Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law:

(1) Whenever the governor deems it to be in the public interest, the governor may:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 58-2-117

  • Agency: means the Tennessee emergency management agency (TEMA). See Tennessee Code 58-2-101
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Emergency: means an occurrence, or threat thereof, whether natural, technological, or manmade, in war or in peace, that results or may result in substantial injury or harm to the population, or substantial damage to or loss of property. See Tennessee Code 58-2-101
  • 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
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Political subdivision: means any municipality or county, including any county having metropolitan form of government, created pursuant to law. See Tennessee Code 58-2-101
  • 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
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(A) Authorize any department or agency of the state to lease or lend, on such terms and conditions as it may deem necessary to promote the public welfare and protect the interests of the state, any real or personal property of the state government, to the president of the United States, the heads of the armed forces of the United States, or the various federal emergency management agencies of the United States; and
(B) Enter into a contract on behalf of the state for the lease or loan to any political subdivision of the state, on such terms and conditions as the governor may deem necessary to promote the public welfare and protect the interests of this state, of any real or personal property of the state government, or the temporary transfer or employment of personnel of the state government to or by any political subdivision of the state;
(2) The governing body of each political subdivision of the state may:

(A) Enter into such contract or lease with this state, accept any such loan, or employ such personnel, and such political subdivision may equip, maintain, utilize, and operate any such property and employ necessary personnel therefor in accordance with the purposes for which such contract is executed; and
(B) Do all things and perform any and all acts which it may deem necessary to effectuate the purpose for which such contract was entered into.
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