Tennessee § 7-34-103 - Declaration of policy.
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§ 7-34-103. Declaration of policy.
It is declared to be the policy of this state that any municipality acquiring, purchasing, constructing, reconstructing, improving, bettering or extending any public works pursuant to this chapter shall manage such public works in the most efficient manner consistent with sound economy and public advantage, to the end that the services of the public works shall be furnished to consumers at the lowest possible cost. No municipality shall operate public works for gain or profit or primarily as a source of revenue to the municipality, but shall operate public works for the use and benefit of the consumers served by the public works and for the promotion of the welfare and for the improvement of the health and safety of the inhabitants of the municipality. No use of revenues authorized by this chapter shall be construed as being contrary to the policy declared in this section. Acts 1935 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 33, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 4406.44 (Williams, § 4406.36); Acts 1969, ch. 335, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1303. Law Reviews. Local Government Law — 1956 Tennessee Survey (Joseph Martin, Jr.), 9 Vand. L. Rev. 1032 (1956).
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Section 7-34-103 ("Declaration of policy.") 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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