(a) The powers conferred by this chapter shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law and not in substitution for the powers conferred by any other law; however, to the extent this law conflicts with any other law or is inconsistent with any other law, this chapter shall prevail with respect to all bonds and notes issued under this chapter. Bonds or notes may be issued hereunder for any public works project, notwithstanding that any other law may provide for the issuance of bonds or notes for like purposes and without regard to the requirements, restrictions or procedural provisions contained in any other law or any home rule charter, and notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary contained in any other law or laws. Any proceedings heretofore taken by any local government relating to the subject matters hereof, whether or not commenced under any other law, may be continued hereunder, or at the option of the governing body, may be discontinued and new proceedings instituted under this chapter.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 9-21-124
Bonds: means bonds or interim certificates issued pending preparation or delivery of definitive bonds of a local government issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
Governing body: means the legislative body of any local government of this state or any other authority charged with the governing of the affairs of any local government in this state. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
Law: means any act or statute, general, special or local, of this state, including, but not limited to, any local government charter. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
Local government: means any county, municipality or metropolitan government in this state. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
Notes: means notes or interim certificates issued pending preparation or delivery of definitive notes of a local government issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Public works project: includes any one (1) or any combination of the following: acquisitions of land for the purpose of providing or preserving open land. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
Refunding bonds: means bonds issued to refund all or any part of bonds, notes or other obligations, except notes issued in anticipation of bonds, heretofore or hereafter issued or lawfully assumed by a local government pursuant to this chapter, or any other provision of this code or any other general or special law. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
(b) Prior to the adoption or promulgation by the state funding board of guidelines, rules or regulations with respect to the contracts and agreements authorized in §§ 9-21-213(d), 9-21-302(b), 9-21-305(c), Interest rate agreements” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2021″ statecd=”TN” title=”9″>9-21-602(c), obligation refunding bonds” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2021″ statecd=”TN” title=”9″>9-21-907(c), refunding bonds – Notices – Agreement to sell” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2021″ statecd=”TN” title=”9″>9-21-910(d), 9-21-1006(c) and 9-21-1008(c), a local government may enter into such contracts or agreements to the extent otherwise authorized in this chapter or in any other law notwithstanding §§ 9-21-213(d), 9-21-302(b), 9-21-305(c), 9-21-602(c), 9-21-907(c), 9-21-910(d), 9-21-1006(c) and 9-21-1008(c). Nothing in §§ 9-21-213(d), 9-21-302(b), 9-21-602(c), 9-21-907(c), 9-21-910(d), 9-21-1006(c) and 9-21-1008(c) is intended to alter any existing authority in this chapter or in any other law otherwise providing authority for a local government to enter into the contracts or agreements described in §§ 9-21-213(d), 9-21-302(b), 9-21-305(c), 9-21-602(c), 9-21-907(c), 9-21-910(d), 9-21-1006(c) and 9-21-1008(c) heretofore entered into or entered into prior to the adoption or promulgation by the state funding board of guidelines, rules or regulations.
