TN Code § 4-10-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 10 - Commission on Intergovernmental Relations|§ 4-10-109. Inventory of Public Infrastructure Needs

  The commission shall annually compile and maintain an inventory of needed infrastructure within this state. The information and data gathered by such an annual inventory is deemed necessary in order for the state, municipal and county governments of Tennessee to develop goals, strategies and programs that would improve the quality of life of its citizens, support livable communities and enhance and encourage the overall economic development of the state through the provision of adequate and essential public infrastructure. All funds necessary and required for this inventory shall be administered through the commission's annual budget, and such funds shall be in addition to the commission's annual operational budget amounts. The inventory shall include, at a minimum, needed public infrastructure facilities that would enhance and encourage economic development, improve the quality of life of the citizens and support livable communities within each municipality, utility district, county and development district region of the state, and shall include needs for transportation, water and wastewater, industrial sites, municipal solid waste, recreation, low and moderate income housing, telecommunications, other infrastructure needs such as public buildings, including city halls, courthouses and kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) educational facilities, and other public facilities needs as deemed necessary by the commission. The data shall be compiled on a county-by-county basis within each development district area. The commission shall annually contract for the services of the state's nine (9) development districts to accomplish this inventory. However, if the executive director finds that a development district has not adequately fulfilled a prior inventory contract, then instead of the development district that has not fulfilled its contract obligations, the executive director may annually contract with another agency or entity of state or local government or higher education to perform the inventory within that district's area.   In compiling the public infrastructure needs inventory on a county-by-county basis, at a minimum, the commission shall consult with each county mayor, mayor, local planning commission, utility district, county road superintendent and other appropriate local and state officials concerning planned or anticipated, or both, public infrastructure needs over the next five-year period, together with estimated costs and time of need within that time frame. From those cities and counties with adopted growth plans in accordance with title 6, chapter 58, the commission shall gather and report the infrastructure, urban services' and public facilities' needs reported in the growth plans. These infrastructure needs are factors in the determination of urban growth boundaries for cities and the planned growth areas for counties. Implementation of infrastructure, urban services and public facility elements of the city and county growth plans are to be monitored by means of the five-year inventory of public infrastructure needs.   The public infrastructure needs inventory shall not include projects considered to be normal or routine maintenance. Moreover, infrastructure needs projects included in the inventory should involve a capital cost of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). The infrastructure needs inventory shall not duplicate the extensive needs data currently maintained by various state agencies on state facilities that are presently available to the commission. This limitation does not prohibit one (1) or more counties or municipalities from identifying a need for a vocational educational facility or a community college or a new public health building in a particular local area. In addition, the commission may request various state agencies to supply various needs data that may be available in such areas as highway or rail bridges, airports or other areas.   The annual public infrastructure needs inventory by each development district or an agency or entity of state or local government or higher education shall be conducted utilizing standard statewide procedures and summary format as determined by the commission to facilitate ease and accuracy in summarizing statewide needs and costs.   The public infrastructure needs inventory shall be completed by the development districts or an agency or entity of state or local government or higher education and submitted to the commission no later than June 30 of each year.   The annual inventory of statewide public infrastructure needs and costs for provision of adequate and essential public infrastructure shall be presented by the commission to the general assembly at its next regular annual session following completion of the inventory each year.