Title 64, Regional Authorities

(a) The board of directors of the authority is authorized, by majority vote, to create the position of board member emeritus for the authority. (b) The position, if created, is intended to honor, and to provide to the authority the benefit of, the knowledge and experience of a qu…

(a) There is created and established within the department of environment and conservation, the West Tennessee River basin authority, referred to as the “authority” in this part. (b) The authority is created to preserve the natural flow and function of the river basins in the aut…

(a) (1) The West Tennessee River basin authority, under the administrative control of the department of environment and conservation, shall be governed and directed by a board of directors consisting of the following members:(A) The county mayor of each county electing to partici…

(1) The powers, duties and functions of the board are as follows:(1) Enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with state, federal and local governments, with agencies of such governments, with private individuals and corporations and with associations and organizations as …

(a) (1) The counties are hereby authorized to levy a tax or by general appropriation to raise funds to provide for the operation of the authority, including, but not limited to, costs of administration, engineering, program development, land acquisition, capital costs and bond fi…

The board of directors of the authority shall report annually as of June 30 of each fiscal year to the governing bodies of the various counties, cities and towns in the area that have contributed financially to the operation of the authority. Such reports shall include statements…

(a) Nothing in this part shall be construed as interfering with existing contracts or works of improvements currently under way by state and local governments or with works of improvements that are undertaken independently of the authority and the state. (b) The authority shall b…

The authority shall develop its program and plans for implementation in close cooperation with existing county soil and water conservation districts as established under the Soil and Water Conservation Districts Law, compiled in title 43, chapter 14, part 2, and it is the intent …

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

(a) (1) This part applies only to the counties of Lauderdale, Lake, Dyer, Obion, Madison, Weakley, Henry, Gibson, Carroll, Benton, Decatur, Hardin, Haywood, Crockett, Henderson, Chester, Tipton, Hardeman, Fayette, McNairy, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart, and Perry, which may, upon a…

It is the legislative intent, hereby declared, that the purposes of this part shall be carried out subject to the availability of funds with which to do so and that this part shall not be implemented beyond budgetary limitations.

(a) This part shall be considered supplemental and additional to any and all other laws and confers sufficient authority in and of itself for the purposes set forth in this part. (b) This part shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose.

(a) There is hereby created the Chickasaw basin authority, as a public body corporate, politic and perpetual, which is referred to as the “authority” in this part. (b) The authority is created to implement the project as presently planned and as may be modeled by future studies. …

It is the intent of the general assembly that the various counties and cities of the state that are members of the Chickasaw basin authority and within the designated area have the most effective and efficient means of organizing themselves on a regional basis for the purpose of …

(a) The organization of the authority is as follows:(1) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors;(2) (A) Membership of the board of directors shall consist of:(i) The presiding officer of the county legislative body or the presiding officer's authorized representat…

(1) The powers, duties and functions of the authority are as follows:(1) Have perpetual succession in corporate name;(2) Sue and be sued in corporate name;(3) Adopt, use and alter a corporate seal, which shall be judicially noted;(4) Enter into contracts and cooperative agreement…

(1) The authority has the powers with respect to finance as follows:(1) The authority is an entity for purposes of general state obligation bond financing. The authority has the power to issue its bonds from time to time in consultation with the state. Any bond issue wherein the …

The board of directors of the authority shall report annually to the governing bodies of the various counties, cities and towns in the area and to the state. Such reports shall include, but not be limited to, statements of financial receipts and expenditures, a summary of activit…

Nothing in this part shall be construed as interfering with existing contracts or works of improvements currently under way by state and local governments or with works of improvements that are undertaken independently from the authority and the state, if such works are not in co…

Any one (1) county, individually, or in combination with one (1) or more counties, may undertake works of improvements as provided for in this part with the authority and the state, if such works are not in conflict with the basin-wide plans for control of water. A majority of th…

Upon the final acceptance from the contractor of any specific project on the Chickasaw basin plan, the governing body or bodies of the county or counties wherein the project is physically located may at their option require the authority to relinquish the control and operation of…

The authority shall develop its programs and plans for implementation in close cooperation with the existing county soil and water conservation districts as established under title 43, chapter 14, part 2 and county conservation boards as established by §§ 11-21-101 — 11-21-109, s…

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

(a) This part applies to counties within the drainage area of the Chickasaw basin authority, as designated in § 64-1-202, for the purpose of implementing the programs established in this part. Prior to participating in the programs, a county legislative body must first express it…

(a) This part shall be considered supplemental and additional to any and all other laws and confers sufficient authority in and of itself for the purposes set forth in this part. (b) This part shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose of facilitating the development …

(a) There is created the Sequatchie Valley educational development agency, being a public body corporate and politic and referred to as the “agency” in this part. (b) The agency is created for the purpose of developing the field of education for the region covered by Bledsoe, Mar…

(a) (1) The agency shall be governed by a board of directors, referred to as the “board” in this part, consisting of the following members, to serve until their successors are appointed:(A) The county mayor of each of Bledsoe, Marion, Rhea, Grundy and Sequatchie counties shall du…

(1) The agency has the following general powers, functions, and duties:(1) Perpetual succession in the corporate name;(2) Sue and be sued in the corporate name;(3) Adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal, which is judicially noticed;(4) Enter into contracts and cooperative agreeme…

(a) Without derogating from any of its powers, duties, functions and responsibilities as set forth in the other provisions of this part, the agency is specifically authorized to:(1) Make plans for the construction, operation, and maintenance of regional educational facilities in …

(a) The agency is authorized and empowered to issue its bonds from time to time in an amount not to exceed a total of two million dollars ($2,000,000) outstanding at any time for the purpose of paying in whole or in part the cost of acquiring lands or interests in land and of con…

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

The board of directors of the agency shall report annually to the governor, and to the governing bodies of the various counties, towns and incorporated municipalities of the region. The reports shall include a statement of financial receipts and expenditures and a summary of all …

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

(a) There is hereby created and established the Tennessee Duck River development agency, being a public body corporate and politic. For the purpose of this part it is referred to as the “agency” in this part. (b) The agency is created for the purpose of developing and effectuatin…

(a) The organization of the agency shall be as follows:(1) The agency shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of the following:(A) Twelve (12) directors appointed by the governor pursuant to subdivision (a)(2); and(B) The members of the technical advisory committee.(…

(a) The powers, duties and functions of the agency are as follows:(1) General: (A) Perpetual succession in corporate name;(B) Sue and be sued in corporate name;(C) Adopt, use and alter a corporate seal, which shall be judicially noticed;(D) Enter into such contracts and cooperati…

(a) (1) The agency is authorized and empowered to issue its bonds, notes or other obligations from time to time in an amount not to exceed a total of eight hundred million dollars ($800,000,000) for the purpose of paying in whole or in part the cost of acquiring necessary lands a…

(a) The board of directors shall set a per thousand-gallon membership fee to charge water systems for finished water pumped to a water system from the upper Duck River watershed. (b) The board of directors shall set the membership fee at a rate sufficient to fund only:(1) The age…

The board of directors of the agency shall report annually to the governor and shall likewise report annually to the governing bodies of the various counties, towns and incorporated municipalities of the area. Such reports shall include a statement of financial receipts and expen…

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

(a) There is established the Tennessee Duck River agency technical advisory committee. Members of the committee serve as members of the board of directors and as the technical advisory committee to the board. (b) The technical advisory committee is composed of one (1) member from…

(a) The general assembly finds that:(1) The Duck River is approximately two hundred sixty-nine (269) miles long, and is the longest river in Tennessee that is totally contained within the state;(2) The watershed for the Duck River is one of the most biodiverse rivers in North Ame…

(1) As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:(1) “Technical advisory committee” or “DRATAC” means the Tennessee Duck River development agency technical advisory committee, created by § 64-1-608;(2) “Upper Duck River watershed” means Normandy Reservoir and the D…

(a) There is hereby created and established the Tellico Reservoir development agency, being a public body corporate and politic, referred to as the “agency” in this part. (b) The agency is created for the purpose of developing and effectuating plans and programs for the comprehen…

(a) The organization of the agency shall be as follows:(1) The agency shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of nine (9) members;(2) The county mayors of Monroe, Loudon and Blount counties shall be members of the board of directors;(3) The county mayor of each of th…

(1) General: The powers, duties and functions of the agency are to:(1) General: (A) Have perpetual succession in the corporate name;(B) Sue and be sued in the corporate name;(C) Adopt, use and alter a corporate seal, which shall be judicially noticed;(D) Enter into such contracts…