Tennessee Code 68-221-514 – Enforcement of agreement by the state
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-221-514
- Authority: means the Tennessee local development authority, a public agency, created by title 4, chapter 31, or its successor. See Tennessee Code 68-221-502
- Department: means the department of environment and conservation. See Tennessee Code 68-221-502
- 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.
- Municipality: means any county, metropolitan government, incorporated town or city, or special district of this state empowered to provide water services, or any combination of two (2) or more of the foregoing acting jointly, in connection with an eligible project. See Tennessee Code 68-221-502
- 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
The state, either through the authority or the department, shall have the right, in addition to all other rights, by mandamus or other suit, action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction, to require the municipality and the governing body and any proper officer, agent or employee of the municipality to carry out any agreements and to perform its and their duties under this part or any rule or regulation of the department adopted pursuant thereto.