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House debate centers on bill barring community benefits agreements for state-incentivized projects
Summary
The Tennessee House debated House Bill 10,96, which would prohibit community benefits agreements from being required as conditions for projects receiving state economic incentives.
The Tennessee House debated House Bill 10,96 on the chamber floor, a measure the sponsor described as preventing companies that receive state economic incentives from being contractually bound by community benefits agreements as a condition of approval.
Chairman Vaughn, the bill’s sponsor, said community benefits agreements are “an instrument that contractually binds the employer to fund or provide specific attributes, service or amenities, mitigations, or anything of value to a community, or ... a nongovernmental organization,” and argued the bill would stop such agreements from being used as a compulsory condition for projects that receive state incentives. “If an employer or…
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