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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 26 - HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY ACT OF 1973 (§§ 13-26-101 — 13-26-111) › Section 13-26-109 - 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 systems shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner of finance and administration.
(c)
Upon such approval each human resource agency shall establish and maintain the uniform accounting system.
(d)
No state appropriation shall be released to a human resource agency until such agency has established the required accounting system.
Acts 1976, ch. 666, § 5; T.C.A., § 13-2109.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 26 - HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY ACT OF 1973 (§§ 13-26-101 — 13-26-111) › Section 13-26-111 - Attachment of human resource agencies to department of human resources - Funding - Planning assistance and oversight

(a)
For purposes of general oversight, and specifically for purposes of §
13-26-107
, the human resource agencies created under this chapter are attached to the department of human services. Any reports required of human resource agencies by this chapter, or reports that may arise from activities undertaken in accordance with the authority granted under this chapter, are filed with the department of human services in addition to any other filing that may be required.
(b)
(1)
The commissioner shall consider the financial needs of human resource agencies, including the disbursement of matching funds as authorized under §
13-26-107
, and, to the extent deemed appropriate, shall include such funds in the budget request of the department of human services submitted to the commissioner of finance and administration pursuant to §
9-4-5103
.
(2)
The department of human services shall provide planning assistance and oversight to the partner agencies with whom the department seeks to coordinate services.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 463, s 4, eff. 5/18/2021.
Acts 1993, ch. 300, §1; 1997 , ch. 308, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 28 - ENTERPRISE ZONES (§§ 13-28-101 — 13-28-211) › Part 2 - LOCAL ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT (§§ 13-28-201 — 13-28-211) › Section 13-28-201 - Short title

This part shall be known as the "Local Enterprise Zone Act."
Acts 1989, ch. 541, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 28 - ENTERPRISE ZONES (§§ 13-28-101 — 13-28-211) › Part 2 - LOCAL ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT (§§ 13-28-201 — 13-28-211) › Section 13-28-202 - Authorization and establishment of program

There is hereby authorized and established a program for the selection, designation, and management of enterprise zones within appropriate communities in this state.
Acts 1989, ch. 541, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 28 - ENTERPRISE ZONES (§§ 13-28-101 — 13-28-211) › Part 2 - LOCAL ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT (§§ 13-28-201 — 13-28-211) › Section 13-28-203 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Board" means the local enterprise zone management board appointed by a municipality;
(2)
"Enterprise zone" means an area declared by the board to be eligible for the benefits of this part;
(3)
"Municipality" means an incorporated city which has adopted home rule or county which has adopted a metropolitan form of government in accordance with the Constitution of Tennessee, art. XI, § 9, and any county which has adopted a charter form of government pursuant to the Constitution of Tennessee and title 5, chapter 1, part 2;
(4)
"Qualified business" means any person, corporation or other entity engaged in the active conduct of a trade or business within a designated enterprise zone, except that for chain stores or other businesses or industries with multiple locations, only those locations or operations within the zone shall be considered as qualified businesses; and
(5)
"Qualified property" means:
(A)
Any tangible personal property which is used predominately by the taxpayer in an enterprise zone in the active conduct of a trade or business;
(B)
Any real property located in such a zone which is used predominately by the taxpayer for residential purposes or in the active conduct of a trade or business, or is sold or exchanged by an individual whose principal residence is in such a zone; or
(C)
Any interest in a corporation, partnership, or other entity if, for the most recent taxable year of such entity ending before the date of the sale or exchange, such entity was a qualified business.
Acts 1989, ch. 541, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 28 - ENTERPRISE ZONES (§§ 13-28-101 — 13-28-211) › Part 2 - LOCAL ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT (§§ 13-28-201 — 13-28-211) › Section 13-28-204 - Local ordinance or resolution - Enterprise zone management board

Each municipality is authorized to create and appoint by ordinance or resolution an enterprise zone management board. The ordinance or resolution shall designate the number and qualification of board members, establish the terms of office of such board members and provide for the appointment of members and administration of such board. No such ordinance or resolution shall take effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the legislative body of the municipality at two (2) consecutive, regularly scheduled meetings.
Acts 1989, ch. 541, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 28 - ENTERPRISE ZONES (§§ 13-28-101 — 13-28-211) › Part 2 - LOCAL ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT (§§ 13-28-201 — 13-28-211) › Section 13-28-205 - Board - Powers and duties

The board shall administer this part and has the following powers and duties:
(1)
Declare as "enterprise zones" areas for which the municipality has submitted documentation to the board, in the form of an application for designation;
(2)
Recommend suspension of local regulations within the zone or zones not specifically suspended by this part, when the board determines such suspension to be appropriate;
(3)
Provide individuals who meet the criteria of this part with enterprise zone residency certificates, which individuals can use for the benefits of this part, and which businesses can use to verify that they have met the requirements to qualify as "qualified businesses";
(4)
Monitor the implementation and operation of this part;
(5)
Assist the municipality in obtaining demonstration project status and assistance from the state or federal government, including the suspension of state and federal regulations within the enterprise zones;
(6)
Submit reports evaluating the effectiveness of the program and any suggestions for local regulation changes to the municipality or suggestions for state regulation changes to the governor and the general assembly by January 1 of each year; and
(7)
Promulgate necessary rules and regulations and to prescribe procedures to effectuate the purposes of this part.
Acts 1989, ch. 541, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 28 - ENTERPRISE ZONES (§§ 13-28-101 — 13-28-211) › Part 2 - LOCAL ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT (§§ 13-28-201 — 13-28-211) › Section 13-28-207 - Application - Review - Removal of designation

(a)
Upon receipt of an application from the municipality, the board shall review such application and secure any additional information it deems necessary for the purpose of determining whether the area or areas described in the application qualify to be declared an enterprise zone.
(b)
The board shall complete its review within ninety (90) days of receipt of the application, but it may extend this time period an additional thirty (30) days if necessary. If the application meets the established criteria, then the board shall declare the designated area to be an enterprise zone. If the application does not meet the criteria, then the board shall deny the application and inform the municipality of that fact, together with a description of the reasons the application failed to meet the criteria. If the board fails to render a decision within the required time period, the application shall be automatically approved.
(c)
The board may remove designation of any area as an enterprise zone if such area no longer meets the criteria for designation as set out in this part; provided, that no designation shall be removed less than ten (10) years from the date of original designation unless there are no beneficiaries or qualified businesses remaining in the zone.
Acts 1989, ch. 541, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 28 - ENTERPRISE ZONES (§§ 13-28-101 — 13-28-211) › Part 2 - LOCAL ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT (§§ 13-28-201 — 13-28-211) › Section 13-28-208 - Enterprise zone development corporations - Funding - Employment

(a)
Communities which succeed in establishing designated enterprise zones shall be empowered to set up nonprofit enterprise zone development corporations with the agreement of affected governmental entities under existing state legislation (industrial development corporations, compiled in title 7, chapter 53) which empowers such corporations to take title or own, acquire or manage real property, to solicit and accept grants and contributions from any source, and to make loans and grants in accordance with this part.
(b)
In addition to establishing such corporations in accordance with title 7, chapter 53, the enterprise zone development corporations shall be composed as follows:
(1)
One half (1/2) of the members shall be selected at-large;
(2)
One fourth (1/4) of the members shall be selected from residents of the proposed zone; and
(3)
One fourth (1/4) of the members shall be selected from managers or operators of businesses located within the proposed zone.
(c)
The enterprise zone development corporation shall not be vested with the power of eminent domain. The enterprise zone development corporation shall not have the authority to issue bonds.
(d)
A minimum of ten percent (10%) of the allocation of funds for low interest loans administered by local government will be set aside for use of qualified residents/owners in the enterprise zone subject to an annual review.
(e)
A qualified business in an enterprise zone shall employ at least thirty percent (30%) of qualified zone residents meeting the requirements of new jobs created by such business.
Acts 1989, ch. 541, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 28 - ENTERPRISE ZONES (§§ 13-28-101 — 13-28-211) › Part 2 - LOCAL ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT (§§ 13-28-201 — 13-28-211) › Section 13-28-209 - Incentives and exemptions for qualified businesses or residents

The ordinance or resolution to implement this part shall provide for such incentives and exemptions and the manner in which such incentives and exemptions shall be offered for qualified businesses as in the discretion of the municipality are deemed to be desirable and in the best interest of the welfare of the community as a whole. The ordinance or resolution may provide for state participation in providing incentives or exemptions to qualified businesses or qualified zone residents in the enterprise zone.
Acts 1989, ch. 541, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 28 - ENTERPRISE ZONES (§§ 13-28-101 — 13-28-211) › Part 2 - LOCAL ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT (§§ 13-28-201 — 13-28-211) › Section 13-28-210 - Regulatory exemptions of enterprise zones

(a)
To carry out the purposes of this part, any agency, as defined by §
4-5-102
, which promulgates rules, as defined by §
4-5-102
, or any administrative body of the municipality which promulgates regulations pursuant to appropriate legal authority, may, by rule or regulation, exempt designated enterprise zones from any rule or regulation, in whole or in part, promulgated by such agency or by such administrative body as provided in the ordinance or resolution.
(b)
An enterprise zone is not exempt from any rule or regulation if the exemption endangers the health and safety of the citizens of the state.
(c)
The board shall conduct a review of all rules promulgated, and shall recommend to the municipality the exemption of rules promulgated which would contribute to the implementation of this part.
(d)
Any exemption of a regulation by an administrative body of the municipality shall be promulgated as a subsequent regulation in accordance with the law authorizing promulgation of the regulation proposed for exemption within designated zones.
Acts 1989, ch. 541, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 28 - ENTERPRISE ZONES (§§ 13-28-101 — 13-28-211) › Part 2 - LOCAL ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT (§§ 13-28-201 — 13-28-211) › Section 13-28-211 - Issuance of permission required by law - Agency authority

Notwithstanding the authority delegated to the board to implement this part, the authority for issuing licenses, permits, certificates, approvals, registrations, charters, or any other form of permission required by law shall remain with the agency otherwise legally authorized to issue such form of permission.
Acts 1989, ch. 541, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 29 - TENNESSEE MINORITY BUSINESS COUNCILS COOPERATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 13-29-101 — 13-29-104) › Section 13-29-101 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Minority Business Councils Cooperation Act of 1997."
Acts 1997, ch. 404, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 29 - TENNESSEE MINORITY BUSINESS COUNCILS COOPERATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 13-29-101 — 13-29-104) › Section 13-29-102 - Legislative findings

The general assembly finds the following:
(1)
Minority business councils have been created to serve, support and promote minority business interests and minority-owned business entities in Tennessee urban communities;
(2)
Such councils have enhanced the ability of minority business to procure employment opportunities in each council's respective community; and
(3)
At present, each council has independent and often duplicative certification procedures and no reciprocity provisions exist between the various councils.
Acts 1997, ch. 404, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 29 - TENNESSEE MINORITY BUSINESS COUNCILS COOPERATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 13-29-101 — 13-29-104) › Section 13-29-103 - Purpose of chapter

The purpose of this chapter is to create one (1) central certification process that would permit reciprocity of certification for minority businesses throughout Tennessee.
Acts 1997, ch. 404, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 29 - TENNESSEE MINORITY BUSINESS COUNCILS COOPERATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 13-29-101 — 13-29-104) › Section 13-29-104 - Cooperation by minority business councils

Minority business councils doing business in Tennessee shall promulgate uniform certification procedures for member businesses, shall charge uniform fees for such services, and shall permit reciprocity of certification among the individual minority business councils. Such councils shall bear all costs of implementing this chapter.
Acts 1997, ch. 404, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 30 - TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 13-30-NEW — 13-30-120) › Section 13-30-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered]

This chapter does not apply to:
(1)
Liens securing the payment of property taxes, interest thereon, and court costs in proceedings to enforce the lien;
(2)
Tax sales conducted pursuant to title 67, chapter 5;
(3)
Parcels sold or ordered by a court to be sold at tax sales; or
(4)
A requirement or provision set out in title 67.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 967,s 8, eff. 5/21/2024.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 30 - TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 13-30-NEW — 13-30-120) › Section 13-30-101 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Local Land Bank Program."
Acts 2012, ch. 1096, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 30 - TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 13-30-NEW — 13-30-120) › Section 13-30-102 - Legislative findings

The legislature finds and declares as follows:
(1)
Tennessee's communities are important to the social and economic vitality of the state. Whether urban, suburban or rural, many communities are struggling to cope with vacant, abandoned and tax-delinquent properties;
(2)
There exists a crisis in many cities and their metro areas caused by disinvestment in real property and resulting in a significant amount of vacant and abandoned property. This condition of vacant and abandoned property represents lost revenue to local governments and large costs associated with demolition, safety hazards and spreading deterioration of neighborhoods including resulting mortgage foreclosures;
(3)
The need exists to strengthen and revitalize the economy of the state and its local units of government by solving the problems of vacant and abandoned property in a coordinated manner and to foster the development of such property and promote economic growth. Such problems may include multiple taxing jurisdictions lacking common policies, ineffective property inspection, code enforcement and property rehabilitation support, lengthy and/or inadequate foreclosure proceedings, and lack of coordination and resources to support economic revitalization;
(4)
There is an overriding public need to confront the problems caused by vacant, abandoned and tax-delinquent properties through the creation of new tools to be available to communities throughout the state enabling them to turn vacant spaces into vibrant places;
(5)
Land banks are one of the tools that can be utilized by communities to facilitate the return of vacant, abandoned and tax-delinquent properties to productive use.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 779,s 5, eff. 4/19/2018.
Acts 2012, ch. 1096, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 30 - TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 13-30-NEW — 13-30-120) › Section 13-30-103 - Chapter definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1)
"Board of directors" or "board" means the board of directors or other similar governing body of the corporation;
(2)
"Corporation" means a corporation created pursuant to this chapter to operate a land bank;
(3)
"Land bank" means real property, however obtained or acquired and held by a corporation, created pursuant to this chapter, with the intent of acquiring and holding onto the real property so acquired until such a time as the corporation is able to find a willing and able buyer to acquire the real property from the corporation;
(4)
"Local government" means:
(A)
Any home rule municipality;
(B)
Any county having a population of not less than one hundred twenty-three thousand one (123,001) nor more than one hundred twenty-three thousand one hundred (123,100), according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census;
(C)
Any county having a population of not less than eighty-nine thousand eight hundred (89,800) nor more than eighty-nine thousand nine hundred (89,900), according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census;
(D)
Any county having a metropolitan form of government; or
(E)
Any municipality having a population of not less than forty-eight thousand two hundred (48,200) nor more than forty-eight thousand two hundred nine (48,209), according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census;
(F)
Any municipality having a population of not less than forty-one thousand (41,000) nor more than forty-two thousand (42,000), according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census; and
(G)
Any county having a population of not less than twenty-seven thousand two hundred (27,200) nor more than twenty-seven thousand three hundred (27,300), according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census;
(5)
"Real estate" means an identified parcel or tract of land, including improvements, if any; and
(6)
"Real property" means one (1) or more defined parcels or tracts of land or interests, benefits and rights inherent in the ownership of real estate.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 846,s 1, eff. 4/26/2018.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 224,s 1, eff. 4/20/2015.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 793,s 1, eff. 4/25/2014.
Acts 2012, ch. 1096, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 30 - TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 13-30-NEW — 13-30-120) › Section 13-30-104 - Creating corporation - Funding

(a)
(1)
Any local government shall have the authority to create a corporation which is authorized to operate a land bank within the jurisdictional boundaries of the local government establishing the corporation.
(2)
The corporation is declared to be performing a public function on behalf of the local government with respect to which the corporation is created and organized and to be a public instrumentality of such local government. Accordingly, the corporation and all properties of the corporation, including all properties held in the name of the corporation in the land bank, at any time owned by it, and the income and revenues from the properties, shall be exempt from all taxation in this state.
(b)
(1)
A corporation shall come into existence under the terms of this chapter when any local government to which subsection (a) applies either on its own initiative or through inter-local agreements entered into by and between one (1) or more creating local governments vote by majority vote of its legislative body to establish the corporation. Evidence of such authorization shall be proclaimed and countersigned by the presiding officer of each participating county or municipality and certified by such officer to the secretary of state.
(2)
The governing bodies of the creating local governments shall indicate their willingness to appropriate sufficient funds to provide for the initial administration of the corporation as a part of the authorization process and for such purposes are authorized to provide funding or grants and appropriate money to the corporation in such manner as directed by the legislative bodies.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 793,s 2, eff. 4/25/2014.
Acts 2012, ch. 1096, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 30 - TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 13-30-NEW — 13-30-120) › Section 13-30-105 - Board of directors

(a)
The corporation shall have a board of directors in which all powers of the corporation shall be vested. Such board shall consist of any number of directors, no fewer than five (5), all of whom shall be duly qualified electors of and taxpayers in the creating local government or local governments.
(b)
The creating local government or local governments, if more than one (1) has jointly created a corporation, shall determine the qualifications, manner of selection or appointment, terms of office of members of the board, the number of directors, whether and to what extent the members of the local legislative bodies shall be appointed or elected to serve on the board of the corporation and the manner of filling vacancies.
(c)
The term of each director on the corporation shall be as set by the creating local government or local governments; provided, that any director shall continue to serve beyond the end of the director's term until the director's successor has been appointed. At the first organizational meeting of the corporation, the creating local government or local governments shall establish the terms of the initial directors so that the directors serve staggered terms and an approximately equal number of directors have terms that expire in each year.
Acts 2012, ch. 1096, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 30 - TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 13-30-NEW — 13-30-120) › Section 13-30-107 - Corporate authority to create land bank for real property - Compliance with state law, ethical standards, and open records provisions

(a)
The corporation, once created, shall have the authority to create a land bank for real property located within the boundaries of the creating local government or local governments.
(b)
No rules or bylaws created by the corporation may contravene state law.
(c)
All board members, appointees, employees and/or paid advisors of the corporation created, appointed or employed, with or without pay, pursuant to this chapter are subject to title 8, chapter 17, and may not be exempted on the basis of any corporate board governance rules or bylaws.
(d)
All meetings of the board of directors of the corporation and/or its employees are subject to title 8, chapter 44, and may not be exempted on the basis of the corporate board governance rules or bylaws.
(e)
All corporate records are subject to §§
10-7-503
- 10-7-505, and may not be exempted on the basis of any corporate board governance rules or bylaws.
Acts 2012, ch. 1096, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 30 - TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 13-30-NEW — 13-30-120) › Section 13-30-108 - Contracts and agreements.

The corporation may enter into contracts and agreements with the creating local government or local governments for staffing services to be provided to the corporation by such local governments or agencies or departments thereof.
Acts 2012, ch. 1096, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 30 - TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 13-30-NEW — 13-30-120) › Section 13-30-112 - Keeping of minutes and records - Reports - Annual audit

(a)
The board shall cause minutes and a record to be kept of all its proceedings and such records shall be available for timely public inspection. All meetings shall be open to the public with appropriate notice published in accordance with §
13-30-107(d)
.
(b)
The board shall publish a report on an annual basis to its creating local government or local governments. This annual report must contain a detailed financial accounting of the corporation's debt obligations, income (sources and amounts), properties, dispositions, expenditures, acquisitions, contracts (executed and pending within the next ninety (90) days), significant activities and other data as required by organizational bylaws and governance documents. This report shall be maintained on file for audit purposes and immediately available to the department of audit in the office of the comptroller of the treasury upon request. Additionally, all such reports shall be available for public inspection.
(c)
The board of directors of the corporation shall cause an annual audit to be made of the books and records of the corporation. With prior approval of the comptroller of the treasury, the audit may be performed by a licensed certified public accountant selected by the corporation. If a licensed certified public accountant is employed, the audit contract between the corporation and the licensed certified public accountant shall be on contract forms prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury. The cost of any audit shall be paid by the corporation. The comptroller of the treasury, through the department of audit, shall be responsible for determining that the audits are prepared in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and that the audits meet the minimum standards prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury.
(d)
In the event the governing body of the corporation fails or refuses to have the audit prepared, then the comptroller of the treasury may appoint a licensed certified public accountant, or direct the department of audit, to prepare the audit, the cost of the audit to be paid by the corporation.
(e)
A copy of the annual audit referenced in subsection (c) shall be filed annually with the creating local government or local governments.
Acts 2012, ch. 1096, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 30 - TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 13-30-NEW — 13-30-120) › Section 13-30-113 - Dissolution of corporation

A corporation created pursuant to this chapter may be dissolved in the manner established by the creating local government or local governments or otherwise in accordance with general law for the dissolution of a public corporation.
Acts 2012, ch. 1096, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 30 - TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 13-30-NEW — 13-30-120) › Section 13-30-114 - Conflicts of interest

No member of the board or employee of a corporation shall acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in real property acquired or held by the corporation. No member of the board or employee of the corporation shall have any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished or used by the corporation. The board may adopt supplemental rules and regulations addressing potential conflicts of interest and ethical guidelines for members of the board and employees of the board or corporation.
Acts 2012, ch. 1096, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 30 - TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 13-30-NEW — 13-30-120) › Section 13-30-115 - Liberal construction

This chapter shall be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and the purposes as complete and independent authorization for the performance of each and every act and thing authorized by this chapter, and all powers granted shall be broadly interpreted to effectuate the intent and purposes and not as a limitation of powers. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this chapter, in the exercise of its powers and duties under this chapter and its powers relating to property held in the land bank, the corporation shall have complete control as fully and completely as if it represented a private property owner and shall not be subject to restrictions imposed by the charter, ordinances or resolutions of a local unit of government.
Acts 2012, ch. 1096, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 30 - TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 13-30-NEW — 13-30-120) › Section 13-30-116 - Exemption from state taxes - Payment of unpaid taxes - Proceeds of sales - Revenue

(a)
In accordance with §§
67-5-2505
[repealed], 67-5-2507, 67-5-2508, 67-5-2509, and [former] 67-5-2514, the corporation is exempt from any state taxation.
(b)
Additionally, the corporation has the power to pay any unpaid taxes due and owing by the owner of record of the real property, or make any government mandated improvements to the property.
(c)
All proceeds from the sale of real property held in the land bank shall be returned to the corporation.
(d)
All corporate revenue shall be held by the board of directors, and proceeds shall only go to furthering the aims of the acquisition and/or resale of real property by the corporation for the land bank.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 967,s 11, eff. 5/21/2024.
Acts 2012, ch. 1096, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 30 - TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 13-30-NEW — 13-30-120) › Section 13-30-117 - Action to quiet title

(a)
A corporation shall be authorized to file an action to quiet title as to any real property in which the corporation has an interest. For purposes of any and all such actions, the corporation shall be deemed to be the holder of sufficient legal and equitable interests, and possessory rights, so as to qualify the corporation as adequate complainant in such action.
(b)
Prior to the filing of an action to quiet title, the corporation shall conduct an examination of title to determine the identity of any and all persons and entities possessing a claim or interest in or to the real property. Service of the complaint to quiet title shall be provided to all such interested parties by the following methods:
(1)
Registered or certified mail to such identity and address as reasonably ascertainable by an inspection of public records;
(2)
In the case of occupied real property by registered or certified mail, addressed to "occupant";
(3)
By posting a copy of the notice on the real property;
(4)
By publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality in which the property is located;
(5)
By electronically publishing notices with addresses and descriptions via the municipality's website; and
(6)
Such other methods as the court may order.
(c)
As part of the complaint to quiet title, the corporation shall file an affidavit identifying all parties potentially having an interest in the real property, and the form of notice provided.
(d)
The court shall schedule a hearing on the complaint within ninety (90) days following filing of the complaint, and as to all matters upon which an answer was not filed by an interested party, the court shall issue its final judgment within one hundred twenty (120) days of the filing of the complaint.
(e)
A corporation shall be authorized to join in a single complaint to quiet title one (1) or more parcels of real property.
Acts 2012, ch. 1096, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 30 - TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 13-30-NEW — 13-30-120) › Section 13-30-118 - Appeal procedure - Appeals committee

(a)
The creating local government or local governments shall establish an appeal procedure as described in this section for any person aggrieved by the decision of the corporation with respect to real property proposed for acquisition or acquired by, held and disposed of by the corporation for the land bank.
(b)
The legislative body of the local government is authorized to create an appeals committee or a joint appeals committee if more than one (1) local government created the corporation. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the corporation concerning any aspect of this chapter may obtain review of the official's decision by requesting an appeal of the decision of the official in written form to the appeals committee within ten (10) days of the date of the official's decision.
(c)
The appeals committee shall hear the appeal within thirty (30) days of the written request for appeal.
(d)
The appeals committee shall consider the appeal and render a decision on all hearings within thirty (30) days of the hearing date, unless the hearing is continued from time to time by a majority vote of the committee for further information.
(e)
The appeals committee shall act as a quasi-judicial body whose purpose is to determine whether the corporation followed proper and authorized procedures related to the acquisition or disposal of real property held in the land bank, its applicability to the appellant, and to rule upon the actions of the official. The appeals committee shall not be bound by formal rules of evidence applicable to the various courts of the state.
(f)
Hearings before the appeals committee shall proceed as follows:
(1)
The corporate official shall explain the official's decision and the reasons for the official's decision related to the real property at issue;
(2)
The appellant shall explain the appellant's reasons for protesting the decision of the official;
(3)
The appeals committee may request further information from any corporate official. The appeals committee shall not have the power of subpoena;
(4)
The appeals committee shall deliberate and render a decision by a majority vote as to whether the official acted appropriately in making the decision. The decision shall also include a recommendation for appropriate legislative action to be taken by the local government, if any is required or recommended, to remedy the issue in accordance with the decision rendered by the appeals committee;
(5)
Decisions will be reduced to writing and copies shall be sent to all parties, including the legislative body of the local government or local governments, as appropriate, and shall become a part of the minutes of the appeals committee and the appropriate legislative body;
(6)
Decisions of the appeals committee shall be final.
Acts 2012, ch. 1096, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 30 - TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 13-30-NEW — 13-30-120) › Section 13-30-119 - Monitoring of corporation by comptroller of the treasury

(a)
The comptroller of the treasury shall monitor the actions of the corporation for a period of three (3) years from the date the corporation is created.
(b)
No later than March 1st following the end of the third year of the creation of the corporation, the comptroller shall file a report with the governor and the state and local government committee of the senate and the local government committee of the house of representatives with recommendations concerning whether the pilot project should be continued, expanded or discontinued, together with recommended legislative actions based on such decision.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236,s 67, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 2012, ch. 1096, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC PLANNING AND HOUSING (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-30-120) › Chapter 30 - TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 13-30-NEW — 13-30-120) › Section 13-30-120 - Corporation not to own, hold, maintain or manage real property acquired through eminent domain

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a corporation created pursuant to the chapter shall not own, hold, maintain, or manage any real property acquired through eminent domain by any county or municipality of this state.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 793,s 4, eff. 4/25/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 14 - COVID-19 [Terminates July 1, 2023; see T.C.A. 14-6-104] (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-6-105) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS [Terminates July 1, 2023; see T.C.A. 14-6-104] (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-1-104) › Section 14-1-102 - [Expired] Findings

The general assembly finds that:
(1)
Setting forth the rights of people in the context of COVID-19 restrictions in a statute assists the citizens of this state in the enforcement and protection of their rights and creates a safe harbor for those desiring to avoid litigation;
(2)
Tennessee, as a great southern state within our federal system of government, is free to enact laws to protect the health and safety of its citizens under the police powers inherent to all states of a federal system of government;
(3)
The United States Constitution does not prohibit the states from regulating health and medical practices, nor does it require any person to consent to any form of medical treatment, directly or indirectly, in relation to COVID-19;
(4)
The right at common law to personal security and the liberty to be free from an unwanted touching of one's limbs and body was retained by the people of this state, and that right includes rights and duties with respect to medical treatment administered by other persons, such as through COVID-19 vaccinations;
(5)
Informed consent between patients and healthcare practitioners protects the rights at common law of persons and all such consent must be voluntary and not given under duress, coercion, misrepresentation, or fraud; and
(6)
Consistent with our constitutionally recognized and inalienable right of liberty, every person within this state is and must remain free to choose or to decline to be vaccinated against COVID-19 without penalty or threat of penalty.
Added by 2021EX3 Tenn. Acts, ch. 6, s 1, eff. 11/12/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 14 - COVID-19 [Terminates July 1, 2023; see T.C.A. 14-6-104] (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-6-105) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS [Terminates July 1, 2023; see T.C.A. 14-6-104] (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-1-104) › Section 14-1-103 - [Expired] Broad construction to safeguard liberty

The purpose of this title is to safeguard the constitutional rights and liberty interests of persons during the COVID-19 pandemic. This title must be construed broadly to effectuate the purpose described in this section.
Added by 2021EX3 Tenn. Acts, ch. 6, s 1, eff. 11/12/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 14 - COVID-19 [Terminates July 1, 2023; see T.C.A. 14-6-104] (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-6-105) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS [Terminates July 1, 2023; see T.C.A. 14-6-104] (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-1-104) › Section 14-1-104 - [Expired] Construction with other laws

(a)
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a governmental entity or public official shall not suspend any provision of this title, regardless of whether there is a state of emergency. This subsection (a) does not prohibit the governor from suspending a provision of this title pursuant to title 58, chapter 2, if the governor has declared a state of emergency.
(b)
This title is in addition and supplemental to all other provisions of state law; wherever the application of this title conflicts with the application of other provisions of state law, this title prevails.
Added by 2021EX3 Tenn. Acts, ch. 6, s 1, eff. 11/12/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 14 - COVID-19 [Terminates July 1, 2023; see T.C.A. 14-6-104] (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-6-105) › Chapter 2 - UNIFORM STANDARDS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-105) › Section 14-2-101 - COVID - 19 vaccine mandates by governmental entities

A governmental entity, school, or local education agency shall not mandate that a:
(1)
Person receive a COVID-19 vaccine; or
(2)
Private business or school require proof of vaccination as a condition to access the private business's or school's premises or facilities or to receive the benefits of the private business's or school's products or services.
Added by 2021EX3 Tenn. Acts, ch. 6, s 1, eff. 11/12/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 14 - COVID-19 [Terminates July 1, 2023; see T.C.A. 14-6-104] (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-6-105) › Chapter 2 - UNIFORM STANDARDS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-105) › Section 14-2-102 - [Expired] COVID - 19 vaccine status

(a)
A private business, governmental entity, school, or local education agency shall not compel or otherwise take an adverse action against a person to compel the person to provide proof of vaccination if the person objects to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine for any reason.
(b)
Allowing a person to voluntarily provide proof of vaccination or proof of COVID-19 antibodies instead of a negative COVID-19 test in order to gain admission to a place of entertainment, as defined in §
47-25-512
, is not a violation of subsection (a).
(c)
Notwithstanding subsection (a), a person is not prohibited from requiring another person to provide proof of vaccination as a condition to entering that person's personal residence for purposes of providing products or services.
Added by 2021EX3 Tenn. Acts, ch. 6, s 1, eff. 11/12/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 14 - COVID-19 [Terminates July 1, 2023; see T.C.A. 14-6-104] (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-6-105) › Chapter 2 - UNIFORM STANDARDS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-105) › Section 14-2-103 - [Expired] Face coverings generally

(a)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary and except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (e):
(1)
A governmental entity shall not require a person to wear a face covering as a condition to access the governmental entity's premises or facilities, or to receive the benefits of the governmental entity's products or services, unless severe conditions exist and the requirement is in effect for no more than fourteen (14) days; and
(2)
An employer that is a governmental entity shall not require an employee to wear a face covering as a term or condition of employment, or take an adverse action against an employee for failing to wear a face covering, unless severe conditions exist at the time the requirement is adopted and the requirement is in effect for not more than fourteen (14) days.
(b)
A governmental entity may renew its face covering requirement for additional fourteen-day periods if severe conditions continue to exist each time the face covering requirement is renewed. If, at the end of a fourteen-day period, severe conditions no longer exist, then the governmental entity shall not renew its face covering requirement or otherwise require a person to wear a face covering as a condition to access its premises or facilities; to receive the benefits of its products or services; or as a term or condition of employment.
(c)
Notwithstanding subsection (a), a governmental entity shall not require a person to wear a face covering if the person provides documentation from the person's healthcare provider that wearing a face covering is contraindicated for the person, or if the person objects to wearing a face covering because of the person's sincerely held religious belief.
(d)
This section does not authorize a person to access the premises or facilities of a governmental entity, or to receive the benefits of a governmental entity's products or services, if the person is otherwise prohibited from accessing its premises or facilities, or from receiving the benefits of its products or services.
(e)
This section does not apply to state or local correctional facilities housing inmates in a congregate living arrangement.
Added by 2021EX3 Tenn. Acts, ch. 6, s 1, eff. 11/12/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 14 - COVID-19 [Terminates July 1, 2023; see T.C.A. 14-6-104] (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-6-105) › Chapter 2 - UNIFORM STANDARDS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-105) › Section 14-2-105 - [Expired] Prohibited adoption or enforcement of statute, ordinance, rule, policy, procedure or practice relating to acquired immunity

(a)
A governmental entity, local education agency, or school shall not adopt or enforce a statute, ordinance, rule, policy, or practice arising from COVID-19 that:
(1)
Fails to recognize acquired immunity as providing a level of immune protection that is at least as protective as a COVID-19 vaccine; or
(2)
Treats individuals with acquired immunity differently than individuals who have received the COVID-19 vaccine.
(b)
A private business shall not adopt or enforce a rule, policy, procedure, or practice arising from COVID-19 that:
(1)
Fails to recognize acquired immunity as providing a level of immune protection that is at least as protective as a COVID-19 vaccine; or
(2)
Treats individuals with acquired immunity differently than individuals who have received the COVID-19 vaccine.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 930, s 2, eff. 4/29/2022.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 14 - COVID-19 [Terminates July 1, 2023; see T.C.A. 14-6-104] (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-6-105) › Chapter 3 - UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS RELATIVE TO COVID-19 (§ 14-3-101) › Section 14-3-101 - [Expired] Unemployment benefits

(a)
The disqualification from receipt of unemployment benefits provided in §
50-7-303(a)(1)(A)
does not apply to a claimant who left employment because the claimant's employer, as defined in §
50-7-205
, required its employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and the claimant failed or refused to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
(b)
Unemployment benefits shall not be reduced or denied under title 50, chapter 7 to an otherwise eligible claimant who left employment due to the claimant's failing or refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
(c)
This section entitles an otherwise eligible claimant to a retroactive payment of unemployment benefits if the claimant was denied benefits on grounds that the claimant's separation from employment for failing or refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine was insufficient for benefits.
Added by 2021EX3 Tenn. Acts, ch. 6, s 1, eff. 11/12/2021.