Tennessee § 7-34-102 - Chapter definitions.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 7-34-102 — Chapter definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-34-102. Chapter definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Governing body” means bodies and boards, by whatsoever names they may be known, charged with the governing of a municipality; “Municipality” means any county or incorporated city or town of the state; and “Public works” means any one (1) or combination of two (2) or more of the following: water, sewerage, gas or electric heat, light or power works, plants and systems or parking facilities, together with all parts thereof and appurtenances thereto, including, but not limited to, supply and distribution systems, electrical power purchased from the Tennessee Valley authority or similar governmental agencies, on a current or long-term purchase basis, reservoirs, dams, sewage treatment and disposal works and generating plants. Acts 1935 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 33, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 4406.43 (Williams, § 4406.35); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1302; Acts 1981, ch. 260, § 1; 1996, ch. 614, § 1; 2003, ch. 20, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2003, ch. 20, § 3 provided that the powers and authority conferred by the act shall be in addition and supplemental to, and the limitation imposed by the act shall not affect the powers conferred by any other general, special or local law or by any private act.
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Section 7-34-102 ("Chapter definitions.") 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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