Title 12, Public Property, Printing And Contracts

(a) It is the duty of the commissioner of general services to collect all deeds to state-owned real property, and record each of the deeds in the county or counties in which the property is located. Thereafter, the commissioner shall transmit to the secretary of state the deeds, …

All county registers of this state are required to extend credit to the commissioner of general services for the recordation of various instruments, including deeds and leases, and, after the instruments have been recorded, the county register will submit such county register's b…

The secretary of state is authorized to issue certified copies of deeds to state-owned property which have been recorded in the secretary of state's office, and the same are declared to be admissible as evidence in any court of this state.

(a) Upon recordation of the deeds by the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall promptly return the same to the commissioner of general services for safekeeping in the commissioner's office as public records, together with abstracts of title, and certificates of title, …

The commissioner of general services shall not permit any deeds, leases, abstracts of title, certificates of title or other instruments on file in the commissioner's office to be withdrawn or taken therefrom except in instances where it may be necessary to use them in connection …

Sections 12-2-103 — 12-2-111 shall be read in pari materia with § 12-2-102, except insofar as those sections are expressly in conflict therewith, and, in the event of such conflict, §§ 12-2-103 — 12-2-111 shall prevail.

The commissioner of general services, on approval of the governor, is empowered to employ a qualified engineer and such other assistants as may be necessary to enable the commissioner to fully perform the duties and to execute the powers conferred by §§ 12-2-103 — 12-2-110.

(a) The commissioner of general services, with the approval of the governor and attorney general and reporter, may sell, lease or otherwise convey any interest in surplus state real property according to the following provisions:(1) Real property shall not be sold in fee, and any…

(a) The state of Tennessee and the counties and cities thereof are authorized and empowered to permit use of their respective properties to promote and foster industrial development and create employment opportunities within their respective boundaries so long as such use does no…

(a) As used in this section, “entity” means any state agency, department, or institution of higher education of the state. (b) When it becomes necessary for an entity to enter into a new lease as lessee, the applicable state procurement agency, in accordance with the policy of th…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no lease of property to the state government or any agency, department, institution or office thereof shall be entered into unless the instrument of lease is first approved as to form and legality by the attorney general and repo…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding this part, except as provided in subsection (d), the commissioner of general services, with the approval of the state building commission and subject to the policies and procedures of the commission, may in order to provide utilization of state-owned lands…

(a) All property owned or held by mental health facilities and controlled by the department of mental health and substance abuse services which is not in use may be sold or leased in accordance with this part. The procedures for selling or leasing such property shall be those req…

Whenever the commissioner of education is authorized by the state board of education to take responsibility for the operation of any local school system or school that has been placed on probation pursuant to title 49, chapter 1, part 6, the commissioner or agents duly appointed …

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, proceeds from the sale and conveyance of surplus real property or improvements managed as state office buildings and support facilities revolving fund property shall be deposited in the state office buildings and support facilities revolvi…

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, proceeds from the sale and conveyance of surplus real property or improvements used for operation of state prisons, if not managed as state office buildings and support facilities revolving fund property, shall be deposited in a reserve fo…

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, proceeds from the sale and conveyance of surplus real property or improvements used for state armories or other operations of the department of military, if not managed as state office buildings and support facilities revolving fund proper…

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, proceeds from the sale and conveyance of surplus real property or improvements used for state forestry or other operations of the department of agriculture, if not managed as state office buildings and support facilities revolving fund pro…

(a) The commissioner of general services shall promulgate rules for the purpose of designating the symbol of access to be used for buildings owned or operated by this state on signage indicating access for persons with disabilities. The commissioner, in promulgating rules, may co…

(a) The chief procurement officer is hereby authorized to dispose of at public sale, or to a governmental entity in accordance with the requirements of § 12-2-407, all motor vehicles and intoxicating beverages which have been seized and confiscated by any duly authorized agent, e…

(a) Whenever any of such property as motor vehicles and intoxicating beverages has finally been forfeited to the state, or turned over to the state for sale and disposal, without further proceedings, and no court or other competent authority has ordered the property to be returne…

(a) Notice of intended disposal by public sale shall be entered by the chief procurement officer in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which disposal is to be made. The advertisement shall contain the manner in which interested parties …

(a) In connection with the advertisement concerning the sale of intoxicating beverages, the advertisement shall contain the manner in which interested parties can obtain information regarding the description of the beverages to be sold, the number of bottles, the size of bottles,…

Prior to the sale of any such property as herein authorized, the chief procurement officer shall determine the fair market value of the property to be sold.

Any and all bids received by the chief procurement officer for any of the property to be sold hereunder may be rejected by the chief procurement officer, and the property may be readvertised for sale when, in the opinion of the chief procurement officer, no bid had been received …

(a) The state shall retain a fee for all property sold hereunder to defray the costs of administering this part. The amount of the fee shall be determined in the same manner as is authorized for the sale of state surplus property under § 12-2-411. The remainder of the proceeds sh…

(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b), it is hereby declared unlawful for any state, city or county officer, employee or such officer's or employee's agent to buy or offer to buy any of the property to be sold hereunder except by bid at public auction during the tenure of …

This part is applicable to all motor vehicles seized and confiscated in any county or municipality in this state when the same has been used to store or transport intoxicating beverages in violation of the liquor laws of the state, and this part likewise applies to the seizure an…

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise clearly requires:(1) “Governing body” includes all bodies and boards, by whatsoever names they may be known, charged with the governing of a municipality;(2) “Municipality” includes any county, city or town of the state;(3) “…

(1) In order to provide projects for a municipality and to enable the construction and financing thereof on lands owned by the municipality or by a not-for-profit corporation, but for no other purpose unless authorized by law, a municipality has the following powers and duties:(1…

The municipality shall be liable for accrued rentals and for any other default under any lease or sublease made under § 12-2-302(3), and may be sued therefor on contract as in other contract actions, except that it shall not be necessary for the not-for-profit corporation, as les…

The obligations assumed and undertaken by a municipality pursuant to a lease or sublease made under § 12-2-302(3), including any unconditional or other obligation to pay rentals for a fixed term or terms, shall not be deemed or construed as constituting a debt of the municipality…

Every lease and sublease made by a municipality with a not-for-profit corporation under § 12-2-302(3) shall include a provision requiring such not-for-profit corporation to transfer and convey all of its right, title and interest in and to the project covered thereby immediately …

The powers conferred by this part shall be in addition and supplementary to and the limitations by such sections shall not affect the powers conferred by any other general, special or local law. Projects may be undertaken under this part, notwithstanding that any other general, s…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “State Surplus Personal Property Act of 1976.”

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Commission” means the procurement commission;(2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of general services;(3) “Personal property” or “property” means every species of state property which is not either:(A) Real…

(a) No article or personal property may be disposed of as surplus except by one (1) of the following methods:(1) Public auction, publicly advertised and held;(2) Sale under sealed bids, publicly advertised, opened and recorded;(3) Sale by internet auction;(4) Negotiated contract …

Each article of personal property to be disposed of as surplus property under this part shall be declared surplus by the commissioner or head of the releasing department or agency in accordance with this part and the regulations of the procurement commission. The commissioner sha…

(a) If the commissioner approves the declaration of property as surplus, the commissioner shall assign the property designated as surplus to one (1) of the four (4) methods of disposal set forth in this part, in accordance with regulations of the procurement commission. Such assi…

(a) Public auctions and sales under sealed bid, as provided in this part, shall be publicly advertised and publicly held. Notice of intended disposal by public auction or sale under sealed bid shall be entered by the commissioner in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulati…

(a) The procurement commission shall promulgate regulations governing the transfer of surplus property to such governmental entities and corporations organized and conducted not-for-profit which have been approved as authorized donees under the federal surplus property program. S…

(a) Acceptable payment for property purchased under any method prescribed by this part shall be prescribed by the procurement commission in its rules and regulations. (b) Possession of property shall not pass until the occurrence of such conditions as the procurement commission m…

(a) Disposal of surplus personal property which is determined to not be salvageable or usable, in accordance with regulations of the procurement commission, and disposal of surplus property in the collection of the Tennessee state museum, are exempt from this part; provided, that…

All disposals of surplus state personal property shall be conducted by the department of general services, in accordance with this part and applicable regulations of the procurement commission. The procurement commission may, however, in its discretion, designate the department h…

The proceeds from the disposal of property under this part shall be remitted to the department releasing such property. The commissioner shall charge the releasing department a reasonable fee to cover the cost of disposition of the property, except where the releasing department …

(a) It is hereby declared unlawful for any state official or employee to purchase from the state except by bid at public auction or by internet auction, using a personal computer on personal time, any surplus property during the tenure of such person's office or employment, or fo…