Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-2208

The sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) annually, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of the general fund of the state, not otherwise appropriated, to the department of tourist development, for carrying out §§ 4-3-2204, 4-3-2206 and 4-3-2207 for maintenance and operation, including personal services, to be paid out of the general fund of the state treasury in the form and manner as now prescribed for the expenditures of other public funds.