2012 Tennessee Code
Title 9 - Public Finances
Chapter 14 - Local Economic Adjustment Act of 1975
§ 9-14-102 - Purpose.
In order to promote the health, safety, right to gainful employment, economic opportunity and general welfare of the inhabitants of the state of Tennessee, the local governments (cities, towns and counties) are authorized to participate cooperatively with the state and federal governments in activities designed to alleviate or moderate existing or potential conditions of severe economic adjustment, resulting from termination or closure of major industries or firms, unemployment caused therefrom, and other hardships that would result in loss of the labor force, breakup of the family unit, and other conditions resulting from explosions, floods, earthquakes, or other major disasters, natural or man-made.
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