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TN Code § 4-9-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 9 - Commission for Uniform Legislation|§ 4-9-101. Creation — Composition

  There is created a board of commissioners for the promotion of uniformity of legislation in the United States, composed of three (3) lawyers appointed by the governor, one (1) lawyer appointed by the speaker of the senate, one (1) lawyer appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and any former member of the board who has been elected as a life member of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. Any vacancy on the board by resignation, death, or otherwise arising shall be filled by the appointment of a lawyer by the governor, if the vacant position was initially filled by appointment by the governor, by the speaker of the senate if the vacant position was initially filled by appointment by the speaker of the senate, or by the speaker of the house of representatives, if the vacant position was initially filled by appointment by the speaker of the house of representatives. In making appointments to the board, the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall strive to ensure that the makeup of the board reflects and represents the diversity of persons in this state.   The director of the office of legal services, or the director's designee, shall serve as an associate member of the board and may assist the board in the timely and thorough performance of its duties.
TN Code § 4-9-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 9 - Commission for Uniform Legislation|§ 4-9-102. Duties

 It is the duty of the board of commissioners to:   Examine the subjects upon which uniformity of legislation in the various states and territories of the union is desirable, but which are outside the jurisdiction of the congress of the United States;   Confer upon these matters with the commissioners appointed by other states and territories for the same purpose;   Consider and draft uniform laws to be submitted for approval and adoption by the several states; and   Generally advise and recommend such other or further course of action as shall accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
TN Code § 4-9-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 9 - Commission for Uniform Legislation|§ 4-9-103. Record — Reports

 The board of commissioners shall keep a record of its transactions, and shall at the session of each general assembly make a report of its doings and of its recommendations to the general assembly.
TN Code § 4-9-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 9 - Commission for Uniform Legislation|§ 4-9-104. Compensation

  No member of the board shall receive any compensation for such member's services.   Members, life members, and the associate member of the board shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred in attending an annual conference of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, which 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 § 4-10-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 10 - Commission on Intergovernmental Relations|§ 4-10-101. Legislative Findings

 The general assembly finds and declares that there is a need for a permanent intergovernmental body to study and report on:   The current pattern of local governmental structure and its viability;   The powers and functions of local governments, including their fiscal powers;   The existing, necessary and desirable relationships between and among local governments and the state;   The existing, necessary and desirable allocation of state and local fiscal resources;   The existing, necessary and desirable roles of the state as the creator of the local governmental systems;   The special problems in interstate areas facing their general local governments, intrastate regional units, and areawide bodies, such studies where possible to be conducted in conjunction with those of a pertinent sister state commission; and   Any constitutional amendments and statutory enactments required to implement appropriate commission recommendations.
TN Code § 4-10-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 10 - Commission on Intergovernmental Relations|§ 4-10-102. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations — Creation

 There is hereby created the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations.
TN Code § 4-10-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 10 - Commission on Intergovernmental Relations|§ 4-10-104. Duties

 The commission shall:   Serve as a forum for the discussion and resolution of intergovernmental problems;   Engage in such activities and make such studies and investigations as are necessary or desirable in the accomplishment of the purposes set forth in § 4-10-101;   Consider, on its own initiative, ways and means of fostering better relations among local governments and state government;   Draft and disseminate legislative bills, constitutional amendments and model local ordinances necessary to implement recommendations of the commission;   Encourage, and where appropriate, coordinate studies relating to intergovernmental relations conducted by universities, state, local and federal agencies, and research and consulting organizations;   Review the recommendations of national commissions studying federal, state and local government relationships and problems and assess their possible application to this state;   Study issues relating to changing federalism, including federal devolution, block grants, preemptions, mandates, and the tenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States;   Study tax equivalent payments by municipally owned electric operations to the various taxing jurisdictions within the state;   Study the laws relating to the assessment and taxation of property;   Conduct an annual study of the fiscal capacity of local governments to fund education; and   Conduct an annual infrastructure study.
TN Code § 4-10-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 10 - Commission on Intergovernmental Relations|§ 4-10-105. Meetings — Committees — Rules of Procedure

  The commission shall hold meetings quarterly and at such other times as it deems necessary. The commission may hold public hearings from time to time on matters within its purview.   Each officer, board, commission, council, department or agency of state government, and each political subdivision of the state, shall make available all facts, records, information and data requested by the commission, and in all ways cooperate with the commission, in carrying out the functions and duties imposed by this chapter.   The commission may establish committees as it deems advisable and feasible, whose membership shall include at least one (1) member of the commission, but only the commission itself may set policy or take other official action.   The commission shall promulgate rules of procedure governing its operations; provided, that they are in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title.   All meetings of the commission, or any committee thereof, at which public business is discussed or formal action is taken shall conform to title 8, chapter 44.     Any member who misses more than fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled meetings in a calendar year shall be removed as a member of the commission.   Subdivision (f)(1)(A) shall not apply to members appointed under § 4-10-103(a)(1), (2), and (11), or the commissioner of finance and administration if appointed under § 4-10-103(a)(7).     The executive director of the commission 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 (f)(1)(A).
TN Code § 4-10-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 10 - Commission on Intergovernmental Relations|§ 4-10-106. Staff Assistance

 In addition to its own staff, and at the request of the chair, the comptroller of the treasury and the institute of public service of the University of Tennessee are authorized to provide staff assistance as necessary.
TN Code § 4-10-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 10 - Commission on Intergovernmental Relations|§ 4-10-107. Compensation — Appropriations

   No member of the commission is entitled to a salary for duties performed as a member of the commission.   Members who are not government employees or officers shall receive seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per diem for attendance at meetings of the commission.   Each member is entitled to reimbursement for travel and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties in accordance with the state comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.     The commission is authorized to apply for, contract for, receive and expend for its purposes any appropriations or grants from the state, its political subdivisions, the federal government, or any other source, public or private.   Political subdivisions of the state are authorized to appropriate funds to the commission to share in the cost of its operations, and may furnish staff personnel to the commission.   In addition to any funds appropriated by the general assembly to the commission, the commission is authorized to receive annual allocations of funds from the Tennessee State Revenue Sharing Act, § 67-9-102(b)(3).   Funds provided under §§ 4-10-109 and 67-9-102 to the commission shall not revert to the general fund at the conclusion of a fiscal year, but such funds shall be carried forward. Other funds available to the commission funds may revert to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year subject to the approval of the chair of the commission.
TN Code § 4-10-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 10 - Commission on Intergovernmental Relations|§ 4-10-108. Reports

 The commission shall issue reports of its findings and recommendations, as appropriate, and shall issue a biennial report on its work. Copies of the biennial report shall be distributed to members of the commission, the library and archives and the legislative library. Upon request, copies shall be provided to other public officials, public agencies, and to the public. Copies of reports mandated by the general assembly shall be distributed to all legislative members.
TN Code § 4-10-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 10 - Commission on Intergovernmental Relations|§ 4-10-110. Effect of Tax Abatements or Reductions on Local Public Education

  The Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) is directed to perform a study of the overall effect on local public education when property taxes or in lieu of tax payments earmarked for education are abated or reduced and whether the effect on local public education is offset by enhanced economic development. This study shall be conducted from TACIR's existing resources.   All appropriate state departments and agencies shall provide assistance to TACIR.   TACIR shall report its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation or interim reports upon conclusion of its study.
TN Code § 4-10-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 10 - Commission on Intergovernmental Relations|§ 4-10-111. Study on Titling of Boats

  The Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) is directed to perform a study of the creation and implementation of a system for the titling of boats in this state. This study must be conducted from TACIR's existing resources.   All appropriate state departments and agencies shall provide assistance to TACIR in connection with the study required by subsection (a).   TACIR shall report its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation or interim reports upon conclusion of its study.
TN Code § 4-10-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 10 - Commission on Intergovernmental Relations|§ 4-10-112. Monitoring of Current Wholesale Power Supply Arrangements Between the Tva and Municipal Utilities and Electric Cooperatives

 The Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) is directed to continue to monitor, within existing resources, whether the current wholesale power supply arrangements between the Tennessee Valley authority and municipal utilities and electric cooperatives are likely to change in the future in a way that could affect payments in lieu of taxes from the Tennessee Valley authority to the state and to its local governments. No later than the last day of February of each year, TACIR shall report written findings to the commerce and labor committee of the senate, the commerce committee of the house of representatives, the finance, ways and means committee of the senate, and the finance, ways and means committee of the house of representatives. The report shall include recommendations, if any, on adjustments to the state tax system that would keep the state and local governments whole from such future changes.
TN Code § 4-10-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 10 - Commission on Intergovernmental Relations|§ 4-10-113. Report Update on Broadband Service

 The Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations is directed to study and prepare a report updating its January 2017 Report on Broadband Internet Deployment, Availability, and Adoption in Tennessee, which shall be delivered to the general assembly by January 15, 2021.
TN Code § 4-15-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 15 - State Building Commission|§ 4-15-101. Creation — Membership — Terms

   There is created a state building commission composed of seven (7) ex officio members who shall be the governor, the secretary of state, the comptroller of the treasury, the state treasurer, the commissioner of finance and administration, the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives.   The governor shall serve as chair and the commission shall elect from its membership a vice chair and secretary.     The attorney general and reporter shall serve as legal counsel to the commission in accordance with the requirements of § 8-6-301.   In the event that the voting membership of any ex officio members is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, they shall continue as ex officio nonvoting members, and in addition, the senate and house of representatives shall by joint resolution appoint another person or persons to be a voting member or members.
TN Code § 4-15-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 15 - State Building Commission|§ 4-15-103. Expenses of Commission Members — Administrative Personnel — State Architect

  The members of the commission shall serve without additional compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for their necessary expenses. 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.   The commission shall have such administrative personnel as are necessary to carry out its purpose and charge, who shall be attached to the department of treasury for administrative purposes. The personnel shall be subject to personnel policies and regulations which are applicable to employees of the department of treasury, such as leave, compensation, classification, and travel requests.   The commission has the authority to employ, terminate, control and establish the compensation of, the state architect. The state treasurer has the authority to employ, terminate, control and set the compensation of, all other personnel of the commission. The state treasurer shall consult with members of the commission prior to taking any personnel action.
TN Code § 4-15-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 15 - State Building Commission|§ 4-15-104. Rules and Regulations for Construction

  The commission is authorized to prescribe standards and promulgate rules and regulations for the construction of state buildings, and the procedure to be followed with respect thereto.   The commission is encouraged to prescribe high performance building requirements and other standards, and promulgate rules and regulations, which meet or exceed the 2005 sustainable design guidelines that the commission implemented, that are necessary to ensure all state buildings perform in an energy efficient manner.   Notwithstanding subsection (b), the commission shall not prescribe any high performance building requirement or any other standard, nor promulgate any rules and regulations, which require or permit any wood products harvested or manufactured in this state, or any wood products designed or manufactured by a forest products company that is headquartered in this state, to be in any way less preferred in the design and construction of state buildings than any wood products harvested or manufactured outside this state, or to be in any way less preferred than any other wood products grown or harvested in this state, that have been certified or graded by any certifying or grading association or agency, including, but not limited to, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, the American Tree Farm System, or the Forest Stewardship Council.
TN Code § 4-15-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 15 - State Building Commission|§ 4-15-105. Bidding in Large Counties — Bidding in East and West Tennessee

  The commission is hereby authorized to permit bids invited by officials, departments, institutions and agencies of the state for building construction or improvements, to be performed or done in counties having a population of six hundred thousand (600,000) or more, according to the federal census of 1960 or any subsequent federal census, to be received and publicly opened in the county at a previously announced place and time by a representative of the state, and that such representative to receive and open the bids may be, but is not limited to, a duly licensed architect or engineer designated by the state.   The commission is authorized to permit bids invited by officials, departments, institutions and agencies of the state for building construction or improvements, to be performed or done in the eastern or western grand division, to be received and publicly opened in such grand division at a previously announced place and time by a representative of the state. Such bids shall be received and opened in the cities of Chattanooga or Knoxville, or the Tri-Cities area for the eastern grand division and in Shelby County or the city of Jackson for the western grand division.
TN Code § 4-15-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 15 - State Building Commission|§ 4-15-106. Enforcement of Other Statutes

  It is the duty and responsibility of the commission to enforce the Tennessee Public Buildings Accessibility Act, compiled in title 68, chapter 120, part 2, as to all public buildings owned or leased by the state or any department, institution or agency thereof, and any subsequent acts that require specific construction or design specifications, techniques or objectives for such state public buildings.    It is also the duty and responsibility of the commission to enforce the code for energy conservation in new building construction, compiled in title 13, chapter 19, as to all buildings designed or constructed for the state of Tennessee after January 1, 1979. Such enforcement shall be accomplished by requiring the designing architect or engineer and the construction contractor to certify that the design and construction of the building for which each is responsible is in conformity with the requirements of title 13, chapter 19. The staff of the commission shall review such design or construction to verify compliance. Responsibility for proper design of the structure shall remain with the designing architect or engineer, even though the staff of the commission has conducted the review and approval process of the project documents.   In addition to the requirements for new buildings to meet the code for energy conservation, as compiled in title 13, chapter 19, the staff of the commission shall review any recommended energy conservation proposals and make recommendations to the commission for inclusion of these proposals in projects where deemed feasible.     The state architect or the state architect's designee shall allocate the energy efficient commercial building tax deduction codified in 26 U.S.C. § 179D to the party primarily responsible for designing the property in accordance with internal revenue service tax provisions. This party shall distribute all or part of this deduction to other parties responsible for design or installation of energy efficient commercial systems used to obtain such tax credit. This authority is retroactive, pursuant to applicable internal revenue service tax guidelines. If the property is financed with bonds issued by the state, no energy efficient commercial building tax deduction shall be awarded without approval of bond counsel.
TN Code § 4-15-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 15 - State Building Commission|§ 4-15-107. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Commission” means the state building commission;   “Improvement to real property” means:  The construction or erection of new buildings or structures in which the state of Tennessee or any of its departments, institutions or agencies have an interest, whether financed by public or private funds or both;   The major maintenance of any building or structure in which the state of Tennessee or any of its departments, institutions or agencies have an interest; or   The renovation of any building or structure in which the state of Tennessee or any of its departments, institutions or agencies have an interest;     “Major maintenance” means the repair or renovation of any building or structure or any portion thereof in which the state of Tennessee or any of its departments, institutions or agencies have an interest and that is being funded by direct appropriations for major maintenance or that will cost in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); and   “Renovation” means the change in the functional use or operation of space in existing buildings or structures in which the state of Tennessee or any of its departments, institutions or agencies have an interest.
TN Code § 4-16-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 16 - Office of Local Government|§ 4-16-101. Creation — Functions and Duties

  There is hereby created the office of local government to be located in the office of the comptroller of the treasury.   [Deleted by 2019 amendment.]   The office of local government has the following functions and duties:  Provide geographic information systems technical support, training, and map maintenance to the division of property assessments and local governments;   Assist local governments with geographic information systems and mapping issues;   Assist and advise local governments with local redistricting and reapportionment;   Compile and maintain precinct boundaries and maps in the state and assist with their development;   Serve as the liaison with the United States census bureau and participate in its redistricting data program;   Assist with other geographic information systems activities in the office of the comptroller of the treasury; and   Such other duties as may be assigned by the comptroller of the treasury.