7-51-1601 - Definitions Assistance to private residential property owners.
7-51-1601. Definitions Assistance to private residential property owners.
(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires,
(1) Natural disaster means a disaster that has caused widespread devastation in an area and includes an area that has been declared by the governor to be a disaster area; and
(2) Private residential property means the property of a person who qualifies for property tax relief under the provisions of §§ 67-5-702 67-5-704.
(b) When a natural disaster occurs, a municipality or county shall have access to and may spend public funds to assist in cleaning up debris and fallen trees on private residential property, if a request is made by the owner of the property for such assistance.
(c) The municipality or county shall by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, adopt a plan for providing assistance for natural disaster relief to private residential property authorized by this section.
[T.C.A. § 58-2-111(c)(10); Acts 2004, ch. 743, § 3.]