(a) The funds received by the Tennessee wildlife resources agency under this chapter shall be used exclusively for the purpose of funding the operation and management of the off-highway motor vehicle program authorized under this chapter. The director may use funds collected under this chapter to acquire by purchase, gift, grant, bequest, devise, or lease, the fee or any lesser interest in land, development right, easement, covenant, or other contractual right necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 70-9-106

  • Agency: means the Tennessee wildlife resources agency. See Tennessee Code 70-9-103
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Director: means the executive director of the Tennessee wildlife resources agency, the director's duly authorized representative, and, in the event of the director's absence or a vacancy in the office of director, the assistant director of the Tennessee wildlife resources agency. See Tennessee Code 70-9-103
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Motor vehicle: means any self-propelled vehicle, and any vehicle propelled or drawn by a self-propelled vehicle, wherever operated, but does not include any vessel. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
  • OHV: means any off-road motorcycles, three or four-wheel all-terrain vehicles or dune buggies. See Tennessee Code 70-9-103
  • Wildlife: means wild vertebrates, mollusks, crustaceans, and fish. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
(b) It is the intent of the general assembly that the off-highway vehicle program be self-funded. Use of any existing or future agency resources, revenues, or funding not derived by or through the OHV program, to administer or enforce this program shall constitute a diversion of funds under § 70-1-401. Any future federal funds received for OHV or motorized trails shall be credited to the agency for use to administer and enforce this chapter.
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