Tennessee § 4-10-101 - Legislative findings.
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§ 4-10-101. Legislative findings.
The general assembly finds and declares that there is a need for a permanent intergovernmental body to study and report on: The current pattern of local governmental structure and its viability; The powers and functions of local governments, including their fiscal powers; The existing, necessary and desirable relationships between and among local governments and the state; The existing, necessary and desirable allocation of state and local fiscal resources; The existing, necessary and desirable roles of the state as the creator of the local governmental systems; The special problems in interstate areas facing their general local governments, intrastate regional units, and areawide bodies, such studies where possible to be conducted in conjunction with those of a pertinent sister state commission; and Any constitutional amendments and statutory enactments required to implement appropriate commission recommendations. Acts 1978, ch. 939, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-1001. Cross-References. Office of local government, title 4, ch. 16.
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Section 4-10-101 ("Legislative findings.") 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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