Section 1715-02-.01 - DEFINITIONSAs used in these regulations:
(1) Board is the Utility Management Review Board ("UMRB") created in the office of the Comptroller of the Treasury by T.C.A. §§ 7-82-701, et seq., or its successor entity.(2) Board staff is the Board's Technical Secretary, counsel to the Board, and any other employee of the Comptroller of the Treasury assigned as staff to the Board.(3) Financial Distress or Financially Distressed Utility ("FDU") is used to describe a Utility that, as shown by the audited annual financial reports, has a deficit in total net position, is in default on an indebtedness, or has a negative change in net position for two (2) consecutive years without regard to any grants or capital contributions. This determination may be made by any division of the Comptroller of the Treasury charged with evaluating the financial health of the Utility.(4) Grant is the plan of mitigation payments from the UDRF authorized by the Board.(5) Merger is the consolidation of two Utilities into one new Utility or the integration of one Utility into another Utility with the dissolution of the non-surviving Utility.(6) Order is the Order entered by the Board, pursuant to T.C.A. § 7-82-704(a)(8), ordering the merger of an FDU with another Utility.(7) Utility is a water system, wastewater system, or any other system regulated by the Board under T.C.A. §§ 7-82-701, et seq.(8) Utility District Revitalization Fund ("UDRF") is the fund created by T.C.A. §§ 7-82-704(b) and -707 to mitigate the financial stress placed on a Utility when merging with an FDU.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1715-02-.01
New rules filed January 23, 2023; effective 4/23/2023.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 7-82-702(a)(1), 7-82-704(b), and 7-82-707(a)(2).