§ 13-10-202. Financial and legal independence.

TN Code § 13-10-202 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) Unless waived under 49 U.S.C. § 5329(e), the department:

(1) Shall be financially and legally independent from any rail fixed guideway public transportation system under the oversight of the department;

(2) May not employ an individual who is also employed by a rail fixed guideway public transportation system under the oversight of the department; and

(3) May not directly provide public transportation services in an area with a rail fixed guideway public transportation system under the oversight of the department.

(b) A rail fixed guideway public transportation system under the oversight of the department may not provide funding to the department in a manner prohibited by the federal transit administration.