{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-5-104","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-5-104","heading":"Creation of metropolitan port authority","body":"(a) Any metropolitan government having a population of not less than one hundred thousand (100,000) may create a metropolitan port authority in the manner provided in this chapter.\n(b) The governing body of the creating municipality, if it shall determine the public convenience and necessity requires the creation of a metropolitan port authority, shall adopt, and the executive officer of the creating municipality shall approve, a resolution so declaring and creating an authority, which resolution shall designate the name and principal office address of the authority. A certified copy of the resolution shall be filed with the secretary of state and with the commissioner of transportation, and upon adoption and filing, the authority shall constitute a body politic and corporate, with all the powers provided in this chapter. A copy of the resolution shall also be filed with the department of community and economic development, or its functional successor.","path":["TN Code","Title 7","Chapter 5"],"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":"d137ca2b7ebf3d99a812000e32141224d4737459afcb5395a736d1eec053c963","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-5-103","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-5-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}