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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-3-5003

  • Entertainment properties: means motion pictures, television programs, computer-generated imagery, interactive digital media, stand-alone post-production scoring and editing, sound recordings, and other audio, video, or audiovisual programs produced for distribution to the public. See Tennessee Code 4-3-5002
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Local government: means any county, municipality, city or other political subdivision of this state. See Tennessee Code 4-3-5002
  • 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
(1) There is created within the office of the governor, the Tennessee film, entertainment and music commission.
(2) The commission shall be administered by an executive director who shall be appointed by the governor, whose compensation shall be established by the governor and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
(3) For administrative purposes only, the commission shall be attached to the department of economic and community development.
(b) To effectuate the purposes of this part, the executive director may:

(1) Request from any branch, department, division, board, bureau, commission or other agency of the state or that receives state funds, and the same shall provide, such information as will enable the executive director to best serve the commission and perform the duties required by this part;
(2) Enter into agreements with any local government authorizing the commission to grant permission, in accordance with rules or regulations promulgated by the commission, for use of any production facilities within the control or jurisdiction of such local government for or in connection with production activities;
(3) Coordinate the use of production facilities within the control of any branch, department, bureau, commission or other agency of this state for or in connection with production activities and, after receipt of authorization from the appropriate official or officials, grant permission for the use of such facilities;
(4) Issue permits to producers of entertainment properties in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the commission; and
(5) Employ all necessary and appropriate personnel to carry out this part. Such personnel shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director.
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