Tennessee § 49-50-903 - Stations eligible to receive grants — State contracts for special services.
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§ 49-50-903. Stations eligible to receive grants — State contracts for special services.
Pursuant to the funding mechanisms specified in this part or later adopted, the following television stations shall be eligible to receive grants from the state: WSJK, Sneedville; WTCI, Chattanooga; WCTE, Cookeville; WLJT, Lexington/Jackson; WKNO, Memphis; WDCN, Nashville; and WKOP, Knoxville. No station not listed in this section shall be eligible for grants or financial support from the state. In addition to grants provided under this part, departments and agencies of the state are authorized to contract with the stations listed in this section for specific services that may be required by such departments. Acts 1984, ch. 514, § 3; 1990, ch. 1005, §§ 1, 2. Compiler's Notes. Former §§ 49-50-901 — 49-50-908 (Acts 1981, ch. 171, §§ 2-9, 12; 1982, ch. 681, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 49-3851 — 49-3859), concerning public television networks, were repealed by Acts 1984, ch. 514, § 13. Former § 49-50-909 was transferred in 1984 to § 49-50-912 . Acts 1990, ch. 1005, § 3 provided that the provisions of ch. 1005 shall not be construed to be an appropriation of funds and no funds shall be obligated or expended pursuant to ch. 1005 unless such funds are specifically appropriated by the general appropriations act.
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