Section 4-31-505 - Administration of loans(a)(1) The authority shall administer loans made under this part.(2) In so doing, the authority may adopt rules and regulations necessary for the effective administration of this part, including the promulgation of prerequisites that must be fulfilled by the county in order to be eligible for a loan, procedures to be followed in making loan applications to the authority, procedures to be followed in the disbursement of loan funds, and procedures for enforcing agreements entered into by a county with the authority.(b) A county entering into a loan agreement with the authority must state in the loan application, in addition to those requirements established by the authority pursuant to rules, that the purchase of the equipment for firefighters is reasonably calculated to result in a reduction of fire insurance premium rates for businesses and residents within the unincorporated area of the county served by the county or volunteer fire department.Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 378,s 6, eff. 5/11/2023.Acts 1986, ch. 846, § 14.