Public Chapter 417

SENATE BILL NO. 1616

By Atchley, McNally, Henry, Crutchfield, Cohen, Kyle, Crowe, Person, Carter, Ford, Dixon, Leatherwood, Mr. Speaker Wilder

Substituted for: House Bill No. 1220

By McDaniel, Kisber, Bittle, Boyer

AN ACT To amend Chapter 952 of the Public Acts of 1996, to provide for the making of grants to various entities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

SECTION 1. Chapter 952 of the Public Acts of 1996, Section 4, subsection 1, is hereby clarified and amended by adding the following language at the end of the sentence prior to the punctuation ".":

, and further expressly providing for the making of grants to governmental entities and not-for-profit organizations located in Memphis, Shelby County, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Johnson City, if such grants are identified in the Governor's budget, including the budget overview, for the fiscal year 1996-97 and approved by the State Building Commission. Such grants so identified and approved are determined to be for a public purpose.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.