(a) Any monetary gifts, donations or otherwise received by the department, the commissioner, the division of state parks or by a specific park from a citizen support organization and designated by the citizen support organization for the benefit of a specific park or the park system in general, shall be deposited directly to the account for the specific park or to the general account for the division of state parks, shall not revert to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year and shall be retained in the account until expended, notwithstanding title 9, chapter 4, or such other provisions requiring all funds be deposited into or revert to the general fund.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 11-3-208

  • Citizen support organization: means an organization which:
    (A) Is organized as a nonprofit corporation, or is otherwise qualified to do business in Tennessee as a nonprofit corporation, pursuant to title 48, chapter 51. See Tennessee Code 11-3-202
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of environment and conservation or the duly authorized representative or, in the event of the commissioner's or representative's absence or vacancy in the office of commissioner, the deputy commissioner. See Tennessee Code 11-3-202
  • Department: means the department of environment and conservation. See Tennessee Code 11-3-202
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Park: means an area as defined at §. See Tennessee Code 11-3-202
  • 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
(b) Any gifts of equipment, materials, or other personal property to a specific park shall be used solely at that park unless the commissioner determines its use at another park is necessary.
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