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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 56 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-213) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-109) › Section 7-56-104 - Bonds or notes

Any municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, or a transit authority created by it, has the authority to issue general obligation or revenue bonds or municipal notes, or a combination of revenue bonds and municipal notes, for the creation, purchase or establishment of a public transportation system, to such extent and in such manner as may now or hereafter be authorized by any applicable private or public act or general law of the state, including, but not limited to, the Local Government Public Obligations Act of 1986, compiled in title 9, chapter 21.
Acts 1970, ch. 515, § 4; T.C.A., § 6-3804; Acts 1988, ch. 750, § 34.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 56 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-213) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-109) › Section 7-56-105 - Interlocal and intergovernmental cooperation - Joint agreements

Any municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, or a transit authority created by it, has the power to enter into such agreements with other municipalities and counties within the state for the joint establishment, purchase and operation of public transportation systems in a metropolitan area. Such municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, or a transit authority created by it, or a combination of municipalities, counties, or other political subdivisions, likewise has the authority to enter into agreements with other states and the counties and municipalities of other states, by interstate compact, or by agreement under the Interlocal Cooperation Act, compiled in title 12, chapter 9.
Acts 1970, ch. 515, § 5; T.C.A., § 6-3805.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 56 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-213) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-109) › Section 7-56-106 - Eminent domain - Injunction

Any municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, pursuant to this part, is hereby authorized and empowered to condemn, in the name of such municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, any or all of the existing transportation systems, franchises and properties of any local public carrier, and any lands, easements or rights-of-way, either on, under or above the ground, for any and all purposes in connection with the acquisition, construction, operation, improvement or maintenance of such transportation system. Title to any such property so condemned shall be taken in the name of the municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, and such entity is empowered, immediately upon the filing of a petition for condemnation, to enter upon and take possession of the property described in the petition; provided, that a resolution of the governing body of the municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, shall provide that reasonable compensation for the property taken will be a proper charge against, and paid out of the general fund of the municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, or the funds derived from the sale of general obligation or revenue bonds, or any combination of general obligation and revenue bonds, issued for the purpose of financing the acquisition or creation of a transportation system. No bond shall be required to be given in any such condemnation suit. Writs of injunction may be sought and obtained without the necessity of posting a bond, against any and all persons interfering in any way with the municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, its officers, agents or servants, in taking possession of, operating and using such property for the purposes for which it is condemned. Any such municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, has all the powers granted in title 29, chapter 16, including the right to condemn personal or intangible property devoted to public transportation use.
Acts 1970, ch. 515, § 6; 1971, ch. 160, § 6; T.C.A., § 6-3806.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 56 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-213) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-109) › Section 7-56-107 - Subsidy of public or private transportation companies

Any municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, incorporated or existing under the laws of Tennessee, additionally has the power and authority to pay unto public or private transportation companies for the local carriage of passengers a reasonable subsidy of their operation, the amount of the subsidy to be wholly in the discretion of the governing body of any such municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, to ensure continued operation of a public transportation system in any such municipality, county or intrastate or interstate metropolitan area.
Acts 1970, ch. 515, § 7; 1970, ch. 519, § 1; 1971, ch. 160, § 4; T.C.A., § 6-3807.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 56 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-213) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-109) › Section 7-56-108 - Part deemed part of municipal charter

This part shall form a part of the charters of all incorporated municipalities in the state and shall be authority for any of the counties of Tennessee to provide public transportation or to join with any municipality or combination of municipalities, either in this state or in other states, for the purpose of providing such public transportation.
Acts 1970, ch. 515, § 8; T.C.A., § 6-3808.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 56 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-213) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-109) › Section 7-56-109 - "Strike" defined - Prohibited practice

(a)
It is a prohibited practice and evidence of bad faith to engage in a strike.
(b)
As used in this section, "strike" means the failure with others to report for duty, the willful absence from one's position, the stoppage of work, or the abstinence in whole or in part from the full, faithful, and proper performance of the duties of employment, and without the lawful approval of one's superior, or in any manner interfering with the operation of any public agency or public employer, for the purpose of inducing, influencing, or coercing the recognition of any employee organization or a change in the conditions or compensation or the rights, privileges, or obligations of employment.
Acts 1971, ch. 160, § 2; T.C.A., § 6-3809.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 56 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-213) › Part 2 - RAIL SERVICE (§§ 7-56-201 — 7-56-213) › Section 7-56-201 - Establishment of authority - General powers

(a)
Any municipality or any county or any combination of municipalities and counties may establish an authority to provide for the continuation of rail service within the area of the governments establishing the authority.
(b)
An authority shall come into existence under the terms of this part when any government or combination of governments specified in subsection (a) vote by majority vote of its governing body to establish an authority. Evidence of such authorization shall be proclaimed and countersigned by the presiding officer of each participating county or city and certified by such officer to the secretary of state. The governing bodies of all governments voting to become members of an authority shall indicate their willingness to appropriate sufficient funds to provide for the initial administration of the authority as a part of the authorization process.
(c)
Within the region of the authority, it may acquire, construct, operate, maintain, and dispose of railroad facilities, properties, and equipment, and may, in addition to continuing railroad service, provide any other rail service in the region as it is needed and feasible.
Acts 1983, ch. 221, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 56 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-213) › Part 2 - RAIL SERVICE (§§ 7-56-201 — 7-56-213) › Section 7-56-202 - Nature of powers

The acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance of such properties and facilities are hereby declared to be public and governmental functions with the authorities acting as agencies and instrumentalities of the creating and participating counties and municipalities. The powers granted in this part, in connection with this part, are declared to be public and corporate purposes and matters of public necessity.
Acts 1983, ch. 221, § 2; 1996, ch. 599, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 56 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-213) › Part 2 - RAIL SERVICE (§§ 7-56-201 — 7-56-213) › Section 7-56-204 - Employment of assistance and advisors

The directors shall be authorized to employ and fix the compensation of architects, attorneys, engineers, superintendents, consultants, professional advisors, and other subordinate officers and employees, as may be necessary for the efficient management and operation of the authority and its facilities. Such persons shall continue in the employment of the authority at the will and pleasure of the board of directors. Such employment or contracts shall conform to the statutes, regulations and procedures to which counties must generally adhere in making such transactions.
Acts 1983, ch. 221, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 56 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-213) › Part 2 - RAIL SERVICE (§§ 7-56-201 — 7-56-213) › Section 7-56-206 - Administration of properties and facilities

Except as otherwise expressly provided in this part, the directors shall have full and exclusive control of and responsibility for the administration of properties and facilities constructed or acquired pursuant to this part; provided, that the authority may lease or license lands or facilities under its jurisdiction for operation by private persons or corporations. This section shall not be construed to authorize the directors to exercise such authority in a manner inconsistent with the statutes, regulations and procedures governing such matters in county government.
Acts 1983, ch. 221, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 56 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-213) › Part 2 - RAIL SERVICE (§§ 7-56-201 — 7-56-213) › Section 7-56-207 - Condemnation

The authority is hereby authorized and empowered to condemn, in the name of the authority, any land, easements, or rights-of-way in the boundaries of the authority that, in the opinion of the board of directors, are necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this part; provided, that condemnation of any land, easements, or rights-of-way in which railroad lines are located shall be limited to such lines that are abandoned or proposed for abandonment by operating railroads in Tennessee as were contained in the previous provisions in Category I,
49 CFR 1121.20
, as of 1983. Title to property so condemned shall be taken by and in the name of the authority, and the property shall thereafter be entrusted to the authority for the purposes of this chapter. Such condemnation proceedings shall be in accordance with title 29, chapters 16 and 17. Where title to any property sought to be condemned is defective, it shall be passed by the judgment or decree of the court. Where condemnation proceedings become necessary, the court in which any such proceedings are filed shall, upon application by the authority, and upon posting of a bond with the clerk of the court in such amount as the court may deem commensurate with the value of the property, order that a writ of possession shall issue immediately, or as soon and upon such terms as the court, in its discretion, may deem proper and just.
Acts 1983, ch. 221, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 56 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-213) › Part 2 - RAIL SERVICE (§§ 7-56-201 — 7-56-213) › Section 7-56-209 - Annual report and audit

(a)
The board of directors of the authority shall report annually to the governing bodies of the various counties and cities within the boundaries of the authority. Such reports shall include statements of financial receipts and expenditures and a summary of activities and accomplishments for the period and proposed plans for the next year and for subsequent years.
(b)
The board of directors annually shall require an audit to be performed of the authority's operations. Such audits shall meet the requirements placed on county offices by §
4-3-304(4)
. When applicable, the cost of such audits shall be borne in the same manner and paid at the same rates established for county government in §
9-3-210
.
Acts 1983, ch. 221, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 56 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-213) › Part 2 - RAIL SERVICE (§§ 7-56-201 — 7-56-213) › Section 7-56-210 - Application of revenues and proceeds

(a)
The revenues derived from the operation of the properties and facilities authorized, and the proceeds derived from the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of any land or other facilities, shall be applied and used as provided in this section. All revenues shall be received, deposited and accounted for and all financial transactions shall be handled consistent with the requirements of statutes, regulations and procedures affecting county government.
(b)
Revenues and proceeds shall be applied as follows:
(1)
The payment of all operating and maintenance expenses of the authority, except that the proceeds derived from the sale, transfer, or other disposition of any land or other facilities shall not be used for operations of the authority;
(2)
Payment when due of all bonds, notes, loan agreements, lease-purchase agreements and related contracts to the bonds, notes, loan agreements, lease-purchase agreements for the payment of which such revenue is or shall have been pledged, charged, or otherwise encumbered, including reasonable reserves for the payment of the bonds, notes, loan agreements, lease-purchase agreements;
(3)
Payment of all other contracts and agreements of the authority; and
(4)
Any revenue or proceeds remaining after all the items in subdivisions (b)(1)-(3) have been provided for shall be held and used for the further development of and for additions to the authority's facilities and for the acquisition or construction of new facilities that may become necessary or desirable to further the purposes of this part. None of such revenue shall go into the general funds of the participating counties, except as may be directed by the directors of the authority.
Acts 1983, ch. 221, § 10; 2004, ch. 672, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 56 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-213) › Part 2 - RAIL SERVICE (§§ 7-56-201 — 7-56-213) › Section 7-56-211 - Contract procedure - Applicability

(a)
All contracts of the authority shall be entered into and executed in such manner as may be prescribed by statutes, regulations and procedures governing contracting by county governments; 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 involving more than five hundred dollars ($500), shall be made except after such contract has been advertised for bids; provided, that advertisement shall not be required when an emergency arises and requires immediate delivery of the supplies or performance of the service.
(b)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all contracts of the authority to perform maintenance or improvements on railroads that are funded, in whole or in part, with funds administered by the Tennessee department of transportation shall be awarded pursuant to competitive bidding requirements as approved by the department.
(c)
In the alternative to subsection (b), the authority may negotiate the labor portion of rehabilitation contracts with the railroad company that provides rail service on the facilities to be improved by the authority. Such negotiated labor costs shall reflect the average unit costs to perform typical functions associated with rail rehabilitation work and shall be subject to audit by the comptroller of the treasury. It is the intent of the general assembly that labor and associated costs shall be reimbursable pursuant to this provision. All other costs of rehabilitation contracts, including, but not limited to, materials and equipment, shall be subject to competitive bidding requirements as approved by the department to ensure that the contracts are performed on a break-even basis and that the state does not reimburse the profits to the railroad company.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 300,s 1, eff. 4/24/2015.
Acts 1983, ch. 221, § 11; 1991, ch. 56, § 1; 1999, ch. 450, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 56 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-213) › Part 2 - RAIL SERVICE (§§ 7-56-201 — 7-56-213) › Section 7-56-212 - Use of rights-of-way and easements

The authority may use any property, right-of-way, easement or other similar property right necessary or convenient in connection with the acquisition, improvement, operation or maintenance of the facilities authorized in this part, held by the state or any county or municipality in the state; provided, that such governmental agency shall consent to such use. There must be compliance with all of the statutes, regulations and procedures regulating the use, management, and disposition of state property.
Acts 1983, ch. 221, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 56 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (§§ 7-56-101 — 7-56-213) › Part 2 - RAIL SERVICE (§§ 7-56-201 — 7-56-213) › Section 7-56-213 - Construction of part

(a)
The powers, authority and rights conferred by this part shall be in addition and supplemental to, and the limitations imposed by this part shall affect the powers conferred by, any other general, special or local law.
(b)
This part is remedial in nature and shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes of promoting the movement and transfer of people, goods and merchandise to, from and through the boundaries of the authority, encouraging utilization of the natural resources in the authority, and promoting the growth and development of commerce and industry in the counties and cities. Such liberal construction shall not work to override the application of the general statutes, regulations or procedures to the administrative or financial management practices of the authority in the same manner as they apply to county governments.
Acts 1983, ch. 221, §§ 13, 14; 1994, ch. 1006, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-107) › Section 7-57-101 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Metropolitan Hospital Authority Act."
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-4001.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-107) › Section 7-57-102 - Purpose and policy

(a)
It is hereby determined and declared that the present and projected rapid growth of the demand for health care, the need for health care facilities in the metropolitan regions of the state, the realization that the optimum in health care is preventive by nature, and the great demand for capital and operating funds, all require that local governments in metropolitan areas have the option of placing the control and operation of metropolitan hospitals and other health care activities in regional and metropolitan instrumentalities.
(b)
It is hereby further declared that hospital authorities created pursuant to this chapter shall be public and governmental bodies acting as agencies and instrumentalities of the creating and participating municipalities and that the acquisition, operation, and financing of hospitals and related facilities by such hospital authorities are hereby declared to be for a public and governmental purpose and a matter of public necessity.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 2; T.C.A., § 6-4002.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-107) › Section 7-57-103 - Chapter definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Authority" or "hospital authority" means a public body and a body corporate and public organized in accordance with this chapter for the purposes, with the powers, and subject to the restrictions set forth in this chapter;
(2)
"Board" means the board of trustees of an authority;
(3)
"Creating municipality" means any city or metropolitan government having a population of not less than two hundred thousand (200,000), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, or any county in which any such city shall be situated, that shall create an authority pursuant to this chapter;
(4)
"Executive officer" means the mayor, county mayor, or other chief executive officer of any creating or participating municipality;
(5)
"Federal government" includes the United States or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States;
(6)
"Governing body" means the chief legislative body of any creating or participating municipality; in counties having the commission form of government "chief legislative body" means the county legislative body;
(7)
"Hospital" and "hospital project" means and includes any one (1) or more hospitals and related facilities, including, but not limited to, land and interests in land, facilities and equipment for the treatment of all classes of patients, laboratories, clinics, treatment centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, extended care facilities, dormitories, training facilities for medical students, doctors, nurses and all other medical or paramedical personnel, administration and office buildings, garages, parking lots and such other structures, facilities and improvements necessary or convenient to the development and maintenance of hospitals, and for the provision of health care;
(8)
"Ordinance" means any ordinance adopted by governing bodies pursuant to this chapter;
(9)
"Participating municipality" means any city, town or county, which city, town or county, pursuant to a resolution of its governing body and an agreement with the creating municipality, shall have sold, leased, dedicated, donated or otherwise conveyed its hospitals to the authority for operation by the authority in order to make such hospital an operational part of its health care system;
(10)
"Resolution" means any resolution adopted by governing bodies pursuant to this chapter;
(11)
"State" means the state of Tennessee; and
(12)
"Trustee" means one (1) of the members of the board of an authority appointed in accordance with this chapter.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A., § 6-4003; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-107) › Section 7-57-104 - Duty of the authority and trustees of the authority

The authority and its trustees shall be under a statutory duty to comply or to cause compliance strictly with all provisions of this chapter and the laws of the state, and, in addition, with each and every term, provision and covenant in any contract of the authority on its part to be kept or performed.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 7; T.C.A., § 6-4007.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-107) › Section 7-57-105 - Dissolution - Disposition of property

Whenever the governing body or bodies of the creating municipality or municipalities and the participating municipality or municipalities shall each, by resolution, determine that the purposes for which the authority was created have been substantially accomplished, that all of the obligations of the authority have been fully paid, or provided for, and that such municipalities have agreed on the distribution of the funds and other properties of the authority, then the chief executive officer or officers of such municipality or municipalities shall execute and file for record with the secretary of state a joint certificate of dissolution reciting such facts and declaring the authority to be dissolved. Upon such filing, the authority shall be dissolved, and title to all funds and other properties of the authority at the time of such dissolution shall vest in and be delivered to such municipalities in accordance with the terms of their agreement.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 20; T.C.A., § 6-4023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-107) › Section 7-57-106 - Supplemental nature of chapter

The powers conferred by this chapter shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, and are not in substitution for such powers, and the limitations imposed by this chapter shall not affect such powers. The powers granted in this chapter may be exercised without regard to requirements, restrictions or procedural provisions contained in any other law or charter, except as expressly provided in this chapter. Any metropolitan government or any home rule municipality authorized under this chapter to create a metropolitan hospital authority may do so without the necessity of a charter amendment, notwithstanding anything in its charter to the contrary.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 21; T.C.A., § 6-4024.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-107) › Section 7-57-107 - Liberal construction

This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of this chapter, and insofar as this chapter may be inconsistent with any other law, this chapter shall be controlling.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 23; T.C.A., § 6-4025.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 2 - ORGANIZATION AND OFFICERS (§§ 7-57-201 — 7-57-204) › Section 7-57-202 - Change of name

An authority created and existing pursuant to this chapter may, at any time, by resolution adopted by a majority of its board of trustees, change its name. A copy of such resolution, duly verified by the chair and secretary of the board of trustees before an officer authorized by the laws of this state to administer oaths, shall be delivered to the secretary of state, together with a conformed copy of the resolution. If the secretary of state determines that the proposed name is not identical with that of any other corporation of this state, or so nearly similar as to lead to confusion and uncertainty, the secretary of state shall receive and file it and record it in an appropriate book of record in the secretary of state's office, and thereupon return to the authority the conformed copy, together with a certificate stating that attached to the certificate is a true copy of the document filed in the secretary of state's office and showing the date of such filing.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 5; T.C.A., § 6-4005.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 2 - ORGANIZATION AND OFFICERS (§§ 7-57-201 — 7-57-204) › Section 7-57-203 - Board of trustees

(a)
The governing body of an authority shall be a board of trustees to consist of no fewer than five (5) nor more than fifteen (15) members. All powers granted to an authority in this chapter shall be exercised by its board of trustees. The governing body of the creating municipality, or if two (2) or more creating municipalities act in concert to create a hospital authority, then the governing bodies of the several creating municipalities, by agreement between themselves and subject to the approval of their executive officers, are hereby authorized, within the limitations imposed by this chapter, to establish the number of members of the board of trustees, their method of nomination and appointment, their tenure of service, and such other qualifications in addition to those set forth in this section as the creating municipality or municipalities may desire to impose. The agreement shall be evidenced by a resolution passed by the governing body or bodies of the creating municipality or municipalities acting together in the creation of an authority. A creating municipality may likewise enter into similar agreements with participating municipalities concerning the number, appointment, tenure of service, and qualifications of the board of trustees of an authority. In each and every case, a trustee shall be nominated by the executive officer and approved by the governing body of the municipality that appoints such person to the board of trustees, and such person shall be a resident of such municipality.
(b)
The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for necessary expenses, including travel expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties.
(c)
The board shall elect from among its members, by a majority vote of the entire board, a chair and vice chair, each of whom shall continue to be voting members.
(d)
The board shall adopt its own bylaws. Notice of any meeting to adopt or amend the bylaws must be sent by registered mail to each of the trustees at least ten (10) days prior to the date of such meeting, such notice to contain the time, place and purpose of the meeting. Bylaws may be adopted or amended only upon the affirmative vote of two thirds (2/3) of the members of the board.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 6; T.C.A., § 6-4006.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 2 - ORGANIZATION AND OFFICERS (§§ 7-57-201 — 7-57-204) › Section 7-57-204 - Pecuniary interest of trustees or employees in hospital facilities or contracts

No trustee or employee of an authority shall, during such person's tenure as such trustee or employee, acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any hospital facility or in any property included or planned to be included in any hospital facility; nor shall such person have any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished or used in connection with any hospital facility. If any trustee or employee of an authority owns or controls an interest, direct or indirect, in any property included or planned to be included in any hospital facility, such person shall immediately disclose the interest in writing to the authority, and such disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the authority. Failure to so disclose such interest shall constitute misconduct in office, for which the trustee or employee may be removed by the governing bodies of the appropriate creating and participating municipalities.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 8; T.C.A., § 6-4008.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 3 - OPERATION AND POWERS (§§ 7-57-301 — 7-57-310) › Section 7-57-302 - Exercise of powers through agents - Corporate agents

An authority may exercise any or all of the powers conferred upon it in this chapter, either generally or with respect to any specific hospital project or projects, through or by an agent or agents that it may designate, including any corporation or corporations that are or shall be formed under the laws of this state, and for such purposes an authority may cause one (1) or more corporations to be formed under the laws of this state or may acquire the capital stock of any corporation or corporations. Any corporate agent, all of the stock of which shall be owned by the authority or its nominee or nominees, may, to the extent permitted by law, exercise any of the powers conferred upon the authority in this chapter.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 9; T.C.A., § 6-4010.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 3 - OPERATION AND POWERS (§§ 7-57-301 — 7-57-310) › Section 7-57-303 - Implied powers - Limitations

In addition to all of the other powers conferred upon it in this chapter, an authority may do all things necessary and convenient to carry out the powers expressly given in this part. No authority shall have or exercise any governmental powers or authority other than those specifically granted in this chapter. No authority shall have any taxing powers, any right or authority to pledge, encumber or obligate the general credit of any of its creating or participating municipalities for its bonds or debts, nor any power of eminent domain or condemnation.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 9; T.C.A., § 6-4011.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 3 - OPERATION AND POWERS (§§ 7-57-301 — 7-57-310) › Section 7-57-304 - Additional powers

With the approval of the governing bodies of the creating and participating municipalities, the authority has the following additional powers, to:
(1)
Issue its bonds and notes in the manner provided in the Local Government Public Obligations Act of 1986, compiled in title 9, chapter 21, and secure the same by pledges of its revenues;
(2)
Enter into a plan for civil service for employees of the authority, either by contract with the creating municipality and participating municipalities, or otherwise;
(3)
Take over by contract, purchase, lease or otherwise any hospital project located within its boundaries undertaken by any government, or by any city or municipality located in whole or in part within its boundaries;
(4)
Purchase, lease, improve, obtain options upon, acquire any real property, or any interest in real property from any person, firm, corporation, city, municipality, or government, for any of the purposes provided for in this chapter; and
(5)
Sell, exchange, transfer, assign, or pledge any real property, or any interest in real property to any person, firm, corporation, municipality, city, or government.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 9; T.C.A., § 6-4012; Acts 1988, ch. 750, § 36.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 3 - OPERATION AND POWERS (§§ 7-57-301 — 7-57-310) › Section 7-57-305 - Acquisition and transfer of real property interests

Any creating or participating municipality may acquire any interest in land within the boundaries of the creating or participating municipality by gift, purchase, lease or condemnation, and may transfer such interest to an authority by sale, lease or gift. Such transfer may be authorized by resolution of the governing body of the municipality without submission of the question to the voters and without regard to the requirements, restrictions, limitations, or other provisions contained in any other general, special or local law.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 10; T.C.A., § 6-4013.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 3 - OPERATION AND POWERS (§§ 7-57-301 — 7-57-310) › Section 7-57-306 - Zoning and building laws

All hospital projects and facilities of an authority shall be subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary, safety and building laws, ordinances, resolutions and regulations applicable to the locality in which the hospital project or any of its facilities are situated.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 11; T.C.A., § 6-4014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 3 - OPERATION AND POWERS (§§ 7-57-301 — 7-57-310) › Section 7-57-307 - Tax exemption - Exceptions - Tax equivalents

The authority shall be exempt from the payment of any taxes or fees to the state or any subdivisions of the state, or to any officer or employee of the state or any subdivision of the state, except as provided in this section. The property of an authority shall be exempt from all county and municipal taxes, and for the purposes of such tax exemption, it is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that an authority is and shall be deemed to be a municipal corporation; provided, that the authority shall pay all county and municipal fees. An authority may, however, agree to the payment of tax equivalents to the creating or participating municipalities, as provided in §
7-57-201(g)
.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 12; T.C.A., § 6-4015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 3 - OPERATION AND POWERS (§§ 7-57-301 — 7-57-310) › Section 7-57-309 - Operation of property

Any property, real or personal, conveyed or leased to an authority by a creating or participating municipality shall be operated by the authority to which the property is conveyed, together with other facilities of the authority, in accordance with and under this chapter and the contracts entered into between the authority and the governing body or bodies of the creating or participating municipality or municipalities.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 14; T.C.A., § 6-4017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 3 - OPERATION AND POWERS (§§ 7-57-301 — 7-57-310) › Section 7-57-310 - Borrowing - Federal and state grants and contracts

(a)
In addition to the powers conferred upon authorities by other provisions of this chapter, authorities are also empowered to:
(1)
Borrow money or accept grants from the federal or state governments for or in aid of the construction of any hospital project that such authority is authorized by this chapter to undertake;
(2)
Take over any land acquired by the federal or state governments for the construction of a hospital project, with the approval of the governing bodies of the creating and participating municipalities;
(3)
Take over, lease or manage any hospital project constructed or owned by the federal or state government; and
(4)
Enter into such contracts, mortgages, trust indentures, leases or other agreements that the federal or state government shall have the right to supervise and approve the construction, maintenance and operation of such hospital project.
(b)
It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to authorize every authority to do any and all things necessary to secure the financial aid and the cooperation of the federal and state governments in the construction, maintenance and operation of any hospital project that the authority is empowered by this chapter to undertake.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 19; T.C.A., § 6-4022.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 4 - FINANCIAL MATTERS (§§ 7-57-401 — 7-57-404) › Section 7-57-401 - Annual report by trustees - Budgets, preparation, hearings and approvals

The board of trustees of each authority created under this chapter shall file an annual report with the governing body or bodies of the creating and participating municipalities of the authority for the fiscal year. The board shall also prepare and submit to the creating and participating municipalities at such times and in such form as they shall specify an annual operating budget, a capital budget, and a five-year capital improvement program. The creating and participating municipalities shall hold a public hearing on such budgets, and representatives of the board of trustees shall be present. After such hearing, the creating and participating municipalities in accordance with their contract with the authority shall determine the amount of appropriation they shall make for the operation of the authority's hospital facilities and for any capital expenditures for the purchase, construction, expansion or improvement of any hospital project or other facility constructed, maintained and operated by the authority, and shall approve an annual operating budget, a capital budget, and a five-year capital improvement program. If a creating or participating municipality makes no contribution to the annual operating budget or to the capital budget, then its approval of the budgets shall no longer be required pursuant to this section.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 15; T.C.A., § 6-4018.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 4 - FINANCIAL MATTERS (§§ 7-57-401 — 7-57-404) › Section 7-57-402 - Annual audit

Any hospital authority created by and under this chapter shall conduct an annual audit of the financial affairs, books and records of such authority, the audit to be at the end of each fiscal year. Each hospital authority shall obtain either a certified public accountant or a firm of certified public accountants to conduct such audit. The auditor so appointed shall make the audit provided for in this section in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and shall submit the complete and final report and audit to such authority not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the fiscal year. All audits provided for in this section shall be certified to and shall include, but in no way be limited to, a full and complete audit containing a balance sheet, profit and loss statement and statement of receipts and disbursements, and shall certify whether or not the authority has operated within its approved annual operating budget and capital budget.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 16; T.C.A., § 6-4019.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 57 - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-57-101 — 7-57-604) › Part 4 - FINANCIAL MATTERS (§§ 7-57-401 — 7-57-404) › Section 7-57-403 - Publication of audits

All final audits as provided for in §
7-57-402
shall be reproduced in sufficient numbers and copies, and shall be submitted to and filed with the governing bodies of each creating and participating municipality of the authority not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the fiscal year of the authority.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 17; T.C.A., § 6-4020.