Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 1276: Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, requires a county or municipal government that receives a grant from the local parks land acquisition fund for a project located within a county designated as distressed or at-risk by the Appalachian Regional Commission at the time of the grant application to match the grant with an amount of money equal to 25 percent of the project, instead of requiring a match with an amount of money equal to the grant. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-409.

In committee Last action May 8, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 336

Plain-language summary

SB 1276 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, requires a county or municipal government that receives a grant from the local parks land acquisition fund for a project located within a county designated as distressed or at-risk by the Appalachian Regional Commission at the time of the grant application to match the grant with an amount of money equal to 25 percent of the project, instead of requiring a match with an amount of money equal to the grant. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-409. Primary sponsor: Johnson. Most recent recorded action (May 8, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 336.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Johnson.