43-24-105. Determination of available land Notice to local government Program publicity Contracts for use of land Notice to members of general assembly.
(a) The commissioner, or the commissioner's authorized designee, shall compile a list according to county of all available vacant public land, that in the opinion of the commissioner, or the commissioner's authorized designee, can be feasibly used for gardening.
(b) The commissioner shall send to the county agent of each county a list of all available vacant public land in that agent's county or counties. The commissioner shall also send a copy of this list to the governing body of each county and municipality in which is located vacant public land available and suitable for gardening purposes, and urge their participation in the program, and shall publicize the program to the people of Tennessee.
(c) Any county, city, municipality, or other state agency or department may also make vacant public land available for gardening permits by providing the county agent of the department in the county in which the city, county, municipality, agency or department land is located with a list of the vacant public land such county, city, municipality, agency or department wishes to make available for gardening purposes.
(d) The commissioner shall, by letters of agreement, contract with the counties, cities, municipalities, agencies or departments for the use of vacant land. Contracts may contain a termination date. If no date is determined, either party may terminate the contract by written notice given within sixty (60) days; provided, that no contract may be terminated until the end of the harvest season. The department shall notify the gardeners of any notice of termination.
(e) Any agency that does not want to become involved in this program may inform the commissioner accordingly, and any land under its charge shall be excluded from the program.
(f) The commissioner shall also notify each member of the general assembly upon request of all vacant public land available and suitable for gardening in that member's district and of all such land contracted for use under this chapter.
43-24-105. Determination of available land Notice to local government Program publicity Contracts for use of land Notice to members of general assembly.
(a) The commissioner, or the commissioner's authorized designee, shall compile a list according to county of all available vacant public land, that in the opinion of the commissioner, or the commissioner's authorized designee, can be feasibly used for gardening.
(b) The commissioner shall send to the county agent of each county a list of all available vacant public land in that agent's county or counties. The commissioner shall also send a copy of this list to the governing body of each county and municipality in which is located vacant public land available and suitable for gardening purposes, and urge their participation in the program, and shall publicize the program to the people of Tennessee.
(c) Any county, city, municipality, or other state agency or department may also make vacant public land available for gardening permits by providing the county agent of the department in the county in which the city, county, municipality, agency or department land is located with a list of the vacant public land such county, city, municipality, agency or department wishes to make available for gardening purposes.
(d) The commissioner shall, by letters of agreement, contract with the counties, cities, municipalities, agencies or departments for the use of vacant land. Contracts may contain a termination date. If no date is determined, either party may terminate the contract by written notice given within sixty (60) days; provided, that no contract may be terminated until the end of the harvest season. The department shall notify the gardeners of any notice of termination.
(e) Any agency that does not want to become involved in this program may inform the commissioner accordingly, and any land under its charge shall be excluded from the program.
(f) The commissioner shall also notify each member of the general assembly upon request of all vacant public land available and suitable for gardening in that member's district and of all such land contracted for use under this chapter.
43-24-105. Determination of available land Notice to local government Program publicity Contracts for use of land Notice to members of general assembly.
(a) The commissioner, or the commissioner's authorized designee, shall compile a list according to county of all available vacant public land, that in the opinion of the commissioner, or the commissioner's authorized designee, can be feasibly used for gardening.
(b) The commissioner shall send to the county agent of each county a list of all available vacant public land in that agent's county or counties. The commissioner shall also send a copy of this list to the governing body of each county and municipality in which is located vacant public land available and suitable for gardening purposes, and urge their participation in the program, and shall publicize the program to the people of Tennessee.
(c) Any county, city, municipality, or other state agency or department may also make vacant public land available for gardening permits by providing the county agent of the department in the county in which the city, county, municipality, agency or department land is located with a list of the vacant public land such county, city, municipality, agency or department wishes to make available for gardening purposes.
(d) The commissioner shall, by letters of agreement, contract with the counties, cities, municipalities, agencies or departments for the use of vacant land. Contracts may contain a termination date. If no date is determined, either party may terminate the contract by written notice given within sixty (60) days; provided, that no contract may be terminated until the end of the harvest season. The department shall notify the gardeners of any notice of termination.
(e) Any agency that does not want to become involved in this program may inform the commissioner accordingly, and any land under its charge shall be excluded from the program.
(f) The commissioner shall also notify each member of the general assembly upon request of all vacant public land available and suitable for gardening in that member's district and of all such land contracted for use under this chapter.
