Section 13-10-202 - Financial and legal independence(a) Unless waived under 49 U.S.C. § 5329(e), the department: (1) Shall be financially and legally independent from any rail fixed guideway public transportation system under the oversight of the department;(2) May not employ an individual who is also employed by a rail fixed guideway public transportation system under the oversight of the department; and(3) May not directly provide public transportation services in an area with a rail fixed guideway public transportation system under the oversight of the department.(b) A rail fixed guideway public transportation system under the oversight of the department may not provide funding to the department in a manner prohibited by the federal transit administration.Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 743,s 2, eff. 4/18/2018.