§ 64-2-101 Creation – Purpose
§ 64-2-102 Effective date
§ 64-2-103 Powers
§ 64-2-104 Organization and operation – Board of directors – Officers and employees
§ 64-2-105 Employees, professional staff and advisors
§ 64-2-106 Powers and duties of directors
§ 64-2-107 Eminent domain
§ 64-2-108 Funds and funding
§ 64-2-109 Operating revenues
§ 64-2-110 Contracts
§ 64-2-111 Annual report
§ 64-2-112 Audit of operations
§ 64-2-113 Liberal construction
§ 64-2-114 Part supplemental to other laws

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 64 > Chapter 2 > Part 1 - North East Tennessee Railroad Authority

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County mayor: means and includes "county executive" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
  • Oath: includes affirmation. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • 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
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105