Tennessee § 5-3-101 - State consolidation committee.
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§ 5-3-101. State consolidation committee.
There is created a state consolidation committee composed of the following members: The governor; The attorney general and reporter or the attorney general and reporter's representative; The commissioner of revenue or the commissioner's representative; The commissioner of transportation or the commissioner's representative; The commissioner of education or the commissioner's representative; The commissioner of environment and conservation or the commissioner's representative; and The director and secretary of the state planning office [abolished]. The governor shall serve as chair of the committee and the committee shall meet subject to the call of the governor. All members shall be notified, in advance, of the time and place of each meeting, and four (4) members shall constitute a quorum. Acts 1939, ch. 224, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 136.1 (Williams, § 136.2); impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 542, § 15; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-301. Compiler's Notes. The state planning office, referred to in this section, was abolished by Acts 1995, ch. 501, effective June 12, 1995. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 8 Tenn. Juris., Counties, § 6. Law Reviews. City-County Separation and Consolidation, 16 Tenn. L. Rev. 217 (1940). Attorney General Opinions. Process and effect of altering boundaries between existing counties, OAG 98-035, 1998 Tenn. AG LEXIS 35 (2/9/98).
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