Tennessee § 4-10-104 - Duties.

§ 4-10-104. Duties.

The commission shall: Serve as a forum for the discussion and resolution of intergovernmental problems; Engage in such activities and make such studies and investigations as are necessary or desirable in the accomplishment of the purposes set forth in § 4-10-101; Consider, on its own initiative, ways and means of fostering better relations among local governments and state government; Draft and disseminate legislative bills, constitutional amendments and model local ordinances necessary to implement recommendations of the commission; Encourage, and where appropriate, coordinate studies relating to intergovernmental relations conducted by universities, state, local and federal agencies, and research and consulting organizations; Review the recommendations of national commissions studying federal, state and local government relationships and problems and assess their possible application to this state; Study issues relating to changing federalism, including federal devolution, block grants, preemptions, mandates, and the tenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States; Study tax equivalent payments by municipally owned electric operations to the various taxing jurisdictions within the state; Study the laws relating to the assessment and taxation of property; Conduct an annual study of the fiscal capacity of local governments to fund education; and Conduct an annual infrastructure study. Acts 1978, ch. 939, § 4; T.C.A., § 4-1004; Acts 1980, ch. 873, § 4; 1987, ch. 264, § 5; 1996, ch. 840, § 5; 1997, ch. 529, §§ 3-5.