(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Crops” mean any plants, or parts of plants, grown from the soil through cultivation for commercial or other purposes, to be offered for sale or used for consumption;(2) “Farmer” means a person engaged in the practice of growing crops or harvesting naturally grown products of the soil to be sold or consumed; and(3) “Local historical board”:(A) Means a governmental entity or nonprofit entity established by state and local law authorized to oversee and promote the preservation of historic sites and structures within its jurisdiction, that receives assistance from the Tennessee historical commission to establish its own program, and that operates under ordinances that provide an additional layer of protection and design review for designated historic properties or districts; and(B) Includes a local historic preservation commission.
(1) “Crops” mean any plants, or parts of plants, grown from the soil through cultivation for commercial or other purposes, to be offered for sale or used for consumption;
(2) “Farmer” means a person engaged in the practice of growing crops or harvesting naturally grown products of the soil to be sold or consumed; and
(3) “Local historical board”:(A) Means a governmental entity or nonprofit entity established by state and local law authorized to oversee and promote the preservation of historic sites and structures within its jurisdiction, that receives assistance from the Tennessee historical commission to establish its own program, and that operates under ordinances that provide an additional layer of protection and design review for designated historic properties or districts; and(B) Includes a local historic preservation commission.
(A) Means a governmental entity or nonprofit entity established by state and local law authorized to oversee and promote the preservation of historic sites and structures within its jurisdiction, that receives assistance from the Tennessee historical commission to establish its own program, and that operates under ordinances that provide an additional layer of protection and design review for designated historic properties or districts; and
(B) Includes a local historic preservation commission.
(b) Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, local historical boards are authorized to contract with farmers to:(1) Farm crops on land that is part of a historical site if such land is comprised of five (5) or more contiguous acres; and(2) Harvest hay and other such naturally grown products of the soil on land that is part of a historical site if the land is comprised of fewer than five (5) contiguous acres.
(1) Farm crops on land that is part of a historical site if such land is comprised of five (5) or more contiguous acres; and
(2) Harvest hay and other such naturally grown products of the soil on land that is part of a historical site if the land is comprised of fewer than five (5) contiguous acres.
(c) (1) All proceeds received by local historical boards under subsection (b) must be used for the preservation of historical sites and structures managed by such boards, in accordance with state guidelines and standards issued by the United States secretary of the interior, as applicable.(2) Local historical boards shall submit an annual report no later than December 31 of each year to the Tennessee historical commission that includes detailed information about all contracts entered into under this section for the calendar year and how the proceeds from the contracts were used.
(1) All proceeds received by local historical boards under subsection (b) must be used for the preservation of historical sites and structures managed by such boards, in accordance with state guidelines and standards issued by the United States secretary of the interior, as applicable.
(2) Local historical boards shall submit an annual report no later than December 31 of each year to the Tennessee historical commission that includes detailed information about all contracts entered into under this section for the calendar year and how the proceeds from the contracts were used.
(d) The Tennessee historical commission shall develop contracts for use by local historical boards when entering into agreements under this section, pursuant to the authority granted to the commission in § 4-11-103.