Tennessee § 42-2-222 - Audits of municipalities receiving state aid — Withholding aid where funds improperly used.
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§ 42-2-222. Audits of municipalities receiving state aid — Withholding aid where funds improperly used.
The department is charged with the express duty of auditing the books of any municipality or airport authority of this state that receives any of the funds appropriated or allocated by the state of Tennessee, insofar as may be necessary to determine that the funds are used solely and exclusively for the purpose of advancing the aviation program in the state and for no other purpose. In the event any municipality refuses the department or its representatives the right to make an audit, or in the event any such municipality or airport authority has misused the funds, then the department is empowered to and shall direct the withholding of any further distribution of state funds to the municipality or airport authority until it has reimbursed and restored to its aeronautics fund the amount so misused. The state treasurer, the commissioner of finance and administration and the commissioner of revenue shall respect and be governed by any withholding orders issued by the department under this section. Acts 1957, ch. 374, § 29; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, §§ 3, 14; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; 1972, ch. 829, § 21; 1977, ch. 137, § 8; T.C.A., §§ 42-235, 42-2-134. Cross-References. Municipal Airport Act, aid to municipalities, § 42-5-119 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-2-222 ("Audits of municipalities receiving state aid — Withholding aid where funds improperly used.") 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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