Tennessee Code Title 7. Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities § 7-36-120

(a) Any pledge of, or lien on, revenues, fees, rents, tolls, or other charges received or receivable by the authority to secure the payment of any bonds of the authority, and the interest thereon, shall be valid and binding from the time that the pledge or lien is created or granted and shall inure to the benefit of any owner of any such bonds until the payment in full of the principal thereof and premium and interest thereon. The priority of any pledge or lien with respect to competing pledges or liens shall be determined by the date such pledge or lien is created or granted. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument granting, creating, or giving notice of the pledge or lien need be filed or recorded to preserve or protect the validity or priority of such pledge or lien.

(b) If a conflict arises between this section and the Perfection, Priority and Enforcement of Public Pledges and Liens Act, compiled in title 9, chapter 22, the Perfection, Priority and Enforcement of Public Pledges and Liens Act shall control.