{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-5-16-113","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 5-16-113","heading":"Agreement to permit other entity to operate within service area","body":"A county water system, or a county water authority created by private act, may enter into an agreement with a municipal water system, a water utility district, an investor-owned water utility, or a county water and wastewater system treatment authority to permit that other entity to operate within its service area. A county water system or a county water authority shall establish a method by which the system's or authority's ratepayers may petition the system or authority to consider entering into an agreement pursuant to this section.","path":["TN Code","Title 5","Chapter 16"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"46d1bc39e692fcbaf26f4a0b4f2918b279cb4c27e612937152d9498acf83c69f","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-5-16-112","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-5-17-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}