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TN Code § 68-221-513 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-513. Failure of Municipality to Comply With Payment Schedule — Withholding of State Funds — Rate Increases

  In the event any municipality, having entered into a loan agreement, shall fail to remit funds in accordance with the amortization schedule established by the authority, the commissioner of finance and administration shall deliver by certified mail a written notice of such failure to the municipality within five (5) days of the failure.   In the event the municipality shall fail to remit the amount set forth in the notice within sixty (60) days of the receipt of such notice, the commissioner shall, without further authorization, withhold such sum or part of such sum from any state-shared taxes which are otherwise apportioned to the municipality for the benefit of the authority.   Furthermore, in the event any municipality having entered into a loan agreement shall fail to remit funds in accordance with the amortization schedule established by the authority, the municipality shall increase its fees, rates or charges for water service and/or pledge additional other available sources of revenue as are necessary to meet the obligation of the municipality according to the loan agreement.
TN Code § 68-221-514 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-514. Enforcement of Agreement by the State

 The state, either through the authority or the department, 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 require the municipality and the governing body and any proper officer, agent or employee of the municipality to carry out any agreements and to perform its and their duties under this part or any rule or regulation of the department adopted pursuant thereto.
TN Code § 68-221-515 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-515. Limit on Indebtedness Not Applicable

 Municipalities may enter into loan agreements under the provisions of this part, notwithstanding and without regard to any limit on indebtedness provided by law.
TN Code § 68-221-516 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-516. Action of Municipality by Resolution

 All action required or authorized to be taken under this part by the governing body of any municipality may be by resolution, which resolution may be adopted at the meeting of the governing body at which such resolution is introduced, and shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
TN Code § 68-221-517 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-517. Provisions Supplemental

  This part is in addition and supplemental to any other law providing for the financing of waterworks of municipalities, and shall not be deemed to amend or repeal any other law.   No proceedings by a municipality shall be required for loan agreements hereunder except such as are provided by this part, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary.   No requirements or restrictions applicable to borrowing by municipalities contained in any other law shall be applicable to loans under this part.
TN Code § 68-221-518 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-518. Powers of Tennessee Public Utility Commission Unaffected

 Nothing in this part shall be construed as impairing the powers and duties of the Tennessee public utility commission with respect to special districts empowered to provide water services.
TN Code § 68-221-519 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 5 - Waterworks Construction Loan Act of 1974|§ 68-221-519. Loans Made Retroactively

 To the extent that a loan is made retroactively under this part for an eligible project that has been financed by other funds, such loan may be used by a municipality for any municipal water purpose.
TN Code § 68-221-601 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 6 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act|§ 68-221-601. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act.”
TN Code § 68-221-602 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 6 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act|§ 68-221-602. Authorities Created as Public and Governmental Bodies — Property and Revenue Exempt From Taxes

  It is declared that water and wastewater treatment authorities created pursuant to this part shall be public and governmental bodies acting as agencies and instrumentalities of the creating and participating governmental entities; and that the acquisition, operation and finance of water and wastewater treatment works by such authorities is declared to be for a public and governmental purpose and a matter of public necessity.   The property and revenues of the authority, or any interest therein, are exempt from all state, county and municipal taxation.
TN Code § 68-221-603 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 6 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act|§ 68-221-603. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise  requires:   “Authority” means a water and wastewater treatment authority created pursuant to this part;   “Board” means the board of commissioners of an authority;   “Bonds” includes notes, interim certificates or other obligations of an authority;   “Creating governmental entity” means any city, metropolitan government or county which creates an authority pursuant to this part;   “Executive officer” means the mayor, county mayor or other chief executive officer of any creating or participating governmental entity;   “Governing body” means the chief legislative body of any creating or participating governmental entity;   “Participating governmental entity” means any utility district, metropolitan government, city, town or county; which utility district, city, town or county, pursuant to a resolution of its governing body, shall have sold, leased, dedicated, donated or otherwise conveyed its water or wastewater treatment works, or both, or a portion thereof, to the authority for operation by the authority in order to make such treatment works an operational part of its treatment works;   “State” means the state of Tennessee; and   “Treatment works” means any devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the state's waters, or any devices and systems used in the treatment and distribution of water, including intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, sewage collection systems, water storage facilities, water transmission lines, pumping, power and other equipment, and their appurtenances, extensions, improvements, remodeling, additions and alterations thereof; elements essential to provide a reliable recycled supply, such as standby treatment units and clear well facilities, and any works.
TN Code § 68-221-606 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 6 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act|§ 68-221-606. Executive Director — Other Officers — Budget

  The board shall appoint an executive director, who shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the authority, and who shall enter into a contract with the executive director establishing such director's salary and term of office.    The executive director shall appoint, and the board shall confirm, the following additional officers:  A secretary;   An auditor;   Legal counsel;   A treasurer; and   A chief engineer.     All other officers and employees of the authority shall be appointed by the executive director, subject to any civil service plan adopted by the board.      The executive director shall prepare annually the operating budget of the authority and submit the same to the board for approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year.   If such budget shall not have been acted upon by the board on the first day of the fiscal year, it shall then automatically go into effect.     The executive director shall also submit such periodic reports to the board as it may direct.   The executive director shall attend all meetings of the board.
TN Code § 68-221-609 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 6 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act|§ 68-221-609. Collection From Industrial Users for Construction Costs — Allocation of Right to Discharge Industrial Wastes Into System

   In providing a treatment works to treat industrial wastes, either independently or in conjunction with other wastes, the authority has the authority to collect from such industrial users all or any part of the construction costs of such treatment works reasonably attributed to treatment of such industrial wastes.   The apportionment of such costs shall be equitable as among industrial users, and such costs may be collected by assessment, connection fee, periodic charges, or in other manners or combinations thereof as in the judgment of the authority is equitable and will assure such industrial cost recovery.      The commitment of an industrial user of waste treatment service to repay its share of industrial recovery costs may be assumed by another industry replacing the former as a user of waste treatment services; provided, that such assumption shall not release such original or former user without the written consent of the agency, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.   The authority shall have the right to allocate and reallocate among industrial users the right to discharge industrial wastes into the treatment system.   In the event of such reallocation, the share of industrial cost recovery of each participating industry shall be reallocated proportionately among all industrial users; provided, that the share of an industrial user may not be increased except in proportion to its increased use of the system.
TN Code § 68-221-610 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 6 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act|§ 68-221-610. Power to Condemn Property

  An authority has the power to condemn either the fee or such right, title, interest or easement in the property as the board may deem necessary for any of the purposes mentioned in this part, and such property or interest in such property may be so acquired whether or not the same is owned or held for public use by corporations, associations or persons having the power of eminent domain, or otherwise held or used for public purposes; provided, that such prior public use will not be interfered with by this use.   Such power of condemnation may be exercised in the mode or method of procedure prescribed by title 29, chapter 17, or in the mode or method of procedure prescribed by any other applicable statutory provisions now in force or hereafter enacted for the exercise of the power of eminent domain.
TN Code § 68-221-612 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 6 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act|§ 68-221-612. Powers to Incur Debt in Anticipation of Federal or State Aid — Sale of Bonds to Federal Agency — Issuance of Temporary Obligations

   Notwithstanding any other laws of this state or any of its political subdivisions, any authority which has contracted for and accepted an offer or a grant of federal or state aid, or both, for a particular project for which the authority may raise or expend money, may, upon resolution of its board, incur indebtedness in anticipation of the receipt of such aid for the particular project by issuing its general obligation notes payable in not more than one (1) year, which notes may be renewed from time to time by the issue of other notes; provided, that no notes shall be issued or renewed in an amount which at the time of such issuance or renewal exceeds the unpaid amount of the federal or state aid or both in anticipation of which such notes are issued or renewed.   To any extent that the federal or state aid in anticipation of which the notes were issued when received exceeds the amount of such aid remaining to be paid under contract or accepted offer, plus the amount of any outstanding notes issued in anticipation thereof, it shall be kept in a separate account and used solely for the payment of such outstanding notes.     Every authority has the power and is authorized to:  Sell bonds at private sale to any federal agency without any public advertisement;   Issue interim receipts, certificates or other temporary obligations, in such form and containing such terms, conditions and provisions as the authority issuing the same may determine, pending the preparation or execution of definite bonds for the purpose of financing the construction of a public works project; and    Issue bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the sale of bonds which have been duly authorized, but all such bond anticipation notes, including any renewals thereof, shall finally mature not later than three (3) years from the date of the original notes.   All such bond anticipation notes shall have the same security as the bonds in anticipation of which such notes are issued.
TN Code § 68-221-613 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 6 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act|§ 68-221-613. Administration by Civil Service — Adoption of Civil Service Plan by Authority — Requirements

 The authority by action of its board may elect to come under the civil service plan of the creating governmental entity, to be administered by the civil service commission or board of such governmental entity; or may adopt its own civil service plan to be administered by the board, which plan shall include, but need not be limited to, the following provisions:   Entry into the service on the basis of open competition; and service, promotions and remuneration on the basis of merit, efficiency and fitness;   Classifications of the positions in the service;   The rating of candidates on the basis of publicly announced competitive examinations and the maintenance of lists of eligible candidates;   Employment of candidates from the eligible lists in the highest qualified rating;   Probationary periods not to exceed six (6) months;   Disciplinary action, suspension or discharge of employees for cause only with the right of notice and review;   Schedules of compensation and pay increases prepared by the executive director and approved by the board;   Promotion on the basis of ascertained merit, seniority in service, and competitive examinations;   Provision for keeping service records on all employees;   Regulations for hours of work, attendance, holidays, leaves of absence and transfers; and procedures for layoffs, discharge, suspension, discipline and reinstatement;   The exemption for civil service of persons employed to render professional, scientific, technical or expert service of a temporary or exceptional character; persons employed on projects paid from the proceeds of bonds issued by the authority; and persons employed for a period of less than three (3) months in any twelve-month period; and   Review by the board, at the request of the employee in question and after notice and public hearing of any disciplinary action, suspension or discharge of any employee, which action, suspension or discharge may be affirmed, modified or reversed by the board. Findings of facts by the board shall not be subject to review by any court except for illegality or want of jurisdiction.
TN Code § 68-221-614 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 6 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act|§ 68-221-614. Powers of Participating Governmental Entities

 Any creating governmental entity and any participating governmental entity has all necessary powers in order to further the purposes of this part, including, without limitation, the following, any or all of which powers may be exercised by resolution of its governing body, to:   Advance, donate or lend money on real or personal property to the authority;   Provide that any funds on hand or to become available to it for treatment works purposes shall be paid directly to the authority;   Sell, lease, dedicate, donate or otherwise convey to the authority any of its interest in any existing treatment works or other related property, or grant easements, licenses or other rights or privileges therein to the authority;   Enter into agreements with the authority with regard to the transfer of its treatment works' employees to the authority with the retention by such employees of any civil service status and accrued rights in pension, disability, hospitalization and death benefits; and   Permit its rights, duties and powers under its charter or the laws of the state to be performed or exercised by the authority.
TN Code § 68-221-615 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 6 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act|§ 68-221-615. Dissolution of Authority

  Whenever the governing bodies of the creating governmental entity and the participating governmental entities shall each, by resolution, determine that the purposes for which the authority was created have been substantially accomplished, that all of the bonds and other obligations of the authority have been fully paid, and that such governmental entities have agreed on the distribution of the funds and other properties of the authority, then the executive officers of such governmental entities shall execute and file for record with the secretary of state of Tennessee a joint certificate of dissolution reciting such facts and declaring the authority to be dissolved.   Upon such filing, the authority shall be dissolved, and title to all funds and other properties of the authority at the time of such dissolution shall vest in and be delivered to such governmental entities in accordance with the terms of their agreement relating thereto.
TN Code § 68-221-616 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 6 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act|§ 68-221-616. Provisions Supplemental

  The powers conferred by this part shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, and are not in substitution for such powers, and the limitations imposed by this part shall not affect such powers.   The powers herein granted may be exercised without regard to requirements, restrictions or procedural provisions contained in any other law or charter, except as herein expressly provided.   Any metropolitan government or any home rule municipality authorized hereunder to create a water and wastewater treatment authority may do so without the necessity of a charter amendment, notwithstanding anything in its charter to the contrary.
TN Code § 68-221-617 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 6 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act|§ 68-221-617. Liberal Construction

 This part shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof, and insofar as this part may be inconsistent with any other law, this part shall be controlling.
TN Code § 68-221-618 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 6 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act|§ 68-221-618. Compensation of Board Members

 The members of the board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that by resolution duly adopted by the board, each commissioner may receive a per diem payment for not more than six (6) meetings of the board in any calendar year at a rate not greater than one hundred dollars ($100) per meeting.
TN Code § 68-221-701 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 7 - Tennessee Safe Drinking Water Act of 1983|§ 68-221-701. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Safe Drinking Water Act of 1983.”
TN Code § 68-221-702 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 7 - Tennessee Safe Drinking Water Act of 1983|§ 68-221-702. Declaration of Policy and Purpose

 Recognizing that the waters of the state are the property of the state and are held in public trust for the benefit of its citizens, it is declared that the people of the state are beneficiaries of this trust and have a right to both an adequate quantity and quality of drinking water.
TN Code § 68-221-706 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 221 - Water and Sewerage|Part 7 - Tennessee Safe Drinking Water Act of 1983|§ 68-221-706. Supervision Over Construction of Public Water Systems

   The department shall exercise general supervision over the construction of public water systems throughout the state.   Such general supervision shall include all of the features of construction of public water systems which do or may affect the sanitary quality or the quantity of the water supply.   No new construction shall be done nor shall any change be made in any public water system until the plans for such new construction or change have been submitted and approved by the department.   In granting approval of such plans, the department may specify such modification, conditions and regulations as may be required for the protection of the public health and welfare.   The source of raw water and the quantity of raw water to be drawn from the waters of the state are subject to review and approval by the department.    Records of construction, including plans and descriptions of existing works, shall be made available to the department upon request.   The person in charge of the public water supply shall promptly comply with such request.        Any unit of local government which imposes standards and requirements for the construction of public water systems may apply to the commissioner for the commissioner's certification that the locally imposed standards and requirements are at least as sufficient to protect the public health as those of the department.   After certification, submission of plans to and approval by the local government for construction and changes in public water systems shall be sufficient in lieu of approval by the department as otherwise required by this section.   The commissioner may periodically review the local standards and requirements and prescribe changes upon which continued certification may be conditioned.