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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 8 - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-8-101 — 64-8-303) › Part 1 - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE (§§ 64-8-101 — 64-8-106) › Section 64-8-106 - Public service or assistance

Any department or agency of the state or any county, municipality or metropolitan government included in the authority may, upon request of the board, provide any services or assistance to the board in preparing a plan or in organizing its operations.
Acts 1988, ch. 1026, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 8 - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-8-101 — 64-8-303) › Part 2 - ALTERNATIVE PROVISIONS FOR CREATION AND GOVERNANCE OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-8-201 — 64-8-208) › Section 64-8-201 - Purposes of regional transportation authority

The express purposes of the regional transportation authority are to improve mobility and expand multimodal transportation options for residents and visitors in Tennessee's large urban areas. The intent of the legislation is to respond to the growing need for regional approaches and solutions to managing traffic congestion and improving transportation options for residents, businesses and visitors in Tennessee's large urban areas. In an effort to ensure continued economic growth and prosperity and to encourage environmental sustainability, this part seeks to establish additional tools for local governments in those areas to work cooperatively to plan, finance, construct, operate, maintain and manage mass transit systems and related activities to include, but not be limited to, demand-response transit services, vanpool programs, rideshare programs, local bus services, regional bus services, bus rapid transit services, light rail transit services, commuter rail services, park-and-ride lots, transit oriented development nodes and all infrastructure that would be required to support or sustain these facilities or services and developments.
Acts 2009, ch. 362, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 8 - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-8-101 — 64-8-303) › Part 2 - ALTERNATIVE PROVISIONS FOR CREATION AND GOVERNANCE OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-8-201 — 64-8-208) › Section 64-8-202 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Authority" means a regional transportation authority created pursuant to this part or reconstituted pursuant to §
64-8-203(b)
;
(2)
"Board" means the board of directors of an authority;
(3)
"Creating municipality" means any metropolitan form of government, city, town or county that creates an authority pursuant to this part;
(4)
"Executive officer" means the mayor, county mayor or other chief executive officer of any creating municipality;
(5)
"Governing body" means the chief legislative body of any creating municipality;
(6)
"Mass transit system" means, without limitation, a combination of real and personal property, structures, improvements, buildings, terminals, parking facilities, equipment, plans, and rights-of-way, public rail and fixed guideway transportation facilities, rail or fixed guideway access to, from or between other transportation terminals, and commuter railroads and commuter rail facilities, or any combination thereof or addition thereto, used, directly or indirectly, useful or convenient for the purpose of public transportation by automobile, truck, bus, rapid transit vehicle, light rail or heavy rail;
(7)
"Metropolitan government" means the political entity created by consolidation of all, or substantially all, of the political and corporate functions of a county and a city or town or cities or towns;
(8)
"Metropolitan planning organization" means the federally designated regional transportation planning agency established for urbanized areas of at least fifty thousand (50,000) people to develop a long-range regional transportation plan and short-range transportation improvement program;
(9)
"Regional transportation authority of Middle Tennessee" means the regional transportation authority created by part 1 of this chapter and composed of certain counties and the cities and towns contained in those counties, those counties being Davidson, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson, Robertson, Cheatham, Maury, Dickson and Rutherford;
(10)
"State" means the state of Tennessee;
(11)
"Transit adjacent development" means development near or next to a transit station that promotes or takes advantage of transit ridership but is not designed specifically around a transit station; and
(12)
"Transit oriented development" or "TOD" means, without limitation, land use development centrally located around a transit station, sometimes part of the station or where the station is a prominent feature of the development, that has a mixture of land uses in close proximity to one another, including office, residential, retail, public and civic uses, occurring at a relatively high density. TOD is designed to be walkable and easy to navigate by bicycles and other nonmotorized modes of transportation.
Acts 2009 , ch. 362, § 1; 2012 , ch. 835, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 8 - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-8-101 — 64-8-303) › Part 2 - ALTERNATIVE PROVISIONS FOR CREATION AND GOVERNANCE OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-8-201 — 64-8-208) › Section 64-8-203 - Creation of a regional transportation authority

(a)
(1)
Except as provided in subsection (b), any metropolitan government of a population of not less than two hundred thousand (200,000), according to the most recent federal census, or any combination of local governments, including metropolitan governments, adjacent counties or municipalities in adjacent counties, having a combined population of not less than two hundred thousand (200,000), according to the most recent federal census, may create a regional transportation authority in the manner provided in this part.
(2)
The governing bodies of all creating municipalities for a proposed new regional transportation authority, upon a determination that there is a public purpose, a public and governmental function for the services a regional transportation authority may provide and that the public convenience and necessity requires the creation of a regional transportation authority, may adopt a joint resolution so declaring and creating an authority, which resolution shall designate the name and principal office address of the authority. A certified copy of the joint resolution bearing the signatures of each of the creating municipalities shall be filed with the secretary of state and with the commissioner of transportation; and upon adoption and filing, the authority shall constitute a body politic and corporate, with all the powers provided in this part.
(3)
Using the process described for creation in subdivision (a)(2), additional metropolitan governments, counties or municipalities may join an established regional transportation authority so long as such entity is part of a county that is adjacent to the existing boundaries of a regional transportation authority and accepted into the authority with at least a simple majority vote of acceptance by the board of the authority.
(b)
The regional transportation authority of Middle Tennessee shall continue to operate as a regional transportation authority under part 1 of this chapter, but may, by a simple majority vote of its governing board, assume and have the authority to exercise the powers, duties and functions of a regional transportation authority under this part in addition to powers authorized in part 1 of this chapter; provided, that the continued participation of each local government in the regional transportation authority of Middle Tennessee shall be ratified by a vote of its local legislative body. The vote shall take place within the timeframe established by the board of the authority, but not less than sixty (60) days from the date on which the vote is taken to assume the powers, duties and functions of a regional transportation authority under this part.
Acts 2009, ch. 362, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 8 - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-8-101 — 64-8-303) › Part 2 - ALTERNATIVE PROVISIONS FOR CREATION AND GOVERNANCE OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-8-201 — 64-8-208) › Section 64-8-205 - Employment of personnel or contracting for services

The board may employ such personnel or contract for professional planning, engineering, management, operating, and support services as it may deem necessary from funds available to it. The board may also utilize services or assistance including the loan of personnel from any member county or municipality, public transit agency, metropolitan planning organization, rural planning organization, regional council of governments, development district or state agency or department.
Acts 2009, ch. 362, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 8 - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-8-101 — 64-8-303) › Part 2 - ALTERNATIVE PROVISIONS FOR CREATION AND GOVERNANCE OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-8-201 — 64-8-208) › Section 64-8-208 - Severability

It is declared that the sections, clauses and sentences of this part are severable, are not matters of mutual essential inducement and any of them shall be excised if the provisions would otherwise be unconstitutional or ineffective. If any one or more sections, clauses or sentences of this part shall for any reason be questioned in any court and shall be adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, the judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions of this part, but shall be confined in its operation to the specific provision or provisions held unconstitutional or invalid; and the inapplicability or invalidity of any section, clause, sentence or part in any one or more instances shall not be taken to affect or prejudice in any way its applicability or validity in any other instance.
Acts 2009, ch. 362, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 8 - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-8-101 — 64-8-303) › Part 3 - COMPOSITION OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S POLICY BOARD (§§ 64-8-301 — 64-8-303) › Section 64-8-301 - Composition of metropolitan planning organization's policy board

Each metropolitan planning organization's policy board shall ensure that one (1) voting member who resides within the metropolitan planning organization's boundaries is chosen in consultation with the Tennessee County Highway Officials Association to represent county highway departments operating within the planning area.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 659,s 1, eff. 4/9/2018.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 479,s 1, eff. 5/18/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 8 - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-8-101 — 64-8-303) › Part 3 - COMPOSITION OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S POLICY BOARD (§§ 64-8-301 — 64-8-303) › Section 64-8-302 - Part definitions

For purposes of this part:
(1)
"Local government official" means the elected officials representing any county, municipal, or metropolitan government located within the boundaries of a metropolitan planning organization; and
(2)
"Metropolitan planning organization" means an agency that is designated or redesignated by a memorandum of understanding as a metropolitan planning organization in accordance with
23 U.S.C. § 134
; provided, that the boundaries of the metropolitan planning organization are located entirely within this state; provided further, that the metropolitan planning organization contains not less than three (3) counties located within this state.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 479, s 1, eff. 5/18/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 8 - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-8-101 — 64-8-303) › Part 3 - COMPOSITION OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S POLICY BOARD (§§ 64-8-301 — 64-8-303) › Section 64-8-303 - Construction with federal law

This part is intended to supplement
23 U.S.C. § 134
. In the event any provision of this part is deemed inconsistent with the requirements of
23 U.S.C. § 134
, the federal law shall control.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 479, s 1, eff. 5/18/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 9 - MEGASITE AUTHORITY OF WEST TENNESSEE ACT OF 2021 (§§ 64-9-101 — 64-9-115) › Section 64-9-101 - Short title

This chapter is known and may be cited as the "Megasite Authority of West Tennessee Act of 2021."
Added by 2021EX2 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 11/3/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 9 - MEGASITE AUTHORITY OF WEST TENNESSEE ACT OF 2021 (§§ 64-9-101 — 64-9-115) › Section 64-9-102 - Creation - Policy and intent

(a)
There is established a regional development authority, administratively attached to the department of general services, known as the "Megasite Authority of West Tennessee."
(b)
It is the intent of the general assembly by the passage of this chapter to promote economic development at or within the megasite, to generate high quality jobs at the megasite, in the surrounding areas, and in this state, and to encourage and promote development of manufacturing, warehouse, distribution, office, restaurant, retail, hotel, motel, communications systems, recycling, utilities, educational institutions, workforce housing, financial and recreational activities, other similar uses, and customary uses accessory or ancillary to such promotion; to establish the authority for the purposes of developing, incentivizing, operating, managing, and promoting the megasite; and to vest the authority with all powers that may be necessary to or consistent with accomplishing such purposes.
(c)
Chapter 6 of this title does not apply to the megasite.
Added by 2021EX2 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 11/3/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 9 - MEGASITE AUTHORITY OF WEST TENNESSEE ACT OF 2021 (§§ 64-9-101 — 64-9-115) › Section 64-9-103 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Authority" means the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee;
(2)
"Board" means the authority's board of directors;
(3)
"Initial megasite property" means the property spanning parts of Haywood County and Fayette County and depicted on the survey prepared by Barron Surveying and Mapping by Craig J. Barron TNRLS#2639, Job No. 21-198, dated August 31, 2021, for the department of general services;
(4)
"Megasite" and "megasite of West Tennessee" mean the initial megasite property, less all parcels of land conveyed in fee simple to private entities from time to time;
(5)
"Permitted use" means a use determined by the authority to be consistent with or functionally related to the purposes set forth in this chapter;
(6)
"Project":
(A)
Means any or all of the following, whether or not now in existence, as determined by the authority to be consistent with the purposes set forth in this chapter:
(i)
All, any part of, or any interest in, land included within the megasite; and
(ii)
Any building, facility, structure, or other improvement on, through, over, or under the megasite; and
(B)
Notwithstanding subdivision (6)(A), "project" does not include a college of applied technology established on the megasite in accordance with title 49, chapter 11, part 4;
(7)
"Wastewater system" means the real and personal property owned by this state and utilized as a wastewater facility for the purposes of this chapter to serve the initial megasite property, including collection and transmission systems, treatment plants, and reuse or disposal systems, including, but not limited to, plants, pumps, pumping stations, pipes, treatment systems, and related easements, but excluding a service line or other infrastructure located within the boundary of property leased by the authority to a third party or owned by a third party; and
(8)
"Water system" means the real and personal property owned by this state and utilized for the collection, treatment, storage, and distribution of water for the purposes of this chapter to serve the initial megasite property including, but not limited to, plants, pipes, tanks, pumps, meters, storage tanks, and related easements, but excluding a service line or other infrastructure located on a customer's side of a water meter that measures service to the customer.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 763, s 1, eff. 3/31/2022.
Added by 2021EX2 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 11/3/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 9 - MEGASITE AUTHORITY OF WEST TENNESSEE ACT OF 2021 (§§ 64-9-101 — 64-9-115) › Section 64-9-106 - Chief executive officer

There is established the office of the chief executive officer of the authority. The first chief executive officer must be appointed by the governor. Thereafter, each subsequent chief executive officer must be appointed by the board. All chief executive officers serve at the pleasure of the board. For each chief executive officer, including the first chief executive officer, the board shall enter into a contract with the chief executive officer establishing the chief executive officer's salary. All reimbursement for the chief executive officer's travel expenses must be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
Added by 2021EX2 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 11/3/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 9 - MEGASITE AUTHORITY OF WEST TENNESSEE ACT OF 2021 (§§ 64-9-101 — 64-9-115) › Section 64-9-107 - Water and wastewater services

(a)
The authority shall prescribe and collect non-discriminatory, just, and reasonable rates, and set terms and conditions of service to customers of a water system or wastewater system operated by the authority.
(b)
Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, and for as long as the water system is owned or controlled by the authority or this state, the authority may provide water service to customers located on the initial megasite property. Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, and for as long as the wastewater system is owned or controlled by the authority or this state, the authority may provide wastewater service to customers located on the initial megasite property. In exercising that right, the authority may, in the authority's sole discretion, enter into an agreement with a third party for the third party to provide either water service or wastewater service, or both. Notwithstanding anything in this section or another law to the contrary, the authority is not responsible for providing water service or wastewater service to a college of applied technology established on the megasite in accordance with title 49, chapter 11, part 4.
(c)
The Tennessee public utility commission, Tennessee board of utility regulation, or other board or commission of like character hereafter created does not have jurisdiction over the authority in the management and control of the authority's water system or wastewater system, including, but not limited to, the regulation of the authority's rates or terms and conditions of service, except to the extent provided by this chapter; provided, however, that the authority is subject to regulation by the department of environment and conservation.
(d)
The authority shall not operate a water system or wastewater system at a deficit after December 31, 2026.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 463, s 27, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 763, s 2, eff. 3/31/2022.
Added by 2021EX2 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 11/3/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 9 - MEGASITE AUTHORITY OF WEST TENNESSEE ACT OF 2021 (§§ 64-9-101 — 64-9-115) › Section 64-9-108 - Building construction, plans review, permitting and inspections

(a)
The state fire marshal has exclusive jurisdiction over all plans review, permitting, and inspections for, and enforcement of, standards designed to afford a reasonable degree of safety to life and property from fire and hazards for all constructed, altered, or repaired buildings or structures at the megasite, including all electrical installations, plumbing systems, fire protection systems, and mechanical systems for all such buildings and structures. The fire safety, electrical, and building construction safety standards established pursuant to §§
68-102-113
,
68-102-143
, and
68-120-101
apply to all buildings or structures at the megasite. The state fire marshal is the sole authority with jurisdiction regarding, and may approve, equivalencies or variances from applicable code requirements for constructed, altered, or repaired buildings or structures located at the megasite including electrical installations, plumbing systems, fire protection systems and mechanical systems for such buildings or structures at the megasite.
(b)
This section must not be construed to limit the authority of the board of boiler rules, the elevator and amusement device safety board, or the commissioner of labor and workforce development.
Added by 2021EX2 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 11/3/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 9 - MEGASITE AUTHORITY OF WEST TENNESSEE ACT OF 2021 (§§ 64-9-101 — 64-9-115) › Section 64-9-110 - Lessee's construction of projects

(a)
The state's property interest in the megasite is not subject to a lien recorded pursuant to title 66, chapter 11.
(b)
A lease between the authority and a third-party lessee for land within the megasite must provide that, in the event that a lien is filed against the third-party lessee's leasehold interest pursuant to title 66, chapter 11, the third-party lessee must record a bond in accordance with §
66-11-142
no later than thirty (30) days after the earlier of the date the third-party lessee receives notice of the claim of lien or the date the lien is recorded.
(c)
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a third-party lessee is not an agent of the authority or this state for purposes of §
66-11-102(d)
.
(d)
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the authority and a third-party lessee are not required to comply with §
66-11-142
for construction activities undertaken by the third-party lessee pursuant to a lease between the authority and the third-party lessee.
Added by 2021EX2 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 11/3/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 9 - MEGASITE AUTHORITY OF WEST TENNESSEE ACT OF 2021 (§§ 64-9-101 — 64-9-115) › Section 64-9-111 - Relation to existing laws - Construction

(a)
The powers conferred on the authority by this chapter are in addition and supplementary to the powers conferred on the authority by other law. Projects undertaken by an entity other than this state are not deemed to be an undertaking of a Tennessee governmental entity.
(b)
This chapter must be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
Added by 2021EX2 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 11/3/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 9 - MEGASITE AUTHORITY OF WEST TENNESSEE ACT OF 2021 (§§ 64-9-101 — 64-9-115) › Section 64-9-112 - State building commission

Notwithstanding §
64-9-104(a)(6)
, a lease of real property, and all amendments thereto, entered into by the authority, and all capital grants and corresponding accountability agreements are subject to approval by the state building commission pursuant to title 4, chapter 15, part 1. An improvement to be constructed by a third party; a sublease by a third party; or a consent, approval, contract, or other action taken by the authority or a lessee pursuant to a lease previously approved by the state building commission is not subject to additional approval by the state building commission. This chapter does not affect other requirements of the Tennessee board of regents necessary to obtain an otherwise required approval from the state building commission relating to a college of applied technology established on the megasite in accordance with title 49, chapter 11, part 4.
Added by 2021EX2 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 11/3/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 9 - MEGASITE AUTHORITY OF WEST TENNESSEE ACT OF 2021 (§§ 64-9-101 — 64-9-115) › Section 64-9-113 - Authority records

(a)
The authority adopts as its official policy the principle of open records and, unless otherwise provided by this section or other applicable law, the information and documents maintained, received, or produced by the authority are public records, as that term is defined in §
10-7-503
.
(b)
A binding contract or agreement entered into or signed by the authority that obligates public funds, together with all supporting records and documentation, is not a public record until the contract or agreement is entered into or signed.
(c)
A public record, including proprietary information, received, produced, or maintained by the authority is confidential for a period of five (5) years if the chief executive officer, with the affirmative agreement of the attorney general and reporter, determines that the record is of such a sensitive nature that the record's disclosure or release would seriously harm the ability of the authority to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. After five (5) years from the date the confidentiality determination is made, the record made confidential by this subsection (c) becomes a public record and is open for public inspection in accordance with §
10-7-503
.
(d)
All trade secrets received, maintained, or produced by the authority must remain confidential.
(e)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Proprietary information" means commercial or financial information that is used either directly or indirectly in the business of a person submitting information to the authority, and that gives such person an advantage or an opportunity to obtain an advantage over competitors who do not know or use such information; and
(2)
"Trade secrets" means manufacturing processes, materials used in manufacturing processes, and costs associated with the manufacturing process of a person submitting information to the authority.
(f)
(1)
This section does not apply to records containing marketing information or capital plans that are provided to the authority with the understanding that the records are now and should remain confidential. Any such record must remain confidential until such time as the provider thereof no longer requires the record's confidentiality.
(2)
As used in subdivision (f)(1), unless the context otherwise requires:
(A)
"Capital plans" mean plans, feasibility studies, and similar research and information that will contribute to the identification of future business sites and capital investments; and
(B)
"Marketing information" means marketing studies, marketing analyses, and similar research and information designed to identify potential customers and business relationships.
Added by 2021EX2 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 11/3/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 9 - MEGASITE AUTHORITY OF WEST TENNESSEE ACT OF 2021 (§§ 64-9-101 — 64-9-115) › Section 64-9-114 - Report regarding construction activity for material improvement to megasite project

(a)
An entity that contracts with the authority for a real estate interest in the megasite shall report, or cause its contractor or contractors to report, for the immediately preceding quarter, the following information to the state building commission, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives within fourteen (14) days of January 31, April 30, July 31, and October 31 regarding construction activity for material improvement to the project:
(1)
The name of each entity engaged in construction activity at the project;
(2)
Whether the entity is a member of or associated with a union or labor association; and
(3)
The number of persons employed by the entity, with respect to construction activity at the project, who are residents of this state.
(b)
The reporting required by subsection (a) only applies to contracts for construction activity:
(1)
Involving persons working on site at the project; and
(2)
In excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
(c)
The reporting required by subsection (a) does not apply to a third-party lessee or an entity that only supplies materials or supplies to the project.
(d)
This section is repealed July 1, 2025.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1030, s 1, eff. 5/11/2022.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 9 - MEGASITE AUTHORITY OF WEST TENNESSEE ACT OF 2021 (§§ 64-9-101 — 64-9-115) › Section 64-9-115 - Contract for security services at megasite

A local governmental entity may enter into a contract with an entity working on the megasite for the provision of security services at the megasite.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1030,s 2, eff. 5/11/2022.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 10 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-223) › Part 1 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-124) › Section 64-10-101 - Creation - Purposes

(a)
The East Tennessee regional agribusiness marketing authority is hereby created as a public body corporate and politic, referred to as the "authority" in this part. The authority is a public and governmental body acting as an agent and instrumentality of the counties with respect to which the authority is organized. As such, all property of the authority, both real and personal, are exempt from all local, state and federal taxation.
(b)
The acquisition, operating and financing of the authority and related purposes are hereby declared to be for public and governmental purposes and a matter of public necessity to further the economy and growth of the agricultural industry of the region.
(c)
The purposes of the East Tennessee regional agribusiness marketing authority are to:
(1)
Establish and operate a market for agricultural products of the region through a food distribution center, to provide farmers of the region with a ready market for agricultural products and to provide the citizens of the region and other buyers a convenient place to purchase these products;
(2)
Further the economy and growth of the region served by the authority by planning, acquiring, constructing, improving, extending, furnishing, equipping, financing, owning, operating and maintaining a system or systems within the region served by the authority as provided in this part; and
(3)
Further the economy and growth of the region served by the authority by developing, marketing, and promoting facilities for warehousing, distribution, light manufacturing, and agribusiness purposes.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 180,s 1, eff. 4/23/2019.
Acts 1998, ch. 998, § 2; 2011, ch. 419, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 10 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-223) › Part 1 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-124) › Section 64-10-102 - Part definitions

Unless the context requires a different meaning, the following terms are defined as follows for purposes of this part:
(1)
"Agribusiness" means a business dealing with agricultural products or engaged in providing products or services to farmers;
(2)
"Authority" means the East Tennessee regional agribusiness marketing authority;
(3)
"Board" means the board of directors of the East Tennessee regional agribusiness marketing authority;
(4)
"Center" means the regional food distribution center established by the authority;
(5)
"Department" means the Tennessee department of agriculture;
(6)
"Region" means the area consisting of the Tennessee counties of Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington and any other county in the East Tennessee grand division that becomes a member of the authority in accordance with §
64-10-115
;
(7)
"System" means a wastewater treatment and collection system that includes, but is not limited to, all devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of sewage or residential, commercial and industrial wastes of a liquid nature to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the state's waters; and
(8)
"Wastewater board" means a board of commissioners established by the board pursuant to §
64-10-104(b)
to oversee the operations of a system.
Acts 1998, ch. 998, § 3; 2011 , ch. 419, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 10 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-223) › Part 1 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-124) › Section 64-10-103 - Board of directors

(a)
(1)
Subject to subsection (b), the authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of the county mayor of each county, or the county mayor's designee, that is a member of the authority. Subject to §
64-10-115
, the following counties shall comprise the authority: Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington counties.
(2)
The term of any designee shall expire with the term of the county mayor who appointed such designee. The initial terms of designees, if any, shall be as follows: The initial terms of the designee from Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger and Greene counties shall be one-year terms; the initial terms of the designees from Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and Jefferson counties shall be two-year terms; and the initial terms of the designee from Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington counties shall be three-year terms. Thereafter the term of office for each designee shall be a three-year term.
(3)
The board shall also have two (2) nonvoting members as follows: the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designee, and the dean of the University of Tennessee extension, or the dean's designee. The board of directors shall at its first meeting of each calendar year elect from its voting membership a chair, a vice chair, a secretary and a treasurer, each to serve terms of one (1) year and until a successor is elected.
(4)
The term of office of the county mayor on the board shall be coterminous with such official's elective term of office.
(b)
Should a designee board member attend less than fifty percent (50%) of the called meetings during a calendar year, the board reserves the right to declare a vacancy on the board for that position. The board shall then notify the county mayor who appointed such designee of such vacancy and, if such county mayor fails to appoint a new designee within thirty (30) days, then the board shall by majority vote replace such member with a knowledgeable person from the county for which a vacancy was declared by the board.
(c)
The board shall meet at least semiannually. More frequent meetings may be called at the discretion of the board.
Acts 1998, ch. 998, § 4; 2003 , ch. 90, § 2; 2004, ch. 517, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 10 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-223) › Part 1 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-124) › Section 64-10-104 - Executive committee

(a)
The board shall establish an executive committee consisting of the chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer and the center manager as an ex officio member. The executive committee is authorized to act on behalf of the board in the day to day operations of the authority. The executive committee shall meet at least monthly, either in person or by telephone conference, and make a full report to the board at its regular meetings.
(b)
(1)
The board is authorized to establish a wastewater board composed of members of the board of the authority and other commissioners appointed by the board. The appointed commissioners shall be representatives of any city or utility district that:
(A)
Has entered into an agreement with the authority pursuant to which the authority agrees to collect or treat wastewater generated within such city or utility district; or
(B)
Certifies to the authority that it intends to enter into an agreement with the authority pursuant to which the authority agrees to collect or treat wastewater generated within such city or utility district.
(2)
The authority is authorized to adopt policies and procedures, including bylaws, for the conduct of business of the wastewater board and is authorized to establish the terms of office of the commissioners of the wastewater board. Except as is expressly reserved by the authority, the wastewater board shall have the full authority and right to undertake all powers of the authority relating to a system, except that the wastewater board is not authorized to commit the authority to borrow money or undertake any condemnation without the approval of the board.
Acts 1998, ch. 998, § 5; 2011, ch. 419, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 10 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-223) › Part 1 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-124) › Section 64-10-105 - Advisory committee

(a)
The board may appoint an advisory committee from a list of nominees submitted by each county mayor to consist of one (1) farmer, or one (1) person engaged in agribusiness marketing, or one (1) person from a financial institution, and the agricultural extension agent from each participating county.
(b)
If appointed by the board, it shall be the duty of the advisory committee to consult with and advise the board regarding the operation and financial management of the authority.
Acts 1998, ch. 998, § 6; 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 10 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-223) › Part 1 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-124) › Section 64-10-108 - Market manager and staff

The board is authorized to appoint a market manager and staff whose salaries shall be paid out of the revenues generated by the market.
Acts 1998, ch. 998, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 10 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-223) › Part 1 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-124) › Section 64-10-109 - Regular meetings - Conduct of business - Travel regulations

(a)
The board shall establish the time, date and place for its regular meetings. The chair or a majority of the voting members of the board, by petition, may call special meetings of the board.
(b)
A majority of the entire voting membership of the board and not simply a majority of those members present is necessary to conduct business.
(c)
The members of the board, executive committee or advisory committee, if an advisory committee is appointed, shall serve without compensation, but they may be allowed necessary traveling and other expenses while engaged in the business of the authority in such amount as the board approved in the annual budget for the authority.
(d)
(1)
The board shall adopt comprehensive travel regulations applicable to all officers and employees of the authority. The minimum regulations shall be the same as those comprehensive travel regulations established by the state. Nothing in this subdivision (d)(1) shall prohibit the authority from adopting a more stringent policy. However, the authority may establish a mileage allowance for travel up to, but not in excess of, the business standard mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue Code.
(2)
The authority may adopt comprehensive travel regulations in lieu of the state's comprehensive travel regulations as described in subdivision (d)(1). Such regulations shall determine how expenses will be reimbursed and what expenses are reimbursable. A copy of such travel regulations shall be open for public inspection and kept on file by the authority.
Acts 1998, ch. 998, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 10 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-223) › Part 1 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-124) › Section 64-10-110 - Member counties-Powers

The counties that are members of the authority are hereby authorized and empowered to:
(1)
Appropriate sufficient funds for the use of the authority amounts of money that their respective governing bodies, acting in their sole discretion, shall approve to be paid from the general fund of the respective county. County legislative bodies are empowered to levy and collect ad valorem taxes for such purposes, which are hereby declared to be for county public purposes; and
(2)
Issue their bonds as provided in title 9, chapter 21, to obtain funds for the financing of public works by the authority pursuant to cooperative agreements with the authority.
Acts 1998, ch. 998, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 10 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-223) › Part 1 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-124) › Section 64-10-111 - Receipt of grants, appropriations and other contributions

In addition to §
64-10-110
, the authority may receive grants, appropriations, other contributions of funds, and real or personal property, from the state of Tennessee, the federal government, any other governmental entity or any nonprofit organization, individuals, companies or corporations.
Acts 1998, ch. 998, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 10 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-223) › Part 1 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-124) › Section 64-10-112 - Conduct of financial affairs

The financial affairs of the authority shall be conducted in accordance with state law and the procedures established by the comptroller of the treasury. The board may establish such bank accounts for the authority as the board deems appropriate and consistent with state law. The authority is authorized to invest any funds of the authority in any investment that would be an eligible investment of a county.
Acts 1998, ch. 998, § 13; 2011, ch. 419, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 10 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-223) › Part 1 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-124) › Section 64-10-113 - Annual audit

(a)
The board of directors of the authority shall cause an annual audit to be made of the books and records of the authority. Within thirty (30) days after receipt by the authority, a copy of the annual audit shall be filed with the board, and if the department of audit has not prepared the audit, with the comptroller of the treasury or comptroller's designee. The comptroller of the treasury, through the department of audit, shall be responsible for determining that such audits are prepared in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards and that such audits meet the minimum standards prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury. The comptroller of the treasury shall prepare a uniform audit manual as is required to assure that the books and records are kept in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and that audit standards prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury are met.
(b)
These audits shall be prepared by certified public accountants or by the department of audit. In the event the governing body of the authority shall fail or refuse to have the audit prepared, then the comptroller of the treasury may appoint a certified public accountant or direct the department of audit to prepare the audit, the cost of such audit to be paid by the authority.
(c)
The comptroller of the treasury is authorized to modify the requirements for an audit as set out in this section when the activity, in the comptroller of the treasury's judgment, is not sufficient to justify the expenses of a complete audit. Furthermore, the comptroller of the treasury is authorized to direct the department of audit to make an audit or financial review of the books and records of the authority.
(d)
The current operating financial statements of the authority, and any other pertinent information as required by the comptroller, or the comptroller's designee, shall be submitted annually with the copy of the annual audit, or upon request, to the comptroller, or the comptroller's designee.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 495,s 9, eff. 2/22/2018.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 619,s 1, eff. 4/4/2014.
Acts 1998, ch. 998, § 14; 2011, ch. 419, §§ 7, 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 10 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-223) › Part 1 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-124) › Section 64-10-114 - Obsolete or surplus property - Disposal

The board may direct the disposal of the authority's obsolete or surplus property, except for land purchased under the state's grant agreement, contract number 100/005-01-91, executed May 23, 1991, and any improvements thereon, which shall immediately be offered, at no cost, to the state. Any disposal of interest in land or improvements to real property purchased pursuant to the above mentioned grant agreement shall receive prior approval of the state building commission. Such disposal shall comply with the general law applicable to counties' sound business practices.
Acts 1998, ch. 998, § 15.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 64 - REGIONAL AUTHORITIES (§§ 64-1-101 — 64-11-101) › Chapter 10 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-223) › Part 1 - EAST TENNESSEE REGIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AUTHORITY (§§ 64-10-101 — 64-10-124) › Section 64-10-115 - County membership

(a)
Any county in the East Tennessee grand division not a member of the authority may become a member by:
(1)
Notifying the board of its desire to become a member;
(2)
Adopting a resolution by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the county legislative body; and
(3)
Contributing funds in an amount to be determined by the board, which shall not exceed the highest contribution by any county already a member as adjusted for inflation or deflation by the consumer price index, all cities average, published by the United States department of labor.
(b)
Upon approval by the board and the county legislative body of the county seeking to become a member, the county shall become a member of the authority when the authority receives the necessary contribution. When a county is added as a member of the authority, the board shall cause the resolution of the county legislative body providing for addition of the county as a member of the authority to be filed with the secretary of state as an addendum. New members shall be entitled to membership on the board. The county mayor of any such county, or the county mayor's designee, shall become a member of the board for an initial term of office to be established by the board.
Acts 1998, ch. 998, § 16; 2003, ch. 90, § 2.