As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Enterprise” means the industrial operation or operations to be carried on in an industrial building;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-55-102

  • Industrial building: means any one (1) or combination of two (2) or more buildings, structures, or facilities to be used as a factory, mill, shop, processing plant, assembly plant, fabricating plant, ship canal, port or port facility, dock or dock facility, harbor facility, and railroads, railway terminals, railway belt lines and switches, to be rented or leased to an industrial concern by the municipality. See Tennessee Code 7-55-102
  • Municipality: includes any county, or incorporated city or town of the state. See Tennessee Code 7-55-102
  • 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
(2) “Governing body” includes bodies and boards, by whatsoever names they may be known, charged with the governing of a municipality;
(3) “Industrial building” means any one (1) or combination of two (2) or more buildings, structures, or facilities to be used as a factory, mill, shop, processing plant, assembly plant, fabricating plant, ship canal, port or port facility, dock or dock facility, harbor facility, and railroads, railway terminals, railway belt lines and switches, to be rented or leased to an industrial concern by the municipality; and
(4) “Municipality” includes any county, or incorporated city or town of the state.