Title 64, Regional Authorities

(1) The authority has the power, function and duty to:(1) Have perpetual succession in the corporate name;(2) Sue and be sued in the corporate name;(3) Adopt, use and alter a corporate seal, which shall be judicially noticed;(4) Enter into such contracts and cooperative agreement…

The authority is authorized and empowered to construct and/or operate and maintain any public works project within the region. No such project shall be constructed without the authority first having obtained the consent of the county or municipality within whose jurisdiction the …

(a) Without derogating from any of its powers, duties, functions and responsibilities as set forth in the other provisions of this chapter, the authority is specifically authorized to make plans for the construction, operation, and maintenance of regional facilities, including, b…

(a) The authority is authorized and empowered to issue its bonds from time to time for the purpose of paying in whole or in part the cost of acquiring lands and interests therein and of constructing facilities and improvements subject to the limitations and conditions provided in…

(1) The various counties, towns and incorporated municipalities in the region are hereby authorized and empowered to:(1) Contribute to the work of the authority any amount or amounts of money that their respective governing bodies, acting in their sole discretion, shall approve t…

(a) The board, after receiving recommendations from its advisory committee, shall annually formulate and issue a statement of objectives, priorities and programs that it has adopted or envisions to meet these objectives. This statement of objectives shall be included in the annua…

All state agencies are hereby authorized and directed to extend their cooperation and lend assistance to the authority in the formulation and implementation of its planning and development program.

The board shall endeavor to cooperate with the Mid-Cumberland and Upper Cumberland development districts and to avoid duplication with the activities of these agencies and any other agencies whenever possible.

The employees of the authority are eligible for membership in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system pursuant to title 8, chapter 35, part 2, and the board shall provide the necessary contributions to the Tennessee consolidated retirement system for its employees. This sect…

The authority shall be subject to the governmental entity review law, compiled in title 4, chapter 29, and reviewed pursuant to § 4-29-119.

(a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Regional Megasite Authority Act of 2007.” (b) A regional authority may be established and created as a regional megasite authority pursuant to this chapter. Section 7-53-104(b) shall apply to a regional megasite a…

(1) As used in this chapter, terms shall be as defined in § 7-53-101, except as provided below or unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Authority” means a regional megasite authority created pursuant to this chapter;(2) “Governing body” means the legislative body of a county…

(a) In order for a site to be considered for certification as a megasite, the site should generally consist of a minimum of one thousand (1,000) contiguous acres; provided, however, that, in addition to the one thousand (1,000) acres of contiguous property, other proximate but no…

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, for a county or an incorporated municipality to be a “participating municipality,” the county or incorporated municipality may, upon approval by a majority vote of its governing body, elect to participate in a regional megasite authority as s…

(a) (1) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors in which all powers of the corporation shall be vested. The membership of the board shall include the following:(A) For each county that chooses to be a participating municipality in accordance with § 64-6-104(a), th…

(a) In addition to powers and authority granted to a corporation under title 7, chapter 53, the authority is authorized and empowered to:(1) Accept any gifts, or grants, loans of funds or financial or other aid in any form from the federal government or any agency or instrumental…

(a) (1) The authority is declared to be performing a public function on behalf of the participating municipalities and to be a public instrumentality of the municipalities. Accordingly, the authority and all properties at any time owned by the authority, the income and revenues f…

(a) The authority is authorized to prepare and submit to the participating municipalities for approval an economic impact plan in the manner described in this section. (b) An economic impact plan shall be a written document and shall specifically identify the area to be included …

Any authority established shall be subject to the governmental entity review law, compiled in title 4, chapter 29, and reviewed pursuant to § 4-29-119.

(a) This section creates an alternative method of establishing and governing an authority instead of §§ 64-6-104 and 64-6-105(a). (b) (1) If the commissioner of economic and community development finds and determines that it is wise, expedient, necessary or advisable that the aut…

(a) There is hereby created and established the Greater Nashville regional council, being a public body corporate and politic created on behalf of the counties of Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Willi…

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Comprehensive plan or general plan” means a general, broad-based long range plan or document that formulates policies and proposals to guide the growth and development of a local government. Such plans addres…

(a) The regional council is composed of and governed by the following:(1) The county mayor or county executive of each county within the region;(2) The mayor of each municipality within the region;(3) The chief elected official of any metropolitan government within the region;(4)…

(a) At the annual meeting, the regional council shall appoint a board of directors to be the administrative body of the regional council that is authorized by the regional council to act in its stead. (b) The membership and term of office of the board of directors are set by the …

The regional council shall establish and maintain the uniform accounting system as developed by the comptroller of the treasury and approved by the commissioner of finance and administration in compliance with § 13-14-108 as they relate to development districts.

It is the intent of the state to assist financially with the development of powers and functions of the regional council and for the coordination of activities under this chapter. Funding is provided to the regional council in the amount and in the manner provided for in § 13-14-…

The regional council is subject to the reporting and auditing requirements of § 13-14-112.

Funds appropriated to implement this chapter are subject to the requirements of § 13-14-113.

A regional council member, executive committee member, employee, officer or any other authorized person of the regional council who receives public funds, has authority to make expenditures from public funds or has access to any public funds shall give bond or obtain an insurance…

(a) The regional council has the following powers and duties:(1) To organize itself into a public body, elect its officers and adopt bylaws for purposes of carrying out functions authorized under this chapter;(2) To receive and expend funds from any sources for staffing, for rese…

(1) The following are limitations on the powers and duties of the regional council:(1) All plans shall be advisory only unless provided otherwise by federal law pertaining to the development of regional plans and programs;(2) No authority is hereby granted to enact zoning ordinan…

(1) The regional council shall adopt and operate under the following:(1) Subject to the approval of the commissioner of finance and administration, adopt statewide uniform travel regulations, and the regional council shall reimburse its officers and employees for official travel …

There is hereby established a regional transportation authority in the counties of Davidson, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson, Robertson, Cheatham, Maury, Dickson and Rutherford. In order for Davidson, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson, Robertson, Cheatham, Maury, Dickson or Rutherford County…

(a) (1) The authority shall be governed by a board consisting of:(A) The county mayor or metropolitan mayor of each county included within the authority;(B) The mayor of each town or city included in the authority;(C) The commissioner of transportation or the commissioner's desig…

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 from any included county or municipality, incl…

(a) The board shall develop a plan for providing mass transit services in the authority. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(1) Establishment, location or relocation of transit routes;(2) Areas to be served;(3) Frequency and method of service;(4) Coordin…

The board may solicit, accept and expend grants, appropriations, contributions or other funds from any source, public or private, and maintain an accounting of such receipts and expenditures, subject to audit by the comptroller of the treasury.

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.

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 …

(1) 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” …

(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 o…

(a) (1) An authority shall be governed by a board consisting of the following representation:(A) The county mayor, county executive or metropolitan mayor or executive of each county included within the authority;(B) The mayor of each incorporated town or city included in the auth…

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 memb…

(a) The board shall develop a plan for the operation and expansion of mass transit services in the authority's region. The plan shall be consistent with the multi-modal regional transportation plan adopted by the region's metropolitan planning organization or similar regional tra…

(1) In order to finance the construction, operation, maintenance, and management of the mass transit and transportation plans and plans for transit adjacent or transit oriented development established by the authority, the authority shall have the following powers:(1) To fix, alt…

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 senten…