As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Authority” means the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 64-9-103

  • Authority: means the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 64-9-103
  • Board: means the authority's board of directors. See Tennessee Code 64-9-103
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Initial megasite property: means the property spanning parts of Haywood County and Fayette County and depicted on the survey prepared by Barron Surveying and Mapping by Craig J. See Tennessee Code 64-9-103
  • 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.
  • 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
(2) “Board” means the authority’s board of directors;
(3) “Initial megasite property” means the property spanning parts of Haywood County and Fayette County and depicted on the survey prepared by Barron Surveying and Mapping by Craig J. Barron TNRLS#2639, Job No. 21-198, dated August 31, 2021, for the department of general services;
(4) “Megasite” and “megasite of West Tennessee” mean the initial megasite property, less all parcels of land conveyed in fee simple to private entities from time to time;
(5) “Permitted use” means a use determined by the authority to be consistent with or functionally related to the purposes set forth in this chapter;
(6) “Project”:

(A) Means any or all of the following, whether or not now in existence, as determined by the authority to be consistent with the purposes set forth in this chapter:

(i) All, any part of, or any interest in, land included within the megasite; and
(ii) Any building, facility, structure, or other improvement on, through, over, or under the megasite; and
(B) Notwithstanding subdivision (6)(A), “project” does not include a college of applied technology established on the megasite in accordance with title 49, chapter 11, part 4;
(7) “Wastewater system” means the real and personal property owned by this state and utilized as a wastewater facility for the purposes of this chapter to serve the initial megasite property, including collection and transmission systems, treatment plants, and reuse or disposal systems, including, but not limited to, plants, pumps, pumping stations, pipes, treatment systems, and related easements, but excluding a service line or other infrastructure located within the boundary of property leased by the authority to a third party or owned by a third party; and
(8) “Water system” means the real and personal property owned by this state and utilized for the collection, treatment, storage, and distribution of water for the purposes of this chapter to serve the initial megasite property including, but not limited to, plants, pipes, tanks, pumps, meters, storage tanks, and related easements, but excluding a service line or other infrastructure located on a customer’s side of a water meter that measures service to the customer.
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