(a) There is hereby created a segregated account within the state treasury to be known as the “transportation equity trust fund.” Moneys shall be deposited to the fund pursuant to § 67-6-103(b), and shall be invested for the benefit of the fund pursuant to § 9-4-603. Moneys in the fund shall not revert to any other fund at the end of a fiscal year but shall remain available for appropriation by the general assembly for use as provided below.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 9-4-207

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • 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.
  • 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) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all funds directed to be deposited to the fund pursuant to § 67-6-103(b) shall be so deposited and shall be administered by the department of transportation and used only for the benefit and operation of railways, aeronautics, waterways programs and related activities.
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