The department is empowered to work in connection with the Tennessee valley authority, or any department or agency of the federal government, for the purpose of rendering service or advancing aeronautics generally in the state, and to spend such available funds as are necessary to carry out the work.Acts 1957, ch. 374, § 27; 1972, ch. 829, § 21; T.C.A., §§ 42-233, 42-2-132.
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