(a) A local government which intends to issue bond anticipation notes, capital outlay notes or grant anticipation notes to finance an industrial park shall first comply with title 13, chapter 16.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 9-21-402

  • Governing body: means the legislative body of any local government of this state or any other authority charged with the governing of the affairs of any local government in this state. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
  • Local government: means any county, municipality or metropolitan government in this state. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
  • Notes: means notes or interim certificates issued pending preparation or delivery of definitive notes of a local government issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
  • Obligations: means bonds, notes and any other evidence of indebtedness lawfully issued or assumed by a local government. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
(b) A local government which intends to issue bond anticipation notes, capital outlay notes or grant anticipation notes to finance a business park shall first comply with the requirements outlined in § 9-21-105(21)(B)(i).
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), a certificate of public purpose and necessity shall not be required to finance an industrial park or a business park in any local government with a population of not less than three hundred thousand (300,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census. The total pledge of full faith and credit of any such local government related to the project shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total assessed valuation of any property in the local government, ascertained by the last completed assessment at the time of issuance of the obligations. In any resolution pledging the full faith and credit and unlimited taxing power of any such local government to secure any obligations related to the project, the governing body of the local government shall state that the project being considered is well conceived, has a reasonable prospect for success, will provide proper economic development and employment, and will not likely become a burden on the taxpayers of the local government.
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