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TN Code § 64-1-606 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 6 - Tennessee Duck River Development Agency|§ 64-1-606. Annual Reports

 The board of directors of the agency shall report annually to the governor and shall likewise report annually to the governing bodies of the various counties, towns and incorporated municipalities of the area. Such reports shall include a statement of financial receipts and expenditures and a summary of all activities and accomplishments for the period and proposed plans for the next year.
TN Code § 64-1-607 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 6 - Tennessee Duck River Development Agency|§ 64-1-607. Cooperation From State Agencies

 All agencies of the state are hereby authorized and directed to extend their cooperation and lend assistance to the agency in the formulation and implementation of a development program.
TN Code § 64-1-608 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 6 - Tennessee Duck River Development Agency|§ 64-1-608. Advisory Board

 For the purpose of coordinating its activities with the needs and undertakings of other local organizations and groups, the board of directors may establish an advisory board consisting of the chair of the agency board, who shall be chair of the advisory board, and of sufficient members to represent adequately so far as possible, industry, commerce, agriculture, the general public, any official planning and developmental bodies in the locality and organized citizens groups working for the development of the Upper Duck River system.
TN Code § 64-1-701 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 7 - Tellico Reservoir Development Agency|§ 64-1-701. Creation — Purposes — Declaration of Public Function

  There is hereby created and established the Tellico Reservoir development agency, being a public body corporate and politic, referred to as the “agency” in this part.   The agency is created for the purpose of developing and effectuating plans and programs for the comprehensive development of, acquiring, operating, managing, selling, leasing and the development of all or a portion of the lands lying within the Tennessee Valley authority Tellico Reservoir project area, as shown on the official tract maps of the Tennessee Valley authority, and such contiguous lands as may be acquired by or transferred to the agency within the watershed of the Little Tennessee River, including portions of Monroe, Loudon and Blount counties, referred to as “development lands” in this part, all in accordance with the public purposes for which the Tellico Reservoir project was established and developed.   The development, management and operation of lands and facilities within the development lands set forth in subsection (b) by the agency are declared to be essentially public and governmental functions. The powers and authorities granted in connection therewith are declared to be public and corporate purposes and matters of public necessity.
TN Code § 64-1-702 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 7 - Tellico Reservoir Development Agency|§ 64-1-702. Board of Directors — Officers — Meetings — Expenses

  The organization of the agency shall be as follows:  The agency shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of nine (9) members;   The county mayors of Monroe, Loudon and Blount counties shall be members of the board of directors;   The county mayor of each of the counties named in subdivision (a)(2) shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the county commission, persons to fill two (2) directorships from each county. In the selection of nominees for the board of directors, due consideration shall be given to persons active in municipal, industrial, agricultural, community, commercial and citizen organizations. The initial directors appointed to the board pursuant to the procedure set out in this subdivision (a)(3) shall serve terms as follows: Two (2) for terms of two (2) years; two (2) for terms of four (4) years; and two (2) for terms of six (6) years. The selection of directors to fill these terms of office shall be by random selection. The term of a director shall continue in any event until a successor is appointed. Successors shall be appointed in the manner set forth for the initial board of directors and shall serve for terms of six (6) years. In the event of a vacancy on the board, a successor shall be appointed for the unexpired term in the same manner as set forth for the initial directors.     Upon completion of its membership, the appointees shall meet and organize, elect a chair, vice chair and secretary-treasurer, and set a time and place for regular meetings of the board of directors, which shall occur no less frequently than once during every three (3) months.   The board of directors may provide that directors be compensated for attendance at regular meetings of the board of directors and at meetings of duly designated committees of the board in an amount to be specified by the board, which amount shall not exceed twice the minimum rate of compensation provided for counties of the third class in § 5-5-107, for regular meetings of the board of directors and one and one-half (1½) of such amount for meetings of committees of the board of directors. Directors shall serve without further or additional compensation except reimbursement for actual travel expenses and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, such expenses to be reimbursed from such funds as may be available to the agency. All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be 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 § 64-1-705 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 7 - Tellico Reservoir Development Agency|§ 64-1-705. Comprehensive Development Plan

  The agency shall investigate the resources of the Little Tennessee River watershed, and especially the Tellico Reservoir project area and the East Tennessee region and, based upon the foregoing study, shall develop a comprehensive development plan for the economic growth and residential, recreational, commercial and industrial development of the development lands.   In making such investigations necessary to the development of the comprehensive development plan and in formulating the comprehensive development plan, the agency shall seek the assistance of the Tennessee Valley authority and other federal, state and local agencies and of private citizens and citizen organizations interested in the conservation and development of the resources of the area.
TN Code § 64-1-706 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 7 - Tellico Reservoir Development Agency|§ 64-1-706. Powers and Duties With Respect to Development

  The agency may enter into contracts with municipalities, other public agencies or political subdivisions of any kind, corporations, public or private, or with others for the construction of facilities, utilities or for the provision of services within or in conjunction with development within the development lands that the agency determines are required for the development of the development lands or for the operation or management of such facilities.   The agency may develop, or provide for the development of, the development lands for recreational, residential, commercial and industrial purposes or for any other purpose consistent with this part and may provide for the development, management or operation of the development lands or facilities within such lands for these purposes, directly or by contractors, licensees, concessionaires, lessees or vendees.   The agency may sell or lease any development lands or interests for uses consistent with the agency's development plan, for such consideration and on such terms as the agency deems appropriate and necessary to effectuate the comprehensive development plan and subject to such restrictions as the agency deems necessary for the protection of the economic and environmental values within the Tellico Reservoir project area, including requirements related to:  The character or design of improvements and activities that may be undertaken on the development lands;   The time within which such improvements or activities shall be undertaken; and   The areas or places within such lands where such activities shall be undertaken.     The agency may acquire, construct or operate such facilities or other works of improvement or may undertake such site development activities as are necessary or convenient to effectuate its plans for the comprehensive development of the development lands and Tellico Reservoir project area.   The agency may enter into contracts with any city, county, municipal or other supplier of utilities for the abandonment, relocation, reconstruction, maintenance or other adjustment of roads, highways, bridges, utility lines or other facilities in, on, over or across the development lands or such areas adjacent thereto as may be necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this part.   The agency may acquire, construct, operate and maintain such public roads in, on, over or across the development lands or such areas adjacent thereto as may be necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this part.
TN Code § 64-1-707 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 7 - Tellico Reservoir Development Agency|§ 64-1-707. Powers of Represented Counties

 The counties represented on the board of directors are hereby authorized and empowered to:   Contribute to the public works of the agency any amount or amounts of money that their respective governing bodies, acting in their sole discretion, shall approve to be paid from the general fund of the respective county. The county legislative bodies are empowered to levy and collect ad valorem taxes for such purposes, which are hereby declared to be for county public purposes; and   Issue their bonds as provided in former §§ 5-11-101 — 5-11-125 [repealed] to obtain funds for the financing of public works by the agency or to secure advances made to the agency for the construction of public works pursuant to cooperative agreements with the agency.
TN Code § 64-1-708 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 7 - Tellico Reservoir Development Agency|§ 64-1-708. Annual Report

 The board of directors of the agency shall report annually to the governing bodies of the various counties represented on the board of directors. Such reports shall include the statement of financial receipts and expenditures and a summary of all activities and accomplishments for the period and the proposed plans of the agency for the future development of the Tellico Reservoir project area and the development lands.
TN Code § 64-1-709 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 7 - Tellico Reservoir Development Agency|§ 64-1-709. Cooperation With Tennessee Valley Authority and Other Agencies

  All agencies of the state are hereby authorized and directed to extend their cooperation and lend assistance to the agency in the formulation and implementation of the agency's comprehensive development plan.   Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, upon enactment of this section, the comprehensive development plan, as adopted, approved and amended by the agency, shall control the development within the development lands acquired by the agency. Any municipal planning regulation adopted pursuant to title 13, chapter 4, any county zoning regulation adopted pursuant to title 13, chapter 7, any municipal zoning regulation adopted pursuant to title 13, chapter 7, that shall be adopted with respect to or shall apply to any portion of such development lands shall be superseded by the comprehensive development plan adopted, approved and amended by the agency, and, to the extent that same is inconsistent with the agency's comprehensive development plan, shall be of no force or effect as regards any such lands acquired by the agency.   The agency is further authorized and directed to contract and cooperate with the Tennessee Valley authority regarding the general development and management of lands within the Tellico Reservoir project area and to negotiate with the Tennessee Valley authority regarding cooperation by that agency in planning and financing the development of the Tellico Reservoir area.
TN Code § 64-1-710 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 7 - Tellico Reservoir Development Agency|§ 64-1-710. Severability — Construction

  If any part, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this part is held or declared to be unconstitutional or void, it shall not affect the remaining part or parts of this part. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent to have passed the remainder of the part, notwithstanding any part held to be invalid.   This part shall be deemed to be remedial in nature and shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
TN Code § 64-1-801 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 8 - Carroll County Watershed Authority|§ 64-1-801. Creation — Purpose

  There is hereby created the Carroll County watershed authority to exercise the powers granted in this part in and with respect to all of Carroll County.   The Carroll County watershed authority, cited as the “authority” in this part, shall be a body politic and corporate.
TN Code § 64-1-802 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 8 - Carroll County Watershed Authority|§ 64-1-802. Board of Directors

  The authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of six (6) members appointed by the governor.   Members of the board of directors shall be citizens of Tennessee and residents of Carroll County.   Terms of members of the board shall be six (6) years, except that in the initial appointments two (2) members shall be appointed to two-year terms, two (2) members shall be appointed to four-year terms, and two (2) members shall be appointed to six-year terms.   Vacancies shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired portion of the term.   The board shall elect a chair for a term of two (2) years and such other officers for similar terms as it finds necessary.   Members of the board may be reappointed and officers of the board may be reelected.   The board shall meet at least quarterly in Huntingdon, but may meet at such other times and places as the board may determine. Emergency meetings may be called by the chair on the chair's own initiative or upon petition by a majority of the board.   A quorum of the board, which shall be four (4) members, shall be necessary for the transaction of any business.    Any member who misses more than fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled meetings in a calendar year is removed as a member of the board.   The presiding officer of the board shall promptly notify, or cause to be notified, the appointing authority of any member who fails to satisfy the attendance requirement as prescribed in subdivision (i)(1).
TN Code § 64-1-803 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 8 - Carroll County Watershed Authority|§ 64-1-803. Executive Secretary and Personnel

 The board may employ an executive secretary and such other persons as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes stated in this part, and the salary of any such employees may be paid out of such funds as may be available to the authority from any source. The executive secretary shall be the custodian of funds belonging to the authority, and shall keep such records and accounts as may be required by the board. The executive secretary shall also execute a corporate surety bond as prescribed by the board.
TN Code § 64-1-806 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 8 - Carroll County Watershed Authority|§ 64-1-806. Exemption From Taxation

 During the time that title to land or rights in land are held by the authority, they are exempt from all taxes levied by the state or any of its political subdivisions or instrumentalities of either; and all other property and activities of the authority are similarly exempt.
TN Code § 64-1-807 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 8 - Carroll County Watershed Authority|§ 64-1-807. Cooperation of State Agencies

 All agencies of the state are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to extend their cooperation and assistance to the authority in the formulation and implementation of its program of development.
TN Code § 64-1-808 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 8 - Carroll County Watershed Authority|§ 64-1-808. Cooperation With Tennessee Valley Authority and Other Agencies — Reports

 The authority is further authorized to:   Cooperate with the Tennessee Valley authority in a study of engineering works as part of plans for comprehensive development of the streams and rivers of Carroll County and in a study of the economic effects of such works in terms of agricultural production, industrial locations, trade, land values and county and state tax revenues;   Ascertain the availability of, and to obtain to the extent possible, commitments from local interests for financial contributions toward the cost of constructing, operating and maintaining such works;   Negotiate with the Tennessee Valley authority regarding assistance by that agency in planning and financing such works;   Report to the governor on plans that may be developed for constructing, operating and maintaining the projects, including recommendations for further legislation to put such plan into effect; and   Cooperate with other groups authorized to investigate state participation in federal water projects.
TN Code § 64-1-809 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 8 - Carroll County Watershed Authority|§ 64-1-809. Local Contributions to Authority — Tax Levy

  Carroll County and any city or town in Carroll County are hereby authorized and empowered to contribute to the work of the Carroll County watershed development authority any amount or amounts as recommended by the authority that their respective governing bodies, acting in their sole discretion, approve to be paid from the general fund of the respective county or city.   The county legislative bodies and governing bodies of such cities or towns are empowered to levy and collect ad valorem taxes for such purposes, which are hereby declared to be for municipal and county public purposes.
TN Code § 64-1-901 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 9 - West Fork Drakes Creek Dam and Reservoir Interstate Authority|§ 64-1-901. Creation — Purpose

  The West Fork Drakes Creek dam and reservoir interstate authority is hereby created. The West Fork Drakes Creek dam and reservoir interstate authority shall be a public body corporate and politic and shall be referred to as the “authority” in this part. The authority shall develop the resources of the region embracing the Tennessee county of Sumner and the Kentucky county of Simpson by means of the construction and maintenance of the dam across the West Fork Drakes Creek and the reservoir created by this dam. The water impounded within this reservoir shall be utilized by the areas encompassing the authority to provide a source of water for both recreation and economic development to be used in industrial, commercial, agricultural and residential activities. The authority may develop this dam and reservoir for these stated purposes.   The general assembly hereby finds that the need for the purposes for which this authority is created is evidenced by the effects that the recent droughts have had and continue to have on this area. The general assembly also finds that an adequate supply of potable water is essential for the continued growth of this area.
TN Code § 64-1-903 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 9 - West Fork Drakes Creek Dam and Reservoir Interstate Authority|§ 64-1-903. Powers, Functions and Duties of the Authority

  The authority has the following general powers, functions and duties to:  Have perpetual succession in the corporate name;   Sue and be sued in the corporate name and sue and be sued in either Tennessee or Kentucky with the jurisdiction of either state's courts to be determined by where the cause of action arose;   Adopt, use and alter a corporate seal, which shall be judicially noticed;   Enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with federal, state and local governments and agencies thereof with private individuals, corporations, associations and with other organizations that the board may deem necessary or convenient in carrying out the purposes of this part;   Adopt, amend and repeal bylaws;   Employ an executive director and appoint managers, officers, employees, attorneys and agents as the board deems necessary for the transaction of its business, fix their compensation, define their duties and require bonds of such of them as the board may determine;   Receive and expend funds from any source for staffing and other administrative expenses, research, planning, coordination and activities deemed necessary to promote and carry out the purposes of the authority;   Cooperate and coordinate its activities with local, regional and state planning agencies in developing and implementing plans for the development of the projects of the authority;   Cooperate and coordinate its activities with the federal agencies having responsibility for developing natural, human and physical resources of the region;   Cooperate with local and regional financial institutions in assembling financial resources for commercial, industrial and other development;   Enter into compacts or contractual arrangements with planning agencies of both states for the purpose of preparing joint-comprehensive plans for the development and maintenance of the projects of the authority;   Acquire and hold real and personal property or interests therein as necessary to carry out the purposes of this part; and   Have and exercise other authority deemed necessary by the board to further and promote the purpose of this part.     The authority shall not exercise any broad governmental controls or police powers to regulate land use planning, zoning, subdivision regulations, building codes, or similar powers to regulate land use.
TN Code § 64-1-904 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 9 - West Fork Drakes Creek Dam and Reservoir Interstate Authority|§ 64-1-904. Dam and Reservoir

 The authority may construct, operate and maintain a dam and reservoir on the West Fork Drakes Creek and foster recreational and economic developmental projects that would utilize these resources. The construction of this dam and reservoir shall not commence until the authority has first obtained the consent and approval of all necessary regulatory bodies.