Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-10-104: Duties

The commission shall:

(1) Serve as a forum for the discussion and resolution of intergovernmental problems;

(2) Engage in such activities and make such studies and investigations as are necessary or desirable in the accomplishment of the purposes set forth in § 4-10-101 ;

(3) Consider, on its own initiative, ways and means of fostering better relations among local governments and state government;

(4) Draft and disseminate legislative bills, constitutional amendments and model local ordinances necessary to implement recommendations of the commission;

(5) Encourage, and where appropriate, coordinate studies relating to intergovernmental relations conducted by universities, state, local and federal agencies, and research and consulting organizations;

(6) Review the recommendations of national commissions studying federal, state and local government relationships and problems and assess their possible application to this state;

(7) Study issues relating to changing federalism, including federal devolution, block grants, preemptions, mandates, and the tenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States;

(8) Study tax equivalent payments by municipally owned electric operations to the various taxing jurisdictions within the state;

(9) Study the laws relating to the assessment and taxation of property;

(10) Conduct an annual study of the fiscal capacity of local governments to fund education; and

(11) Conduct an annual infrastructure study.