# Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-3-102: Federal and state aid > Tennessee · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T7_C3_S7-3-102 ## Section - **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-3-102 - **Heading:** Federal and state aid - **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-3-102 ## Text (a) Any metropolitan government created and established pursuant to chapters 1-3 of this title shall be entitled to receive as state aid or as grant-in-aid from the state of Tennessee, from the United States or from any other agency, public or private, all funds to which a county is, or may hereafter be, entitled, and also all funds to which an incorporated city or municipality is or may hereafter be entitled and to receive the funds without diminution or loss by reason of a consolidation made as provided in chapters 1-3 of this title. (b) (1) The metropolitan government shall be deemed a county and shall also be deemed an incorporated city or municipality for the purpose of determining its right to receive, and for the purpose of receiving, state aid or grant-in-aid from the state of Tennessee, from the United States or from any other agency. (2) When state aid or other grant-in-aid is distributed to any county on the basis of population or area, or both, then the entire population and the total area of the county in which such metropolitan government is established shall be considered in calculating and determining the basis of such distribution. (3) When state aid or other grant-in-aid is distributed to any county on the basis of rural area, rural road mileage or rural population, or any combination thereof, then that area of the general services district outside of the urban services district shall be deemed to constitute rural area, its road mileage to constitute rural road mileage and its population to constitute rural population. (4) When state aid or other grant-in-aid is distributed to any incorporated city or municipality on the basis of population or area, or both, then the population and the area of the urban services district shall be deemed the population and the area of the metropolitan government in calculating and determining the basis of such distribution. Acts 1957, ch. 120, § 11; T.C.A., § 6-3712. (a) Any metropolitan government created and established pursuant to chapters 1-3 of this title shall be entitled to receive as state aid or as grant-in-aid from the state of Tennessee, from the United States or from any other agency, public or private, all funds to which a county is, or may hereafter be, entitled, and also all funds to which an incorporated city or municipality is or may hereafter be entitled and to receive the funds without diminution or loss by reason of a consolidation made as provided in chapters 1-3 of this title. (b) (1) The metropolitan government shall be deemed a county and shall also be deemed an incorporated city or municipality for the purpose of determining its right to receive, and for the purpose of receiving, state aid or grant-in-aid from the state of Tennessee, from the United States or from any other agency. (2) When state aid or other grant-in-aid is distributed to any county on the basis of population or area, or both, then the entire population and the total area of the county in which such metropolitan government is established shall be considered in calculating and determining the basis of such distribution. (3) When state aid or other grant-in-aid is distributed to any county on the basis of rural area, rural road mileage or rural population, or any combination thereof, then that area of the general services district outside of the urban services district shall be deemed to constitute rural area, its road mileage to constitute rural road mileage and its population to constitute rural population. (4) When state aid or other grant-in-aid is distributed to any incorporated city or municipality on the basis of population or area, or both, then the population and the area of the urban services district shall be deemed the population and the area of the metropolitan government in calculating and determining the basis of such distribution. leage and its population to constitute rural population. (4) When state aid or other grant-in-aid is distributed to any incorporated city or municipality on the basis of population or area, or both, then the population and the area of the urban services district shall be deemed the population and the area of the metropolitan government in calculating and determining the basis of such distribution. (1) The metropolitan government shall be deemed a county and shall also be deemed an incorporated city or municipality for the purpose of determining its right to receive, and for the purpose of receiving, state aid or grant-in-aid from the state of Tennessee, from the United States or from any other agency. (2) When state aid or other grant-in-aid is distributed to any county on the basis of population or area, or both, then the entire population and the total area of the county in which such metropolitan government is established shall be considered in calculating and determining the basis of such distribution. (3) When state aid or other grant-in-aid is distributed to any county on the basis of rural area, rural road mileage or rural population, or any combination thereof, then that area of the general services district outside of the urban services district shall be deemed to constitute rural area, its road mileage to constitute rural road mileage and its population to constitute rural population. (4) When state aid or other grant-in-aid is distributed to any incorporated city or municipality on the basis of population or area, or both, then the population and the area of the urban services district shall be deemed the population and the area of the metropolitan government in calculating and determining the basis of such distribution. Acts 1957, ch. 120, § 11; T.C.A., § 6-3712. ## Nearby sections - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-3-101 Successor to rights and obligations of counties and cities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T7_C3_S7-3-101.md) - [Tenn. 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