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TN Code § 12-7-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 7 - State Publications Committees|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-7-103. Approval Required

  No publication, coming within the jurisdiction of the commissioner of general services as provided by § 12-7-102, shall be printed unless it has been approved in accordance with rules promulgated by the commissioner of general services. Rules set forth by the commissioner of general services shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.   The commissioner of general services shall require any publication printed to include the number of copies printed.   The commissioner of general services shall not approve any publication that purports to contain a citation to or a reproduction of a duly promulgated agency rule, as defined by the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, in § 4-5-102, prior to receiving a written statement from the secretary of state or the secretary of state's representative verifying the fact that the rule so cited or reproduced has been duly promulgated and is currently in effect.   A printing authorization number shall be assigned to each publication that has been approved as required by this section. The printing authorization number shall be affixed to the publication adjacent to the identification of the agency responsible for the publication. No printing facility operated by the state shall print any publication, coming within the jurisdiction of the commissioner of general services as provided by § 12-7-102, unless the printing authorization number has been affixed as required by this subsection (d). No contract shall be entered into, nor requisition issued, nor acted upon, by any state department or agency, including, but not limited to, the division of purchasing, for printing of any publication coming within the jurisdiction of the commissioner of general services as provided by § 12-7-102, at any facility, unless the printing authorization number has been affixed as required by this subsection (d). All state contracts or grant agreements, including, but not limited to, all contracts for personal, professional and consultant services entered into under former §§ 12-4-109 and 12-4-110 [repealed], that involve or may involve the printing of any publication, coming within the jurisdiction of the commissioner of general services as provided by § 12-7-102, shall contain a provision whereby the contractor or grantee agrees that no publication shall be printed unless a printing authorization number has been obtained and affixed as required by this section.   Whenever any department, institution or agency of the state government contracts for the printing of a publication coming within the jurisdiction of the commissioner of general services as provided by § 12-7-102, and the publication has not been approved in accordance with rules promulgated by the commissioner of general services, the contract shall be void and of no effect.
TN Code § 12-7-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 7 - State Publications Committees|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-7-104. Publications Information Required

 The commissioner of general services shall, as a minimum, keep the following information on each approved publication:   Name of publication;   Department producing publication;   Purpose and brief description of publication contents;   Number of copies authorized to be printed;   A general list of distribution; and   Estimated cost of preparation and printing.
TN Code § 12-7-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 7 - State Publications Committees|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-7-105. Requested Material to Be Provided — Cooperation Required

 It is the duty of all departments, institutions or agencies of state government to furnish to the commissioner of general services all material requested from the commissioner regarding publications and reports.
TN Code § 12-7-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 7 - State Publications Committees|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-7-107. Approval Procedure

 The approval procedure for publications established under this part may allow one-time approval of a publication that is printed on a periodic basis and that conforms to the format, design, and purpose of the publication as originally presented to the commissioner of general services for approval without requiring review and approval of subsequent issues of the publication.
TN Code § 12-7-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 7 - State Publications Committees|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-7-108. Exceptions to Part

 The requirements of this part do not apply to any student newspaper publication or annuals and/or yearbooks.
TN Code § 12-7-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 7 - State Publications Committees|Part 2 - Use of Alkaline Paper|§ 12-7-201. Legislative Findings and Declarations

 The general assembly finds and declares that the use of alkaline paper for the publication of state records and documents of enduring value is a social and moral imperative to preserve our collective knowledge and heritage for the future. To this end, the general assembly declares it to be the public policy of this state to utilize alkaline paper in the printing and/or publication of permanent state records and documents whenever feasible.
TN Code § 12-7-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 7 - State Publications Committees|Part 2 - Use of Alkaline Paper|§ 12-7-202. State Records and Documents to Be Printed on Alkaline Paper

 Each department, board, commission, agency or other entity of state government, including state institutions of higher education, shall use alkaline paper that meets or exceeds the American National Standards Institute standard for permanent paper for printed library materials (ANSI Z39.48), as approved by the commissioner of general services, for the printing or publication of all permanent state records or documents.
TN Code § 12-7-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 7 - State Publications Committees|Part 2 - Use of Alkaline Paper|§ 12-7-203. Administration and Enforcement — Approved List of Alkaline Papers

 The commissioner of general services is charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing this part. The commissioner of general services shall provide to each department, board, commission, agency or other entity of state government an approved list of alkaline papers that meet or exceed the standard for permanent paper established in § 12-7-202.
TN Code § 12-7-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 7 - State Publications Committees|Part 2 - Use of Alkaline Paper|§ 12-7-204. County and Municipal Governments

 The general assembly further urges and encourages all county governments, municipal governments and other local governmental entities to utilize alkaline paper that meets the ANSI Z39.48 standard when such governments print and/or publish public records and documents of enduring value.
TN Code § 12-7-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 7 - State Publications Committees|Part 2 - Use of Alkaline Paper|§ 12-7-205. Rules and Regulations

 The commissioner of general services is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this part. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 12-7-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 7 - State Publications Committees|Part 2 - Use of Alkaline Paper|§ 12-7-206. Construction With § 20-6-103

 Nothing in this part shall be construed to supersede § 20-6-103. To the extent that this part is in conflict with § 20-6-103, § 20-6-103 shall control.
TN Code § 13-3-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 3 - Regional Planning|Part 1 - Regional Planning Commission|§ 13-3-102. Municipal Commission Designated as Regional Planning Commission

 In the event that, acting under the power granted to it in parts 1-3 of this chapter, the department of economic and community development creates and establishes any planning region composed of the territory of a single municipality, together with territory adjoining but outside of such municipality, no part of which is outside the municipality's urban growth boundary, or, if no such boundary exists, more than five (5) miles beyond the limits of such municipality, and in the further event that such municipality has a municipal planning commission, then in such event the department, in lieu of creating, designating and appointing a new regional planning commission for such region, may designate the municipal commission as the regional planning commission of such region, and when so designated, the commission, when acting as a regional commission for such region, shall have all the powers and be governed by the provisions set forth in parts 1-3 of this chapter, or in any other statutory provision relating to regional planning commissions; provided, that the department shall not have power of appointment or removal of any member of such municipal planning commission serving regional areas. At least one (1) member of a municipal planning commission composed of five (5) members, and two (2) members of a municipal planning commission composed of more than five (5) members but less than eleven (11) members, who are appointed to the municipal planning commission designated as a regional planning commission, shall reside within the regional area outside of the municipal boundaries served by the regional planning commission; provided, that, if the regional area outside of the municipal boundaries is less than fifty percent (50%) of the entire regional area, then only one (1) member of the municipal planning commission shall be appointed from the regional area outside the municipal boundaries regardless of the number of members on the municipal planning commission, or, in the alternative, the municipal planning commission may be increased in size by the number of members who are appointed from the regional area outside the municipal boundaries. The acceptance of any such designation shall not, however, be obligatory upon but shall be subject to the consent of the designated municipal planning commission. Authority granted under this section to the department shall be exercised with the approval of the local government planning advisory committee.
TN Code § 13-3-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 3 - Regional Planning|Part 1 - Regional Planning Commission|§ 13-3-104. Powers and Functions of Commission

  It is the further duty of a regional planning commission to promote the mutual cooperation of the planning commissions of municipalities within the region, and the coordination of the plans of such municipalities with the plan of the region, and generally to confer with and advise municipal and county mayors and legislative bodies and officials for the purpose of promoting a coordinated and adjusted development of the region. Any such commission may also advise county and municipal legislative bodies with respect to the formulation of public improvement programs and the financing of such programs. It may also cooperate with the planning, legislative or executive authorities of neighboring states, regions, counties or municipalities for the purpose of promoting coordination between the development of the region and adjoining or neighboring territory.   All municipal, county and other local public officials shall, upon request, furnish to the commission, within a reasonable time, such available information as it may require for its work.   The commission, its members and employees, in the performance of its functions, may enter upon any land and make examinations and surveys and place and maintain necessary monuments and marks on such land.   In general, the commission has such powers as may be necessary for it to perform its functions and to promote regional planning.
TN Code § 13-3-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 3 - Regional Planning|Part 1 - Regional Planning Commission|§ 13-3-105. Public Works in Planning Regions — Approval by Department of Economic and Community Development

 From and after the time of the creation and defining by the department of economic and community development of a planning region, and the appointment by the department of a regional planning commission of such region, thenceforth the department of transportation or any other state department shall not agree to supply or appropriate money for the construction of any road, bridge, or other public structure within the region, nor shall any state department construct or contribute to the construction of any street, road or other public structure within any municipality in the region, nor shall any county lying wholly or partly within the region participate in the expenditure of the funds of any state department or be aided in the construction of any road, bridge, or other public structure within the region, nor shall state liability be incurred incident to the acquisition of rights-of-way or other property for any highway or other public improvement within the region, nor any other state aid be given for any road, bridge, building or other public structure within the region, until and unless such supply, appropriation, construction, contribution, participation, liability or aid has been submitted to the department of economic and community development and until the department has given and reported its judgment, opinion and recommendations thereon to the court, board, official or department having charge of such acquisition, supply, appropriation, contribution, participation, liability, aid, construction, or authorization; provided, that in the event that the department fails to make such report within thirty (30) days from and after the date of the submission to it, this requirement shall be deemed to have been waived; and in passing upon the question of its approval, the department may take into account the quality of the work of the regional planning commission; the object of this requirement being to promote the application of planning methods and principles in the location, character and extent of public works financed with the help of state aid.
TN Code § 13-3-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 3 - Regional Planning|Part 2 - Community Planning Commission|§ 13-3-202. Powers and Duties of Community Planning Commissions

 The community planning commissions shall be granted all the powers and duties as are granted regional planning commissions and municipal planning commissions and all the powers and duties as set forth in chapters 4 and 7 of this title.
TN Code § 13-3-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 3 - Regional Planning|Part 2 - Community Planning Commission|§ 13-3-203. County Legislative Body Is Chief Legislative Body of Community Planning Commission

 For the purpose of enabling any community planning commission to carry out the powers and duties as set forth in chapter 7 of this title, “chief legislative body,” as used in § 13-7-201, is broadened to include the regular legislative body of any county in which any incorporated community lies, and the county legislative body shall serve as the chief legislative body of any community planning commission created under the terms of this part.
TN Code § 13-3-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 3 - Regional Planning|Part 3 - Regional Plan|§ 13-3-301. Regional Plan — Municipality Adopting

  It is the function and duty of a regional planning commission to make and adopt a general regional plan for the physical development of the territory of the region. Any such plan shall include the planning of municipal territory to the extent which, in the commissioner's judgment, the same is related to the planning of the region as a whole; provided, that the plan shall not be deemed an official plan or part of the official plan of any municipality having a municipal planning commission unless adopted as such by the municipal planning commission. The board of aldermen or commissioners or other chief legislative body of any municipality may designate the regional planning commission of a region in which such municipality is located as the planning commission of such municipality, and, in the event of such designation, the regional planning commission shall have such powers regarding the planning of the municipality, and the plan of the municipality made and adopted by the regional planning commission shall have the same force and effect as provided by law for municipal planning commissions and municipal plans.   The regional plan, with the accompanying maps, plats, charts, and descriptive matter, shall show the regional planning commission's recommendations for the development of the territory covered by the plan, and may include, among other things, the general location, character and extent of public ways, ground and other public property; the general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned, for power, light, heat, sanitation, transportation, communication, water and other purposes; the removal, relocation, extension, widening, narrowing, vacating, abandonment or change of use of existing public ways, grounds, open spaces, buildings, properties, utilities or terminals; the general character, location and extent of community centers, town sites or housing developments; the location and extent of forests, agricultural areas and open development areas for purposes of conservation, food and water supply, sanitary and drainage facilities or the protection of urban development, and the identification of areas where there are inadequate or nonexistent publicly or privately owned and maintained services and facilities when the planning commission has determined the services are necessary in order for development to occur; a land classification and utilization program; and a zoning plan for the regulation of the height, area, bulk, location and uses of buildings, the distribution of population, and the uses of land for trade, industry, habitation, recreation, agriculture, forestry, soil and water conservation and other purposes.
TN Code § 13-3-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 3 - Regional Planning|Part 3 - Regional Plan|§ 13-3-302. General Purpose of Plan

 The regional plan shall be made with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted, efficient and economic development of the region which will, in accordance with present and future needs and resources, best promote the health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity and welfare of the inhabitants, as well as efficiency and economy in the process of development, including, among other things, such distribution of population and of the uses of the land for urbanization, trade, industry, habitation, recreation, agriculture, forestry and other uses as will tend to create conditions favorable to transportation, health, safety, civic activities and educational and cultural opportunities, reduce the wastes of financial and human resources which result from either excessive congestion or excessive scattering of population, and tend toward an efficient and economic utilization, conservation and production of the supply of food, water, minerals, drainage, sanitary and other facilities and resources, and identify areas where there are inadequate or nonexistent publicly or privately owned and maintained services and facilities when the planning commission has determined that the services are necessary in order for development to occur.
TN Code § 13-3-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 3 - Regional Planning|Part 3 - Regional Plan|§ 13-3-303. Procedure of Commission in Adopting Plan

 A regional planning commission may adopt the regional plan as a whole by a single resolution, or, as the work of making the plan progresses, may from time to time adopt a part or parts thereof. The commission may from time to time amend, extend or add to the plan or carry any part of the plan into greater detail. Prior to the adoption of the plan or any part, amendment or addition to the plan, the commission shall hold a public hearing thereon, the time and place of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least thirty (30) days prior to the meeting in which the adoption is to be first considered. The adoption of the plan or any part, amendment or addition shall be by resolution carried by the affirmative votes of not less than a majority of the membership of the commission. The resolution shall refer to the maps and descriptive matter intended by the commission to form the whole or part of the plan, and the action taken shall be recorded on the map or maps and descriptive matter by the identifying signature of the secretary of the commission.
TN Code § 13-3-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing|Chapter 3 - Regional Planning|Part 4 - Regional Planning Regulations|§ 13-3-401. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Plat” includes plat, plan, plot or replot;   “Regional planning commission” means any regional planning commission established by the department of economic and community development as provided by law, and includes any municipal planning commission designated by the department as the regional planning commission of a planning region composed of the territory of a single municipality, together with the territory adjoining but outside of such municipality, no part of which is outside the municipality's urban growth boundary or, if no such boundary exists, more than five (5) miles beyond the limits of such municipality;   “Road” or “roads” means, relates to and includes roads, streets, highways, avenues, boulevards, parkways, lanes or other ways or any part thereof;    “Subdivision” means, in any county having a population of not less than thirty-two thousand seven hundred (32,700) nor more than thirty-two thousand seven hundred sixty (32,760), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the division of a tract or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots, sites or other divisions for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development, and includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the land or area subdivided; provided, that “subdivision” does not include a division of any tract or parcel of land into two (2) or more tracts or parcels when such parts or parcels are five (5) acres or larger in size; and     “Subdivision” means, in all counties except those in subdivision (4)(A), the division of a tract or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots, sites, or other divisions requiring new street or utility construction, or any division of less than five (5) acres for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development, and includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of resubdividing or to the land or area subdivided;   As used in subdivision (4)(B)(i), “utility construction” does not include the mere extension of individual service pipes or lines for the purpose of directly connecting a single lot, site or other division to existing utility mains.