TACIR Headlines
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TACIR’s Statewide Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory Program Receives National Recognition
TACIR's statewide Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory program was recently recognized by the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) as a 2009 Innovation Award winner.(More)
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Stability of Tennessee's 911 Fund
The General Assembly directed TACIR to conduct a comprehensive study of the stability of the 911 Emergency Communications Fund in Tennessee and report back to the House State and Local Government Committee in 2010. TACIR solicited feedback from the primary stakeholders in this issue concerning HB 0204 specifically and Tennessee’s 911 emergency communications funding in general.(More)
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Tennessee's Public Infrastructure Needs Continue to Grow
TACIR’s latest report on public infrastructure tallied Tennessee’s infrastructure needs for the five year period of July 2007 to June 2012 and found a total need of $34.2 billion. Local officials used this data to help identify "shovel ready" projects that might qualify for federal stimulus funds, and the Tennessee State School Bond Authority used it to help select projects for Qualified School Construction Bonds under one of the federal stimulus fund programs. Senator Mark Norris, TACIR’s chairman, had this to say about stimulus funding: “As great as the influx of stimulus dollars is, when you look at the total need, it is still only a fraction of what the state needs.” Estimates from the Governor's Office of Tennessee Recovery Act Management put Tennessee’s share of stimulus funds for infrastructure at around $686 million. (More)
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Tennessee Commuting Patterns
New! TACIR is developing maps that illustrate county resident and employee commuting patterns. Maps for the four most populous counties (Davidson, Hamilton, Knox, and Shelby) are available now, maps for the remaining counties will follow. (Go to the Maps)
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TACIR: The Public Policy Research Standard
The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) was created to monitor federal, state, and local government relations and to make recommendations for improvement to the Legislature. The commission is comprised of representatives from the executive and legislative branches of state government, county and municipal governments, and the public. The commission serves as a bipartisan forum for the discussion of intergovernmental issues and may initiate studies resulting in legislative proposals and constitutional amendments. The commission responds to requests for technical assistance from the General Assembly, state agencies, and local governments.
