Notwithstanding any other law, the head of a state agency shall not approve any grant to, or contract or agreement with, a local agency under which state financial assistance will be available to pay all or part of the cost of any program or project which will result in the displacement of any person on or after March 30, 1972, unless such head of a state agency receives satisfactory assurances from such local agency that:

(1) Fair and reasonable relocation payments and assistance shall be provided to or for displaced persons, as are required to be provided by a state agency under §§ 13-11-105 – 13-11-107;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 13-11-110

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Local agency: means any political subdivision of the state or any department, agency, or instrumentality of a political subdivision of the state or any department, agency, or instrumentality of two (2) or more political subdivisions of the state when carrying out or undertaking programs or projects with federal or state financial assistance. See Tennessee Code 13-11-103
  • Person: means and includes, but is not limited to, a partnership, company, corporation, association, individual, or family who is undertaking programs or projects with federal financial assistance, or such other person, business or farm operation which is entitled to any financial or other benefit as a result of federal financial assistance, or the undertaking of any program or project by a state agency. See Tennessee Code 13-11-103
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State agency: means any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state when carrying out or undertaking programs or projects with or without federal financial assistance, or when providing state financial assistance. See Tennessee Code 13-11-103
  • State financial assistance: means a grant, loan, or contribution provided by the state, except any state guarantee or insurance, any interest reduction payment to an individual in connection with the purchase and occupancy of a residence by that individual, and any annual payment or capital loan to the state. See Tennessee Code 13-11-103
(2) Relocation assistance programs offering the services described in § 13-11-108 shall be provided to such displaced persons; and
(3) There is compliance with §§ 13-11-108(c)(3) and 13-11-109.
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