Tennessee § 64-6-101 - Short title — Creation and establishment of regional megasite authority.
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§ 64-6-101. Short title — Creation and establishment of regional megasite authority.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Regional Megasite Authority Act of 2007.” A regional authority may be established and created as a regional megasite authority pursuant to this chapter. Section 7-53-104(b) shall apply to a regional megasite authority, which shall have the same powers and authority granted to a corporation under title 7, chapter 53, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Notwithstanding anything in title 7, chapter 53 to the contrary, in the event of a conflict, this chapter shall control. A regional megasite authority may be established for the purpose of acquiring land, improving, financing, operating, maintaining and marketing a megasite and may be created by two (2) or more participating municipalities; provided, that at least one (1) of the municipalities includes the location of the megasite or may be created by the commissioner of economic and community development in accordance with § 64-6-110. Acts 2007, ch. 426, § 1; 2009, ch. 158, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former ch. 6, §§ 64-6-101 — 64-6-110 (Acts 1988, ch. 660, §§ 1-10), concerning the superconducting super collider regional authority, was repealed by Acts 1988, ch. 660, § 12. For the Preamble to the act regarding the Tennessee Regional Megasite Authority Act of 2007, please refer to Acts 2007, ch. 426. The Memphis regional megasite authority, created by this section, terminates June 30, 2022. See §§ 4-29-112 , 4-29-243 .
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