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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 11 - UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1972 (§§ 13-11-101 — 13-11-119) › Section 13-11-105 - Moving and related expenses

(a)
Whenever a program or project to be undertaken by a displacing agency will result in the displacement of any person, the head of the displacing agency shall provide for the payment to the displaced person of:
(1)
Actual reasonable expenses in moving such person, such person's family, business, farm operation, or other personal property;
(2)
Actual direct losses of tangible personal property as a result of moving or discontinuing a business or farm operation, but not to exceed an amount equal to the reasonable expenses that would have been required to relocate such property, as determined by the head of the displacing agency;
(3)
Actual reasonable expenses in searching for a replacement business or farm; and
(4)
Actual reasonable expenses necessary to reestablish a displaced farm, nonprofit organization, or small business at its new site, but not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(b)
Any displaced person eligible for payments under subsection (a) who is displaced from a dwelling and who elects to accept the payments authorized by this subsection (b) in lieu of the payments authorized by subsection (a) may receive an expense and dislocation allowance, which shall be determined according to a schedule established by the governor or the governor's designee.
(c)
Any displaced person eligible for payments under subsection (a) who is displaced from the person's place of business or farm operation and who is eligible under criteria established by the governor or the governor's designee may elect to accept the payment authorized by this subsection (c) in lieu of the payment authorized by subsection (a). Such payment shall consist of a fixed payment in an amount to be determined according to criteria established by the governor or the governor's designee, except that such payment shall not be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). A person whose sole business at the displacement dwelling is the rental of such property to others shall not qualify for a payment under this subsection (c).
Acts 1972, ch. 608, § 5; T.C.A., § 13-1905; Acts 1988, ch. 627, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 11 - UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1972 (§§ 13-11-101 — 13-11-119) › Section 13-11-106 - Replacement housing for homeowners

(a)
In addition to payments otherwise authorized by this chapter, the head of the displacing agency shall make an additional payment not in excess of twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($22,500) to any displaced person who is displaced from a dwelling actually owned and occupied by such displaced person for not less than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of the property. Such additional payment shall include the following elements:
(1)
The amount, if any, which, when added to the acquisition cost of the dwelling acquired by the displacing agency, equals the reasonable cost of a comparable replacement dwelling;
(2)
The amount, if any, which will compensate such displaced person for any increased interest costs and other debt service costs which such person is required to pay for financing the acquisition of any such comparable replacement dwelling. Such amount shall be paid only if the dwelling acquired by the displacing agency was encumbered by a bona fide mortgage which was a valid lien on such dwelling for not less than one hundred eighty (180) days immediately prior to the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of such dwelling; and
(3)
Reasonable expenses incurred by such displaced person for evidence of title, recording fees, and other closing costs incident to the purchase of the replacement dwelling, but not including prepaid expenses.
(b)
The additional payment authorized by subsection (a) shall be made only to a displaced person who purchases and occupies a decent, safe, and sanitary replacement dwelling within one (1) year after the date on which such person receives final payment from the displacing agency for the acquired dwelling or the date on which the displacing agency's obligation under §
13-11-108(c)(3)
is met, whichever is later, except that the displacing agency may extend such period for good cause. If such period is extended, the payment under subsection (a) shall be based on the costs of relocating the person to a comparable replacement dwelling within one (1) year of such date.
Acts 1972, ch. 608, § 6; T.C.A., § 13-1906; Acts 1988, ch. 627, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 11 - UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1972 (§§ 13-11-101 — 13-11-119) › Section 13-11-107 - Replacement housing for tenants and certain others

(a)
(1)
In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this chapter, the head of a displacing agency shall make a payment to or for any displaced person displaced from any dwelling not eligible to receive a payment under §
13-11-106
, which dwelling was actually and lawfully occupied by such displaced person for not less than ninety (90) days immediately prior to:
(A)
The initiation of negotiations for acquisition of such dwelling; or
(B)
In any case in which displacement is not a direct result of acquisition, such other event as the governor or the governor's designee shall prescribe.
(2)
Such payment shall consist of the amount necessary to enable such person to lease or rent for a period not to exceed forty-two (42) months, a comparable replacement dwelling, but not to exceed five thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($5,250). At the discretion of the head of the displacing agency, a payment under this subsection (a) may be made in periodic installments. Computation of a payment under this subsection (a) to a low income displaced person for a comparable replacement dwelling shall take into account such person's income.
(b)
Any person eligible for a payment under subsection (a) may elect to apply such payment to a down payment on, and other incidental expenses pursuant to, the purchase of a decent, safe, and sanitary replacement dwelling. Any such person may, at the discretion of the head of the displacing agency, be eligible under this subsection (b) for the maximum payment allowed under subsection (a), except that, in the case of a displaced homeowner who has owned and occupied the displacement dwelling for at least ninety (90) days but not more than one hundred eighty (180) days immediately prior to the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of such dwelling, such payment shall not exceed the payment such person would otherwise have received under §
13-11-106(a)
, had the person owned and occupied the displacement dwelling one hundred eighty (180) days immediately prior to the initiation of such negotiations.
Acts 1972, ch. 608, § 7; T.C.A., § 13-1907; Acts 1988, ch. 627, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 11 - UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1972 (§§ 13-11-101 — 13-11-119) › Section 13-11-109 - Housing replacement by state agency as last resort

(a)
If a program or project undertaken by a state agency or with federal financial assistance cannot proceed on a timely basis because comparable replacement dwellings are not available, and the head of the displacing agency determines that such dwellings cannot otherwise be made available, the head of the displacing agency may take such action as is necessary or appropriate to provide such dwellings by use of funds authorized for such program or project. The head of the displacing agency may use this section to exceed the maximum amounts which may be paid under §§
13-11-106
and
13-11-107
, on a case-by-case basis for good cause as determined in accordance with such criteria as the governor or the governor's designee shall prescribe.
(b)
No person shall be required to move from such person's dwelling on account of any program or project undertaken by a state agency or with federal financial assistance, unless the head of the displacing agency is satisfied that comparable replacement housing is available to such person.
Acts 1972, ch. 608, § 9; T.C.A., § 13-1909; Acts 1988, ch. 627, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 11 - UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1972 (§§ 13-11-101 — 13-11-119) › Section 13-11-110 - Requirements for relocation payments and assistance of state assisted programs - Assurances of availability of housing

Notwithstanding any other law, the head of a state agency shall not approve any grant to, or contract or agreement with, a local agency under which state financial assistance will be available to pay all or part of the cost of any program or project which will result in the displacement of any person on or after March 30, 1972, unless such head of a state agency receives satisfactory assurances from such local agency that:
(1)
Fair and reasonable relocation payments and assistance shall be provided to or for displaced persons, as are required to be provided by a state agency under §§
13-11-105
- 13-11-107;
(2)
Relocation assistance programs offering the services described in §
13-11-108
shall be provided to such displaced persons; and
(3)
There is compliance with §§
13-11-108(c)(3)
and
13-11-109
.
Acts 1972, ch. 608, § 10; T.C.A., § 13-1910; Acts 1988, ch. 627, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 11 - UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1972 (§§ 13-11-101 — 13-11-119) › Section 13-11-111 - Permissive authority given local agency

Whenever a program or project undertaken by a local agency or person requires the acquisition of real property or the displacement of any person, the head of the local agency, or the person, shall have permissive authority to provide payments and assistance under this chapter for any displaced person, including replacement housing when necessary, as if the acquisition or displacement were for a program or project undertaken by a state agency.
Acts 1972, ch. 608, § 11; T.C.A., § 13-1911; Acts 1988, ch. 627, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 11 - UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1972 (§§ 13-11-101 — 13-11-119) › Section 13-11-112 - State share of costs

(a)
The cost to a local agency of providing payments and assistance under §§
13-11-109
and
13-11-110
shall be included as part of the cost of a program or project for which state financial assistance is available to such local agency, and such local agency shall be eligible for state financial assistance with respect to such payments and assistance in the same manner and to the same extent as other program or project costs.
(b)
No payment or assistance under §
13-11-109
or §
13-11-110
shall be required or included as a program or project cost under this section if the displaced person receives a payment required by the state law of eminent domain which is determined by the head of the state agency to have substantially the same purpose and effect.
Acts 1972, ch. 608, § 12; T.C.A., § 13-1912; Acts 1988, ch. 627, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 11 - UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1972 (§§ 13-11-101 — 13-11-119) › Section 13-11-113 - Authority of the governor

The governor or the governor's designee, or the head of a local agency, where a local agency undertakes a program or project without federal financial assistance and uses its permissive authority under §
13-11-111
, shall establish criteria necessary to assure that:
(1)
The payments and assistance authorized by this chapter shall be administered in a manner which is fair and equitable, and as uniform as practicable;
(2)
A displaced person who is entitled to the benefits of this chapter shall be paid promptly after proof of a move or, in hardship cases, be paid in advance; and
(3)
Any displaced person aggrieved by a determination as to eligibility for a payment authorized by this chapter, or the amount of a payment, may have such displaced person's application reviewed by the head of the state agency, or where the determination is made by a local agency, such displaced person may have the application reviewed by the head of the local agency.
Acts 1972, ch. 608, § 13; T.C.A., § 13-1913; Acts 1988, ch. 627, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 11 - UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1972 (§§ 13-11-101 — 13-11-119) › Section 13-11-114 - Administration - Relocation assistance programs

To prevent unnecessary expense and duplication of functions, and to promote uniform and effective administration of this chapter, a state agency, applicable local agency, or applicable person may enter into contracts with any individual, firm, or corporation for services in connection with a program or project, or may carry out all functions provided for under this chapter through any federal agency or any state agency, or any local agency, or any person having an established organization for conducting this chapter.
Acts 1972, ch. 608, § 14; T.C.A., § 13-1914; Acts 1988, ch. 627, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 11 - UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1972 (§§ 13-11-101 — 13-11-119) › Section 13-11-115 - Payments not to be considered as income or resources

(a)
No payment received by a displaced person under this chapter shall be considered as income or resources for the purposes of determining the eligibility or extent of eligibility of any person for assistance under any state law or for the purposes of the state's corporation tax law, or other tax laws.
(b)
These payments shall not be considered as income or resources of any recipient of public assistance and the payments shall not be deducted from the amount of aid to which the recipient would be entitled.
(c)
No payments under this chapter shall be subject to attachment or execution at law or equity.
Acts 1972, ch. 608, § 15; T.C.A., § 13-1915.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 11 - UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1972 (§§ 13-11-101 — 13-11-119) › Section 13-11-116 - Replacement by building code enforcement or voluntary rehabilitation

A person who moves or discontinues such person's business or moves other personal property, or moves from such person's dwelling on or after March 30, 1972, as the direct result of building code enforcement activities or a program of rehabilitation of buildings conducted pursuant to a state project or program shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be deemed to have been displaced as the result of the acquisition of real property.
Acts 1972, ch. 608, § 16; T.C.A., § 13-1916.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 11 - UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1972 (§§ 13-11-101 — 13-11-119) › Section 13-11-117 - Reduction in payments

No payment or assistance provided for under this chapter shall be required to be made to any displaced person, or included as a program or project cost under this chapter, if such displaced person receives a payment required by federal, state, or local law, which is determined by the head of the displacing agency to have substantially the same purpose or effect as such payment under this chapter.
Acts 1972, ch. 608, § 17; T.C.A., § 13-1917; Acts 1988, ch. 627, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 11 - UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1972 (§§ 13-11-101 — 13-11-119) › Section 13-11-118 - Uneconomic remnant - Donation of property

(a)
If the acquisition of only a portion of a property being acquired for a program or project with federal financial assistance would leave the owner with an uneconomic remnant, the state agency, local agency, or person concerned shall offer to acquire that remnant. For the purposes of this chapter, an uneconomic remnant is a parcel of real property in which the owner is left with an interest after the partial acquisition of the owner's property, and which the head of the displacing agency concerned has determined has little or no value or utility to the owner.
(b)
A person whose real property is being acquired for a program or project with federal financial assistance, may, after the person has been fully informed of the person's right to receive just compensation for such property, donate such property, any part thereof, any interest therein, or any compensation paid therefor, to a state agency, local agency, or person, as such person who owns the real property shall determine.
Acts 1988, ch. 627, § 14.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 11 - UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1972 (§§ 13-11-101 — 13-11-119) › Section 13-11-119 - State as federal agent

A state agency shall be authorized to act as the agent of a federal agency to carry out the federal agency's responsibilities under federal law which are consistent with this chapter.
Acts 1988, ch. 627, § 15.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 13 - NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-207) › Part 1 - LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-109) › Section 13-13-101 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Local Neighborhood Development Corporation Act of 1987."
Acts 1987, ch. 343, § 1; 1992, ch. 864, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 13 - NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-207) › Part 1 - LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-109) › Section 13-13-102 - Legislative findings and declaration

(a)
It is hereby found and declared that the state has certain communities which persistently suffer from the debilitating problems of chronic unemployment, below average educational attainment, low household income, and limited economic opportunity, that these problems may be assuaged with the proper and concentrated application of personnel and resources, that many of such debilitating conditions may be best addressed at the community level, and that existing community organizations often lack the requisite funding and expertise to implement necessary programs.
(b)
Therefore, it is found that it is in the public interest of the state to promote the prosperity and general welfare of the citizens within such communities, a public purpose for which public money may be expended, to provide technical and economic assistance to neighborhoods, and that the creation of local neighborhood development corporations will assist in serving this public purpose.
Acts 1987, ch. 343, § 1; 1992, ch. 864, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 13 - NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-207) › Part 1 - LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-109) › Section 13-13-105 - Powers and duties of local neighborhood development corporations

Each local neighborhood development corporation has the following general powers, functions and duties, to:
(1)
Make, amend and repeal bylaws, rules and regulations for the management of its affairs;
(2)
Adopt an official seal;
(3)
Sue and be sued, in its own name;
(4)
Make contracts and execute all instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its power and functions;
(5)
Acquire, own, hold and dispose of personal property of any nature, or any interest therein;
(6)
Enter into agreements or other transactions with any federal or state agency or political subdivision thereof;
(7)
Appear in its own behalf before boards, commissions, departments or other agencies of municipal, county, state or federal government;
(8)
Procure insurance against any losses in connection with its property in such amounts, and from such insurers, as may be necessary or desirable;
(9)
Apply for and accept grants, loans, advances and contributions from any source of money, property, labor or other things of value, to be held, used and applied for the purposes of this part;
(10)
Provide and pay for such advisory services and technical assistance as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this part;
(11)
Exercise any other powers of a corporation organized under the laws of this state;
(12)
Encourage and assist in the development and utilization of educational, vocational, and economic opportunities within the neighborhood;
(13)
Suggest more effective applications of and techniques for the delivery of governmental services and programs for residents of the neighborhood;
(14)
Undertake appropriate activities to foster a higher standard of living and a greater degree of economic self-sufficiency within the neighborhood; and
(15)
Do any and all things necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes and exercise the powers expressly granted in this part.
Acts 1987, ch. 343, § 4; 1992, ch. 864, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 13 - NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-207) › Part 1 - LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-109) › Section 13-13-106 - Economic assistance

Each local neighborhood development corporation may, subject to appropriation by the general assembly or funds made available from any other public or private source and pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by it, provide economic assistance to particular eligible organizations or projects intended to contribute to the public purposes of this part generally; provided, that preference shall be given to projects in which community controlled organizations or community action programs have, or will have, an ownership interest; and provided further, that before providing economic assistance to a particular eligible organization, a neighborhood development corporation shall find and incorporate in its minutes that the eligible organization is devoting a substantial part of its efforts to activities intended to contribute to the economic, educational and social well-being of the neighborhood.
Acts 1987, ch. 343, § 5; 1992, ch. 864, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 13 - NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-207) › Part 1 - LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-109) › Section 13-13-108 - Audit

The books and records of a local neighborhood development corporation shall be subject to an annual audit by the comptroller of the treasury if the corporation has received a grant or appropriation from the state or any agency thereof.
Acts 1987, ch. 343, § 7; 1992, ch. 864, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 13 - NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-207) › Part 1 - LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-109) › Section 13-13-109 - Liberal construction of part

This part, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
Acts 1987, ch. 343, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 13 - NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-207) › Part 2 - INNER CITY SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD ACT OF 1996 (§§ 13-13-201 — 13-13-207) › Section 13-13-201 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Inner City Safe Neighborhood Act of 1996."
Acts 1996, ch. 896, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 13 - NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-207) › Part 2 - INNER CITY SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD ACT OF 1996 (§§ 13-13-201 — 13-13-207) › Section 13-13-202 - Legislative findings and purpose

The general assembly hereby finds that state government should do more to encourage and support community-based efforts of inner city residents to take a firm stand against the intrusion of drugs, crime, fear, decay and urban blight. By this enactment, the general assembly seeks to encourage and support such grassroots efforts and to foster a higher level of cooperation among public and private organizations seeking to address the special needs of such inner city residents.
Acts 1996, ch. 896, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 13 - NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-207) › Part 2 - INNER CITY SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD ACT OF 1996 (§§ 13-13-201 — 13-13-207) › Section 13-13-203 - "Safewalk" defined

As used in this part, "safewalk" means a system of safe and secure, narrow linear parks, greenbelts, walkways, and sidewalks that function as pedestrian corridors linking inner city residential areas with schools, libraries, playgrounds, community centers, churches, grocery stores, and retail outlets.
Acts 1996, ch. 896, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 13 - NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-207) › Part 2 - INNER CITY SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD ACT OF 1996 (§§ 13-13-201 — 13-13-207) › Section 13-13-204 - Inner city safe neighborhood pilot demonstration project

There is hereby created the inner city safe neighborhood pilot demonstration project. The purpose of the pilot demonstration project is to encourage, enhance, and evaluate the efforts of neighborhoods, local neighborhood development corporations, municipalities, counties, and state agencies to jointly and cooperatively plan, design, finance, construct, maintain, and secure safewalks within the inner city residential areas of the state's urban centers.
Acts 1996, ch. 896, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 13 - NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-207) › Part 2 - INNER CITY SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD ACT OF 1996 (§§ 13-13-201 — 13-13-207) › Section 13-13-205 - Grant applications - Approval

(a)
The Tennessee neighborhood development corporation (TNDC) is authorized to solicit, receive, and review applications and to approve inner city safe neighborhood pilot demonstration project grants. To qualify for approval, a grant application must clearly reflect the highest level of mutual effort and cooperation in safewalk project planning, design, and support by each of the following parties:
(1)
The residents of the affected, inner city neighborhoods;
(2)
Grocers and other merchants doing business within the affected, inner city neighborhoods;
(3)
The local neighborhood development corporation or corporations, within whose boundaries such neighborhoods are located;
(4)
The municipality, within whose boundaries such neighborhoods are located;
(5)
The county, within whose boundaries such neighborhoods are located; and
(6)
Any state entity which has provided or which has agreed to provide financial or other resources for the safewalk project.
(b)
To qualify for approval, an application must also clearly identify the specific level of funding and other resources that have and/or will be allocated to the project by the residents of the affected neighborhoods, grocers and other merchants doing business within the affected neighborhoods, the local neighborhood development corporation, the municipality, the county, and any state entity which has provided and/or which has agreed to provide financial or other resources for the safewalk project. Furthermore, the application must also clearly identify all other proposed funding sources and resources for the project and must specify the methods by which the proposed safewalks will be secured against intrusion of criminal elements.
(c)
For purposes of this part, the commissioner of transportation shall serve as a member of the TNDC board of directors.
Acts 1996, ch. 896, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 13 - NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-207) › Part 2 - INNER CITY SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD ACT OF 1996 (§§ 13-13-201 — 13-13-207) › Section 13-13-206 - Applicability

Inner city safe neighborhood pilot demonstration project grants shall be approved only for safewalk projects to be located within inner city areas of municipalities having a population in excess of one hundred fifty thousand (150,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census.
Acts 1996, ch. 896, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 13 - NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1987 (§§ 13-13-101 — 13-13-207) › Part 2 - INNER CITY SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD ACT OF 1996 (§§ 13-13-201 — 13-13-207) › Section 13-13-207 - Monitoring - Reporting

The Tennessee neighborhood development corporation (TNDC) shall monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of safewalk projects in revitalizing and securing inner city neighborhoods. The TNDC shall periodically report interim findings and recommendations and shall submit a final report on the inner city safe neighborhood pilot demonstration project on or before January 1, 2000.
Acts 1996, ch. 896, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 14 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1965 (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-208) › Part 1 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-114) › Section 13-14-101 - Short title

This chapter shall be known as the "Development District Act of 1965."
Acts 1965, ch. 241, § 1; 1969, ch. 239, § 1; T.C.A., § 13-1401.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 14 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1965 (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-208) › Part 1 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-114) › Section 13-14-102 - Creation of districts

(a)
From and after the time when the department of economic and community development has progressed to the stage of preparing a general plan for development of the state as provided for in §§
13-16-103
- 13-16-105, which includes at least a delineation of regions deemed viable to the economic development of the state, then the department is empowered, in cooperation with counties, municipalities and local development agencies, and in accordance with the conditions and procedures specified in this chapter, to create development districts for such regions, such districts to encompass one (1) or more counties or parts of counties, such that are conducive to efficient planning and orderly economic development of the state.
(b)
A board established as hereinafter provided for shall be responsible for area-wide planning in its district.
Acts 1965, ch. 241, § 2; 1969, ch. 239, § 2; 1972, ch. 542, § 11; T.C.A., § 13-1402; Acts 1995, ch. 501, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 14 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1965 (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-208) › Part 1 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-114) › Section 13-14-103 - Purposes of chapter

(a)
It is the intent of the general assembly that the various counties and cities be provided the most effective and efficient means of organizing themselves on a regional basis for the purpose of carrying on general and comprehensive planning and development activities, such that would provide coordinated, efficient and orderly economic development of the state. It is the further intent that local governments through such regional agencies be guided and assisted in making maximum use of federal, state and local programs designed to stimulate economic development and utilization of resources. It is the further intent of this chapter that the planning function of government be separated from the plan implementation function, leaving to existing county, municipal and state governments and their instrumentalities the carrying out of all plans for physical, economic and resource development, as provided for under existing laws. However, it is the intent of the general assembly that development districts may perform the implementation function with respect to the public guardianship program created by title 34, chapter 7.
(b)
It is the further intent of this chapter that, in order to ensure the success of regional planning and development as herein defined, the state may provide minimum financial assistance on a matching basis to such boards for purposes of staffing and providing other planning and administrative services, in accordance with the state's policy of furthering the economic development of the state.
Acts 1965, ch. 241, § 3; T.C.A., § 13-1403; Acts 1990, ch. 654, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 14 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1965 (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-208) › Part 1 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-114) › Section 13-14-104 - Membership of boards

The membership of boards created under this chapter shall consist of the county mayor of each county within the district, the mayor of each municipality within the district, the chief executive officer of any metropolitan government within the district, one (1) representative from a local agency in each county dealing with problems of industrial development or promotion appointed by the county mayor, and one (1) state senator and one (1) state representative whose senatorial or representative districts lie wholly or in part in the development district. The senator member shall be selected by the senators whose districts are wholly or in part within the development district. Senators and representatives shall serve on such boards for two (2) years or until they leave the general assembly, whichever occurs first. Senators whose districts lie wholly or partly within the development district shall meet at the call of the senior senator among those affected, for the purpose of selecting a member of the development district board, and representatives shall meet at the call of the senior representative for that purpose. Membership on such boards shall be for four (4) years or until the expiration of the term of the official by whom such representative was appointed, whichever occurs first. Members are subject to reappointment. The representative of each county and city government as indicated above may be chosen from an existing city or county planning commission. The board may appoint an executive committee to act for it and determine the authority of such committee. No member of the general assembly shall receive any additional compensation for such member's service on a board.
Acts 1965, ch. 241, § 4; 1975, ch. 324, § 1; 1978, ch. 737, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; Acts 1979, ch. 381, § 3; T.C.A., § 13-1404; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 14 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1965 (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-208) › Part 1 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-114) › Section 13-14-105 - Procedure for creation

(a)
Upon delineation of regions deemed viable to the economic development of the state as provided for in this chapter, the department of economic and community development shall notify the chief executive officer of each municipal and county government in such region proposed for planning and development, and hold a public hearing with such officers assembled to explain the advantages of economic development, and otherwise solicit an expression of interest about the creation of such district and board as provided for in this chapter.
(b)
No district shall be created without the consent of at least a three-fourths (3/4) majority of counties as represented by the county mayor, and a three-fourths (3/4) majority of municipalities as represented by the mayor.
(c)
Membership in these districts shall be by consent only and any municipality or county may, by majority vote of the governing body, cease to become a member of the district.
Acts 1965, ch. 241, § 5; 1972, ch. 542, § 11; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; T.C.A., § 13-1405; Acts 1995, ch. 501, § 5; 2003 , ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 14 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1965 (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-208) › Part 1 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-114) › Section 13-14-107 - Limitations on power of board

(a)
The following limitations, in addition to any other limitations specifically provided herein, shall apply to boards created under this chapter:
(1)
All plans shall be advisory only;
(2)
No authority is hereby granted to enact zoning ordinances or subdivision standards;
(3)
No authority is hereby granted such that would supplant or in any way interfere or supersede the planning and development authority granted cities and counties under other applicable state statutes;
(4)
Plans prepared under this chapter must reflect goals and objectives for harmonious development of the district, and, in the case of highways, must be in accordance and coordinated with plans of the department of transportation, and with plans of the department of economic and community development;
(5)
Plans prepared under this chapter shall be transmitted to all governmental bodies in the district, and these may be adopted as their own for purposes of planning and development;
(6)
No authority is hereby granted for the exercise of the power of eminent domain, nor for engaging in construction projects;
(7)
No authority is hereby granted to regulate the agricultural or other use of land; and
(8)
Only duly appointed members of the board, or persons duly designated pursuant to §
6-54-112
, may vote.
(b)
Notwithstanding the limitation of subdivision (a)(6) which prohibits the board from engaging in construction projects, the board is authorized to construct a building for its own use. The board is authorized to borrow such funds it deems necessary to fund the construction of a building for its own use, and may mortgage or otherwise pledge its real property or other assets to secure such a loan.
Acts 1965, ch. 241, § 7; 1972, ch. 542, § 11; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; Acts 1979, ch. 381, § 2; T.C.A., § 13-1407; Acts 1990, ch. 1008, § 1; 1991, ch. 250, § 1; 1995, ch. 501, § 5; 2008, ch. 990, § 1; 2010, ch. 730, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 14 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1965 (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-208) › Part 1 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-114) › Section 13-14-108 - Uniform accounting system

(a)
The comptroller of the treasury is directed to develop a uniform accounting system conforming to generally accepted accounting principles for the governing boards operating under this chapter.
(b)
Such uniform accounting system shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner of finance and administration. Upon such approval, each development district shall establish and maintain the uniform accounting system.
(c)
No state appropriation shall be released to a development district until such district has established the required accounting system.
Acts 1976, ch. 665, § 5; T.C.A., § 13-1413.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 14 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1965 (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-208) › Part 1 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-114) › Section 13-14-109 - Member voting after term of office expired

If a member of a board created under this chapter participates in a vote of such board after such member's term of office has expired, no state funds shall be released to or expended by such board until such time as the board meets and rescinds any votes in which such member has participated and reconsiders its action with a lawfully constituted board.
Acts 1979, ch. 381, § 4; T.C.A., § 13-1414.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 14 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1965 (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-208) › Part 1 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-114) › Section 13-14-110 - Regional agencies under special acts

Nothing in this chapter shall in any way limit or infringe upon the statutory authority granted by law to the Beech River watershed development authority, the department of environment and conservation, or the Upper Duck River development agency as the same have been heretofore created by the general assembly; nor shall any provision of this chapter restrict or limit the functions of any similar tributary watershed area development authority which may be hereafter created by the general assembly.
Acts 1965, ch. 241, § 8; T.C.A., § 13-1408; Acts 1996, ch. 816, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 14 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1965 (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-208) › Part 1 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-114) › Section 13-14-112 - Reporting and auditing

(a)
Each board operating under this chapter shall prepare an annual report of its activities through June 30 of each year, and submit a copy of such report to the governor, the general assembly, and the commissioner of finance and administration.
(b)
(1)
The annual reports and all books of accounts and financial records of all funds received by grant, contract or otherwise from state, local, or federal sources shall be 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 development district.
(2)
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.
(3)
All audits shall be completed as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year of the development district. One (1) copy of each audit shall be furnished to each member of the board of the development district and the comptroller of the treasury. Copies of each audit shall also be made available to the press.
(4)
All audits performed by the internal audit staff of any such development district shall be conducted in accordance with the standards established by the comptroller of the treasury pursuant to §
4-3-304(9)
.
Acts 1965, ch. 241, § 10; 1976, ch. 665, § 4; 1978, ch. 728, § 1; T.C.A., § 13-1410; Acts 1984, ch. 794, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 14 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1965 (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-208) › Part 1 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-114) › Section 13-14-113 - Appropriated funds subject to approval - Matching funds required

(a)
Funds appropriated to implement this chapter are subject to the approval of the governor and the commissioner of finance and administration.
(b)
Such approval shall be given only after review by the department of economic and community development of the annual work program developed by the district to assure that such program is in accordance with the development plans of the state.
(c)
These funds or portions thereof shall be paid only upon certification by the appropriate official of each board that matching local funds are available.
Acts 1965, ch. 241, § 11; 1969, ch. 165, § 2; T.C.A., § 13-1411; Acts 1995, ch. 501, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 14 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1965 (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-208) › Part 2 - COMMUNITY-BASED DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS (§§ 13-14-201 — 13-14-208) › Section 13-14-201 - Creation

It is the intent of the general assembly to provide for the creation and expansion of economic development efforts by community-based organizations.
Acts 1996, ch. 1032, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 14 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1965 (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-208) › Part 2 - COMMUNITY-BASED DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS (§§ 13-14-201 — 13-14-208) › Section 13-14-202 - Community-based development organization defined

A community-based development organization is an organization that:
(1)
Is established under the state charter provisions of the Tennessee Code;
(2)
Has qualified for tax exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (
26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)
);
(3)
Has a purpose, stated in the articles of incorporation, to serve low and moderate income people's need for community development and community self-help;
(4)
Was not organized and is not controlled by governmental entities or agents; and
(5)
Was not organized and is not controlled by a for-profit entity or agent.
Acts 1996, ch. 1032, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 14 - DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 1965 (§§ 13-14-101 — 13-14-208) › Part 2 - COMMUNITY-BASED DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS (§§ 13-14-201 — 13-14-208) › Section 13-14-203 - Purpose

A program may be established by this state to build local capacity of community-based organizations to address any or a combination of the following:
(1)
Housing needs of people with low or moderate incomes, for home ownership and affordable rental housing, including housing development for the elderly and persons with a disability;
(2)
Employment needs of people with low or moderate incomes including job placement with attendant support, small business and entrepreneurship development, and for-profit business development by nonprofit community-based development organizations;
(3)
Social service program needs incorporated as a component of community economic development strategies; and
(4)
Communications technology to build a network to exchange information and provide technical assistance in the field of community-based economic development.
Acts 1996, ch. 1032, § 3.