shall the apportionment pursuant to this chapter be adjusted to reduce the economic benefit to the municipality as is provided in this chapter;
(2) "Best interests of the state" means a determination by the commissioner of revenue, with approval by the commissioner of economic and community development, that: (A) The economic development project or extraordinary retail or tourism facility within the district is a result of the special allocation and distribution of state sales tax provided for in § 7-41-106 ; and (B) The district is a result of the project or extraordinary retail or tourism facility;
(A) The economic development project or extraordinary retail or tourism facility within the district is a result of the special allocation and distribution of state sales tax provided for in § 7-41-106 ; and
(B) The district is a result of the project or extraordinary retail or tourism facility;
(3) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of revenue;
(4) (A) "Cost" means all costs of an economic development project in a district incurred by the municipality or industrial development corporation, including, but not limited to, the cost of developing the district, as well as acquisition, design, construction, renovation, improvement, demolition, and relocation of any improvements; the cost of labor, materials, and equipment; the cost of all lands, property rights, easements, and franchises required; financing charges, interest, and debt service prior to, during, or after construction; the cost of issuing bonds in connection with any financing; cost of plans and specifications, services, and estimates of costs and of revenue; cost of direct or indirect assistance, including funds for location assistance; cost of site preparation, engineering, accounting, and legal services; all expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of such acquisitions or construction; salaries, overhead, and other costs of the municipality or industrial development corporation allocated to the project, including new development or subsequent phases of the project to be completed within the thirty-year period established in § 7-41-104(d) , and administrative, legal, and engineering expenses and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to such acquisition, design, construction, renovation, demolition, relocation, or the financing thereof, including the costs incurred by a municipality or industrial development corporation relating to the development of an extraordinary retail or tourism facility within two (2) years prior to the municipality's designation of the proposed regional retail tourism development district for such project; (B) "Cost" does not include: (i) Expenses for travel, meals, entertainment, motor vehicle expenses, meeting expenses, office expenses, developer salaries, or taxes; or (ii) Commissions, fees, or other costs paid to or received from an affiliated entity that otherwise receives an incentive under this chapter. For purposes of this subdivision (4)(B)(ii), "affiliated" means that one (1) entity has a direct or indirect ownership interest in the other entity, or the two (2) entities share one (1) or more common owners;
(A) "Cost" means all costs of an economic development project in a district incurred by the municipality or industrial development corporation, including, but not limited to, the cost of developing the district, as well as acquisition, design, construction, renovation, improvement, demolition, and relocation of any improvements; the cost of labor, materials, and equipment; the cost of all lands, property rights, easements, and franchises required; financing charges, interest, and debt service prior to, during, or after construction; the cost of issuing bonds in connection with any financing; cost of plans and specifications, services, and estimates of costs and of revenue; cost of direct or indirect assistance, including funds for location assistance; cost of site preparation, engineering, accounting, and legal services; all expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of such acquisitions or construction; salaries, overhead, and other costs of the municipality or industrial development corporation allocated to the project, including new development or subsequent phases of the project to be completed within the thirty-year period established in § 7-41-104(d) , and administrative, legal, and engineering expenses and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to such acquisition, design, construction, renovation, demolition, relocation, or the financing thereof, including the costs incurred by a municipality or industrial development corporation relating to the development of an extraordinary retail or tourism facility within two (2) years prior to the municipality's designation of the proposed regional retail tourism development district for such project;
(B) "Cost" does not include: (i) Expenses for travel, meals, entertainment, motor vehicle expenses, meeting expenses, office expenses, developer salaries, or taxes; or (ii) Commissions, fees, or other costs paid to or received from an affiliated entity that otherwise receives an incentive under this chapter. For purposes of this subdivision (4)(B)(ii), "affiliated" means that one (1) entity has a direct or indirect ownership interest in the other entity, or the two (2) entities share one (1) or more common owners;
(i) Expenses for travel, meals, entertainment, motor vehicle expenses, meeting expenses, office expenses, developer salaries, or taxes; or
(ii) Commissions, fees, or other costs paid to or received from an affiliated entity that otherwise receives an incentive under this chapter. For purposes of this subdivision (4)(B)(ii), "affiliated" means that one (1) entity has a direct or indirect ownership interest in the other entity, or the two (2) entities share one (1) or more common owners;
(5) "Direct or indirect assistance" or "direct or indirect financial assistance" includes, with respect to all costs submitted for reimbursement on or after July 1, 2019: (A) Location assistance to a tenant for purposes of incentivizing a tenant to locate a project within a border region retail tourism development district; and (B) Discounts on rent that: (i) Are provided to a tenant pursuant to a lease agreement that was executed before the expiration of the investment period; (ii) Accrue annually based on the amount of rent discounted during each respective year; (iii) Equal the difference between the actual rent paid and the fair market value of rent at the time the lease was executed using generally accepted valuation practices; and (iv) Accrue through the thirty-five-year period established in § 7-40-104(d) , or the termination of the original lease, whichever occurs first;
(A) Location assistance to a tenant for purposes of incentivizing a tenant to locate a project within a border region retail tourism development district; and
(B) Discounts on rent that: (i) Are provided to a tenant pursuant to a lease agreement that was executed before the expiration of the investment period; (ii) Accrue annually based on the amount of rent discounted during each respective year; (iii) Equal the difference between the actual rent paid and the fair market value of rent at the time the lease was executed using generally accepted valuation practices; and (iv) Accrue through the thirty-five-year period established in § 7-40-104(d) , or the termination of the original lease, whichever occurs first;
(i) Are provided to a tenant pursuant to a lease agreement that was executed before the expiration of the investment period;
(ii) Accrue annually based on the amount of rent discounted during each respective year;
(iii) Equal the difference between the actual rent paid and the fair market value of rent at the time the lease was executed using generally accepted valuation practices; and
(iv) Accrue through the thirty-five-year period established in § 7-40-104(d) , or the termination of the original lease, whichever occurs first;
(6) "Economic development project" or "project" means the provision of direct or indirect financial assistance, including funds for location assistance, to an extraordinary retail or tourism facility and other retail or tourism facilities developed to accompany the extraordinary retail or tourism facility in a regional retail tourism development district by a municipality or an industrial development corporation, including, but not limited to, the purchase, lease, grant, construction, reconstruction, improvement, or other acquisition or conveyance of land, buildings, equipment, or other infrastructure; public works improvements essential to the location of an extraordinary retail or tourism facility and other retail or tourism facilities developed to accompany the extraordinary retail or tourism facility; payments for professional services contracts necessary for a municipality or industrial development corporation to implement a plan or project; the provision of direct loans or grants for land, buildings, or infrastructure; and loan guarantees securing the cost of land, buildings, location assistance, or infrastructure in an amount not to exceed the revenue that may be derived from the sales and use tax transferred to the municipality as provided in this chapter. It also includes development of parks, plazas, sidewalks, access ways, roads, drives, bridges, ramps, landscaping, signage, parking lots, parking structures, and other public improvements constructed or renovated by the municipality or an industrial development corporation in connection with the project in the district and any related infrastructure and utility improvements for public or private peripheral development for the district that is constructed, renovated, or installed by the municipality or an industrial development corporation;
(7) "Extraordinary retail or tourism facility" means a single store, series of stores, or other public tourism facility or facilities located within a regional retail tourism development district, and includes retail or other public tourism facilities that are reasonably anticipated to draw at least one million (1,000,000) visitors a year upon completion. The extraordinary retail or tourism facility must reasonably be expected to require a capital investment of at least twenty million dollars ($20,000,000), including land, buildings, and site preparation costs, and must reasonably be anticipated to remit at least two million dollars ($2,000,000) in state sales and use tax annually when completed;
(8) "Industrial development corporation" means a corporation created or authorized by a municipality or county pursuant to chapter 53 of this title;
(9) "Municipal governing body" means the city council, city commission, or board of mayor and aldermen of a city;
(10) "Municipality" means an incorporated city located in this state; and
(11) "Regional retail tourism development district" or "district" means one (1) or more parcels of real property located within a county having a population of not less than one hundred twenty-two thousand nine hundred (122,900) nor more than one hundred twenty-three thousand (123,000), according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent census, and which some boundary of the district is no more than one-half (½) mile from an existing federally designated interstate exit, is no more than twenty (20) miles from the state border of two (2) neighboring states as measured by straight line, is no larger than a total area of nine hundred fifty (950) acres, and is designated as a regional retail tourism development district by a municipal ordinance and certified by the commissioner.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1006,s 8, eff. 5/28/2024.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1006,s 7, eff. 5/28/2024.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-86-121 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 86 / Section 7-86-121
Sale of bonds or notes - Revenue
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds or notes issued pursuant to this part may be sold at either public sale or private negotiated sale. (b) All revenues, including any debt obligation issued for the purpose of a lease/lease purchase, must be expended according to the County Purchasing Law of 1983, compiled in title 5, chapter 14, part 2. For the purposes of applying title 5, chapter 14, part 2, the district board of directors is deemed to be the governing body. Acts 1992, ch. 891, § 9.
(a) Bonds or notes issued pursuant to this part may be sold at either public sale or private negotiated sale.
(b) All revenues, including any debt obligation issued for the purpose of a lease/lease purchase, must be expended according to the County Purchasing Law of 1983, compiled in title 5, chapter 14, part 2. For the purposes of applying title 5, chapter 14, part 2, the district board of directors is deemed to be the governing body.
Acts 1992, ch. 891, § 9.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-84-528 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 84 / Section 7-84-528
Penalty for late payment
Status: in_force

In case of failure to pay any assessment or installment provided for under this part on or before the date prescribed by the governing body for such payment, there shall be added to the assessment both interest of one percent (1%) per month and a penalty of one percent (1%) per month of the amount of such assessment or installment. Acts 1990, ch. 808, § 4; 1993, ch. 459, § 2.
In case of failure to pay any assessment or installment provided for under this part on or before the date prescribed by the governing body for such payment, there shall be added to the assessment both interest of one percent (1%) per month and a penalty of one percent (1%) per month of the amount of such assessment or installment.
Acts 1990, ch. 808, § 4; 1993, ch. 459, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-83-204 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 83 / Section 7-83-204
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 211, s 6, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1935 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 4, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.50 (Williams, § 3708.53); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2706.
Repealed by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 211, s 6, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1935 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 4, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.50 (Williams, § 3708.53); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2706.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-87-104 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 87 / Section 7-87-104
Creation - Hearings - Resolutions - Joint port authorities
Status: in_force

(a) Any municipality in this state may create a port authority in the manner provided in this section. (b) (1) The governing body of the municipality shall adopt and its executive officer shall approve a resolution calling a public hearing on the question of creating a port authority. (2) Notice of the date, hour, place, and purpose of such hearing shall be published at least once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, the last such publication to be at least one (1) week prior to the date set for the hearing. (3) Such hearing shall be had before the governing body and all interested persons shall have an opportunity to be heard. (c) (1) After such hearing, if the governing body determines that public convenience and necessity require the creation of a port authority, it shall adopt, and its executive officer shall approve, a resolution so declaring and creating an authority, which resolution shall also designate the name and principal office address of the authority. (2) A certified copy of such resolution shall be filed with the secretary of state together with the resolution approving the appointment of the board of commissioners as provided in § 7-87-105 , and upon such adoption and filing, the authority shall constitute a body politic and corporate with all the powers provided in this chapter. (d) (1) Two (2) or more municipalities may, by acting jointly, establish an authority to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. When two (2) or more municipalities establish such an authority, each and every requisite pertaining to the establishment shall, as nearly as may be practicable, be incumbent in like manner upon each municipality joining in the creating of such authority. (2) Whenever an authority is created under this chapter, the municipality shall enter into an agreement with the authority for the orderly transfer to the authority of harbor and port properties, functions, and outstanding obligations of such municipality. (3) Such agreement may include provisions for the reimbursement of such municipality for its obligations issued for port purposes and such agreement may also include provisions for the payment of tax equivalents by the authority and its lessees on all or any part of the properties owned by the authority and any improvements owed by the authority or its lessees to the municipality. Acts 1995, ch. 432, § 4.
(a) Any municipality in this state may create a port authority in the manner provided in this section.
(b) (1) The governing body of the municipality shall adopt and its executive officer shall approve a resolution calling a public hearing on the question of creating a port authority. (2) Notice of the date, hour, place, and purpose of such hearing shall be published at least once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, the last such publication to be at least one (1) week prior to the date set for the hearing. (3) Such hearing shall be had before the governing body and all interested persons shall have an opportunity to be heard.
(1) The governing body of the municipality shall adopt and its executive officer shall approve a resolution calling a public hearing on the question of creating a port authority.
(2) Notice of the date, hour, place, and purpose of such hearing shall be published at least once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, the last such publication to be at least one (1) week prior to the date set for the hearing.
(3) Such hearing shall be had before the governing body and all interested persons shall have an opportunity to be heard.
(c) (1) After such hearing, if the governing body determines that public convenience and necessity require the creation of a port authority, it shall adopt, and its executive officer shall approve, a resolution so declaring and creating an authority, which resolution shall also designate the name and principal office address of the authority. (2) A certified copy of such resolution shall be filed with the secretary of state together with the resolution approving the appointment of the board of commissioners as provided in § 7-87-105 , and upon such adoption and filing, the authority shall constitute a body politic and corporate with all the powers provided in this chapter.
(1) After such hearing, if the governing body determines that public convenience and necessity require the creation of a port authority, it shall adopt, and its executive officer shall approve, a resolution so declaring and creating an authority, which resolution shall also designate the name and principal office address of the authority.
(2) A certified copy of such resolution shall be filed with the secretary of state together with the resolution approving the appointment of the board of commissioners as provided in § 7-87-105 , and upon such adoption and filing, the authority shall constitute a body politic and corporate with all the powers provided in this chapter.
(d) (1) Two (2) or more municipalities may, by acting jointly, establish an authority to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. When two (2) or more municipalities establish such an authority, each and every requisite pertaining to the establishment shall, as nearly as may be practicable, be incumbent in like manner upon each municipality joining in the creating of such authority. (2) Whenever an authority is created under this chapter, the municipality shall enter into an agreement with the authority for the orderly transfer to the authority of harbor and port properties, functions, and outstanding obligations of such municipality. (3) Such agreement may include provisions for the reimbursement of such municipality for its obligations issued for port purposes and such agreement may also include provisions for the payment of tax equivalents by the authority and its lessees on all or any part of the properties owned by the authority and any improvements owed by the authority or its lessees to the municipality.
(1) Two (2) or more municipalities may, by acting jointly, establish an authority to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. When two (2) or more municipalities establish such an authority, each and every requisite pertaining to the establishment shall, as nearly as may be practicable, be incumbent in like manner upon each municipality joining in the creating of such authority.
(2) Whenever an authority is created under this chapter, the municipality shall enter into an agreement with the authority for the orderly transfer to the authority of harbor and port properties, functions, and outstanding obligations of such municipality.
(3) Such agreement may include provisions for the reimbursement of such municipality for its obligations issued for port purposes and such agreement may also include provisions for the payment of tax equivalents by the authority and its lessees on all or any part of the properties owned by the authority and any improvements owed by the authority or its lessees to the municipality.
Acts 1995, ch. 432, § 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-51-804 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 51 / Section 7-51-804
Effective date of ordinances
Status: in_force

(a) No ordinance required to be filed with the commissioner of transportation shall be effective as to the operation of any train until fifteen (15) days after the service of a copy of such ordinance upon the registered agent of the railroad operating such train. (b) As to any railroad failing to furnish to the commissioner the name and address of its registered agent for service of process, any ordinance affecting the operation of the trains of such railroad shall become effective upon receipt of the certified copy thereof by the commissioner. Acts 1983, ch. 54, § 5; 1995, ch. 305, §§ 77, 78.
(a) No ordinance required to be filed with the commissioner of transportation shall be effective as to the operation of any train until fifteen (15) days after the service of a copy of such ordinance upon the registered agent of the railroad operating such train.
(b) As to any railroad failing to furnish to the commissioner the name and address of its registered agent for service of process, any ordinance affecting the operation of the trains of such railroad shall become effective upon receipt of the certified copy thereof by the commissioner.
Acts 1983, ch. 54, § 5; 1995, ch. 305, §§ 77, 78.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-51-1110 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 51 / Section 7-51-1110
Hearings on disciplinary actions - Judicial review - Prohibition on operation of business
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, "application" means: (1) An application for a license; (2) An application for a permit; (3) An application for a license renewal; and (4) An application for a permit renewal. (b) Whenever an application is denied, the chair shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for such action; such notice shall also advise the applicant of the applicant's right to request a hearing before the board. All adult-oriented establishments, entertainers, employees, escorts, or operators who timely submit an application for renewal of an appropriate license or permit shall be granted a conditional license or permit maintaining the status quo pending review by the board and final judicial review by the trial court. If the applicant desires to request a hearing before the board to contest the denial of an application, such request shall be made in writing to the county mayor of such county within ten (10) days of the applicant's receipt of the notification of the denial of the application. If the applicant timely requests such a hearing, a public hearing shall be held within fifteen (15) days of the county mayor's receipt of such request before the board, at which time the applicant may present evidence as to why the application should not be denied. The board shall hear evidence concerning the basis for denial of the application and shall affirm or reverse the denial of an application at the conclusion of such hearing; any such hearing shall be concluded no later than twenty-two (22) days after the applicant's receipt of notification of denial of an application, unless an extension beyond such time period is requested by the applicant and granted by the board. (c) (1) If the board affirms the denial of an application, the office of the county attorney for such county shall institute suit for declaratory judgment in a court of record in such county, within five (5) days of the date of any such denial seeking an immediate judicial determination of whether such application has been properly denied under the law. (2) The applicant shall be entitled to judicial determination of the issues within two (2) days after joinder of issue, and a decision shall be rendered by the court within two (2) days of the conclusion of the hearing. The applicant shall cooperate in expediting completion of service of process by the board when initiating a declaratory action under this part. (3) The board shall have the burden of showing that the denial of an application under this section is not arbitrary or capricious. If a denial of the application by the board is found by the court to be clearly erroneous, the court may overturn the action as being arbitrary or capricious. (4) The provisions of this part mandating judicial review shall control over general provisions for declaratory judgment actions in the event of any conflict. (5) This subsection (c) shall apply in any county that, pursuant to § 7-51-1120 , adopts to make this part applicable in its county, unless the county legislative body of that county elects to have subsection (d) apply. (d) (1) In any county in which the legislative body, in accordance with subdivision (d)(2), elects to make this subsection (d) applicable in its county, if the board affirms the denial of an application, the applicant may appeal the decision to a court of record in the county, within ten (10) days of any such affirmation, by common-law writ of certiorari. The applicant shall have the burden of showing to the court that the denial is illegal, arbitrary or capricious. If a court finds the board decision is clearly erroneous, the court may overturn the decision as being illegal, arbitrary or capricious. (2) The legislative body of any county that, pursuant to § 7-51-1120 , adopts this part as being applicable in its county, shall also have the option of electing to make this subsection (d) applicable in its county. Any action by the county may be rescinded by the legislative body, in which case subsection (c) shall apply. Acts 1987, ch. 432, § 10; 1998, ch. 1090, § 1; 2001, ch. 183, §§ 6 - 8; 2003, ch. 90, § 2; 2006, ch. 943, § 10; 2008, ch. 1085, §§ 4, 5.
(a) As used in this section, "application" means: (1) An application for a license; (2) An application for a permit; (3) An application for a license renewal; and (4) An application for a permit renewal.
(1) An application for a license;
(2) An application for a permit;
(3) An application for a license renewal; and
(4) An application for a permit renewal.
(b) Whenever an application is denied, the chair shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for such action; such notice shall also advise the applicant of the applicant's right to request a hearing before the board. All adult-oriented establishments, entertainers, employees, escorts, or operators who timely submit an application for renewal of an appropriate license or permit shall be granted a conditional license or permit maintaining the status quo pending review by the board and final judicial review by the trial court. If the applicant desires to request a hearing before the board to contest the denial of an application, such request shall be made in writing to the county mayor of such county within ten (10) days of the applicant's receipt of the notification of the denial of the application. If the applicant timely requests such a hearing, a public hearing shall be held within fifteen (15) days of the county mayor's receipt of such request before the board, at which time the applicant may present evidence as to why the application should not be denied. The board shall hear evidence concerning the basis for denial of the application and shall affirm or reverse the denial of an application at the conclusion of such hearing; any such hearing shall be concluded no later than twenty-two (22) days after the applicant's receipt of notification of denial of an application, unless an extension beyond such time period is requested by the applicant and granted by the board.
(c) (1) If the board affirms the denial of an application, the office of the county attorney for such county shall institute suit for declaratory judgment in a court of record in such county, within five (5) days of the date of any such denial seeking an immediate judicial determination of whether such application has been properly denied under the law. (2) The applicant shall be entitled to judicial determination of the issues within two (2) days after joinder of issue, and a decision shall be rendered by the court within two (2) days of the conclusion of the hearing. The applicant shall cooperate in expediting completion of service of process by the board when initiating a declaratory action under this part. (3) The board shall have the burden of showing that the denial of an application under this section is not arbitrary or capricious. If a denial of the application by the board is found by the court to be clearly erroneous, the court may overturn the action as being arbitrary or capricious. (4) The provisions of this part mandating judicial review shall control over general provisions for declaratory judgment actions in the event of any conflict. (5) This subsection (c) shall apply in any county that, pursuant to § 7-51-1120 , adopts to make this part applicable in its county, unless the county legislative body of that county elects to have subsection (d) apply.
(1) If the board affirms the denial of an application, the office of the county attorney for such county shall institute suit for declaratory judgment in a court of record in such county, within five (5) days of the date of any such denial seeking an immediate judicial determination of whether such application has been properly denied under the law.
(2) The applicant shall be entitled to judicial determination of the issues within two (2) days after joinder of issue, and a decision shall be rendered by the court within two (2) days of the conclusion of the hearing. The applicant shall cooperate in expediting completion of service of process by the board when initiating a declaratory action under this part.
(3) The board shall have the burden of showing that the denial of an application under this section is not arbitrary or capricious. If a denial of the application by the board is found by the court to be clearly erroneous, the court may overturn the action as being arbitrary or capricious.
(4) The provisions of this part mandating judicial review shall control over general provisions for declaratory judgment actions in the event of any conflict.
(5) This subsection (c) shall apply in any county that, pursuant to § 7-51-1120 , adopts to make this part applicable in its county, unless the county legislative body of that county elects to have subsection (d) apply.
(d) (1) In any county in which the legislative body, in accordance with subdivision (d)(2), elects to make this subsection (d) applicable in its county, if the board affirms the denial of an application, the applicant may appeal the decision to a court of record in the county, within ten (10) days of any such affirmation, by common-law writ of certiorari. The applicant shall have the burden of showing to the court that the denial is illegal, arbitrary or capricious. If a court finds the board decision is clearly erroneous, the court may overturn the decision as being illegal, arbitrary or capricious. (2) The legislative body of any county that, pursuant to § 7-51-1120 , adopts this part as being applicable in its county, shall also have the option of electing to make this subsection (d) applicable in its county. Any action by the county may be rescinded by the legislative body, in which case subsection (c) shall apply.
(1) In any county in which the legislative body, in accordance with subdivision (d)(2), elects to make this subsection (d) applicable in its county, if the board affirms the denial of an application, the applicant may appeal the decision to a court of record in the county, within ten (10) days of any such affirmation, by common-law writ of certiorari. The applicant shall have the burden of showing to the court that the denial is illegal, arbitrary or capricious. If a court finds the board decision is clearly erroneous, the court may overturn the decision as being illegal, arbitrary or capricious.
(2) The legislative body of any county that, pursuant to § 7-51-1120 , adopts this part as being applicable in its county, shall also have the option of electing to make this subsection (d) applicable in its county. Any action by the county may be rescinded by the legislative body, in which case subsection (c) shall apply.
Acts 1987, ch. 432, § 10; 1998, ch. 1090, § 1; 2001, ch. 183, §§ 6 - 8; 2003, ch. 90, § 2; 2006, ch. 943, § 10; 2008, ch. 1085, §§ 4, 5.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-82-603 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 82 / Section 7-82-603
Hearing on incorporation - Notice - Address of district office
Status: in_force

(a) The notice of public hearing on the convenience and necessity of the incorporation of the district shall be published, as provided in § 7-82-202 , in each of the counties situated in whole or in part in such proposed district in a newspaper published and having a general circulation in the counties. If there is no such newspaper in any of such counties, notice shall be given in such county or counties by posting, as provided in § 7-82-202 . Such notice shall also be given by registered mail at least ten (10) days before the hearing to the county mayor of each county situated in whole or in part within such proposed district, and to the mayor or chief executive officer of each city, town and utility district, as provided in § 7-82-202 . (b) The petition for the incorporation of such utility district, the notice of public hearing on the petition, and the order creating such district, in addition to other requirements of this chapter, shall state the address of the principal office of such utility district. (c) The public hearing shall be held before the county mayors of such counties sitting as a panel, at a time and place designated by the county mayor to whom the petition for the proposed district was addressed. All such county mayors shall be notified of the date, time and place of such hearing at least five (5) days prior to the date, and it shall be the responsibility of such county mayors to attend and participate if they elect to do so in such hearing. In the event a majority of such county mayors so notified fail to appear and participate in the hearing, the county mayor to whom the petition was addressed may proceed with the hearing and enter appropriate orders as provided in this chapter. In the event three (3) or more counties are involved and in the event two (2) or more of such county mayors elect to attend and participate in the hearing, a majority vote shall be required for the creation of the district. Acts 1955, ch. 275, § 1; 1968, ch. 529, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; T.C.A., § 6-2630; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
(a) The notice of public hearing on the convenience and necessity of the incorporation of the district shall be published, as provided in § 7-82-202 , in each of the counties situated in whole or in part in such proposed district in a newspaper published and having a general circulation in the counties. If there is no such newspaper in any of such counties, notice shall be given in such county or counties by posting, as provided in § 7-82-202 . Such notice shall also be given by registered mail at least ten (10) days before the hearing to the county mayor of each county situated in whole or in part within such proposed district, and to the mayor or chief executive officer of each city, town and utility district, as provided in § 7-82-202 .
(b) The petition for the incorporation of such utility district, the notice of public hearing on the petition, and the order creating such district, in addition to other requirements of this chapter, shall state the address of the principal office of such utility district.
(c) The public hearing shall be held before the county mayors of such counties sitting as a panel, at a time and place designated by the county mayor to whom the petition for the proposed district was addressed. All such county mayors shall be notified of the date, time and place of such hearing at least five (5) days prior to the date, and it shall be the responsibility of such county mayors to attend and participate if they elect to do so in such hearing. In the event a majority of such county mayors so notified fail to appear and participate in the hearing, the county mayor to whom the petition was addressed may proceed with the hearing and enter appropriate orders as provided in this chapter. In the event three (3) or more counties are involved and in the event two (2) or more of such county mayors elect to attend and participate in the hearing, a majority vote shall be required for the creation of the district.
Acts 1955, ch. 275, § 1; 1968, ch. 529, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; T.C.A., § 6-2630; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-86-118 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 86 / Section 7-86-118
Use of automatic dialer programmed to the emergency number - Resolution precluding use with security alarm systems
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors of an emergency communications district may, by resolution, vote to preclude service users from programming the emergency number "911" in automatic dialers used in conjunction with security alarm systems. (b) A fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) may be assessed by the board against any person violating such board decision. Acts 1990, ch. 909, § 2.
(a) The board of directors of an emergency communications district may, by resolution, vote to preclude service users from programming the emergency number "911" in automatic dialers used in conjunction with security alarm systems.
(b) A fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) may be assessed by the board against any person violating such board decision.
Acts 1990, ch. 909, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-51-906 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 51 / Section 7-51-906
Proprietary contracts unaffected
Status: in_force

This part shall not affect the powers of any municipality to contract in its proprietary capacity. Acts 1983, ch. 186, § 6.
This part shall not affect the powers of any municipality to contract in its proprietary capacity.
Acts 1983, ch. 186, § 6.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-51-1004 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 51 / Section 7-51-1004
Action on behalf of state - Immunity
Status: in_force

(a) Any municipality or other governmental entity is authorized to carry out this part as acts of government on behalf of the state as sovereign, to the extent the governmental entity deems necessary or appropriate, even if it is anticompetitive in effect. (b) All immunity of the state of Tennessee from liability under state and federal antitrust law is hereby extended to any municipality or other governmental entity within the scope of authority contained in this part, and, when so doing, a municipality or other governmental entity shall be presumed to be acting in furtherance of state policy. Acts 1985, ch. 380, § 4.
(a) Any municipality or other governmental entity is authorized to carry out this part as acts of government on behalf of the state as sovereign, to the extent the governmental entity deems necessary or appropriate, even if it is anticompetitive in effect.
(b) All immunity of the state of Tennessee from liability under state and federal antitrust law is hereby extended to any municipality or other governmental entity within the scope of authority contained in this part, and, when so doing, a municipality or other governmental entity shall be presumed to be acting in furtherance of state policy.
Acts 1985, ch. 380, § 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-57-601 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 57 / Section 7-57-601
Short title
Status: in_force

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Private Act Hospital Authority Act of 1996." Acts 1996, ch. 778, § 1.
This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Private Act Hospital Authority Act of 1996."
Acts 1996, ch. 778, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-83-301 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 83 / Section 7-83-301
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 211, s 6, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1935 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 4, § 8; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.54 (Williams, § 3708.57); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2709.
Repealed by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 211, s 6, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1935 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 4, § 8; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.54 (Williams, § 3708.57); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2709.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-34-113 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 34 / Section 7-34-113
Lien on public works revenue
Status: in_force

(a) All bonds of the same issue shall, subject to the prior and superior rights of outstanding bonds, claims or obligations, have a prior and paramount lien on the revenue of the public works for which the bonds have been issued, over and ahead of all bonds of any issue payable from the revenue that may be subsequently issued, and over and ahead of any claims or obligations of any nature against the revenue subsequently arising or subsequently incurred; provided, that the proceedings authorizing any issue of bonds may provide for the issuance of additional bonds on a parity with the bonds. (b) All bonds of the same issue shall be equally and ratably secured without priority by reason of number, date of bonds, of sale, or execution, or of delivery, by a lien on the revenue in accordance with this chapter and the resolution or resolutions authorizing the bonds. Acts 1935 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 33, § 8; C. Supp. 1950, § 4406.49 (Williams, § 4406.41); Acts 1967, ch. 256, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1313.
(a) All bonds of the same issue shall, subject to the prior and superior rights of outstanding bonds, claims or obligations, have a prior and paramount lien on the revenue of the public works for which the bonds have been issued, over and ahead of all bonds of any issue payable from the revenue that may be subsequently issued, and over and ahead of any claims or obligations of any nature against the revenue subsequently arising or subsequently incurred; provided, that the proceedings authorizing any issue of bonds may provide for the issuance of additional bonds on a parity with the bonds.
(b) All bonds of the same issue shall be equally and ratably secured without priority by reason of number, date of bonds, of sale, or execution, or of delivery, by a lien on the revenue in accordance with this chapter and the resolution or resolutions authorizing the bonds.
Acts 1935 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 33, § 8; C. Supp. 1950, § 4406.49 (Williams, § 4406.41); Acts 1967, ch. 256, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1313.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-33-301 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 33 / Section 7-33-301
Part definitions
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Assessed value basis" means the plan for making annual improvement assessments according to the assessed values of benefited properties, as assessed for purposes of municipal property taxation, or as provided by this part. Such assessed values shall be the measure of benefits to benefited property or property to be benefited; (2) "Benefited property" or "property to be benefited" means, as determined by the governing body, land, excluding improvement, that is within a reasonable distance from a sanitary sewer and to which is made available a means of drainage for sewage, or that abuts on a street or other public way to be improved; (3) "Costs" means cost of labor, materials, equipment necessary to complete an improvement, land, easements, and other necessary expenses connected with an improvement, including preliminary and other surveys, inspections of the work, engineers' fees and costs, attorneys' fees, fiscal agents' fees, preparation of plans and specifications, publication expenses, interest that may become due on bonds before collection of the first improvement assessments, a reasonable allowance for unforeseen contingencies, and other costs of financing; (4) "Governing body" means the board or body in which the general legislative powers of a municipality are vested; (5) "Improvement" means the construction, installation or substantial reconstruction of sanitary sewers; construction, substantial reconstruction, or widening of streets, sidewalks and other public ways, including necessary storm drainage facilities; the undergrounding of electrical and other similar overhead utility cables, including streetscape improvements; or any combination of the foregoing; provided, that "improvement" does not include any improvement of a street, other than necessary drainage facilities, exceeding thirty-six feet (36') in width; (6) "Improvement assessment" means an assessment made each year against benefited property to pay the costs of an improvement, in the proportion that the assessed value of each parcel or lot of benefited property bears to the total assessed value of all benefited property according to the latest assessments of such property for purposes of municipal property taxation or as provided by this part; (7) "Municipality" means incorporated city or town; and (8) "Sanitary sewer" means an underground conduit for the passage of a sewer, and pumping stations, pressure lines, and outlets where deemed necessary. Acts 1961, ch. 311, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-1251; Acts 2004, ch. 541, § 1.
For the purpose of this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Assessed value basis" means the plan for making annual improvement assessments according to the assessed values of benefited properties, as assessed for purposes of municipal property taxation, or as provided by this part. Such assessed values shall be the measure of benefits to benefited property or property to be benefited;
(2) "Benefited property" or "property to be benefited" means, as determined by the governing body, land, excluding improvement, that is within a reasonable distance from a sanitary sewer and to which is made available a means of drainage for sewage, or that abuts on a street or other public way to be improved;
(3) "Costs" means cost of labor, materials, equipment necessary to complete an improvement, land, easements, and other necessary expenses connected with an improvement, including preliminary and other surveys, inspections of the work, engineers' fees and costs, attorneys' fees, fiscal agents' fees, preparation of plans and specifications, publication expenses, interest that may become due on bonds before collection of the first improvement assessments, a reasonable allowance for unforeseen contingencies, and other costs of financing;
(4) "Governing body" means the board or body in which the general legislative powers of a municipality are vested;
(5) "Improvement" means the construction, installation or substantial reconstruction of sanitary sewers; construction, substantial reconstruction, or widening of streets, sidewalks and other public ways, including necessary storm drainage facilities; the undergrounding of electrical and other similar overhead utility cables, including streetscape improvements; or any combination of the foregoing; provided, that "improvement" does not include any improvement of a street, other than necessary drainage facilities, exceeding thirty-six feet (36') in width;
(6) "Improvement assessment" means an assessment made each year against benefited property to pay the costs of an improvement, in the proportion that the assessed value of each parcel or lot of benefited property bears to the total assessed value of all benefited property according to the latest assessments of such property for purposes of municipal property taxation or as provided by this part;
(7) "Municipality" means incorporated city or town; and
(8) "Sanitary sewer" means an underground conduit for the passage of a sewer, and pumping stations, pressure lines, and outlets where deemed necessary.
Acts 1961, ch. 311, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-1251; Acts 2004, ch. 541, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-67-122 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 67 / Section 7-67-122
Powers not restricted - Law complete in itself
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers that an authority, as a public corporation, might otherwise have under any laws of this state, but shall be construed as cumulative of any such powers. No proceedings, notice or approval shall be required for the organization of the authority or the issuance of any bonds or any instrument as security for the bonds, except as provided in this chapter, any other law to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, that nothing in this chapter shall be construed to deprive the state and its governmental subdivisions of their respective police powers over properties of the authority, or to impair any power over properties of the authority of any official or agency of the state and its governmental subdivisions that may be otherwise provided by law. Projects may be acquired, purchased, constructed, reconstructed, improved, bettered and extended, and bonds may be issued under this chapter for such purposes, notwithstanding that any other general, special or local law may provide for the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment and extension of a like project, or the issuance of bonds for like purposes, and without regard to the requirements, restrictions, limitations or other provisions contained in any other general, special or local law. Acts 1993, ch. 378, § 22.
This chapter shall not be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers that an authority, as a public corporation, might otherwise have under any laws of this state, but shall be construed as cumulative of any such powers. No proceedings, notice or approval shall be required for the organization of the authority or the issuance of any bonds or any instrument as security for the bonds, except as provided in this chapter, any other law to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, that nothing in this chapter shall be construed to deprive the state and its governmental subdivisions of their respective police powers over properties of the authority, or to impair any power over properties of the authority of any official or agency of the state and its governmental subdivisions that may be otherwise provided by law. Projects may be acquired, purchased, constructed, reconstructed, improved, bettered and extended, and bonds may be issued under this chapter for such purposes, notwithstanding that any other general, special or local law may provide for the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment and extension of a like project, or the issuance of bonds for like purposes, and without regard to the requirements, restrictions, limitations or other provisions contained in any other general, special or local law.
Acts 1993, ch. 378, § 22.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-69-101 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 69 / Section 7-69-101
Short title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Tourism Development Authority Act." Acts 2012, ch. 846, § 2.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Tourism Development Authority Act."
Acts 2012, ch. 846, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-64-108 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 64 / Section 7-64-108
Construction of part
Status: in_force

It is the legislative intent that this part be strictly construed so that the benefits of this part shall be extended only as specifically provided for in this part. Acts 1980, ch. 831, § 1.
It is the legislative intent that this part be strictly construed so that the benefits of this part shall be extended only as specifically provided for in this part.
Acts 1980, ch. 831, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-51-1118 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 51 / Section 7-51-1118
Entertainers and escorts - Permits - Fees
Status: in_force

(a) A license fee of five hundred dollars ($500) shall be submitted with the application for a license. (b) A permit fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be submitted with the application for a permit. Acts 1987, ch. 432, § 18; 1998, ch. 1090, § 1.
(a) A license fee of five hundred dollars ($500) shall be submitted with the application for a license.
(b) A permit fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be submitted with the application for a permit.
Acts 1987, ch. 432, § 18; 1998, ch. 1090, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-84-712 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 84 / Section 7-84-712
Public hearing requirement
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the filing of an initiating petition purporting to contain the requisite number of signatures, each governing body of a host municipality required to receive filing of such petition must order a public hearing to determine whether the infrastructure development district will be established. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), when a district must be approved by two (2) or more host municipalities, the governing bodies may hold one (1) or more joint public hearings. (c) A hearing held pursuant to this section must be held not less than thirty (30) days, nor more than forty-five (45) days, following the filing of the initiating petition with the clerk or secretary of the applicable governing body or bodies. Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 860,s 1, eff. 5/1/2024.
(a) Upon the filing of an initiating petition purporting to contain the requisite number of signatures, each governing body of a host municipality required to receive filing of such petition must order a public hearing to determine whether the infrastructure development district will be established.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), when a district must be approved by two (2) or more host municipalities, the governing bodies may hold one (1) or more joint public hearings.
(c) A hearing held pursuant to this section must be held not less than thirty (30) days, nor more than forty-five (45) days, following the filing of the initiating petition with the clerk or secretary of the applicable governing body or bodies.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 860,s 1, eff. 5/1/2024.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-60-217 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 60 / Section 7-60-217
Interlocal cooperation
Status: in_force

(a) The governing bodies of any two (2) or more counties, whether or not contiguous, are empowered to enter into such agreements, contractual arrangements or compacts as they may deem necessary and desirable in order to provide for the joint conducting or financing of any of the functions or the services authorized by this chapter, including the joint issuance of bonds or notes by any two (2) or more such counties, and including the issuance of bonds or notes by any one (1) or more such counties and the allocation of the proceeds of the bonds or notes to one (1) or more other counties, and in conjunction with the joint issuance of bonds or notes, to exercise all the powers granted by § 5-1-114 . (b) In the event of the issuance of bonds or notes by any county and the allocation of a portion of the proceeds of the bonds or notes to any other county, the issuance of such bonds or notes shall be approved in general terms by the governing body of such other county, including the approval of the maximum interest rate and the maximum term of such bonds or notes. (c) In the event of the joint issuance of bonds or notes, the proceeds of the bonds or notes, after the payment of all expenses in connection with the issuance of the bonds or notes, including particularly those costs and expenses enumerated in § 7-60-201(a)(3) , may be allocated to each of the counties jointly issuing such bonds or notes in the manner that such counties may agree upon, but in no event shall the share of such bond or note proceeds allocated to any county, together with the proceeds of any other bonds or notes issued under this chapter and allocated to such county, exceed in any year that proportion, including such proportion as may have resulted from the agreement of counties, of the state ceiling for such year to which that county is entitled pursuant to § 7-60-102(f) . Acts 1979, ch. 439, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-4421; Acts 1981, ch. 504, § 30.
(a) The governing bodies of any two (2) or more counties, whether or not contiguous, are empowered to enter into such agreements, contractual arrangements or compacts as they may deem necessary and desirable in order to provide for the joint conducting or financing of any of the functions or the services authorized by this chapter, including the joint issuance of bonds or notes by any two (2) or more such counties, and including the issuance of bonds or notes by any one (1) or more such counties and the allocation of the proceeds of the bonds or notes to one (1) or more other counties, and in conjunction with the joint issuance of bonds or notes, to exercise all the powers granted by § 5-1-114 .
(b) In the event of the issuance of bonds or notes by any county and the allocation of a portion of the proceeds of the bonds or notes to any other county, the issuance of such bonds or notes shall be approved in general terms by the governing body of such other county, including the approval of the maximum interest rate and the maximum term of such bonds or notes.
(c) In the event of the joint issuance of bonds or notes, the proceeds of the bonds or notes, after the payment of all expenses in connection with the issuance of the bonds or notes, including particularly those costs and expenses enumerated in § 7-60-201(a)(3) , may be allocated to each of the counties jointly issuing such bonds or notes in the manner that such counties may agree upon, but in no event shall the share of such bond or note proceeds allocated to any county, together with the proceeds of any other bonds or notes issued under this chapter and allocated to such county, exceed in any year that proportion, including such proportion as may have resulted from the agreement of counties, of the state ceiling for such year to which that county is entitled pursuant to § 7-60-102(f) .
Acts 1979, ch. 439, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-4421; Acts 1981, ch. 504, § 30.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-31-107 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 31 / Section 7-31-107
Condemnation for streets
Status: in_force

Wherever any municipal corporation shall seek to condemn lands to be used in establishing, widening, extending, or otherwise improving its public streets, alleys, highways, parks, parkways, or boulevards, it shall have full power to condemn the fee of the land necessary to be taken, by paying the fair cash market value of the land to be fixed in the manner provided by law where private property is taken for public use. Acts 1923, ch. 76, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 1981a1; Code 1932, § 3398; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1007.
Wherever any municipal corporation shall seek to condemn lands to be used in establishing, widening, extending, or otherwise improving its public streets, alleys, highways, parks, parkways, or boulevards, it shall have full power to condemn the fee of the land necessary to be taken, by paying the fair cash market value of the land to be fixed in the manner provided by law where private property is taken for public use.
Acts 1923, ch. 76, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 1981a1; Code 1932, § 3398; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1007.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-53-304 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 53 / Section 7-53-304
Security for payment of bonds - Default - Bondholders' remedies - Maintenance of aggregate listing of debt
Status: in_force

(a) The principal of and interest on any bonds issued by the corporation shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues and receipts out of which the bonds shall be made payable, and may be secured by a mortgage or deed of trust covering all or any part of the projects from which the revenues or receipts so pledged may be derived, including any enlargements of and additions to any such projects thereafter made, or by an assignment and pledge of all or any part of the corporation's interest in and rights under the leases, sale contracts or loan agreements relating to such projects, or any thereof. The resolution under which the bonds are authorized to be issued and any such mortgage or deed of trust may contain any agreements and provisions respecting the maintenance of the projects covered by the resolution, the fixing and collection of rents or payments with respect to any projects or portions of the projects covered by such resolution, mortgage or deed of trust, the creation and maintenance of special funds from such revenues and from the proceeds of such bonds, and the rights and remedies available in the event of default, all as the board of directors shall deem advisable not in conflict with this section. Each pledge, agreement, mortgage and deed of trust made for the benefit or security of any of the bonds of the corporation shall continue effective until the principal of and interest on the bonds for the benefit of which the pledge, agreement, mortgage and deed of trust were made shall have been fully paid. In the event of default in such payment or in any agreements of the corporation made as a part of the contract under which the bonds were issued, whether contained in the proceedings authorizing the bonds or in any mortgage and deed of trust executed as security for the bonds, such payment or agreement may be enforced by suit, mandamus, the appointment of a receiver in equity, or by foreclosure of any such mortgage and deed of trust, or any one (1) or more of such remedies. (b) The corporation shall maintain an aggregate listing of its current debt, including conduit debt obligations, in accordance with guidelines approved by the state funding board. At the end of each fiscal year, the corporation shall file the listing, and any other information required by the guidelines, with the state funding board. The corporation shall file with the board notice of default on any of its debt obligations within fifteen (15) days of the event. As used in this subsection (b), "conduit debt obligations" means those debt obligations issued by the corporation to provide capital financing for a public or private entity. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 529,s 1, eff. 3/7/2018. Acts 1955, ch. 210, § 10; 1976, ch. 515, § 5; T.C.A., § 6-2810.
(a) The principal of and interest on any bonds issued by the corporation shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues and receipts out of which the bonds shall be made payable, and may be secured by a mortgage or deed of trust covering all or any part of the projects from which the revenues or receipts so pledged may be derived, including any enlargements of and additions to any such projects thereafter made, or by an assignment and pledge of all or any part of the corporation's interest in and rights under the leases, sale contracts or loan agreements relating to such projects, or any thereof. The resolution under which the bonds are authorized to be issued and any such mortgage or deed of trust may contain any agreements and provisions respecting the maintenance of the projects covered by the resolution, the fixing and collection of rents or payments with respect to any projects or portions of the projects covered by such resolution, mortgage or deed of trust, the creation and maintenance of special funds from such revenues and from the proceeds of such bonds, and the rights and remedies available in the event of default, all as the board of directors shall deem advisable not in conflict with this section. Each pledge, agreement, mortgage and deed of trust made for the benefit or security of any of the bonds of the corporation shall continue effective until the principal of and interest on the bonds for the benefit of which the pledge, agreement, mortgage and deed of trust were made shall have been fully paid. In the event of default in such payment or in any agreements of the corporation made as a part of the contract under which the bonds were issued, whether contained in the proceedings authorizing the bonds or in any mortgage and deed of trust executed as security for the bonds, such payment or agreement may be enforced by suit, mandamus, the appointment of a receiver in equity, or by foreclosure of any such mortgage and deed of trust, or any one (1) or more of such remedies.
(b) The corporation shall maintain an aggregate listing of its current debt, including conduit debt obligations, in accordance with guidelines approved by the state funding board. At the end of each fiscal year, the corporation shall file the listing, and any other information required by the guidelines, with the state funding board. The corporation shall file with the board notice of default on any of its debt obligations within fifteen (15) days of the event. As used in this subsection (b), "conduit debt obligations" means those debt obligations issued by the corporation to provide capital financing for a public or private entity.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 529,s 1, eff. 3/7/2018.
Acts 1955, ch. 210, § 10; 1976, ch. 515, § 5; T.C.A., § 6-2810.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-3-508 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-3-508
Powers deemed additional and supplemental
Status: in_force

The powers conferred by this part are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other laws, charter or home rule provision. Acts 1993, ch. 335, § 8.
The powers conferred by this part are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other laws, charter or home rule provision.
Acts 1993, ch. 335, § 8.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-5-109 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-5-109
Bonds
Status: in_force

(a) The authority has the power to issue negotiable bonds from time to time in order to accomplish any of the purposes authorized by this chapter, and it also has the power to issue refunding bonds for the purposes, and in the amounts and manner provided in title 9, chapter 21. All the bonds shall be payable solely from all or any part of the revenues, income and charges of the authority and the bonds shall not constitute an obligation of the creating municipality, and the bonds shall so state. (b) The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the board and shall bear such date, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates payable annually or semiannually, be in such form and denominations, be subject to such terms of redemption with or without premium, carry such registration privileges, be payable in such medium and at such place or places, be executed in such manner, all as may be provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds. The bonds may be sold at public or private sale in such manner and for such amount as the board may determine. (c) The resolution may include any covenants with the bondholders deemed necessary by the board to make the bonds secure and marketable, including, but not limited to, covenants regarding the application of the bond proceeds; the pledging, application and securing of the revenues of the authority; the creation and maintenance of reserves; the investment of funds; the issuance of additional bonds; the maintenance of minimum fees, charges and rental; the operation and maintenance of its port authority; insurance and insurance proceeds; accounts and audits; the sale of port authority properties; remedies of bondholders; the vesting in a trustee or trustees such powers and rights as may be necessary to secure the bonds and the revenues and funds from which they are payable; the terms and conditions upon which bondholders may exercise their rights and remedies; the replacement of lost, destroyed or mutilated bonds; the definition, consequences and remedies of an event of default; the amendment of such resolution; and the appointment of a receiver in the event of a default. (d) Any holder of any such bonds, including any trustee for any bondholders, may enforce their rights against the authority, its board or any officer, agent or employee thereof by mandamus, injunction or other action in any court of competent jurisdiction, subject to the covenants included in the bond resolution. (e) All sums received as accrued interest from the sale of any bonds shall be applied to the payment of interest on the bonds. All sums received as principal or premium from the sale shall be applied to the purpose for which the bonds were issued, and may include, but not limited to, expenses for fiscal, legal, engineering and architectural services, expenses for the authorization, sale and issuance of the bonds, expenses for obtaining an economic feasibility survey in connection with the bonds, and to create a reserve for the payment of not exceeding one-year's interest on the bonds. (f) Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter executed by officers in office on the date of such execution shall be valid obligations of the authority, notwithstanding that before the delivery of the bonds any or all of the persons executing the bonds shall have ceased to be officers. (g) Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter, and the income from the bonds, shall be exempt from all state, county and municipal taxation, except inheritance, transfer and estate taxes. (h) All public officers and bodies of the state, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations, all savings banks and savings institutions, including savings and loan associations, all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees, and all other fiduciaries in the state may legally invest funds within their control in bonds of an authority. Acts 1979, ch. 95, § 9; T.C.A., § 6-3758; Acts 1988, ch. 750, § 12.
(a) The authority has the power to issue negotiable bonds from time to time in order to accomplish any of the purposes authorized by this chapter, and it also has the power to issue refunding bonds for the purposes, and in the amounts and manner provided in title 9, chapter 21. All the bonds shall be payable solely from all or any part of the revenues, income and charges of the authority and the bonds shall not constitute an obligation of the creating municipality, and the bonds shall so state.
(b) The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the board and shall bear such date, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates payable annually or semiannually, be in such form and denominations, be subject to such terms of redemption with or without premium, carry such registration privileges, be payable in such medium and at such place or places, be executed in such manner, all as may be provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds. The bonds may be sold at public or private sale in such manner and for such amount as the board may determine.
(c) The resolution may include any covenants with the bondholders deemed necessary by the board to make the bonds secure and marketable, including, but not limited to, covenants regarding the application of the bond proceeds; the pledging, application and securing of the revenues of the authority; the creation and maintenance of reserves; the investment of funds; the issuance of additional bonds; the maintenance of minimum fees, charges and rental; the operation and maintenance of its port authority; insurance and insurance proceeds; accounts and audits; the sale of port authority properties; remedies of bondholders; the vesting in a trustee or trustees such powers and rights as may be necessary to secure the bonds and the revenues and funds from which they are payable; the terms and conditions upon which bondholders may exercise their rights and remedies; the replacement of lost, destroyed or mutilated bonds; the definition, consequences and remedies of an event of default; the amendment of such resolution; and the appointment of a receiver in the event of a default.
(d) Any holder of any such bonds, including any trustee for any bondholders, may enforce their rights against the authority, its board or any officer, agent or employee thereof by mandamus, injunction or other action in any court of competent jurisdiction, subject to the covenants included in the bond resolution.
(e) All sums received as accrued interest from the sale of any bonds shall be applied to the payment of interest on the bonds. All sums received as principal or premium from the sale shall be applied to the purpose for which the bonds were issued, and may include, but not limited to, expenses for fiscal, legal, engineering and architectural services, expenses for the authorization, sale and issuance of the bonds, expenses for obtaining an economic feasibility survey in connection with the bonds, and to create a reserve for the payment of not exceeding one-year's interest on the bonds.
(f) Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter executed by officers in office on the date of such execution shall be valid obligations of the authority, notwithstanding that before the delivery of the bonds any or all of the persons executing the bonds shall have ceased to be officers.
(g) Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter, and the income from the bonds, shall be exempt from all state, county and municipal taxation, except inheritance, transfer and estate taxes.
(h) All public officers and bodies of the state, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations, all savings banks and savings institutions, including savings and loan associations, all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees, and all other fiduciaries in the state may legally invest funds within their control in bonds of an authority.
Acts 1979, ch. 95, § 9; T.C.A., § 6-3758; Acts 1988, ch. 750, § 12.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-52-105 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 52 / Section 7-52-105
Eminent domain
Status: in_force

Any municipality proceeding under this part is authorized and empowered to condemn any land, easement or rights-of-way, either on, under or above the ground, for any and all purposes necessary in connection with the construction, operation and maintenance of an electric plant or improvements to the electric plant. Title to property so condemned shall be taken in the name of the municipality. Such condemnation proceeding shall be pursuant to and in accordance with title 29, chapter 16; provided, that, where title to any property sought to be condemned is defective, it shall be passed by decree of court; provided, further, that, where condemnation proceedings become necessary, the court in which such proceedings are filed shall, upon application by the municipality and upon the posting of a bond with the clerk of the court in such amount as the court may deem commensurate with the value of the property, order that the right of possession shall issue immediately or as soon and upon such terms as the court, in its discretion, may deem proper and just. Acts 1935, ch. 32, § 21; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.21; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1505.
Any municipality proceeding under this part is authorized and empowered to condemn any land, easement or rights-of-way, either on, under or above the ground, for any and all purposes necessary in connection with the construction, operation and maintenance of an electric plant or improvements to the electric plant. Title to property so condemned shall be taken in the name of the municipality. Such condemnation proceeding shall be pursuant to and in accordance with title 29, chapter 16; provided, that, where title to any property sought to be condemned is defective, it shall be passed by decree of court; provided, further, that, where condemnation proceedings become necessary, the court in which such proceedings are filed shall, upon application by the municipality and upon the posting of a bond with the clerk of the court in such amount as the court may deem commensurate with the value of the property, order that the right of possession shall issue immediately or as soon and upon such terms as the court, in its discretion, may deem proper and just.
Acts 1935, ch. 32, § 21; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.21; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1505.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-4-108 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-4-108
Administration and enforcement - Taxpayer remedies
Status: in_force

(a) In administering and enforcing this chapter, the tax collection official shall have, as additional powers, those powers and duties with respect to collection of taxes provided in title 67 or otherwise provided by law; provided, that title 67, chapter 1, part 17, does not apply to any record, document, or other information pertaining to a tax on the privilege of occupancy in a hotel imposed pursuant to this chapter. (b) Upon any claim of illegal assessment and collection, the taxpayer has the remedy provided in § 67-1-911 , it being the intent of this chapter that the provisions of law that apply to the recovery of state taxes illegally assessed and collected be conformed to apply to the recovery of taxes illegally assessed and collected under the authority of this chapter; provided, that the tax collection official shall possess those powers and duties as provided in § 67-1-707 , with respect to the adjustment and settlement with taxpayers of all errors of taxes collected by the tax collection official under the authority of this chapter and to direct the refunding of the adjustments and settlements. Notice of any tax paid under protest shall be given to the tax collection official, and suit for recovery shall be brought against the tax collection official. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 796,s 4, eff. 4/14/2016. Acts 1976, ch. 704, § 8; T.C.A., § 6-3733.
(a) In administering and enforcing this chapter, the tax collection official shall have, as additional powers, those powers and duties with respect to collection of taxes provided in title 67 or otherwise provided by law; provided, that title 67, chapter 1, part 17, does not apply to any record, document, or other information pertaining to a tax on the privilege of occupancy in a hotel imposed pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Upon any claim of illegal assessment and collection, the taxpayer has the remedy provided in § 67-1-911 , it being the intent of this chapter that the provisions of law that apply to the recovery of state taxes illegally assessed and collected be conformed to apply to the recovery of taxes illegally assessed and collected under the authority of this chapter; provided, that the tax collection official shall possess those powers and duties as provided in § 67-1-707 , with respect to the adjustment and settlement with taxpayers of all errors of taxes collected by the tax collection official under the authority of this chapter and to direct the refunding of the adjustments and settlements. Notice of any tax paid under protest shall be given to the tax collection official, and suit for recovery shall be brought against the tax collection official.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 796,s 4, eff. 4/14/2016.
Acts 1976, ch. 704, § 8; T.C.A., § 6-3733.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-84-106 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 84 / Section 7-84-106
Control and jurisdiction over property
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall affect or impair the control and jurisdiction that a municipality has over all property within its boundaries. The powers and authority granted by this chapter shall be in addition to any and all other powers and authority now residing with, or hereafter granted to, municipalities in the state, and all powers granted in this chapter shall be subject to the general control and jurisdiction of such municipalities. Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 41; T.C.A., § 6-3941.
Nothing in this chapter shall affect or impair the control and jurisdiction that a municipality has over all property within its boundaries. The powers and authority granted by this chapter shall be in addition to any and all other powers and authority now residing with, or hereafter granted to, municipalities in the state, and all powers granted in this chapter shall be subject to the general control and jurisdiction of such municipalities.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 41; T.C.A., § 6-3941.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-87-106 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 87 / Section 7-87-106
Officers - Budget - Reports
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a president, who shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the authority, and shall enter into a contract with that person establishing the salary and term of office. (b) The president shall appoint, and the board shall confirm, the following additional officers: a secretary, an auditor, legal counsel, a treasurer, and a chief engineer. (c) All other officers and employees of the authority shall be appointed by the president, subject to any civil service plan adopted by the board. (d) (1) The president shall prepare annually the operating budget of the authority and submit the budget to the board for approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. (2) If such budget has not been acted upon by the board on the first day of the fiscal year, it shall then automatically go into effect. (e) The president shall also submit such periodic reports to the board as it may direct. (f) The president shall attend all meetings of the board. Acts 1995, ch. 432, § 6.
(a) The board shall appoint a president, who shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the authority, and shall enter into a contract with that person establishing the salary and term of office.
(b) The president shall appoint, and the board shall confirm, the following additional officers: a secretary, an auditor, legal counsel, a treasurer, and a chief engineer.
(c) All other officers and employees of the authority shall be appointed by the president, subject to any civil service plan adopted by the board.
(d) (1) The president shall prepare annually the operating budget of the authority and submit the budget to the board for approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. (2) If such budget has not been acted upon by the board on the first day of the fiscal year, it shall then automatically go into effect.
(1) The president shall prepare annually the operating budget of the authority and submit the budget to the board for approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year.
(2) If such budget has not been acted upon by the board on the first day of the fiscal year, it shall then automatically go into effect.
(e) The president shall also submit such periodic reports to the board as it may direct.
(f) The president shall attend all meetings of the board.
Acts 1995, ch. 432, § 6.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-59-108 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 59 / Section 7-59-108
Prohibited activities - Penalties
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to make or use any unauthorized connection, whether physically, electrically, acoustically, inductively or otherwise, with any part of a franchised cable television system for the purpose of enabling such person, firm, or corporation, or others, to receive or use any television signal, radio signal, picture, program or sound, without payment to the owner of the system. (b) It is unlawful for any person, without the consent of the franchise owner, to willfully transfer with, remove, or injure in any manner, cables, wires, or equipment used for the distribution of television signals, radio signals, pictures, programs or sound. (c) Any person who willfully violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to licensed and certified electrical contractors while performing usual and ordinary service in accordance with recognized standards. Acts 1977, ch. 334, § 8; T.C.A., § 6-4308; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
(a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to make or use any unauthorized connection, whether physically, electrically, acoustically, inductively or otherwise, with any part of a franchised cable television system for the purpose of enabling such person, firm, or corporation, or others, to receive or use any television signal, radio signal, picture, program or sound, without payment to the owner of the system.
(b) It is unlawful for any person, without the consent of the franchise owner, to willfully transfer with, remove, or injure in any manner, cables, wires, or equipment used for the distribution of television signals, radio signals, pictures, programs or sound.
(c) Any person who willfully violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to licensed and certified electrical contractors while performing usual and ordinary service in accordance with recognized standards.
Acts 1977, ch. 334, § 8; T.C.A., § 6-4308; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-90-117 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 90 / Section 7-90-117
Nonprofit corporation - Disposition of earnings
Status: in_force

The authority shall be a public nonprofit corporation and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any individual, firm or corporation, except that in the event the board of directors shall determine that sufficient provision has been made for the full payment of the expenses, bonds and other obligations of the authority, including reserves for the expenses, bonds and other obligations; any net earnings of the authority thereafter accruing may be used to provide a reserve for depreciation of any project or projects undertaken by such authority, in an amount determined by the board of directors to be necessary and reasonable, and net earnings available thereafter shall be paid to the municipality with respect to which the authority was organized; provided, that nothing contained in this section shall prevent the board of directors from transferring all or any part of its properties in accordance with the terms of any lease entered into by the authority; and, provided further, that in no event shall such transfer inure to the benefit of a private entity. Acts 2010 , ch. 1078, § 1.
The authority shall be a public nonprofit corporation and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any individual, firm or corporation, except that in the event the board of directors shall determine that sufficient provision has been made for the full payment of the expenses, bonds and other obligations of the authority, including reserves for the expenses, bonds and other obligations; any net earnings of the authority thereafter accruing may be used to provide a reserve for depreciation of any project or projects undertaken by such authority, in an amount determined by the board of directors to be necessary and reasonable, and net earnings available thereafter shall be paid to the municipality with respect to which the authority was organized; provided, that nothing contained in this section shall prevent the board of directors from transferring all or any part of its properties in accordance with the terms of any lease entered into by the authority; and, provided further, that in no event shall such transfer inure to the benefit of a private entity.
Acts 2010 , ch. 1078, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-51-903 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 51 / Section 7-51-903
Long-term contracts
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise authorized or provided by law, municipalities are hereby authorized to enter into long-term contracts for such period or duration as the municipality may determine for any purpose for which short-term contracts not extending beyond the term of the members of the governing body could be entered; provided, that § 7-51-902 shall govern the periods or terms of contracts, leases, and lease-purchase agreements with respect to capital improvement property. Acts 1983, ch. 186, § 3.
Except as otherwise authorized or provided by law, municipalities are hereby authorized to enter into long-term contracts for such period or duration as the municipality may determine for any purpose for which short-term contracts not extending beyond the term of the members of the governing body could be entered; provided, that § 7-51-902 shall govern the periods or terms of contracts, leases, and lease-purchase agreements with respect to capital improvement property.
Acts 1983, ch. 186, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-39-309 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 39 / Section 7-39-309
Lien of bonds
Status: in_force

(a) All bonds of the same issue shall, subject to the prior and superior rights of outstanding bonds, claims or obligation, have a prior and paramount lien on the revenue of the properties for which the bonds have been issued, over and ahead of all bonds of any issue payable from the revenue that may be subsequently issued, and over and ahead of any claims or obligations of any nature against the revenue subsequently arising or subsequently incurred; provided, that the proceedings authorizing any issue of bonds may provide for the issuance of additional bonds on a parity with the bonds. (b) All bonds of the same issue shall be equally and ratably secured without priority by reason of number, date of bonds, of sale, or execution, or of delivery, by a lien on the revenue in accordance with this chapter and the resolution or resolutions authorizing the bonds. (c) Any pledge of, or lien on, revenues and receipts of the corporation to secure the payment of any bonds, notes or obligations of the corporation issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid and binding from the time the pledge or lien is created or granted and shall inure to the benefit of the holder or holders of such bonds or notes or the obligee under any such obligation until the payment or satisfaction in full of the pledge or lien. The priority of any pledge or lien with respect to competing pledges or liens shall be determined by the date such pledge or lien is created or granted. Neither the resolution, the indenture, nor any other instrument granting, creating or giving notice of the pledge or lien need be filed or recorded to preserve or protect the validity or priority of such pledge or lien. Acts 1977, ch. 299, § 15; T.C.A., § 6-4215; Acts 1999, ch. 345, § 19.
(a) All bonds of the same issue shall, subject to the prior and superior rights of outstanding bonds, claims or obligation, have a prior and paramount lien on the revenue of the properties for which the bonds have been issued, over and ahead of all bonds of any issue payable from the revenue that may be subsequently issued, and over and ahead of any claims or obligations of any nature against the revenue subsequently arising or subsequently incurred; provided, that the proceedings authorizing any issue of bonds may provide for the issuance of additional bonds on a parity with the bonds.
(b) All bonds of the same issue shall be equally and ratably secured without priority by reason of number, date of bonds, of sale, or execution, or of delivery, by a lien on the revenue in accordance with this chapter and the resolution or resolutions authorizing the bonds.
(c) Any pledge of, or lien on, revenues and receipts of the corporation to secure the payment of any bonds, notes or obligations of the corporation issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid and binding from the time the pledge or lien is created or granted and shall inure to the benefit of the holder or holders of such bonds or notes or the obligee under any such obligation until the payment or satisfaction in full of the pledge or lien. The priority of any pledge or lien with respect to competing pledges or liens shall be determined by the date such pledge or lien is created or granted. Neither the resolution, the indenture, nor any other instrument granting, creating or giving notice of the pledge or lien need be filed or recorded to preserve or protect the validity or priority of such pledge or lien.
Acts 1977, ch. 299, § 15; T.C.A., § 6-4215; Acts 1999, ch. 345, § 19.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-83-308 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 83 / Section 7-83-308
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 211, s 6, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1935 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 4, § 15; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.61 (Williams, § 3708.64); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2720.
Repealed by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 211, s 6, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1935 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 4, § 15; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.61 (Williams, § 3708.64); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2720.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-51-1112 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 51 / Section 7-51-1112
Hours open for inspection
Status: in_force

The public portion of all adult-oriented establishments shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times by the applicable sheriff's department or such other persons as the board may designate. Acts 1987, ch. 432, § 12; 1998, ch. 1090, § 1.
The public portion of all adult-oriented establishments shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times by the applicable sheriff's department or such other persons as the board may designate.
Acts 1987, ch. 432, § 12; 1998, ch. 1090, § 1.