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TN Code § 64-4-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 4 - Tennessee River Four-County Port Authority Act|§ 64-4-112. Bondholders' Rights Generally

 Any holder or holders of bonds, including the trustee or trustees for holders of such bonds, have the right, in addition to all other rights:   By mandamus or other suit, action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction, to enforce the rights of the holder or holders of bonds against the county legislative body authorizing and issuing the bonds, the port authority, the board or any other proper officer, agent or employee of any of them, including, but without limitation, the right to require the county legislative body authorizing and issuing the bonds, the port authority, the board, and any proper officer, agent or employee of any of them, to assess, levy and collect taxes; and to fix and collect rates and charges adequate to carry out any agreement as to, or pledge of, taxes or authority revenues and to require the county legislative body authorizing and issuing the bonds, the port authority, the board, and any officer, agent or employee of them, to carry out any other covenants and agreements, and to perform its and their duties under this chapter; and   By action or suit in equity to enjoin any acts or things, that may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of such holders of bonds.
TN Code § 64-4-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 4 - Tennessee River Four-County Port Authority Act|§ 64-4-113. Duties of Treasurer

  All moneys derived from the issuance of bonds hereunder, together with any federal or other grant or loan made, for the purposes of this chapter, shall be paid to the treasurer of the port authority.   The treasurer shall deposit such moneys, together with all the receipts from the authority operations, in a separate bank account or accounts, separate from all other county funds, and shall keep adequate records of all such receipts and other sources.   The treasurer shall pay out such moneys only on vouchers signed by such authority officials as the board shall, by resolution, designate to sign such vouchers. No such vouchers for the payment of any such moneys shall be issued except upon the resolution or order of the board, a certified copy of which shall be filed in the office of the treasurer.
TN Code § 64-4-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 4 - Tennessee River Four-County Port Authority Act|§ 64-4-114. Application of Revenues

 The revenues derived from the operation of the port, storage and transfer facilities and any and all other facilities authorized in this chapter and the proceeds derived from the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of any land or other facilities shall be applied and used as follows:   The payment of operating expenses of the port authority;   The payment of the interest on the bonds issued pursuant to this chapter and the principal of such bonds, as they severally mature, and/or payments into sinking fund reserves for this purpose;   The establishment of necessary reserves for contingencies, depreciation, maintenance, replacement of port, storage and transfer facilities and any and all other facilities or other purposes, as may be required under any bond indenture or as the board may deem necessary or desirable; and   Any revenue or proceeds remaining after all the above items have been provided for shall be held and used for the further development of and for additions to the authority facilities and for the acquisition or construction of new facilities that may become necessary or desirable to further the purposes of this chapter. None of such revenue shall go into the general funds of the participating counties, except as may be directed by the board.
TN Code § 64-4-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 4 - Tennessee River Four-County Port Authority Act|§ 64-4-115. Contracts — Force Account Construction

  Except as otherwise provided, all contracts of the port authority shall be entered into and executed in such manner as may be prescribed by the board of commissioners, but no contract or acquisition by purchase of equipment, apparatus, materials or supplies, involving more than five hundred dollars ($500) or for construction, installation, repair or improvement of the property or facilities under the jurisdiction of the board involving more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) shall be made except after such contract has been advertised for bids, except as provided in subsection (b).   Advertisement for bids is not required:  In the employment of architects, engineers and attorneys or other professional advisors for personal service. The board may employ or select such architects, engineers, attorneys or professional consultants and advisors as in the judgment of the board best meet the qualifications for rendering such services;   When an emergency arises and requires immediate delivery of the supplies or performance of the service; or   For repair, parts, accessories, supplemental equipment or services, or required supplies or services previously furnished or contracted for, in which case such purchase of supplies or procurement of services shall be made in the open market in the manner common among business persons.     After advertisement for bids as provided in this section, if no acceptable bid is received, the board may reject any and all bids, or the board may negotiate with contractors or suppliers to secure the construction of facilities or the purchase of equipment, apparatus, materials or supplies at the best possible price, or the board may construct such facilities, by “force account construction,” that is, the board may employ the necessary engineers, supervisors and other personnel, purchase necessary materials, equipment and supplies, to construct such facilities authorized by this chapter with its own employees.
TN Code § 64-4-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 4 - Tennessee River Four-County Port Authority Act|§ 64-4-116. Construction of Chapter

  The powers, authority and rights conferred by this chapter are in addition and supplemental to any other general, special or local law conferring powers to counties, industrial development corporations or port authorities, and the limitations imposed by this chapter do not affect the powers conferred to any county, industrial development corporation or port authority created by any other general, special or local law.   This chapter is remedial in nature, and shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes of:  Promoting navigation on the Tennessee River;   Facilitating the movement and transfer of goods and merchandise to, from and through the counties of Decatur, Hardin, Perry and Wayne;   Encouraging utilization of the natural and recreational resources therein; and   Promoting the growth and development of commerce and industry in such counties.     Nothing in this chapter shall:  Grant any power or control to the board of commissioners over any land or facilities now under the control of any existing port authority created by general or special act;   Prohibit or preclude any existing port authority from exercising control over any land or facilities now under its control or that may come under its control prior to the time the board adopts by resolution a plan for development of such land or facilities;   Prohibit any county from transferring by any means any interest in any land to any port authority in existence in such county on May 1, 1980; or   Prohibit any county from exercising any power granted by any general or special act with regard to any port authority in existence in such county on May 1, 1980.
TN Code § 64-5-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 5 - Tennessee Central Economic Authority|§ 64-5-101. Creation — Purpose

 The Tennessee central economic authority is hereby created. The Tennessee central economic authority is a public body corporate and politic and is referred to as the “authority” in this chapter. The authority is created and established for the purpose of developing the resources of the region embracing the counties of Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale and Wilson, referred to as the “region” in this chapter, including the coordination of the authority's development work with related activities and programs of the Tennessee Valley authority and other federal, state and local planning and development agencies. The authority is directed to focus its activity toward economic development and improving employment opportunities in the region in a manner consistent with the state policy of industrial development and in a manner consistent with the goal of maintaining a healthy environment or improving the same.
TN Code § 64-5-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 5 - Tennessee Central Economic Authority|§ 64-5-102. Board of Directors

 The authority shall be governed by a board of directors, referred to as the “board” in this chapter.  The board shall make policy, which shall be implemented by the executive director, if such position is established.
TN Code § 64-5-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 5 - Tennessee Central Economic Authority|§ 64-5-103. Membership of Board — Proxy Voting — Executive Committee — Board Meetings Open to Public

   Effective July 1, 2012, the membership of the board shall be as follows:    The county mayor of each county in the region shall be an ex officio voting member of the board. The term of office on the board of the county mayor shall be coextensive with the term of office as county mayor; or       In lieu of serving as a member of the board, the county mayor is authorized to appoint a person to serve in the mayor's stead. The term of office of such appointed person shall be coextensive with the term of office of the county mayor making the appointment;  One (1) person who resides within the region shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, to be appointed for a term of two (2) years; and   One (1) person who resides within the region shall be appointed by the speaker of the senate, to be appointed for a term of two (2) years.  The board in existence on May 21, 2012, shall terminate at twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight June 30, 2012.        Any member of the board may authorize someone to represent that member and vote by proxy upon written notification of the same to the chair of the board prior to commencement of the board meeting in which the member is to be absent.   The board may establish an advisory committee consisting of twenty-five (25) members, with five (5) members from each of the five (5) counties in the region selected in such manner as the board determines to provide a wide range of viewpoints. The board shall endeavor to have the advisory committee reflect a broad range of socioeconomic backgrounds in its membership. The terms of the members of the advisory committee shall be set by a resolution of the board in such manner as to create a staggered-term system to provide continuity on the advisory committee.   At least annually, the board shall hold a meeting at which members of the general public are allowed to address the board. Further, prior to the adoption of any resolution authorizing a bond issue pursuant to this chapter, the board shall hold a public hearing to examine the opinions of members of the general public on the issue.   All meetings of the board and advisory committee shall be public and shall comply with the state law on open meetings, compiled in title 8, chapter 44.
TN Code § 64-5-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 5 - Tennessee Central Economic Authority|§ 64-5-104. Election of Officers

 The board, at its organizational meeting and annually thereafter, shall elect one (1) of its members to the office of chair, one (1) of its members to the office of vice chair and one (1) of its members to the office of secretary-treasurer.
TN Code § 64-5-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 5 - Tennessee Central Economic Authority|§ 64-5-105. Vacancies

 Vacancies on the board shall be filled according to the method of original election or appointment.
TN Code § 64-5-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 5 - Tennessee Central Economic Authority|§ 64-5-106. Time and Place of Meetings — Compensation of Board

  The board shall set a regular time and place for meetings and establish rules of order and particularly rules for calling a special meeting of the board.   The members of the board shall serve without compensation, except that they shall be reimbursed for actual traveling expenses and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
TN Code § 64-5-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 5 - Tennessee Central Economic Authority|§ 64-5-108. Powers, Functions and Duties

 The authority has the power, function and duty to:   Have perpetual succession in the corporate name;   Sue and be sued in the corporate name;   Adopt, use and alter a corporate seal, which shall be judicially noticed;   Enter into such contracts and cooperative agreements with federal, state and local governments, and agencies thereof, with private individuals, corporations, associations and with other organizations as the board may deem necessary or convenient in carrying out the purposes of this chapter;   Adopt, amend and repeal bylaws;   Appoint such 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, economic development, demonstration projects and other activities deemed necessary to promote the efficiency and harmonious economic development of the region to receive grants from private foundations and other sources for the purposes of research and for demonstration projects oriented to human, physical and natural resources utilization;   Cooperate and coordinate its activities with local, regional and state planning agencies and other areas in developing and implementing plans for development;   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;   Compile, prepare, publish and disseminate information about the economic resources of the region and about subareas;   Encourage and assist in the creation of private and semipublic, nonprofit organizations as needed and under existing state law for carrying out specific projects and programs initiated under federal and state law;   Enter into compacts or contractual arrangements with planning agencies of other adjoining or neighboring states, for the purpose of preparing joint-comprehensive plans for development of a broader area or region;   Acquire and hold such real and personal property or interests in real and personal property as the board deems necessary or convenient in carrying out the purposes of this chapter;   Support missions of authority directors or employees to other industrialized nations that may have enterprises willing to invest in the region, with the aim of convincing such businesses to invest in the region when such enterprises meet the criteria of the authority as desirable additions to the region; and   Have and exercise such other authority as deemed necessary by the board to further and promote the orderly economic development of the region.
TN Code § 64-5-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 5 - Tennessee Central Economic Authority|§ 64-5-109. Public Works Projects Authorized

 The authority is authorized and empowered to construct and/or operate and maintain any public works project within the region. No such project shall be constructed without the authority first having obtained the consent of the county or municipality within whose jurisdiction the project is located. For this purpose, “public works project” includes any one (1) or more or any combination of the following: airports, bridges, tunnels, viaducts, hospitals, sanitaria, dispensaries, nursing homes, almshouses, public buildings, plazas, schools, roads, flood control works, water mains and lines, highways, port and dock facilities, including any terminal storage and transportation facilities incident to port and dock facilities, industrial parks, which are defined as lands, and rights, easements and franchises relating to lands, and may include adequate roads and streets, water and sewer facilities, utilities and docks and terminals as required for the use of industry, in aid of the state's public policy of industrial growth and expansion, and all property, real and personal, appurtenant thereto or connected with such work, undertaking or project and the existing work, if any, to which such work, undertaking or project is an extension, addition, betterment or improvement. This enumeration shall not exclude any other project for the benefit of the people in the region where any state or federal agency will match the funds of the county with grants-in-aid or gratuities to subsidize or assist the development of such project.
TN Code § 64-5-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 5 - Tennessee Central Economic Authority|§ 64-5-110. Educational, Recreational and Other Facilities Authorized

  Without derogating from any of its powers, duties, functions and responsibilities as set forth in the other provisions of this chapter, the authority is specifically authorized to make plans for the construction, operation, and maintenance of regional facilities, including, but not limited to, educational and recreational facilities in one (1) or more of the counties constituting the region and to take all such actions as are necessary or convenient in the judgment of the board in effectuating such plans, including, but without limitation by reason of this enumeration:  The acquisition of sites for the facilities;   The sale or transfer of such sites if acquired in the authority's name, to the agency or institution that will own and operate the facility arranging for the financing of the facility's construction, operation, and maintenance;   Applying for such federal assistance as may be available and obligating the agency as required to obtain such assistance; and   Making contracts and agreements with federal, state and local educational agencies and institutions in carrying out the provisions of this section.     The authority may, at the request of the counties, act as a vehicle for contracts of agreements among counties for carrying out regional projects.
TN Code § 64-5-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 5 - Tennessee Central Economic Authority|§ 64-5-112. Local Governmental Units Authorized to Make Contributions and Issue Bonds

 The various counties, towns and incorporated municipalities in the region are hereby authorized and empowered to:   Contribute to the work of the authority 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 or city. 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; and   Issue their bonds as provided in title 9, chapter 21 to obtain funds for the financing of public works projects undertaken by the authority or to secure advances made by federal agencies for the construction agreements with the authority.
TN Code § 64-5-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 5 - Tennessee Central Economic Authority|§ 64-5-113. Statement of Objectives — Annual Report — Accounting System — Audits — Purchasing and Contracting Procedures

  The board, after receiving recommendations from its advisory committee, shall annually formulate and issue a statement of objectives, priorities and programs that it has adopted or envisions to meet these objectives. This statement of objectives shall be included in the annual report.   The board shall report annually to the governor, the commissioner of economic and community development, the state funding board and to the general assembly through the office of legislative budget analysis and the chairs of the following standing committees or such other committees as the speaker of each respective house may direct: senate finance, ways and means, senate government operations, senate state and local government, house finance, ways and means, house government operations, and state government of the house of representatives. This report shall also be transmitted to the governing bodies of the various counties and incorporated municipalities of the region. Such reports shall include a statement of financial receipts and expenditures, assets and liabilities of the authority and a summary of all activities and accomplishments for the period and proposed plans for the next year.   The comptroller of the treasury is directed to develop a uniform accounting system conforming to generally accepted accounting principles for the authority.    The annual reports and all books of accounts and financial records of all funds received are subject to audit annually by the comptroller of the treasury. The audit may be performed by a licensed independent public accountant selected by the board and approved by the comptroller of the treasury. The cost of any audit shall be paid by the authority.   The comptroller of the treasury shall ensure that audits are prepared in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards and determine if the audits meet minimum audit standards prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury. No audit may be accepted as meeting the requirements of this section until approved by the comptroller of the treasury.   All audits shall be completed as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year of the authority. One (1) copy of each audit shall be furnished to each member of the board and the comptroller of the treasury. Copies of each audit shall also be made available to the press.     The board shall develop purchasing and contracting procedures, which shall be approved by the comptroller of the treasury prior to implementation.
TN Code § 64-5-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 5 - Tennessee Central Economic Authority|§ 64-5-114. Cooperation of State Agencies

 All state agencies are hereby authorized and directed to extend their cooperation and lend assistance to the authority in the formulation and implementation of its planning and development program.
TN Code § 64-5-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 5 - Tennessee Central Economic Authority|§ 64-5-115. Cooperation With Mid-Cumberland and Upper Cumberland Development Districts

 The board shall endeavor to cooperate with the Mid-Cumberland and Upper Cumberland development districts and to avoid duplication with the activities of these agencies and any other agencies whenever possible.
TN Code § 64-5-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 5 - Tennessee Central Economic Authority|§ 64-5-116. Employees' Retirement

 The employees of the authority are eligible for membership in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system pursuant to title 8, chapter 35, part 2, and the board shall provide the necessary contributions to the Tennessee consolidated retirement system for its employees. This section does not preclude the board from contracting with individuals for their personal services under a contract of limited duration and not including retirement benefits to such individuals.