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TN Code § 7-57-310 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 57 - Metropolitan Hospital Authority Act|Part 3 - Operation and Powers|§ 7-57-310. Borrowing — Federal and State Grants and Contracts

  In addition to the powers conferred upon authorities by other provisions of this chapter, authorities are also empowered to:  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;   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;   Take over, lease or manage any hospital project constructed or owned by the federal or state government; and   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.     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.
TN Code § 7-57-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 57 - Metropolitan Hospital Authority Act|Part 4 - Financial Matters|§ 7-57-401. Annual Report by Trustees — Budgets, Preparation, Hearings and Approvals

 The board of trustees of each authority created under this chapter shall file an annual report with the governing body or bodies of the creating and participating municipalities of the authority for the fiscal year. The board shall also prepare and submit to the creating and participating municipalities at such times and in such form as they shall specify an annual operating budget, a capital budget, and a five-year capital improvement program. The creating and participating municipalities shall hold a public hearing on such budgets, and representatives of the board of trustees shall be present. After such hearing, the creating and participating municipalities in accordance with their contract with the authority shall determine the amount of appropriation they shall make for the operation of the authority's hospital facilities and for any capital expenditures for the purchase, construction, expansion or improvement of any hospital project or other facility constructed, maintained and operated by the authority, and shall approve an annual operating budget, a capital budget, and a five-year capital improvement program. If a creating or participating municipality makes no contribution to the annual operating budget or to the capital budget, then its approval of the budgets shall no longer be required pursuant to this section.
TN Code § 7-57-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 57 - Metropolitan Hospital Authority Act|Part 4 - Financial Matters|§ 7-57-402. Annual Audit

 Any hospital authority created by and under this chapter shall conduct an annual audit of the financial affairs, books and records of such authority, the audit to be at the end of each fiscal year. Each hospital authority shall obtain either a certified public accountant or a firm of certified public accountants to conduct such audit. The auditor so appointed shall make the audit provided for in this section in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and shall submit the complete and final report and audit to such authority not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the fiscal year. All audits provided for in this section shall be certified to and shall include, but in no way be limited to, a full and complete audit containing a balance sheet, profit and loss statement and statement of receipts and disbursements, and shall certify whether or not the authority has operated within its approved annual operating budget and capital budget.
TN Code § 7-57-403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 57 - Metropolitan Hospital Authority Act|Part 4 - Financial Matters|§ 7-57-403. Publication of Audits

 All final audits as provided for in § 7-57-402 shall be reproduced in sufficient numbers and copies, and shall be submitted to and filed with the governing bodies of each creating and participating municipality of the authority not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the fiscal year of the authority.
TN Code § 7-57-404 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 57 - Metropolitan Hospital Authority Act|Part 4 - Financial Matters|§ 7-57-404. Failure to Conduct Audit — Court Order — Contempt

 In the event any hospital authority shall fail or refuse to provide for an annual audit and have such audit prepared and filed as set forth in §§ 7-57-402 and 7-57-403, or should such audit fail to certify whether or not the hospital authority has operated within its approved annual operating budget and capital budget, the governing body or governing bodies of any creating or participating municipality of such authority may petition the circuit or chancery court of the county wherein the authority operates a hospital to require the authority to have such audit and certification prepared and filed as provided in §§ 7-57-402 and 7-57-403. The judge of the court shall set a time for the hearing of such petition and after notice to the authority shall hear and determine the petition. In the event it is determined that the authority has failed to comply with the provisions relative to the preparation and filing of the audit and certification, the judge shall pass such orders as are necessary to effectuate compliance with the provisions. In the event the authority fails to have an audit and certification prepared and filed as required by the court order, the members of the authority shall be subject to contempt proceedings by the court as provided by law.
TN Code § 7-57-501 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 57 - Metropolitan Hospital Authority Act|Part 5 - Private Act Metropolitan Hospital Authorities|§ 7-57-501. Purpose and Policy

  The public purpose and policy set forth in § 7-57-102(a) is also declared to be applicable to any hospital authority created by private act of the general assembly, sometimes referred to in this part as a “private act metropolitan hospital authority”, the principal hospital facilities of which are located in a county in this state with a population greater than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census. For purposes of this part, “hospital authority” means hospital authorities, hospital districts, and hospitals owned and operated by one (1) or more local governments, directly or through an elected or appointed governing board.   The general assembly hereby finds that the demand for hospital, medical and health care services is rapidly changing, as is the way and manner in which such services are purchased and delivered; that the market for hospital and health care services is becoming increasingly competitive; and that the hospital and other health care providers need flexibility to be able to respond to changing conditions by having the power to develop efficient and cost-effective methods to provide for hospital, medical and health care needs. The general assembly also finds that the increasing competition and changing conditions force hospitals and other health care providers to develop market strategies and strategic plans to effectively compete. The general assembly further finds that public hospitals in metropolitan areas are presently at a competitive disadvantage, and that significant investments in the public assets of private act metropolitan hospital authorities could be jeopardized by inability to compete with private hospitals because of legal constraints upon the scope of their operations and limitations upon the power granted to public hospitals under existing law.
TN Code § 7-57-503 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 57 - Metropolitan Hospital Authority Act|Part 5 - Private Act Metropolitan Hospital Authorities|§ 7-57-503. Bidding

  Any private act of the general assembly to the contrary notwithstanding, a private act metropolitan hospital authority shall not be required to bid the purchase or procurement of any goods or services that:  Are not required to be bid by a county under the County Purchasing Law of 1983, compiled in title 5, chapter 14, part 2;   Are not required to be bid by a municipality under the Municipal Purchasing Law of 1983, compiled in title 6, chapter 56, part 3;   Are of a nature that is exempt or otherwise not required to be bid by any municipality or county under any other law of general application of this state.     A private act metropolitan hospital authority shall not be subject to provisions for the letting of public contracts that may be provided in the charter or governing law of a creating municipality.
TN Code § 7-57-504 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 57 - Metropolitan Hospital Authority Act|Part 5 - Private Act Metropolitan Hospital Authorities|§ 7-57-504. Implied Powers — Construction

 In addition to all of the powers conferred upon it by this part or any other law, a private act metropolitan hospital authority may do any and all things necessary and convenient to carry out the powers expressly granted by this part or any other law. This part shall be construed consistent with § 7-57-107.
TN Code § 7-57-601 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 57 - Metropolitan Hospital Authority Act|Part 6 - Private Act Hospital Authority Act of 1996|§ 7-57-601. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Private Act Hospital Authority Act of 1996.”
TN Code § 7-57-602 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 57 - Metropolitan Hospital Authority Act|Part 6 - Private Act Hospital Authority Act of 1996|§ 7-57-602. “Private Act Hospital Authority” Defined

 For the purpose of this part, “private act hospital authority” is any hospital owned or operated by one (1) or more local governments or any hospital, hospital authority or hospital district created or authorized by a private act of the general assembly.
TN Code § 7-57-603 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 57 - Metropolitan Hospital Authority Act|Part 6 - Private Act Hospital Authority Act of 1996|§ 7-57-603. Rights and Powers of Authority — Procurement

 A private act hospital authority, as defined in this part, in addition to the rights and powers granted to such authority by any private act of the general assembly or its charter of incorporation, has as supplemental and additional rights and powers, all powers granted to private act metropolitan hospital authorities in part 5 of this chapter. Any powers granted under this part to a private act hospital authority shall not limit or reduce any power granted to a private act hospital authority by a private act of the general assembly or its charter of incorporation. The rights and powers granted to a private act hospital authority by this part shall not be applicable to any hospital that ceases to be either owned or operated by the governing authority or entity established under the hospital's private act. Nothing in this part shall require a private act hospital authority to bid the purchase or procurement of any goods or services that are not required to be bid by the private act creating such private act hospital authority or its charter of incorporation.
TN Code § 7-57-604 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 57 - Metropolitan Hospital Authority Act|Part 6 - Private Act Hospital Authority Act of 1996|§ 7-57-604. Sale of Hospital — Referendum

 With respect to the sale of hospital property, this part shall not be construed or implemented in any manner that abolishes or diminishes the public's opportunity to require a public referendum as authorized by a municipal charter.
TN Code § 7-59-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 59 - Cable Television|Part 1 - Cable Television Act of 1977|§ 7-59-101. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Cable Television Act of 1977.”
TN Code § 7-59-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 59 - Cable Television|Part 1 - Cable Television Act of 1977|§ 7-59-103. Above and Below Ground Cables — Permits

 Any cable television company, cable service provider or video service provider incorporated under the laws of this state and any other such company incorporated or operating under the laws of any other state, upon complying with the laws of this state regulating the doing of business in this state by foreign corporations or foreign businesses, may, upon approval of the governing body of the city, county or department construct, maintain and operate its cable over or beneath any of the public lands of this state, but not including the freeway system, which is defined as a fully-controlled access facility, or over or beneath or along any of the highways or public roads of the state or over or beneath any of the waters of the state. The cable television company, cable service provider or video service provider shall, unless previously covered by court decree, where possible and practical, enter into an agreement with the telephone company or electric power distribution company whereby the cable television company, cable or video service provider has a right to attach its cable to the poles owned by the telephone company or electric power company or to bury its cables beneath the ground; provided, that the cable is constructed so as not to endanger the safety of persons or to interfere with the use of the public lands, highways or public roads or the navigation of such waters. The agency charged with the maintenance of the public lands, highways, or along the public lands, highways, public roads or waters of the state shall provide that the cable television company, cable or video service provider obtain a permit prior to placing its cables over, under or along the public lands, highways, public roads or waters. If both electrical and telephone facilities in an area are underground, then the cable television, cable service or video service lines in that area shall also be placed underground. If the cable is located in such a manner so as to contribute to interference with the right of ingress or egress to land that is subject to any easement, the cable television company, cable service or video service provider shall obtain the consent of the landowner, the landowner's heirs or assigns from which the original easement was obtained.
TN Code § 7-59-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 59 - Cable Television|Part 1 - Cable Television Act of 1977|§ 7-59-104. Relocation of Cables and Apparatus — Damage to Public Property

 Whenever the agency charged with the maintenance of such public lands, highways or public roads or waters of the state deems it necessary to move or remove the poles or underground conduit of the telephone company or electric power distribution company, the cable television company, cable service or video service provider and its apparatus shall be moved or removed at the cost of the cable television company, cable or video service provider. Whenever damage results to the public highways or roads as a result of operation by a cable television company, cable service or video service provider, the company or provider shall repair the highway or road according to department standards and all costs shall be borne by the cable television company, cable service or video service provider.
TN Code § 7-59-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 59 - Cable Television|Part 1 - Cable Television Act of 1977|§ 7-59-105. Damage to Private Property — Underground Installation on Private Property

  No cable television company, cable service provider or video service provider may damage private property on which the utility pole is located without just compensation to the landowner for the damage suffered to the landowner's property.   No cable television company, cable service provider or video service provider may install underground wires or underground equipment on private property without the written consent of the property owner. A violation of this subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 7-59-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 59 - Cable Television|Part 1 - Cable Television Act of 1977|§ 7-59-106. Fees Payable by Companies Operating Under Grandfather Clauses

 Any cable television company that shall receive the benefits of operating under the grandfather clauses contained in this part shall pay the county governing body or municipality the same fees as would be charged to a new franchise company by the county or municipality. These fees shall not be inconsistent with the requirements and regulations of the federal communications commission.
TN Code § 7-59-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 59 - Cable Television|Part 1 - Cable Television Act of 1977|§ 7-59-107. Customer Complaints — Records

 Any cable television company, cable service provider or video service provider locally franchised and operating in this state shall maintain a complete service for the purpose of receiving customer complaints concerning service or any other matter relating to its operations. These companies shall keep written records of complaints received, including the name of the complaining party, the nature of the complaint, and the disposition of the complaint. The records shall be subject to inspection by the governing body granting the franchise.
TN Code § 7-59-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 59 - Cable Television|Part 1 - Cable Television Act of 1977|§ 7-59-108. Prohibited Activities — Penalties

  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.   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.   Any person who willfully violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.   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.
TN Code § 7-59-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 59 - Cable Television|Part 2 - Overlapping Franchises|§ 7-59-201. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Cable service” means:  The one-way transmission to subscribers of video programming or other programming service; and   Subscriber interaction, if any, that is required for the selection of such video programming or other programming service;     “Cable system” means a facility consisting of a set of closed transmission paths and associated signal generation, reception, and control equipment that is designed to provide cable service that includes video programming and that is provided to multiple subscribers within a community; but “cable system” does not include:  A facility that serves only to retransmit the television signals of one (1) or more television broadcast stations;   A facility that serves only subscribers in one (1) or more multiple unit dwellings under common ownership, control, or management, unless such facility or facilities use any public right-of-way;   A facility of a common carrier, except that such facility shall be considered a cable system to the extent such facility is used in the transmission of video programming directly to subscribers; or   Any facilities of any electric utility used solely for operating its electric utility system;     “Franchise” means an initial authorization or renewal of an authorization issued by a franchising authority, whether such authorization is designated as a franchise, permit, license, resolution, contract, certificate, agreement, or otherwise, that authorizes the construction or operation of a cable system;   “Franchising authority” means any governmental entity empowered by federal, state, or local law to grant a franchise;   “Person” means an individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, corporation, or governmental entity; and   “Video programming” means programming provided by, or generally considered comparable to programming provided by, a television broadcast station or cable system.
TN Code § 7-59-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 59 - Cable Television|Part 2 - Overlapping Franchises|§ 7-59-203. More Favorable Terms Prohibited

 No municipality or county shall grant any overlapping franchises for cable or video service within its jurisdiction on terms or conditions more favorable or less burdensome than those in any existing cable or video franchise within the municipality or county.
TN Code § 7-59-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 59 - Cable Television|Part 2 - Overlapping Franchises|§ 7-59-206. Existing Franchises

 All cable service franchises in existence on July 1, 1988, shall remain in full force and effect according to their terms.
TN Code § 7-59-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 59 - Cable Television|Part 2 - Overlapping Franchises|§ 7-59-207. Renewal of Franchises

 Nothing in this part shall be construed to alter or amend the process or procedure for renewal of franchises in existence on July 1, 1988.
TN Code § 7-59-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 59 - Cable Television|Part 2 - Overlapping Franchises|§ 7-59-208. Franchise Requests

 This part shall not affect any franchise request filed in an area with an existing franchise prior to July 1, 1988.
TN Code § 7-59-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 59 - Cable Television|Part 3 - Competitive Cable and Video Services Act|§ 7-59-301. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Competitive Cable and Video Services Act.”