Title 11, Natural Areas and Recreation

Any two (2) or more municipalities may jointly provide, establish, maintain and conduct a supervised recreation system and acquire property for and establish and maintain playgrounds, recreation centers, and other recreational facilities and activities.

A recreation board or commission or other authority in which this part vests the power to provide, establish, maintain and conduct such supervised recreation system may accept any grant or devise of real estate or any gift or bequest of money or other personal property or any don…

The governing body of any municipality may, pursuant to law, provide that the bonds of such municipality may be issued in the manner provided by law for the issuance of bonds for other purposes, for the purpose of acquiring lands or buildings for playgrounds, recreation centers a…

(a) It is the duty of the governing body of a municipality or county to provide for maintenance and conduct of any recreation system created under this part. (b) The funds for such maintenance and conduct may be provided from any of the following sources:(1) By taxes levied upon …

The governing body of any municipality or county adopting this part may levy and collect a tax, the rate of which to be set by the governing body and the proceeds to be designated as a special playground and recreation tax, and shall be levied and collected in like manner as a ge…

(a) Any county board of education or the governing body of any special school district may grant the use of any buildings, grounds, or equipment of the district to any municipal recreation system for the purpose of carrying out this part whenever such use of the school buildings,…

(a) Any municipality, county or metropolitan government which rents, leases, or otherwise makes available to any private entity or person, space within a public park for the operation of a sports or amusement facility operated for profit, shall be entitled to devote a portion of …

(a) Parks and recreation boards created under § 11-24-104(a) or joint systems created under § 11-24-105 are empowered to make, alter, amend or repeal rules and regulations for the protection, regulation and control of parks, preserves, parkways, playgrounds, recreation centers, a…

No municipality, recreation board or commission or other authority in which this part vests the power to provide, establish, maintain and conduct a supervised recreation system shall require that any parks, recreation facilities and other property under its control be named in de…

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of environment and conservation; and(2) “Municipality” means any city, town, metropolitan government, or other political subdivision, including counties, of the state of Tenn…

The governing body of any municipality or the recreation board or commission, as appropriate, may enter into formal agreements with business and civic groups and individuals for volunteer services to maintain and make improvements to real and personal property in municipal parks …