(a) The national policy in favor of competition shall ensure a policy of competitive bidding for all authorities.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-221-1318

  • Authority: means a water and wastewater treatment authority created pursuant to this part. See Tennessee Code 68-221-1303
  • Creating governmental entity: means any city, metropolitan government, county or utility district that creates an authority pursuant to this part. See Tennessee Code 68-221-1303
(b) An authority shall be subject to the applicable purchasing laws of the creating governmental entity, or if two (2) or more creating governmental entities form a water and wastewater treatment authority, then an authority shall be subject to the County Purchasing Law of 1983, compiled in title 5, chapter 14, part 2.
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