(a) Nothing in this part shall be construed to confer upon any electric cooperative any immunity from liability for damages for injuries to persons or property granted to a governmental entity under the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act, compiled in title 29, chapter 20, nor to prevent a municipal utility from exercising any right, privilege or option it may have under this chapter.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 50-6-704

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Electric cooperative: means an electric cooperative or electric membership corporation, whether organized or operating under title 65, chapter 25, or similar statutes of any other state, that distributes electric power purchased from the Tennessee Valley authority (TVA). See Tennessee Code 50-6-701
  • Municipal utility: means any governmental entity as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 50-6-701
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
(b) Nothing in this part shall preclude a municipal utility or electric cooperative from participating in any other insured, self-insured, or risk-pooling arrangement permitted under any other law of this state.
(c) Nothing in this part shall be deemed to be an implied repeal of any of title 65, chapter 25.
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