Tenn. Code Ann. § 9-13-206: Issuance of notes

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the legislative body of any local government is hereby authorized to issue notes which may mature beyond the close of the fiscal year in which such notes are issued, when such notes either:

(1) Are approved by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee and guaranteed by the state funding board; or

(2) Approved by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee in the case of economic distress due to natural disaster certified by the federal emergency management agency (FEMA).