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2007 Tennessee Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2007)

handle is hein.sag/sagtn0005 and id is 1 raw text is: STATE OF TENNESSEE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 425 FIFTH AVENUE NORTH NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37243 January 4, 2007 Opinion No. 07-01 Development Districts as Regional Tourism Organizations QUESTION Must the Greater Nashville Regional Council and the Southeast Tennessee Developmental District be regularly chartered, nonprofit tourist promotion organization[s] as set forth in Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-2207(b), in order to contract with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development as regional tourism organizations? OPINION No. The Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development has broad statutory authority to enter into contracts with agencies of any type to effectuate the intent and purpose of Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 4-3-2204, 4-3-2206, 4-3-2207, and 4-3-2008. A regularly chartered, nonprofit tourist promotion organization relates only to the State's authority to match local contributions under Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-2207(b).' ANALYSIS The tourism division of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development is charged with promot[ing] new investment in the tourist industry, provid[ing] comprehensive services to existing tourist enterprises, promot[ing] in other states the attractions of Tennessee, distribut[ing] Tennessee informational publications and supervis[ing] the system of welcome centers. Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-2204(b). The Commissioner of Tourist Development is required to: (1) Collect, compile and distribute literature as to the facilities, advantages and attractions of the state, the historic, recreational and scenic points and places of interest within the state and the transportation and highway facilities of the state; 'This opinion does not address the scope of authority of the Greater Nashville Regional Council and the Southeast Tennessee Developmental District to perform any specific functions. See generally Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 13- 14-101 etseq. and 64-7-101 etseq.