§ 64-1-1110. Budgetary Limitations
It is the legislative intent, hereby declared, that the purposes of this part shall be carried out subject to the availability of funds with which to do so and that this part shall not be implemented beyond budgetary limitations.
§ 64-1-1111. Relation to Existing Laws — Construction of Part
This part shall be considered supplemental and additional to any and all other laws and confers sufficient authority in and of itself for the purposes set forth in this part. This part shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose.
§ 64-1-1101. Creation — Purpose
There is created and established within the department of environment and conservation, the West Tennessee River basin authority, referred to as the “authority” in this part. The authority is created to preserve the natural flow and function of the Hatchie, Loosahatchie, Obion and Forked Deer River basins through environmentally sensitive stream maintenance. The authority shall […]
§ 64-1-1102. Board of Directors
The West Tennessee River basin authority, under the administrative control of the department of environment and conservation, shall be governed and directed by a board of directors consisting of the following members: The county mayor of each county electing to participate in the authority shall be a member of the board or, if the county […]
§ 64-1-1103. Powers and Duties
The powers, duties and functions of the board are as follows: Enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with state, federal and local governments, with agencies of such governments, with private individuals and corporations and with associations and organizations as the board may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to carry out the purposes of […]
§ 64-1-1104. Financing
The counties are hereby authorized to levy a tax or by general appropriation to raise funds to provide for the operation of the authority, including, but not limited to, costs of administration, engineering, program development, land acquisition, capital costs and bond financing and amortization. For that purpose, participating counties are hereby authorized to levy on […]
§ 64-1-1105. Annual Reports
The board of directors of the authority shall report annually as of June 30 of each fiscal year to the governing bodies of the various counties, cities and towns in the area that have contributed financially to the operation of the authority. Such reports shall include statements of financial receipts and expenditures, and a summary […]
§ 64-1-1106. Preexisting and Independent Projects
Nothing in this part shall be construed as interfering with existing contracts or works of improvements currently under way by state and local governments or with works of improvements that are undertaken independently of the authority and the state. The authority shall be the state agency that is responsible for carrying out the state’s obligations […]
§ 64-1-1107. Cooperation With County Soil Conservation Districts
The authority shall develop its program and plans for implementation in close cooperation with existing county soil conservation districts as established under the Soil Conservation Districts Law, compiled in title 43, chapter 14, part 2, and it is the intent of this part that such districts be joint sponsors of individual projects or works of […]
§ 64-1-1108. Cooperation From State Agencies
All agencies of the state are hereby authorized and directed to extend their cooperation and lend assistance to the authority in the formulation and implementation of its program.