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Committee advances bill to add Claiborne, Grainger and Union counties to Northeast Tennessee Rail Authority
Summary
House Bill 16-76, amended to add Claiborne, Grainger and Union counties to the Northeast Tennessee Rail Authority, was advanced out of committee 25–0 after sponsors said local governing bodies must ratify the change by two-thirds vote.
Chairman Eldridge described House Bill 16-76 as a measure to add Claiborne, Grainger and Union counties to the Northeast Tennessee Rail Authority. "We just need to get these 3 counties added to that rail authority," Eldridge said, noting the authority already includes Anderson, Campbell and Scott counties and that local governing bodies must approve the addition by a two-thirds vote.
Chairman Williams offered an amendment to simplify the language about when additional counties can join; the committee adopted that amendment (drafting code 014683). After brief discussion, the committee voted 25–0 to advance the bill to calendar and rules.
The transcript uses the phrase "Veil Authority" in one place; committee discussion and context make clear the item concerns the Northeast Tennessee Rail Authority and county membership. The committee recorded a unanimous tally with no individual roll-call votes printed in the provided excerpt.
