Tennessee § 4-12-203 - Part definitions.

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§ 4-12-203. Part definitions.

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Tennessee state museum” means the facility operated as the military branch of the Tennessee state museum in the War Memorial Building, the facility in the James K. Polk Building, and the Bill Haslam Center located at 1000 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard; and “The various collections of articles, specimens and relics placed under the charge of the state museum executive director” means those collections owned and acquired by the state, the Tennessee Historical Society, Inc., or other entities. Acts 1983, ch. 214, § 3; 2018, ch. 821, § 13; 2020, ch. 800, § 2. Compiler's Notes. For the Preamble to the act concerning Governor Haslam, see Acts 2020, ch. 800. Amendments. The 2018 amendment rewrote the definition of “Tennessee state museum” which read: “ ‘Tennessee state museum’ means both the facility operated as the military branch of the Tennessee state museum in the War Memorial Building and the Tennessee state museum in the James K. Polk Building”; and substituted “the state museum executive director” for “the director of the state museum” in the second definition. The 2020 amendment substituted “Bill Haslam Center located at 1000 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard” for “Tennessee state museum located at 1000 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard” in the definition of “Tennessee state museum”. Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 821, § 20. April 24, 2018. Acts 2020, ch. 800, § 4. July 15, 2020.

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