Terms Used In Tennessee Code 9-21-701

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Federal agency: includes the United States, the president of the United States, or any agency, instrumentality or corporation of the United States, which has heretofore been or may hereafter be designated, created or authorized by or pursuant to any act or acts or joint resolutions of the congress of the United States, to make loans or grants, or which may be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the United States. 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
  • 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
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105

The governing body of a local government, acting by resolution, is hereby authorized to issue and sell interest-bearing grant anticipation notes for public works projects secured solely by a pledge of moneys, which pledge shall not be less than the principal amount of such notes, to be received pursuant to a contract or agreement between a state or federal agency and the local government. The resolution shall not be effective until the contract or agreement between the state or federal agency and the local government has been executed by all parties to the contract or agreement. The sale of all interest-bearing grant anticipation notes shall first be approved by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller’s designee.