Tennessee § 7-82-306 - General implementing powers.

§ 7-82-306. General implementing powers.

Any district created pursuant to this chapter shall be vested with all the powers necessary and requisite for the accomplishment of the purpose for which such district is created, capable of being delegated by the general assembly. No enumeration of particular powers created in this chapter shall be construed to impair or limit any general grant of power contained in this chapter, nor to limit any such grant to a power or powers of the same class or classes as those enumerated. The district is empowered to do all acts necessary, proper or convenient in the exercise of the powers granted in this chapter. Acts 1937, ch. 248, § 6; C. Supp. 1950, § 3695.32 (Williams, § 3695.31); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2612. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 13 Tenn. Juris., Gas Companies, § 7. Attorney General Opinions. Depending on the facts and circumstances, including practices among other utilities, costs of reconnecting, and past problems the district may have had in collecting water service fees, a reviewing court or agency could decide that actually removing a tap from a property for nonpayment is not reasonable because the same purpose could be accomplished by simply cutting off water service; similarly, based on the facts and circumstances, a reviewing court or agency could decide that charging a reconnecting fee to a new customer where a tap has been removed or allowing a new customer to receive service only if the customer pays the delinquent water bills of the previous customer is not reasonable or is not authorized because it improperly imposes on the new customer the debts of another party; and, based on the facts and circumstances, a reviewing court or agency could decide that charging a reconnecting fee to a new customer where a tap has not been actually removed is not reasonable because it is not related to the actual cost of providing the service, OAG 02-048, 2002 Tenn. AG LEXIS 44 (4/16/02).