2014 Tennessee Code
Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities
Municipal Functions
Chapter 40 - Border Region Retail Tourism Development District Act
§ 7-40-110 - Incentives and financial support.

A municipality may, including through an industrial development corporation, limit, condition, or provide incentives or financial support in the district as it deems appropriate, including the requirement that the benefited property owners participate in the repayment of such in an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the property tax for the real property owned by the property owner in the district each year, for such length of time as the municipality receives an appropriation of sales and use tax in accordance with this chapter and the property owner provides a lien on the property for such repayment; provided, however, that a municipality may not provide financial assistance to the location or relocation of existing retailers located within a fifteen-mile radius of the district, provided such existing location is inside the borders of this state, unless the sales floor space is increased by thirty-five percent (35%) or greater from such existing store. Furthermore, a municipality may allocate some or all of the incremental increase in property tax revenue directly as a result of the development within the district to pay for some costs associated with the district formation as well as economic development projects or extraordinary retail or tourism projects within the district.