Tennessee § 42-3-118 - Supplementary authority.
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§ 42-3-118. Supplementary authority.
The powers conferred by this chapter are in addition to the powers conferred by any other law, and are not in substitution for such powers, and the limitations imposed by this chapter shall not affect powers conferred by any other law. The powers granted by this chapter may be exercised without regard to requirements, restrictions, or procedural provisions contained in any other law or chapter, except as expressly provided in this chapter. In addition to the general and special powers conferred by this chapter, every authority is authorized to exercise such powers as are necessarily incidental to the exercise of such general and special powers. Acts 1957, ch. 376, § 18; T.C.A., § 42-623; Acts 2011, ch. 139, § 3. Amendments. The 2011 amendment added (a) and (b) and redesignated the former section as (c). Effective Dates. Acts 2011, ch. 139, § 4. May 2, 2011. Attorney General Opinions. Dissolution of a municipal airport authority created under the Airport Authorities Act. OAG 16-14, 2016 Tenn. AG LEXIS 14 (4/5/2016).
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Section 42-3-118 ("Supplementary authority.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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