Tennessee § 68-221-1201 - Short title.

§ 68-221-1201. Short title.

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Act of 1997.” Acts 1997, ch. 483, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 1997, ch. 483, § 8 provided that the failure or inability of any public water system to receive funds under this section or any other loan or grant program, or any delay in obtaining the funds, shall not alter the obligation of the system to comply in a timely manner with all applicable drinking water standards and requirements of the state act. Acts 1997, ch. 483, § 21 provided that no expenditure of public funds pursuant to this part shall be made in violation of the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as codified in 42 U.S.C. § 2000 d. Acts 1997, ch. 483, § 23 provided that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the utility management review board shall have the authority, in the case of public water systems of utility districts, to investigate, with the assistance of the department and the comptroller, and determine the financial, technical, and managerial capacity of the systems to comply with the requirements of the federal and the state acts; and to require systems to take appropriate action to correct any deficiencies in such areas, including but not limited to changes in ownership, management, accounting, rates, maintenance, consolidation, alternative water supply, or other procedures. The utility management review board also may approve or disapprove such corrections as a condition for any public water system of a utility district to receive assistance from the authority under § 68-221-1206(a)(3) .