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TN Code § 64-10-219 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 10 - Regional Marketing Authorities|Part 2 - Cumberland Regional Business and Agribusiness Marketing Authority|§ 64-10-219. Powers of County, City or Utility Districts

  Any county, city or utility district may take all actions under this part by resolution of its governing body. Any county, city or utility district shall have all powers necessary in order to further the purposes of this part.   Any county, city or utility district may enter into agreements with the authority for the orderly transfer of all or any part of its system and to enter into an agreement for the authority to assume, to pay or to refund bonds, notes or other obligations issued by a county, city or utility district entered into by the county, city or utility district to acquire, construct or equip all or any part of a system.   Any county, city or utility district is authorized to advance, donate or lend money to the authority and to provide that funds available to it for a system shall be paid to the authority.   Any county, city or utility district shall have the same right to enter into any agreement with the authority that the wastewater board deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this part as a county, city or utility district has to enter into similar agreements with wastewater treatment authorities as provided by title 68, chapter 221, part 6.
TN Code § 64-10-220 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 10 - Regional Marketing Authorities|Part 2 - Cumberland Regional Business and Agribusiness Marketing Authority|§ 64-10-220. No Restriction or Limitation on Powers of County, City or Utility District — Powers Cumulative and Supplemental

 Nothing contained in this part shall be construed as a restriction or a limitation upon any powers that a county, city or utility district might otherwise have under any laws of this state, but shall be construed as cumulative of and supplemental to any such powers. No proceedings, notice or approval shall be required with respect to the issuance of bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority or any instrument as security for the bonds, notes or other obligations except as provided in this part, any law to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to deprive the state and its governmental subdivisions of their respective police powers or to impair any power of any official or agency of the state and its governmental subdivisions that may be otherwise provided by law.
TN Code § 64-10-221 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 10 - Regional Marketing Authorities|Part 2 - Cumberland Regional Business and Agribusiness Marketing Authority|§ 64-10-221. Authority Deemed a Local Government Unit

 For the purposes of this part and title 4, chapter 31, the authority shall be deemed to be a local government unit and shall be eligible for the same grants, loans, and other assistance, and subject to the same obligations and requirements imposed by law related to such grants, loans, and assistance as any other local government unit.
TN Code § 64-10-222 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 10 - Regional Marketing Authorities|Part 2 - Cumberland Regional Business and Agribusiness Marketing Authority|§ 64-10-222. Construction of Part

 This part is remedial in nature and shall be liberally construed to effect its purpose and the powers granted in this part may be exercised without regard to requirements, restrictions or procedural provisions contained in any other law or charter except as expressly provided in this part.
TN Code § 65-1-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-1-102. Commissioners — Prohibited Activities

  No commissioner shall hold any other public office, under either the government of the United States or the government of this or any other state, nor shall any commissioner, while acting as such, engage in any business or occupation inconsistent with such person's duties as a commissioner. No commissioner shall be eligible to qualify as a candidate for any elected office unless such commissioner resigns from the commission prior to qualifying as a candidate. For the purposes of this section, “qualify as a candidate” means filing a statement certifying the name and address of a political treasurer pursuant to § 2-10-105(e).   No person who owns, in an individual capacity or jointly with another person, any bonds, stocks, equity interest or other property in any business or entity regulated by the Tennessee public utility commission, or who is an agent or employee in any way of any such business or entity, shall be eligible to serve as a commissioner of the Tennessee public utility commission.    No commissioner shall raise funds or solicit contributions for any political candidate or political party, or, except as provided in subdivision (c)(2), actively campaign for any candidate for public office.    A commissioner shall be permitted to actively campaign for an “immediate family member” as that phrase is defined in § 8-50-502(8).   The mere attendance of a commissioner at a political event or politically oriented event shall not constitute a violation of subdivision (c)(1).   A commissioner's alleged violation of this subsection (c) shall be treated in the same manner as if such commissioner were a judge covered by Rule 10 of the Rules of the Supreme Court.       No commissioner shall enter into an employment relationship, a consulting or representation agreement, or other similar contract or agreement with either an entity regulated by the commission or a subcontractor of such an entity for a period of one (1) year after the commissioner ceases to serve as a commissioner of the commission.
TN Code § 65-1-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-1-103. Meetings

  The commissioners shall convene regular monthly meetings and shall remain in session until all business before them is disposed of, and shall hold other sessions at such times and places as may be necessary for the proper discharge of their duties. If the business of the commission does not require a monthly meeting, a majority of the commissioners may waive the requirement of a meeting.   All decisions of the Tennessee public utility commission pertaining to dispositions to or from any deferred revenue account shall be made in a public meeting of the commission. The attorney general and reporter and any other interested party shall be given adequate notice of the meeting and shall be given the opportunity to present oral and written testimony. As used in this section, “deferred revenue account” means any account created for the excess earnings from utilities regulated by the Tennessee public utility commission.
TN Code § 65-1-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-1-104. Quorum — Chair and Vice Chair — Panels

  A majority of the commissioners of the Tennessee public utility commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The commission shall elect one (1) of its commissioners to be the chair of the commission for a two-year term and shall elect one (1) of its commissioners to be the vice chair of the commission for a two-year term. The vice chair shall assume the role of chair at the expiration of the chair's two-year term.   The chair and vice chair of the commission may be removed by a majority vote of the disinterested commissioners.   The chair shall have the primary responsibility of formulating the broad strategies, goals, objectives, long-range plans and policies of the commission, in conjunction with the commissioners. The chair shall also have the power and duty to conduct ordinary and necessary business in the name of the commission. Such duties include, but are not limited to, the following:  Giving notice of, and agendas for, all meetings of the commission to all commissioners in advance of the meeting;   Assigning matters to be heard by panels in accordance with this section;   Preparing and calling the docket items to be heard during each scheduled meeting of the commission;   Keeping the official, full and correct record of all proceedings and transactions of the commission;   Serving as the designated contact for all media inquiries to the commission;   Ensuring that orders by the commission are issued in a timely manner and in accordance with the rules and procedures established by the executive director;   Conducting a yearly performance evaluation of the executive director, which shall be submitted to the governor;   Delegating duties of the chair to the vice chair; and   Performing such other duties as the commission may assign or as may be required by statute, rule or regulation.     The chair shall assign each matter before the commission to a panel of three (3) voting members, from among the commissioners. The remaining two (2) voting members of the commission, who are not assigned to a particular panel, shall not vote or deliberate regarding such matters. The commission shall establish reasonable procedures for rotating the commissioners for assignments to panels in an efficient manner. Such procedures shall ensure that all voting members of the commission serve on a substantially equal number of panels in a random fashion, to the extent practicable.
TN Code § 65-1-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-1-105. Compensation — Expenses

  The compensation of each commissioner of the Tennessee public utility commission shall be thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000) per year payable monthly out of the state treasury on the warrant of the commissioner of finance and administration. When commissioners are assigned to serve on a panel lasting more than one (1) day, the commissioner shall be compensated one hundred forty dollars ($140) for each day, or portion of a day, following the first day, for the duration of the matter. Such compensation shall be in addition to reimbursement for actual travel expenses on official business under subsection (b).   The five (5) commissioners shall be reimbursed for their actual travel expenses on official business in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
TN Code § 65-1-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-1-106. Travel Reimbursement for Employees Subject to Comprehensive Travel Regulations

 All employees of the Tennessee public utility commission shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
TN Code § 65-1-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-1-108. Office — Furniture and Supplies

 The Tennessee public utility commission shall be furnished a permanent office in Nashville, with all necessary furniture, stationery, and supplies, to be paid for by the state.
TN Code § 65-1-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-1-109. Executive Director

  The executive director shall be appointed by joint agreement among the governor, the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives for the initial term. Thereafter, the commissioners of the commission shall appoint the executive director. The term of the executive director shall be three (3) years. The executive director shall have at a minimum a bachelor's degree and either a minimum of five (5) years' experience in the regulated utility industry or a minimum of five (5) years' experience in executive-level management, with a preference toward experience in economics, law, finance, accounting or engineering. The executive director shall not be a commissioner of the commission.   The commission may remove the executive director by a majority vote of the commissioners.   The executive director shall have the principal responsibility of implementing the broad strategies, goals, objectives, long-range plans and policies of the commission. Among the executive director's duties, which are not limited to the following list, are:  Serving as chief operating officer of the commission responsible for the day to day management of the commission and the supervision and hiring of all staff members within the limits of available funds authorized from time to time by the legislature;   Administering, monitoring, and reviewing the operating procedures of each division of the commission, ensuring that each employee and division of the commission fully executes in an efficient and economical manner, the separate duties assigned to each;   Submitting rules and policies for approval by the commission;   Implementing and administering rules and policies for the efficient and economical internal management of the commission;   Coordinating the preparation of the report to the general assembly as required by § 65-1-111;   Supervising the expenditure of funds and being responsible for complying with all applicable state and federal law in the receipt and disbursement of funds; and   Performing such other duties as the commission may require, from time to time, or as may be required by statute.     The governor shall set the compensation of the executive director for the initial term of office of the executive director, which shall not exceed the compensation established for the commissioners of the claims commission. Thereafter, the commissioners of the commission shall set the compensation of the executive director.   The executive director shall submit an annual report to the general assembly comparing telecommunications, electricity, natural gas, water and wastewater utility rates between Tennessee and the southeastern states. For the purpose of reporting rates in the report, the Tennessee public utility commission shall make comparisons on the basis of market choices made by consumers without regard to whether the services chosen are regulated or non-regulated services.
TN Code § 65-1-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-1-110. Minutes and Official Documents

 The minutes shall be signed by each member of the Tennessee public utility commission or by those present when any business is transacted. The minutes and all official documents of every kind shall be kept on file in the office of the commission.
TN Code § 65-1-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-1-111. Report to General Assembly

  The Tennessee public utility commission shall, on the first Monday of February each year, make a report to the general assembly and to the governor of all matters relating to its office for the preceding year, and such as will disclose the practical workings of companies under its jurisdiction in this state, along with such suggestions as it may deem proper, together with an abstract of the minutes of all of its meetings.   [Deleted by 2016 amendment.]
TN Code § 65-1-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-1-112. Copies of Records

 For a copy of any record on file in its office, the Tennessee public utility commission shall charge and receive the same fees that are charged by the secretary of state for similar services, and shall convey into the state treasury any amount so received.
TN Code § 65-1-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-1-113. Enforcement — Duties of Authority

 It is the duty of the Tennessee public utility commission to ensure that Acts 1995, ch. 305 and all laws of this state over which they have jurisdiction are enforced and obeyed, that violations thereof are promptly prosecuted, and all penalties due the state are collected.
TN Code § 65-1-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-1-114. Former Public Service Commission Officers to Retain Service Weapons

 A public service commission officer who is authorized to carry a firearm while on duty, and has more than twenty-five (25) years of honorable service, and leaves the service of the public service commission before retirement eligibility because of personnel actions executed under Acts 1995, ch. 305, may retain such employee's service weapon under § 65-15-106(c)(3).
TN Code § 65-1-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-1-115. Members of Former Public Service Commission Included in the Executive Service

  In addition to the designations of preferred and executive service employees in § 8-30-202, the following members of the former public service commission shall be included in the executive service:  Members of the Tennessee public utility commission;   The executive director of the Tennessee public utility commission;   The personal staff of the members of the Tennessee public utility commission;   The division commissioners and assistant division commissioners of the Tennessee public utility commission; and   Any attorneys employed by the Tennessee public utility commission.     All actions of the department of human resources in regard to the Tennessee public utility commission personnel transactions may, upon request of a majority of the commission's commissioners, be reviewed and revised, modified or reversed by action of the house finance, ways and means committee and the senate finance, ways and means committee.
TN Code § 65-1-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 1 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-1-116. Commissioners Deemed State Employees Eligible for Insurance Benefits

 Tennessee public utility commission commissioners shall be deemed state employees as defined in § 8-27-201(g) [repealed and reenacted; see Compiler's Notes] and shall be eligible for participation in group insurance for state officials and employee plans as approved by the general assembly.
TN Code § 65-3-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Railroads by Department of Transportation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-3-101. All Railways Subject to Chapter

 All railways are declared subject to this chapter, and all individuals, companies, corporations, trustees, receivers, and lessees, owning, operating, and managing such railways for the transportation of freight and passengers, are declared common carriers.
TN Code § 65-3-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Railroads by Department of Transportation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-3-102. Interstate Commerce Excepted

 This chapter and chapter 5 of this title shall be construed to apply to and affect only the transportation of passengers, freight cars and services to persons or between points within this state.
TN Code § 65-3-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Railroads by Department of Transportation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-3-103. Uniform Laws

 It is the duty of the department of transportation, by correspondence, conventions, or otherwise, to confer with such departments of other states and the interstate commerce commission, and such persons from states which have no railroad commission, as the governors of such states may appoint, for the purpose of agreeing, if practicable, upon a draft of statutes to be submitted to the legislature of each state, which shall secure uniform control of transportation in the several states, and from one (1) state into or through another state, as will best subserve the interest of trade and commerce of the whole country; and the department of transportation shall include in its annual report to the governor an abstract of the proceedings of any such conference or convention.
TN Code § 65-3-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Railroads by Department of Transportation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-3-104. Power to Adopt Rules and Regulations

 The department of transportation has the power to make all needed rules for its government and for its proceedings, and regulate the mode of all investigations and hearings of railroad companies and other parties before it, and to adopt and enforce such rules and regulations and modes of procedure as it may deem proper for the hearing and determination of all complaints made by any railroad company or other parties; provided, that no person desiring to be present at any such investigation by the department of transportation shall be denied admission.
TN Code § 65-3-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Railroads by Department of Transportation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-3-105. Enforcement of Regulations and Orders

 The department of transportation is to perform all duties imposed upon it by this chapter and chapter 5 of this title, and see that such companies shall comply with all such regulations and orders as it may reasonably and lawfully make. If any such company fails or refuses to comply with such reasonable and lawful regulations and orders, it shall be the duty of the department of transportation to enforce the same. Power is given the department of transportation to enforce the same by mandamus or mandatory injunction, or by other summary proceedings provided by law. In all such proceedings, the orders, regulations, rates and tariffs made and fixed by the department of transportation pursuant to this chapter and chapter 5 of this title shall be taken and treated as prima facie reasonable and valid. It is made the duty of the courts having jurisdiction in such proceedings to hear and determine all such summary causes as speedily as practicable, giving preference or priority thereto as in revenue causes.
TN Code § 65-3-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Railroads by Department of Transportation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 65-3-106. Information Concerning Company Affairs

  The department of transportation shall inform itself fully and thoroughly in regard to the affairs of every company doing business in this state, and under its jurisdiction. It shall cause to be prepared suitable blanks with questions calculated to elicit all information concerning same, and, as often as may be necessary, furnish the blanks to each such company.   Each company receiving from the department of transportation any such blanks shall cause the same to be properly filled out, so as to answer fully and correctly each question therein propounded, and in case such company is unable to answer any question, it shall give a satisfactory reason for its failure, and the answer, duly sworn to by the proper officer of the company, shall be returned to the department of transportation at its office in Nashville within thirty (30) days from the receipt of same.