Tennessee § 7-52-302 - Purpose — Construction.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 7-52-302 — Purpose — Construction., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-52-302. Purpose — Construction.
The purpose of this part is to provide the complete law of this state with respect to payments in lieu of taxes on the property and operations of all electric systems owned and operated by incorporated cities or towns, by counties, and by metropolitan governments, and to repeal the specific provisions of any private act, home rule charter or metropolitan government charter, or any part thereof, relating to payments in lieu of taxes, including certain provisions relating to the distribution of any such payments, but not to repeal any other provisions of such private acts or charters or parts of private acts or charters. This part is remedial in nature and this part shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose of this part. Acts 1987, ch. 84, § 3. Compiler's Notes. Former part 3, §§ 7-52-301 – 7-52-306 (Acts 1969, ch. 237, §§ 1-6; T.C.A., §§ 6-1538–6-1543; Acts 1981, ch. 457 § 1), which concerned tax equivalent payments for municipal electric plants, was repealed by Acts 1987, ch. 84, § 1.
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Section 7-52-302 ("Purpose — Construction.") 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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