Publications by Date

Reports approved by vote of the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations are labeled as such on their covers with the following banner at the top: Report of the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. All other reports by Commission staff are prepared to inform members of the Commission and the public and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission. They are labeled Staff Report to Members of the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations on their covers. TACIR Fast Facts are short publications prepared by Commission staff to inform members and the public. For select reports, TACIR staff prepares one-page summaries, TACIR Insight, capturing the main findings and recommendations.

The Condition of and Best Practices for Tennessee Wastewater Systems - Commission Report - September 2024
Full Report
Insight

Reducing the Burden:  Increasing Housing Supply to Lower Housing Costs - Commission Report - May 2024
Full Report
Insight
Dashboard - A Closer Look at Housing Affordability in Tennessee

Spending Equity Generally Improved Under the Basic Education Program (BEP) - Staff Report - May 2024
Full Report

Building Tennessee's Tomorrow:  Anticipating the State's Infrastructure Needs - Commission Report - January 2024
Full Report

Tennessee Valley Authority's Payments in Lieu of Taxes: Annual Report to the General Assembly - Commission Report - January 2024
Full Report
Insight

Striking a Balance Between Tennessee's Alcohol Regulation and the Hospitality Industry:  A Tale of Public Health and Safety, Barriers to Entry and Staff Challenges, and Pathways to Improvement - Commission Report - November 2023
Full Report
Insight

Enhancing Safety and Security at Colleges and Universities in Tennessee - Commission Report - November 2023
Full Report
Insight

A Users' Guide to Fiscal Capacity in the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement Funding Formula - Staff Report - September 2023
Full Report

The Effect of the COVID-19 Recession on Public Infrastructure Needs Phase Two:  Effects of the Great Recession and COVID-19 Recession Compared - Staff Report - September 2023
Full Report

Managing Solar Energy Development to Balance Private Property Rights and Consumer Protection with the Protection of Land and Communities - Commission Report - September 2023
Full Report
Insight

Back on Track?  Intercity Passenger Rail Options for Tennessee - Commission Report - June 2023
Report
Appendices
Insight

Building Tennessee's Tomorrow:  Anticipating the State's Infrastructure Needs - Commission Report - January 2023
Full Report

Tennessee Valley Authority's Payments in Lieu of Taxes:  Annual Report to the General Assembly - Commission Report - January 2023
Full Report
Insight

Comprehensive Litter Review:  Strengthening and Coordinating Efforts to Reduce Litter and Illegal Dumping - Commission Report - January 2023
Full Report
Insight

Savings and Challenges with Reference-Based Pricing in Healthcare - Commission Report - January 2023
Full Report
Insight

Electric Vehicles and Other Issues Affecting Road and Highway Funding in Tennessee - Commission Report - December 2022
Full Report
Insight

Intergovernmental Challenges and Achievements Biennial Report Fiscal Years 2020-21 and 2021-22 - Commission Report - December 2022
Full Report

Incremental Improvements to Tennessee's Childhood Obesity Problem are Possible - Commission Report - December 2022
Full Report
Insight

Managing Tennessee's Public Waterways for Recreation:  Balancing Access, Safety, and Protection of Natural Resources - Commission Report - December 2022
Full Report
Insight

State Grants to Local Governments:  Improving the Post-Award Phase So Funding May Be More Effectively Utilized - Commission Report - December 2022
Full Report
Insight

Both Businesses and Local Governments Could Benefit from Improvements to Tennessee's Personal Property Tax - Commission Report - December 2022
Full Report
Insight

Dedications along Existing Public Rights-of-Way, Balancing Property Rights with Local Authority over Land Use Regulation - Commission Report - June 2022
Full Report
Insight

Building Tennessee's Tomorrow:  Anticipating the State's Infrastructure Needs - Commission Report - Commission Report - January 2022
Full Report

Tennessee Valley Authority's Payments in Lieu of Taxes:  Annual Report to the General Assembly - Commission Report - January 2022
Full Report
Insight

Expanding Opportunities for State Contracting through Enhanced Data Collection and Reporting - Commission Report - January 2022
Full Report
Insight

Exploring the Feasibility of a Gold Depository in Tennessee - Commission Report - December 2021
Full Report
Insight

The Effect of the COVID-19 Recession on Public Infrastructure Needs
Interim Report:  Lessons Learned from the Great Recession (December 2007-June 2009) and Early Observations from Local Government Officials
- Staff Report - September 2021
Full Report

Gains in Education Spending Equity Continue 20 Years After Fully Funding the Basic Education Program - Staff Report - February 2021
Full Report

Tennessee Valley Authority's Payments in Lieu of Taxes:  Annual Report to the General Assembly - Commission Report - January 2021
Full Report
Insight

Building Tennessee's Tomorrow:  Anticipating the State's Infrastructure Needs - Commission Report - Commission Report - January 2021
Full Report

Broadband Internet Deployment, Availability, and Adoption in Tennessee Four Years After the Broadband Accessibility Act (Public Chapter 228, Acts of 2017) -  Commission Report - January 2021
Report
Appendixes
Insight

Small Cell Wireless Facilities and Public Rights-of-Way:  Assessing the Effects of Public Chapter 819, Acts of 2018 - Commission Report - December 2020
Full Report
Insight

Cost Savings of Right to Shop Programs - Commission Report - December 2020
Full Report
Insight

Effects of Sharing of Resources among School Systems in Counties with More than One School System - Commission Report - December 2020
Full Report
Insight

Services Provided by Local Governments and the Sources of Revenue to Fund Them - Commission Report - December 2020
Full Report
Insight

Intergovernmental Challenges and Achievements - Biennial Report Fiscal Years 2018-19 and 2019-20 - Commission Report - September 2020
Full Report

Collaborating to Improve Community Resiliency to Natural Disasters - Commission Report - September 2020
Full Report
Insight

K-12 Public Education Funding and Services - Commission Report - January 2020
Full Report
Insight

Closing Gaps in Tennessee's Waste Tire Program and Giving Local Governments More Flexibility to Prevent Illegal Tire Dumping -  Commission Report - January 2020
Full Report
Insight

Building Tennessee's Tomorrow:  Anticipating the State's Infrastructure Needs - Commission Report - January 2020
Full Report

Improving Victim Safety with Global Positioning System (GPS) Monitoring as a Condition of Release for Defendants Accused of Domestic Violence - Commission Report -  January 2020
Full Report
Insight

e-Procurement by Local Governments in Tennessee - Commission Report - January 2020
Full Report
Insight

Tennessee Valley Authority's Payments in Lieu of Taxes:  Annual Report to the General Assembly - Commission Report - January 2020
Full Report

Local Government Revenue in Tennessee and the Evolving Market for Cable Television, Satellite Television, and Streaming Video Services - Commission Report - September 2019
Full Report
Insight

Timing of Municipal Elections in Tennessee:  Continue to Authorize, Not Require, Election Consolidations - Commission Report - September 2019
Full Report
Insight

Public Chapter 952, Acts of 2018:  Proposed Shippers' Franchise and Excise Tax Liability Credit Does Not Appear to be Necessary - Commission Report - September 2019
Full Report
Insight

Building Tennessee's Tomorrow:  Anticipating the State's Infrastructure Needs - Commission Report - February 2019
Full Report

Leveling the Playing Field: Internet Sales Tax in Tennessee - Commission Report - February 2019
Full Report

Tennessee Valley Authority's Payments in Lieu of Taxes:  Annual Report to the General Assembly - Commission Report - February 2019
Full Report

Improving Management of Government-Owned Real Property in Tennessee - Commission Report - January 2019
Full Report
Insight

Access to Affordable Healthy Food - Commission Report - January 2019
Full Report

Community-based Land-use Decisions:  Public Participation in the Rezoning Process - Commission Report
October 2015

Transportation Needs from Tennessee's Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory - Presentation to Tennessee Infrastructure Conference
October 6, 2015

System-level Fiscal Capacity—Observations & Challenges Redux - Presentation to Governor Haslam's Basic Education Program Task Force
September 17, 2015

Building Tennessee's Tomorrow:  Anticipating the State's infrastructure Needs - Commission Report
June 2015

Dealing with Blight:  Impediments Caused by Foreclosure - Staff Report
April 2015

Uninsured Motorist Identification and Enforcement Legislation - Commission Memorandum
March 2015

Tennessee Valley Authority's Payments in Lieu of Taxes - Annual Report to the Tennessee General Assembly - Commission Report
January 2015

Assessing the Value of Low-Income Housing for Property Tax Purposes: Whether and How to Consider the Value of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits - Commission Report
January 2015

Civil Remedies for Invasion of Privacy: Updating the Law to Reach New Technology - Commission Report
January 2015

Protecting the Interests of Homeowners in Planned Developments: Insuring and Maintaining Common Property, Completing Infrastructure, and Providing Fair and Adequate Regulation - Commission Report
January 2015

Tennessee School Budgets: Authority and Accountability for Funding Education and Operating Schools - Commission Report
January 2015

Municipal Boundaries in Tennessee: Annexation and Growth Planning Policies after Public Chapter 707 - Commission Report
January 2015

Intergovernmental Finance in Tennessee Part I: The BEP and the Financing of K-12 Education - Presentation
January 2015

North Central Tennessee Regional Water Resources Planning Study - Produced by TDEC's Water Resources Technical Advisory Committee (co-written by TACIR staff)
December 2011

Potential for Changes in Tennessee Valley Authority Payments in Lieu of Taxes to Tennessee and Its Local Governments - Commission Report
December 2011

Transportation's Share of Tennessee's GDP Matches Transportation's Share of the U.S. Economy - Fast Facts Vol. 7 Iss. 1
December 2011

Evidence from Current County Reappraisals of the Impact of Recent Property Value Declines on Future Reappraisals and Taxable Assessments - Web Publication
December 2011

Getting There: Increasing Access to Destinations - Part IV: Land Use and Transportation Planning - Staff Report
December 2011

The Public Safety Impact of Public Safety Answering Points Not Affiliated with an Emergency Communications District - Commission Report
September 2011

Building Tennessee's Tomorrow: Anticipating the State's Infrastructure Needs - Commission Report
June 2011

South Cumberland Regional Water Resources Planning Study - Produced by TDEC's Water Resources Technical Advisory Committee (co-written by TACIR staff)
June 2011

The Residual Impact of the Recession on Local Government Taxes - Web Publication
June 2011

Are We There Yet? - Part III: Land Use and Transportation Planning - Staff Report
March 2011

Land Use and Planning in Tennessee - Part II: Land Use and Transportation Planning - Staff Report
February 2011

Intergovernmental Challenges and Achievements - Biennial Report FY 2009 and FY 2010 - Commission Report
February 2011

Moving Forward: Public Transportation in Tennessee - Part I: Land Use and Transportation Planning - Staff Report
January 2011

Highway Finance in Tennessee - Staff Report
October 2002

The Local Government Finance Series Volume III, Miscellaneous Local Taxes and Fees - Staff Report
August 2002

Infrastructure Finance Brief: Local Financing Techniques for Capital Projects - Brief
August 2002

Tennessee's Growth Policy in 2001: Promises and Progress
June 2002

The Local Government Finance Series Volume II, The Local Option Sales Tax in Tennessee - Staff Report
Local Option Sales Tax Update
Map of State and Local Option Sales Tax Rates (Jan 2005)
June 2002

Paying for Growth: General Assembly Authorizations for Development Taxes and Impact Fees - Brief
April 2002

An Analysis of the Fiscal Structure of Non-Income Tax States - Staff Report
April 2002

The Sales Tax Bite in Tennessee Approaches One and One-half Times the National Average Volume 1 Issue 5 - Fast Facts
April 2002

Tennessee Should Close the Education Gap: Everyone's Financial Well-being Depends on it! Vol. 1 Issue 4 - Fast Facts
March 2002

Understanding Budget Growth, Volume 1, Issue 3 - Fast Facts
March 2002

How Does Tennessee's Budget Work? Volume 1 Issue 2 - Fast Facts
March 2002

Minimizing Risk Factors Key to Kindergarten Success. Volume 1, Issue 1 - Fast Facts
March 2002

Building Tennessee's Tomorrow: Anticipating the State's Infrastructure Needs - Commission Report
March 2002

The Citizens' Guide to the Tennessee Budget - Staff Report
February 2002

The Local Government Finance Series Volume 1, The Local Property Tax in Tennessee - Staff Report
February 2002

Annexation Issues in Tennessee - Commission Report
February 1995

Funding, Creation & Management of E-911 Districts - Commission Report
January 1995