Tennessee Code Title 9. Public Finances § 9-4-5107

(1) With respect to each debt issuer listed above, a direct and continuing appropriation to that debt issuer of its earnings, revenues or other assets for expenditures authorized by or pursuant to the respective enabling legislation and the authority to expend those funds in accordance with or pursuant to such legislation; and

(2) With respect to any public higher education entity whose contracts or agreements with the state school bond authority support the payment of such debt issuer's debt service, a direct and continuing appropriation to that entity of its earnings, revenues or other assets pledged or governed by such contracts or agreements and the authority to expend those funds in accordance with or pursuant to the respective contracts or agreements.