§ 64-4-111. Bondholders’ Rights in Event of Default
The county legislative body or the board of commissioners authorizing and issuing bonds has the power, by resolution, to confer upon any holder or holders of a specified amount or percentage of bonds, including a trustee or trustees, for such holders, the rights, in the event of an “event of default,” as defined in such […]
§ 64-4-112. Bondholders’ Rights Generally
Any holder or holders of bonds, including the trustee or trustees for holders of such bonds, have the right, in addition to all other rights: By mandamus or other suit, action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction, to enforce the rights of the holder or holders of bonds against the county legislative body […]
§ 64-4-113. Duties of Treasurer
All moneys derived from the issuance of bonds hereunder, together with any federal or other grant or loan made, for the purposes of this chapter, shall be paid to the treasurer of the port authority. The treasurer shall deposit such moneys, together with all the receipts from the authority operations, in a separate bank account […]
§ 64-3-106. Participation by Counties — Withdrawal
This chapter applies to Williamson, Rutherford and Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson counties for the purpose of implementing the programs established in this chapter, and any or all of these counties are hereby expressly authorized by the general assembly to participate in the programs established. However, prior to participation in such programs, the county legislative bodies of such […]
§ 64-3-107. Public Hearings — Notice — Procedure
At least sixty (60) days before any contract is let or work begun upon any plan, improvement or project within the watershed of Mill Creek, which would result in the condemnation of any land, as provided in this chapter, a public hearing shall be held. Notice of the public hearing shall be by publication in […]
§ 64-3-108. Effect on Other Laws
The provisions of any other law, general, special or local, except as provided in this chapter, do not apply to the authority incorporated under this chapter; and, where such laws may be in conflict with the provisions hereof, this chapter shall be controlling. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as impairing the powers and […]
§ 64-4-101. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee River Four-County Port Authority Act.”
§ 64-4-102. Legislative Findings — Public and Governmental Character of Port Authorities — Declaration of Public Necessity
It is declared that a clear need exists in rural areas of Tennessee for improved transportation and navigation for the movement and transportation of people, goods and merchandise and for the creation of expanded employment opportunities through the promotion of commerce and industry and with minimal pollution, which require that such rural areas shall have […]
§ 64-4-103. Authority Established — Purposes
There is established in Decatur, Hardin, Perry and Wayne counties a port authority to be known as the “Tennessee River four-county port authority.” The port authority shall be established for the purposes of: Acquiring, constructing, operating and maintaining ports and navigation terminals on the Tennessee River, including docks, wharves, piers, loading and unloading machinery, scales, […]
§ 64-4-104. Board of Commissioners — Meetings — Officers and Employees
The governing power of the authority shall be vested in a board of commissioners composed of three (3) members from each participating county. Nominees for election to the board shall be presented by the county mayor of each county. The county legislative body shall elect from the nominees presented by majority vote. Each member shall […]