§ 11-25-108. Additional Powers and Duties — Authority Defined as an Adventure Tourism Business
In addition to other powers and duties specified in this chapter, the authority shall: Establish bylaws and make all rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter, deemed expedient for the management of the affairs of the authority; Set the amount of all fees required by this chapter; Receive, administer and account for all moneys […]
§ 11-25-109. Meetings — Records — Business Plans — Governmental Immunity
All meetings of the authority’s board, including the organization’s meeting provided for in § 11-25-106(c), shall be open to the public, pursuant to § 8-44-102. Notice and an agenda for such meetings shall be mailed to each board member and published on the authority’s website at least five (5) days prior to the date of […]
§ 11-25-110. Initial Meeting
At the initial meeting of the board, the board and The Nature Conservancy shall undertake to develop and publish a written management plan for the authority, which shall be publicly available. The board has the power to employ engineers, surveyors, conservation experts, outdoor recreation experts, management experts, and other professionals necessary for such study, and […]
§ 11-24-112. Rules and Regulations
Parks and recreation boards created under § 11-24-104(a) or joint systems created under § 11-24-105 are empowered to make, alter, amend or repeal rules and regulations for the protection, regulation and control of parks, preserves, parkways, playgrounds, recreation centers, and other property under their control. No rules and regulations adopted shall be contrary to, or […]
§ 11-24-113. Individual Honored by Park, Recreation or Other Property Dedication Need Not Be Deceased
No municipality, recreation board or commission or other authority in which this part vests the power to provide, establish, maintain and conduct a supervised recreation system shall require that any parks, recreation facilities and other property under its control be named in dedication only to individuals who are deceased at the time of such naming.
§ 11-24-201. Part Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Commissioner” means the commissioner of environment and conservation; and “Municipality” means any city, town, metropolitan government, or other political subdivision, including counties, of the state of Tennessee.
§ 11-24-202. Programs Established by Formal Agreements
The governing body of any municipality or the recreation board or commission, as appropriate, may enter into formal agreements with business and civic groups and individuals for volunteer services to maintain and make improvements to real and personal property in municipal parks in accordance with plans devised by the municipality or its recreation board after […]
§ 11-25-101. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Doe Mountain Recreation Authority Act of 2012.”
§ 11-25-102. Legislative Findings — Purpose — Liberal Construction
It is hereby found and determined that: There is an immediate need to conserve Doe Mountain, an iconic eight thousand six hundred (8,600) acre forested mountain presently under threat from economic distress; It is through conservation of these same Appalachian Mountains, in particular, Doe Mountain, that will give rise to an unparalleled location for family-oriented, […]
§ 11-25-103. Creation and Establishment of the Authority
There is hereby created and established the “Doe Mountain Recreation Authority,” being a public body corporate and politic.