§45-25-160.03. Distribution of Tennessee Valley Authority payments in lieu of taxes.

The distribution of the share of in-lieu-of-taxes payments of T.V.A. for DeKalb County shall be as follows:

(1) DeKalb County Economic Development Authority shall be appropriated the first fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) through the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013. Beginning October 1, 2013, the DeKalb County Economic Development Authority shall receive the following appropriations:

a. Fiscal year 2013-2014, the first seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000).

b. Fiscal year 2014-2015, the first one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

c. Fiscal year 2015-2016, the first one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000).

d. In the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2016, and beyond, the amount appropriated to the DeKalb County Economic Development Authority shall remain at one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000), unless otherwise specified by local act of the Legislature.

(2) Of the amount remaining after the distributions described in subdivision (1), 37 percent shall be distributed to the county and city boards of education on a per pupil basis as determined by the student enrollment of the respective school systems at the end of the first 40-day enrollment period.

(3) Of the 63 percent remaining after the distributions described in subdivisions (1) and (2), seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) shall be appropriated to the DeKalb County Economic Development Authority.

(4) After the distributions described in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) are made, sixteen thousand six hundred sixty-six dollars sixty seven cents ($16,666.67) shall be distributed in equal monthly installments to the Animal Adoption Center Fund held by the DeKalb County Commission.

(5) After the distributions described in subdivisions (1), (2), (3), and (4) are made, two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) shall be distributed to the county general fund for the purpose of operating an emergency communications program whereby the county may make mass emergency responses to the residents of the county.

(6) After the distributions described in subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) are made, 50 percent of the remaining amount shall be distributed to the county general fund and 50 percent of the remaining amount shall be distributed between the municipalities on the basis of population according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(7) For municipalities that employ an animal control officer, a pro rata share of the amounts transferred to the county's Animal Control Center Fund pursuant to subdivision (4), on the basis of population according to the most recent federal census, shall be added to the municipalities' monthly distribution under subdivision (6), so long as the municipality employs an animal control officer.

(Act 82-502, p. 832, §1; Act 2006-404, p. 1012, §1; Act 2009-494, p. 913, §1; Act 2013-405, p. 1549, §1.)