Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1-304: Acquisition of federal surplus property

(a) The state board of education is authorized to cooperate with the federal government in the transfer of government surplus property, to any and all eligible departments and agencies of the state and local government, and to any and all other agencies eligible to receive surplus property under Public Law 152, 81st Congress (Act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377) ( 40 U.S.C. § 1301 et seq.), and any and all other statutory laws now in effect or that may be enacted by the congress of the United States covering the disposal of United States government surplus property.

(b) The state board is authorized to take any and all action necessary for the proper administration of the surplus property program in the acquisition of and the distribution of government surplus properties to eligible claimants in this state, in accordance with the appropriate controlling federal statutes and regulations.

(c) The state board is authorized to collect fees for the transfer of such properties in an amount necessary for the reimbursement of freight, handling and warehousing.