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TN Code § 7-69-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 69 - Tourism Development Authority Act|§ 7-69-104. Board of Directors

  The authority shall have a board of directors in which all powers of the authority shall be vested. Such board shall consist of any number of directors, no fewer than five (5). The creating municipality or municipalities are authorized to establish the qualifications for the board members, which may include the number of board members that must be qualified voters, taxpayers, property owners or residents.   The creating municipality or municipalities, if more than one (1) municipality has jointly created an authority, shall determine the number of directors, whether and to what extent the members of the local legislative bodies and the local chamber of commerce shall serve as members, the manner each director shall be appointed or elected and the manner of filling vacancies.   The directors of the authority shall serve without compensation, except for reimbursement of necessary expenses incurred by directors in performance of their duties. All directors shall be residents of the county for which the authority is acting.    The creating municipality or municipalities shall establish the term of office of each director of the authority; provided, that any director shall continue to serve beyond the end of the director’s term until the director’s successor has been appointed. At the first organizational meeting of the authority, the creating municipality shall establish the terms of the initial directors so that the directors serve staggered terms and an approximately equal number of directors have terms that expire in each year.   If a creating municipality had established a tourism board, upon approval of the municipality or all municipalities if more than one (1) municipality was a part of establishing a tourism board, the board of the tourism board may become the initial board of the authority in such manner as directed by the creating municipality or municipalities.   The authority shall provide to each governing body the initial terms assigned to each director.   The term of a director is renewable, subject to reappointment.
TN Code § 7-69-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 69 - Tourism Development Authority Act|§ 7-69-105. Transaction of Business

 A majority of the board of the authority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business. Unless a greater number or percentage is required, or otherwise by state law, the vote of a simple majority of the directors of the authority present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the authority. The board may participate by electronic or other means of communication for the benefit of the public and the board in connection with any meeting authorized by law. To the extent such participation occurs, § 8-44-108 shall apply.
TN Code § 7-69-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 69 - Tourism Development Authority Act|§ 7-69-106. Meetings

 All meetings of the board of directors are declared to be public meetings open to the public pursuant to title 8, chapter 44, part 1.
TN Code § 7-69-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 69 - Tourism Development Authority Act|§ 7-69-107. Officers of Authority

  The officers of the authority shall consist of a chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer, and such other officers as the authority shall from time to time deem necessary or desirable. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the directors, discharge all the duties which devolve upon a presiding officer, and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the authority.   The vice chair shall perform such duties as may be assigned to the vice chair. In the case of the death, disability or absence of the chair, the vice chair shall perform and be vested with all the duties and powers of the chair. The secretary shall keep the record of the minutes of the proceedings in each meeting and shall have custody of all books, records, and papers of the authority, except such as shall be in charge of the treasurer or such other person or persons authorized to have custody and possession thereof by a resolution of the authority. The treasurer shall keep account of all money received and disbursed and shall deposit such funds with a bank or trust company which is a member of the federal deposit insurance corporation (FDIC) or invest such funds in investments that would be eligible investments for a county.   Other officers shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the authority.   Each of such officers may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board of the authority.
TN Code § 7-69-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 69 - Tourism Development Authority Act|§ 7-69-108. Election of Officers

 The initial officers of the authority shall be elected by the board of directors at its first meeting following the appointment of the directors or as soon thereafter as may be convenient. Each initial officer shall hold office until the first annual meeting of the authority, which shall be held in January following the year the authority is created and thereafter until a successor has been duly elected and qualified. Subsequent officers of the corporation shall be elected at the annual meeting of the authority. Each such officer shall be elected for a one-year term but shall continue to hold office until a successor has been duly elected and qualified. The annual meeting of the authority shall be held in January of each year.
TN Code § 7-69-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 69 - Tourism Development Authority Act|§ 7-69-109. Annual Audit — Annual Report — Budget

  The board of directors of each authority shall cause an annual audit to be made of the books and records of the authority. With prior approval of the comptroller of the treasury, the audit may be performed by a licensed certified public accountant selected by the authority. If a licensed certified public accountant is employed, the audit contract between the authority and the licensed certified public accountant shall be on contract forms prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury. The cost of any audit shall be paid by the authority. The comptroller of the treasury, through the department of audit, shall be responsible for determining that the audits are prepared in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and that the audits meet the minimum standards prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury.   In the event the governing body of the authority fails or refuses to have the audit prepared, then the comptroller of the treasury may appoint a licensed certified public accountant, or direct the department of audit, to prepare the audit, the cost of the audit to be paid by the authority.   Each authority shall prepare an annual report of its business affairs and transactions. A copy of such report and a copy of the annual audit referenced in subsection (a) shall be filed annually with the governing body of the municipality granting permission to the authority to organize.   Before the commencement of each fiscal year, each authority shall adopt a budget for such fiscal year and file such budget with the municipality granting permission to the authority to organize.
TN Code § 7-69-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 69 - Tourism Development Authority Act|§ 7-69-110. Assignment or Loan of Employees and Provision of Facilities to Authority — Acceptance of Donations

  For the purpose of aiding and cooperating with the authority, each municipality may assign or loan any of its employees, including its engineering staff and facilities, and may provide necessary office space, equipment, and other facilities for the use of the authority, as the governing body of such municipality shall approve.   Each municipality may make donations of property, real or personal, or cash grants to the authority, and may loan funds to the authority in such amount or amounts as it may deem proper and appropriate in aiding the authority to accomplish its purpose.   Each municipality may convey real property or personal property to the authority, and the authority is authorized to accept such a conveyance.
TN Code § 7-69-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 69 - Tourism Development Authority Act|§ 7-69-112. Liability on Bonds

 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 any municipality within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision whatsoever.
TN Code § 7-69-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 69 - Tourism Development Authority Act|§ 7-69-113. Municipal Aid and Assistance

 Any municipality is authorized to aid or otherwise provide assistance to the authority, including entering into leases of projects, or parts of projects with an authority, for such term or terms and upon such conditions as may be determined by the governing body of such municipality, notwithstanding and without regard to the restrictions, prohibitions, or requirements of any other law, whether public or private.
TN Code § 7-69-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 69 - Tourism Development Authority Act|§ 7-69-114. Execution of Written Instruments

 All leases, contracts, deeds of conveyance, or instruments in writing executed by the authority, shall be executed in the name of the authority by the chair of the authority, or by such other officer as the board of directors of the authority, by resolution, may direct.
TN Code § 7-69-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 69 - Tourism Development Authority Act|§ 7-69-115. Net Earnings — Transfer of Property Not Affected

 As a public body, no part of the net earnings of the authority 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 of the authority shall determine that sufficient provision has been made for the full payment of the expenses, bonds, and other obligations of the authority, then any net earnings of the authority thereafter accruing shall be paid to the municipality or municipalities 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.
TN Code § 7-69-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 69 - Tourism Development Authority Act|§ 7-69-116. Dissolution of Authority

 Whenever the board of directors of the authority, by resolution, determines that there has been substantial compliance with the purposes for which the authority was formed, and all bonds theretofore issued and all obligations theretofore incurred by the authority have been fully paid, then the members of the board of directors shall thereupon execute and file for record in the office of the secretary of state a certificate of dissolution reciting such facts and declaring the authority to be dissolved. Upon the filing of such certificate of dissolution, the authority shall stand dissolved, the title to all funds and properties owned by it at the time of such dissolution shall vest in the municipality and if created by a combination of any municipality and county, in the manner approved by such entities, and possession of such funds and properties shall forthwith be delivered to such municipality. Upon dissolution of the authority, any of its assets shall be distributed as shall be directed by the municipality or by agreement of the municipalities but in no event shall such costs be distributed to any person other than a governmental entity.
TN Code § 7-85-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 85 - Foreign Trade Zone Act|§ 7-85-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Foreign Trade Zone Act.”
TN Code § 7-85-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 85 - Foreign Trade Zone Act|§ 7-85-102. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Foreign trade subzone” means a foreign trade zone established in an area separate from an existing foreign trade zone for one (1) or more of the specialized purposes of storing, manipulating, manufacturing, or exhibiting goods;   “Foreign trade zone” means a foreign trade zone established pursuant to 19 U.S.C. §§ 81a-81u, or any laws of the United States enacted in lieu of 19 U.S.C. §§ 81a-81u;   “Private corporation” means any corporation not for profit, other than a public corporation, formed under the laws of the state of Tennessee for the purpose of establishing, operating and maintaining foreign trade zones and foreign trade subzones; and   “Public corporation” means the state of Tennessee, any political subdivision or public agency of the state, any municipal corporation formed under the laws of the state of Tennessee, or any corporate instrumentality of the state of Tennessee, of any political subdivision or public agency of the corporate instrumentality, or of such a municipal corporation.
TN Code § 7-85-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 85 - Foreign Trade Zone Act|§ 7-85-103. Establishment, Operation and Maintenance

 Any public or private corporation has the power to apply to the proper authorities of the United States for a grant of the right to establish, operate, and maintain foreign trade zones and subzones under 19 U.S.C. §§ 81a-81u, and, when the grant is issued, to accept the grant and to establish, operate, and maintain the foreign trade zones and foreign trade subzones and to do all things necessary and proper to carry into effect the establishment, operation, and maintenance of such zones and subzones in accordance with applicable federal and state law.
TN Code § 7-87-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 87 - Port Authority Act|§ 7-87-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Port Authority Act.”
TN Code § 7-87-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 87 - Port Authority Act|§ 7-87-102. Port Authorities Public and Governmental Bodies — Tax Exempt Status

  It is hereby declared that the port authorities created pursuant to this chapter are public and governmental bodies acting as agencies and instrumentalities of the municipality or municipalities with respect to which the authority is organized and that the acquisition, operating and financing of ports and related facilities by such port authorities are hereby 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 in the property and revenues shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxation.
TN Code § 7-87-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 87 - Port Authority Act|§ 7-87-103. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Authority” means a port authority created pursuant to this chapter;   “Board” means the board of commissioners of an authority;   “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;   “Executive officer” means the mayor, county mayor, or other chief executive of a municipality;   “Governing body” means the body in which the general legislative powers of a municipality are vested;   “Municipality” means any county or incorporated city or town in this state with respect to which an authority may be organized;   “Port” means and includes any one (1) or more harbors or ports and related facilities, including, but not limited to, land and interests in land, wharves, piers, loading and unloading machinery, scales, transportation equipment, harbor and riverfront or lake front improvements, buildings, storage and transfer facilities, elevators, railroads, switchyards, concentration yards, roads, bridges, communication, electric power, gas, water and all other utility facilities and such other structures, facilities and improvements necessary or convenient to the development of harbors and river ports and for the promotion either directly or indirectly of trade, industry, and commerce; and   “State” means the state of Tennessee.
TN Code § 7-87-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 87 - Port Authority Act|§ 7-87-104. Creation — Hearings —Resolutions — Joint Port Authorities

  Any municipality in this state may create a port authority in the manner provided in this section.    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.   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.   Such hearing shall be had before the governing body and all interested persons shall have an opportunity to be heard.      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.   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.      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.   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.   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.
TN Code § 7-87-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 87 - Port Authority Act|§ 7-87-105. Board of Commissioners

   The governing body of the authority shall be a board of commissioners of eight (8) persons appointed by the executive officer of the municipality and approved by its governing body, none of whom shall have a financial interest in a port or its concessions, or be an employee of the municipality.   Commissioners first appointed to the board shall be appointed for terms of one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), seven (7), and eight (8) years, respectively, but thereafter, each commissioner shall be appointed for a term of eight (8) years.     In the case of authorities created pursuant to the approval of two (2) or more municipalities acting jointly, the number of commissioners appointed by the chief executive officer and approved by the governing body of each municipality shall be as nearly equal as practicable.   All commissioners shall be of excellent character and reputation.   Any vacancy by reason of incapacity, resignation, or death shall be filled in like manner for the unexpired term.   A commissioner's term shall continue until the appointment and qualification of a successor.   A commissioner may be removed from office by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the governing body of the municipality that appointed such commissioner, but only after notice of the cause of such removal has been served upon the commissioner and only after such commissioner has been granted an opportunity for a public hearing on such cause.   The board shall elect from among its members a chair, vice chair, and secretary, each of whom shall continue to be voting members, and shall adopt its own bylaws and rules of procedure. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except as expressly otherwise specified in this chapter, all powers granted in this chapter to an authority shall be exercised by the board.   Commissioners shall receive no salary, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
TN Code § 7-87-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 87 - Port Authority Act|§ 7-87-106. Officers — Budget — Reports

  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.   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.   All other officers and employees of the authority shall be appointed by the president, subject to any civil service plan adopted by the board.    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.   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.     The president shall also submit such periodic reports to the board as it may direct.   The president shall attend all meetings of the board.