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ÐAttorney€for€Appellee€H€&€W€Environmental€Services,€Inc.ÌÌò òJOHN€E.€QUINNÐ t%Ä $ ÐMANIER€&€HERODÌó óNashville,€TennesseeÐ L'œ"& ÐAttorney€for€Appellee€Waste€Management,€Inc.ÌÌÌÌÌò òAFFIRMEDÐ °,(, ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌó óà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àò òALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€J.Ð $3t.3 ÐÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌDAVID€R.€FARMER,€J.ÌÌHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€J.ó óà h àœÐ „:Ô5; ÐñdñÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ#€iXÿÿd#ÑÑ  ÑñdñÓÓà  àBenton›€County€appeals€the€trial€courtððs€order€granting€summary€judgment€to€H€&€WÐ p;À6< ÐÑ~µÑÑ7€ÙXXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑñsñÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑñsññpñÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑñpññdñÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ~µÑÑ7€9.XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑñdñEnvironmental€Services,€Inc.€(H&W)€and€Waste€Management,€Inc.€of€Tennessee€(WasteÐ ° ÐManagement)€and€denying€summary€judgment€to€Benton€County.€€For€the€reasons€statedÏhereafter,€we€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€grant€of€summary€judgment.ÌÌà@µ µ ìàòòò òI.€€Factual€and€Procedural€Historyó óóóˆÐ à 0 ÐÌà  àH&W€is€the€owner€of€the€West€Camden€Sanitary€Landfill€(the€Landfill),€which€is€aÏClass€I€municipal€solid€waste€disposal€facility€located€in€Benton€County,€Tennessee€thatÏcollects€municipal€solid€waste€from€counties€in€middle€Tennessee€and€southern€Kentucky.€ÏœWaste›€Management€built€and€operates€the€Landfill€pursuant€to€a€contract€with€H&W.€€œThe›Ïwaste€that€is€disposed€of€at€the€Landfill€œeither€is›€hauled€directly€to€the€Landfill€or€isÏtransported€to€Waste€Managementððs€transfer€station€in€Nashville,€Tennessee.ÌÌà  àOn€December€21,€1992,€the€Benton€County€Commission€voted€unanimously€toÏapprove€a€contract€that€had€been€proposed€by€H&W€titled€ð ðHost€Fee€Agreement.ðð€€œThe›Ïcontract€was€entered€into€on€December€22,€1992€by€Benton€County€through€its€countyÏexecutive€and€by€H&W.€€The€Host€Fee€Agreement€€essentially€is€a€twenty€year€contractÏthat€commenced€in€August€1993€granting€Benton€County€(along€with€the€cities€of€CamdenÏand€Big€Sandy€pursuant€to€a€later€amendment)€the€right€to€dispose€of€ð ðcounty€wasteÏmaterialðð€at€the€Landfill.€€Ô€ X¡XXX¡ÔœSection›€2.02€of€the€œcontractÔ‡ XþXX X¡Ô›€Ô#† X¡XX Xþ #ÔÔ€X¡XX X¡Ôset€the€tipping€fee€to€be€charged€forÐ à&0"& Ðthe€disposal€of€county€waste€material€at€no€charge€for€up€to€75€tons€of€waste€per€dayÏduring€the€first€ten€years€of€the€contract€period€and€at€$12.00€per€ton€for€up€to€75€tons€ofÏwaste€per€day€for€years€eleven€through€twenty€of€the€contract€period.€œThe›€tipping€fee€to€beÏcharged€for€the€disposal€of€all€county€waste€material€in€excess€of€75€tons€per€day€duringÏthe€entire€contract€period€was€set€at€H&Wððs€ð ðgate€rate.ðð€€œSection›€2.02€of€the€contract€alsoÏestablished€that€H&W€would€pay€Benton€County€one€dollar€for€each€ton€of€out„of„countyÏwaste€accepted€at€the€Landfill€during€years€eleven€through€twenty€of€the€contract€period.€ÏœAfter›€establishing€the€tipping€fees€for€county€waste€material€and€the€one€dollar€surchargeÏfor€out„of„county€waste€in€years€eleven€through€twenty,€the€contract€stated:ÌÓÓà8  à€€œà8` Ð Ð à2.03›€€These€rates€and€the€$1€per€ton€host€fee€to€be€paid€to€theÐ ì8<4: ÐCounty€during€years€11„20€of€the€Agreement€constitute€all€hostÐ Ò9"5; Ðfees€and€surcharges€which€shall€be€levied€or€assessed€by€theÏCounty€or€any€solid€waste€district€formed€or€joined€by€theÏCounty€against€[H&W]€or€the€.€.€.€Landfill€as€a€result€of€theÏoperations€of€the€.€.€.€Landfill€in€Benton€County€except€asÏotherwise€set€out€herein.Ð ` x` x ÐÌà8  à€€œà8` Ð Ð à2.04›€These€rates€include€the€present€surcharge€of€$.85€per€tonÐ `  Ðimposed€by€the€State€of€Tennessee€on€the€disposal€of€wasteÏin€sanitary€landfills.€€In€the€event€this€surcharge€is€increased€orÏany€fee,€surcharge,€duty,€tax,€or€other€charges€of€any€nature€isÏimposed€by€the€federal€government,€any€agency€thereof,€theÏState€of€Tennessee,€any€agency€thereof,€or€by€any€localÏgovernmental€agency€which€is€payable€solely€by€reason€of€theÏnature€of€the€operations€conducted€by€[H&W]€and€any€otherÏsales€or€service€taxes€of€general€application€to€the€operationÏof€the€.€.€.€Landfill,€[H&W]€shall€be€entitled€to€an€automaticÏincrease€in€the€County€Waste€Material€Tipping€Fee.€€Such€fee,Ïsurcharge,€duty,€tax€or€other€charge€shall€immediately€beÏpassed€through€to€all€County€Waste€Material€disposers€in€theÏform€of€a€Tipping€Fee€increase€.€.€.€.Ð ` x` x Ðà@(('ìà.€.€.€.ˆÌà8  à€€œà8` Ð Ð à8.02›€€This€Agreement€constitutes€the€entire€agreement€andÐ  p Ðunderstanding€between€the€parties€hereto,€and€it€shall€not€beÏconsidered€modified,€altered,€changed€or€amended€in€anyÏrespect€unless€in€writing€and€signed€by€the€parties€hereto.Ð ` x` x Ð̛̜ÓÓà  àOn€February€21,€1995,€the€Benton€County€Commission€enacted€Resolution€No.€02„¼21„23€(the€Resolution),€which€provides:ÌÓÓà8  à€€œà8` Ð Ð à€A›€surcharge€shall€be€imposed€on€each€ton€or€volumeÐ €%Ð # Ðequivalent€of€municipal€solid€waste€received€.€.€.€.Ð ` x` x Ðà8  à€€œà8` Ð Ð à€The›€rate€of€the€surcharge€shall€be€set€.€.€.€and€then€reviewedÐ `'°"% Ðperiodically€by€the€legislative€body€and€adjusted€to€meetÏexpenditures€for€which€it€is€imposed.Ð ` x` x Ðà@(('ìà.€.€.€.ˆÌà8  à€€œà8` Ð Ð à€Revenue›€received€from€the€surcharge€may€only€be€expendedÐ  +p&) Ðfor€solid€waste€management€purposes€or€for€purposes€relatedÏto€off„setting€cost€impaired.€€Such€revenue€shall€be€segregatedÏfrom€the€general€fund€and€shall€be€used€only€for€purposes€forÏwhich€they€were€collected.Ð ` x` x Ðà8  à€€œà8` Ð Ð à€Such›€surcharge€shall€be€collected€by€the€operator€of€theÐ Ð/ +. Ðlandfill€prior€to€authorizing€the€disposal€of€the€solid€waste€at€theÏlandfill.€€Such€surcharge€shall€be€collected€by€such€operatorÏfrom€the€disposer€of€the€solid€waste,€and€shall€be€remitted€toÏthe€county€clerk€as€provided€in€this€resolution.Ð ` x` x Ð̜ԀX¾XXX¾ÔñXñÓÓñXñThereafter,›€on€April€18,€1995,€representatives€from€both€H&W€and€Waste€ManagementÐ p5À04 Ðsent€letters€to€the€Benton€County€Executive,€notifying€him€that€they€viewed€the€resolutionÏas€being€unlawful€and€in€violation€of€the€Host€Fee€Agreement€and€that€they€did€not€intendÐ 09€48 Ðto€comply€with€the€Resolutionððs€requirement€that€the€Landfill€collect€the€specifiedÏsurcharge.€ÌÌà  àBenton€County€filed€a€complaint€seeking€a€declaratory€judgment€resolving€theÏvalidity€and€enforceability€of€the€Resolution.€€œSubsequently,›€H&W€and€Waste€ManagementÏmoved€for€summary€judgment,€initially€asserting€that€the€Resolution€violates€the€Host€FeeÏAgreement,€and€later€asserting€that€the€Resolution€does€not€conform€to€the€statutoryÏlanguage€that€authorizes€the€imposition€of€surcharges.€€œThereafter,›€Benton€County€alsoÏmoved€for€summary€judgment,€initially€asserting€that€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€sectionÏ68„211„835(e)€authorized€Benton€County€to€impose€the€surcharge€set€forth€in€theÏResolution€and€that€such€a€surcharge€did€not€violate€the€terms€of€the€Host€Fee€Agreement.€Ï(R.€at€58„64.)€€Benton€County€also€later€asserted€that€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€sectionsÏ68„211„835(f)€and/or€(g)€authorized€Benton€County€to€impose€the€surcharge€set€forth€in€theÏResolution.€€The€trial€court€thereafter€found,€ð ðthe€Resolution€does€not€comply€with€statutoryÏrequirements€authorizing€a€surcharge€[and]€the€Resolution€is€deemed€unenforceable.ðð€ÏœTherefore,›€it€granted€H&Wððs€and€Waste€Managementððs€motion€for€summary€judgment€andÏdenied€Benton€Countyððs€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€œBenton›€County€thereafterÏappealed€the€trial€courtððs€disposition€of€the€summary€judgment€motions.Ô€X¾XXX¾ÔÐ $à" ÐÔ€X¾XXX¾ÔÌà  àÔ€X¾XXX¾ÔÔ‡X¾XXX¾ÔOn€appeal,€œwe›€are€presented€with€the€following€specific€issues€that€relate€to€theÐ P( #& Ðpropriety€of€the€trial€courtððs€disposition€of€the€summary€judgment€motions:Ì€€1.€€Whether,€pursuant€to€subsection€(e),€(f),€or€(g)€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€sectionÏ68„211„835,€Benton€County€is€authorized€to€impose€the€surcharge€as€set€forth€in€theÏResolution.Ì€€2.€€Whether€imposition€of€the€surcharge€that€is€set€forth€in€the€Resolution€would€violateÏthe€terms€of€the€Host€Fee€Agreement.ÌAs€the€trial€courtððs€decision€rested€solely€on€questions€of€law,€our€review€is€òòde€novoóó€withÐ p5À04 Ðno€presumption€of€correctness€for€the€trial€court's€findings.€òòCity€of€Tullahoma€v.€BedfordÐ P7 26 ÐCountyóó,€938€S.W.2d€408,€412€(Tenn.€1997);€òòUnion€Carbide€Corp.€v.€Huddlestonóó,€854Ð 09€48 ÐS.W.2d€87,€91€(Tenn.1993).ÌÌà@ààìàòòñYñò òñYñII.€€Whether€the€Resolution€is€Authorized€by€ðððð€68„211„835(e),€(f),€or€(g)ñYñó óñYñóóˆÐ pÀ ÐÌà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€title€68,€chapter€211,€part€8,€which€is€referred€to€as€theÏSolid€Waste€Management€Act€of€1991,€expressly€regulates,€among€other€things,€theÏimposition,€collection,€and€use€of€fees€and€surcharges€by€the€state€and€local€governmentsÏin€relation€to€municipal€solid€waste.€€It€also€limits€the€use€of€proceeds€collected€by€localÏgovernments.€€As€the€first€issue€presented€to€us€requires€us€to€determine€whether€theÏResolution€is€authorized€by€œsection€68„211„835,›€we€must€adhere€to€principles€of€statutoryÏconstruction.ÌÓÓà8  àœà8` Ð Ð àð ðThe›€most€basic€principle€of€statutory€construction€is€toÏascertain€and€give€effect€to€the€legislative€intent€without€undulyÏrestricting€or€expanding€a€statuteððs€coverage€beyond€itsÏintended€scope.ðð€€òòOwens€v.€Stateóó,€908€S.W.2d€923,€926€(Tenn.Ð  p Ð1995);€òòState€v.€Sligeróó,€846€S.W.2d€262,€263€(Tenn.€1993).€Ð ` Ðð ðWhen€the€words€of€a€statute€are€plain€and€unambiguous,€theÏassumption€is€ððthat€the€legislature€intended€what€it€wrote€andÏmeant€what€it€said.ðð€€The€pertinent€language€must€be€[applied]Ïððwithout€any€forced€or€subtle€construction€extending€its€import.ððððÏòòMcClain€v.€Henry€I.€Siegel€Co.óó,€834€S.W.2d€295,€296€(Tenn.Ð À! Ð1992).Ð ` x` x ÐÌÓ-ÓòòWorley€v.€Weigels,€Inc.óó,€919€S.W.2d€589,€593€(Tenn.€1996).Ð $à" ÐÌà  àWe€begin€our€analysis€with€subsection€(e)€of€section€68„211„835,€which€provides:ÌÓÓà8  à€€œà8` Ð Ð à€In›€order€to€encourage€regional€use€of€solid€waste€disposalÐ 0*€%( Ðfacilities€or€incinerators,€a€county€that€is€host€to€a€solid€wasteÏdisposal€facility€or€incinerator€òòused€by€other€counties€in€theÐ ,`'* Ðsame€region€formed€pursuant€to€this€partóó€may€impose€aÐ -P(+ Ðsurcharge€on€municipal€solid€waste€received€at€any€such€solidÏwaste€disposal€facility€or€incinerator€by€resolution€of€its€countyÏlegislative€bodies€in€the€region.€€The€surcharge€shall€beÏimposed€on€each€ton€or€volume€equivalent€of€municipal€solidÏwaste€so€received.€€The€revenue€received€by€a€county€from€theÏsurcharge€authorized€by€this€subsection€shall€be€expended€forÏsolid€waste€management€purposes,€or€for€purposes€related€toÏoffsetting€costs€incurred€and€other€impacts€resulting€from€theÏcounty€being€host€to€the€solid€waste€disposal€facility€orÏincinerator.€€If€any€municipality€in€the€host€county€incurs€costsÏas€a€result€of€such€a€municipal€solid€waste€facility€orÏincinerator,€then€the€county€shall€appropriate€funds€derivedÏfrom€the€surcharge€revenue€to€the€municipality€which€shall€beÏused€by€the€municipality€to€offset€such€costs.Ð :p59` x` x ЇÓk1ÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€68„211„835(e)€(Supp.€1998)€(emphasis€added).€€Based€upon€theÏemphasized€text€quoted€above,€we€find€section€68„211„835(e)€to€be€inapplicable€to€BentonÏCounty.€€The€plain€and€unambiguous€language€of€subsection€(e)€limits€the€subsectionððsÏscope€and€application€to€counties€that€host€a€solid€waste€disposal€facility€which€is€used€byÏother€counties€in€the€same€municipal€solid€waste€region€formed€pursuant€to€TennesseeÏCode€Annotated€title€68,€chapter€211,€part€8.€€Stated€otherwise,€the€subsection€applies€onlyÏto€multi„county€solid€waste€regions,€and€not€to€single€county€waste€regions,€which€may€alsoÏbe€formed€pursuant€to€section€68„211„813(a)(1).€€In€the€case€òòsub€judiceóó,€no€counties€otherÐ Ð  Ðthan€Benton€County€exist€within€the€same€municipal€solid€waste€region.€œTherefore,›€theÏLandfill€is€not€ð ðused€by€other€counties€in€the€same€regionðð€and€subsection€(e)€does€notÏauthorize€the€surcharge€set€forth€in€the€Resolution.€€òòSeeóó€òòCity€of€Tullahoma€v.€BedfordÐ pÀ ÐCountyóó,€938€S.W.2d€408,€413€n.4€(Tenn.€1997).Ð P  ÐÌà  àHaving€resolved€whether€subsection€(e)€provides€any€authorization€for€theÏResolution,€we€next€turn€our€attention€to€subsection€(f)€of€section€68„211„835,€whichÏprovides,€in€part:ÌÓÓà8  àœà8` Ð Ð àIn›€addition€to€any€fee€authorized€by€title€5,€and€to€any€tippingÏfee€imposed€by€any€local€government€under€this€section,€aÏcounty,€municipality€or€solid€waste€authority€is€authorized€toÏimpose€.€.€.€[a]€surcharge€on€each€ton€of€municipal€wasteÏreceived€at€a€solid€waste€disposal€facility€or€incinerator€òòforÐ p&À!$ Ðexpenditure€for€solid€waste€collection€or€disposal€purposesóóÐ `'°"% Ðconsistent€with€this€part€.€.€.€.Ð ` x` x ÐÌÓk;ÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€68„211„835(f)(1)(A)€(emphasis€added).€€While€the€surcharge€authorizedÏunder€subsection€(f)€is€restricted€to€use€ð ðfor€expenditure€for€solid€waste€collection€orÏdisposal€purposes,ðð€Benton€Countyððs€Resolution€establishes€that€the€revenue€receivedÏfrom€its€surcharge€is€to€be€ð ðexpended€for€solid€waste€management€purposes€or€forÏpurposes€related€to€off„setting€cost€impaired€[sic].ðð€€Initially,€we€note€that€it€appears€that€theÏlanguage€set€forth€in€the€Resolution€was€drafted€œñ`ñto›€ñ`ñpartially›€œñañto€ñañmirror›€the€language€ofÏsubsection€œ(e),€which€allows€expenditure€for€ð ðsolid›€waste€management€purposes,€or€forÏpurposes€related€to€offsetting€costs€incurred€and€other€impacts€resulting€from€the€countyÏbeing€host€to€the€solid€waste€disposal€facility.ðð€€However,€because€subsection€œ(e)€does€notÐ 09€48 Ðauthorize›€the€œResolutionððs€surcharge,›€we€must€determine€whether€the€ResolutionððsÏlanguage€(ð ðwaste€management€purposes,€or€for€purposes€related€to€off„setting€costÏimpairedðð)€comports€with€subsection€(f)ððs€express€limitation€requiring€the€proceeds€to€beÏused€ð ðfor€solid€waste€collection€or€disposal€purposes.ðð€€ÌÌà  àWe€find€that,€while€collection€and€disposal€activities€are€undoubtedly€òòtypesóó€of€solidÐ `  Ðwaste€management€activities,€the€provision€ð ðwaste€management€purposes,€or€for€purposesÏrelated€to€off„setting€cost€impairedðð€is€broader€in€scope€than€ð ðcollection€or€disposalÏpurposes.ðð׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€This€conclusion€is€based,€in€part,€upon€the€legislatureððs€use€of€this€differingÐ ° Ðterminology€in€subsections€(e)€and€(f).€€ð ðIn€construing€a€statute€the€Court€must€give€effectÏto€every€word,€phrase,€clause,€and€sentence€.€.€.€to€achieve€the€legislatureððs€intent.ðð€€òòStateÐ pÀ Ðv.€Odumóó,€928€S.W.2d€18,€29€(Tenn.€1996).€€Courts€should€presume€that€ð ðthe€legislatureÐ P  Ðused€each€word€in€a€statute€purposely€and€the€use€of€these€words€conveyed€some€intentÏand€had€a€meaning€and€purpose.ðð€òòTidwell€v.€Servomation„Willoughby€Co.óó,€483€S.W.2d€98,Ð ` Ð100€(Tenn.€1972).€€Courts€must€further€ð ðconstrue€a€statute€so€that€no€part€will€beÏinoperative,€superfluous,€void,€or€insignificant€.€.€.€and€further€.€.€.€give€effect€to€every€word,Ïphrase,€clause€and€sentenceðð€of€a€statute.€€òòGeneral€Care€Corp.€V.€Olsenóó,€707€S.W.2d€642,Ð °"  Ð646€(Tenn.€1986).€€Though€we€find€it€unnecessary€in€this€case€to€judicially€define€ð ðcollectionÏor€disposal€purposes,ðð€as€used€in€subsection€(f),€we€presume€that€the€differing€terms€usedÏin€subsection€(e)€and€the€additional€language€(which€is€reflected€and€used€in€theÏResolution),€had€independent€meaning€and€purpose€and€was€not€œsuperfluous›€orÏinsignificant.€€We€therefore€conclude€that€the€Resolution,€which€reflects€subsection€(e)ððsÏterminology,€does€not€comport€with€subsection€(f)ððs€express€limitation€requiring€theÏproceeds€to€be€used€ð ðfor€solid€waste€collection€or€disposal€purposes.ðð€€Accordingly,Ïsubsection€(f)€does€not€authorize€the€Resolution,€as€written.€€However,€assuming€theÏimposition€of€the€Resolutionððs€surcharge€does€not€otherwise€violate€the€Host€FeeÏAgreement,€which€we€address€below,€we€note€that€the€trial€court€correctly€observed€thatÐ p5À04 ÐBenton€County€could€simply€enact€a€new€resolution€where€the€revenue€would€be€used€ð ðforÏsolid€waste€collection€or€disposal€purposes.ððÌÌà  àLastly,€we€turn€our€attention€to€subsection€(g)€of€section€68„211„835,€which€provides,Ïin€part:ÌÓÓà8  àœà8` Ð Ð àIn›€addition€to€any€power€authorized€by€title€5,€a€county,Ïmunicipality€or€solid€waste€authority€is€authorized€to€imposeÏand€collect€a€solid€waste€disposal€fee.€€Funds€generated€fromÏsuch€fees€may€only€be€used€òòto€establish€and€maintain€solidÐ à0  Ðwaste€collection€and€disposal€servicesóó,€including,€but€notÐ Ð  Ðlimited€to,€convenience€centers.€.€.€.€.€€The€amount€of€òòthe€feeÐ À Ðshall€bear€a€reasonable€relationship€to€the€cost€of€providing€theÏsolid€waste€disposal€servicesóó.Рð` x` x ÐÌÓLÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€68„211„835(g)€(emphasis€added).€€We€find€that€subsection€(g)€does€notÏauthorize€the€imposition€of€a€surcharge€on€services€provided€by€a€private€entity.€€Both€theÏfees€and€the€surcharges€established€by€section€68„211„835€are€ð ðfeesðð€in€the€sense€thatÏthey€are€imposed€for€the€purpose€of€either€ð ðregulating€a€specific€activity€or€defraying€theÏcost€of€providing€a€service€or€benefit€to€the€party€paying€the€fee.ðð€€òòSeeóó€òòCity€of€TullahomaÐ P Ðv.€Bedford€Countyóó,€938€S.W.2d€408,€412€(Tenn.€1997).€€However,€the€two€terms,€as€usedÐ à0 Ðin€section€68„211„835,€have€differing€meanings€when€read€in€context€with€other€plain€andÏunambiguous€language€set€forth€in€the€statute.€€As€used€in€the€statute,€the€termÏð ðsurchargeðð€pertains€to€instances€where€either€the€county€òòoróó€a€private€entity€is€providing€theÐ €%Ð # Ðservice€upon€which€the€fee€is€based,€whereas€the€term€ð ðfeeðð€pertains€to€charges€imposedÏthat€are€at€least€partly€intended€to€defray€the€countyððs€òòownóó€direct€costs€from€providing€theÐ @)$' Ðservice€or€benefit€upon€which€the€fee€is€based.€€For€example,€subsection€(a)ððs€authorizationÏto€impose€a€tipping€fee€only€applies€if€the€county€owns€the€waste€disposal€facility€and€isÏproviding€œthe€services€upon€which€the€fee€is€based.›€€òòCity€of€Tullahomaóó,€938€S.W.2d€at€413Ð à.0*- Ðn.4.€€Likewise,€subsection€(g)ððs€authorization€to€impose€a€solid€waste€disposal€fee€onlyÏapplies€for€the€county€ð ðto€establish€and€maintain€solid€waste€collection€and€disposalÏservices.ðð€€In€fact,€subsection€(g)€further€requires,€ð ð[t]he€amount€of€the€fee€shall€bear€aÏreasonable€relationship€to€the€cost€of€providing€the€solid€waste€disposal€services.ðð€€ÏTherefore,€because€subsection€(g)€clearly€contemplates€a€fee€based€on€services€providedÏby€a€county€and€not€for€services€provided€by€a€private€entity,€and€because€Benton€CountyððsÐ  :p59 ÐResolution€promulgates€a€ð ðfeeðð€for€services€provided€by€H&W€and€Waste€Management,Ïsubsection€(g)€does€not€authorize€the€surcharge€set€forth€in€the€Resolution.ÌÌà  àIn€summary,€we€find€that€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€69„211„835€does€notÏauthorize€the€surcharge€set€forth€in€Benton€Countyððs€Resolution,€as€it€is€written.€€Therefore,Ïthe€trial€court€properly€granted€H&Wððs€and€Waste€Managementððs€motion€for€summaryÏjudgment€and€properly€denied€Benton€Countyððs€motion€for€summary€judgment€on€thisÏbasis.ÌÌà@³³ ìàœòòñ\ñò òñ\ñIñZñVñZññ[ñIIñ[ñ.›€€Whether€the€Resolution€violates€the€Host€Fee€Agreementñ\ñó óñ\ñóóˆÐ à ÐÌà  àOur€state€Constitution€establishes€"[t]hat€no€retrospective€law,€or€law€impairing€theÏobligations€of€contracts,€shall€be€made."€€Tenn.€Const.€art.€I€ðð€20.€€ð ðRetrospective€laws€areÏlaws€that€ððtake€away€or€impair€vested€rights€acquired€under€existing€laws€or€create€a€newÏobligation,€impose€a€new€duty,€or€attach€a€new€disability€in€respect€of€transactions€orÏconsiderations€already€passed.ðð"€€òòOwens€v.€Truckstops€of€Americaóó,€915€S.W.2d€420€(Tenn.Ð Ð  Ð1996)€(quoting€òòMorris€v.€Grossóó,€572€S.W.2d€902,€907€(Tenn.1978)).€€Furthermore,€the€SolidÐ °"  ÐWaste€Management€Act€of€1991,€upon€which€Benton€County€asserts€authorizes€theÏResolution,€expressly€states,€ð ð[a]€region€or€solid€waste€authority€may€not€impair€theÏobligations€of€contracts€entered€into€before€the€date€of€approval€of€the€regionððs€plan€inÏviolation€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution,€article€I,€ðð€20.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€68„211„¼815(b)(4)€(1996).€€In€this€case,€the€Host€Fee€Agreement€was€entered€into€before€the€dateÏof€approval€of€Benton€Countyððs€waste€region€plan.€€Therefore,€because€H&Wððs€contractualÏrights€under€the€Host€Fee€Agreement€were€already€vested,€the€Resolution€is€invalid€if€itÏviolates€H&Wððs€rights€or€Benton€Countyððs€obligations€under€the€Host€Fee€agreement.ÌÌà  àAs€set€forth€earlier,€section€2.02€of€the€Host€Fee€Agreement€established€tipping€feeÏrates€for€the€disposal€of€county€waste€material€and€established€a€one€dollar€surcharge€forÏeach€ton€of€out„of„county€waste€accepted€at€the€Landfill€during€years€eleven€throughÐ 09€48 Ðtwenty€of€the€contract€period.€€Section€2.03€thereafter€established€that€the€rates€andÏsurcharge€set€forth€in€section€2.02€ð ðconstitute€all€host€fees€and€surcharges€which€shall€beÏlevied€òòoróó€assessed€by€[Benton]€County€or€any€solid€waste€district€formed€or€joined€byÐ pÀ Ð[Benton]€County€against€[H&W]€or€the€.€.€.€Landfill€as€a€result€of€the€operations€of€the€.€.€.ÏLandfill€in€Benton€County€except€as€otherwise€set€out€herein.ðð€€The€Resolution,€however,Ïsets€forth€an€additional€surcharge€for€disposing€of€each€ton€of€municipal€solid€waste.€€H&WÏand€Waste€Management€assert€that€the€Resolution€violates€section€2.03€of€the€Host€FeeÏAgreement€because€it€is€being€levied€against€H&W.€€In€the€trial€court,€Benton€CountyÏargued€that€the€surcharge,€as€set€forth€in€the€Resolution,€is€not€levied€or€assessed€againstÏH&W€or€the€Landfill,€but€is,€instead,€levied€and€assessed€only€against€ð ðthe€disposer€of€theÏsolid€wasteðð€because€it€is€to€be€collected€by€Waste€Management€from€the€disposer€of€theÏsolid€waste.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Ð P  ÐÌà  àWhile€it€is€true€that€summary€judgment€is€generally€proper€when€the€basic€materialÏfacts€are€not€in€dispute,€summary€judgment€is€not€proper€where€different€conclusions€orÏinferences€could€be€drawn€from€those€basic€facts.€€òòByrd€v.€Hallóó,€847€S.W.2d€208,€211,€212Ð Ð  Ð(Tenn.€1993);€òòBlue€Diamond€Coal€Co.€V.€Holland„America€Ins.€Co.óó,€671€S.W.2d€829,€834Ð °"  Ð(Tenn.€1984);€òòPrescott€v.€Adamsóó,€627€S.W.2d€134,€138„39€(Tenn.€œApp.›€1981).€€If€there€isÐ $à" Ðany€doubt€as€to€the€conclusions€to€be€drawn€from€a€material€fact,€the€motion€must€beÏdenied€because€all€justifiable€inferences€are€to€be€drawn€in€the€nonmovantððs€favor.€€òòByrdóó,Ð P( #& Ð847€S.W.2d€at€211,€212.€€Moreover,€while€plain€and€unambiguous€terms€of€œñbña€ñbñwritten›Ïcontract€are€construed€œañcñs€añcñ›€matter€of€law,€a€trier€of€fact€may€be€called€upon€to€resolve€theÏintent€of€the€parties€with€respect€to€terms€that€are€not€plain€and€unambiguous.€€òòForde€v.Ð ð-@), ÐFisk€Univ.óó,€661€S.W.2d€883,€886€(Tenn.€œApp.›€1983).Ð Ð/ +. ÐÌà  àIt€would€be€reasonable€to€conclude€that€a€surcharge€collected€by€WasteÏManagement€from€the€disposer€of€solid€waste€does€not€violate€the€Host€Fee€AgreementÐ p5À04 Ðby€òòconcludingóó€that€such€a€surcharge€is,€at€least€in€form,€imposed€against€the€disposer€andÐ ° Ðis€not€imposed€against€H&W€or€the€Landfill.€€However,€a€reasonable€fact„finder€could€alsoÏconclude€that€such€a€surcharge€is€imposed€against€the€disposer€òòandóó€H&W€because€suchÐ pÀ Ða€surcharge€would€not€simply€affect€the€disposer,€but€would€impose€a€cost€on€H&WððsÏbusiness,€regardless€of€whether€the€surcharge€was€collected€from€the€disposer€of€wasteÏseparate€from€the€Landfillððs€tipping€fees€or€was€subsequently€collected€from€the€LandfillððsÏrevenues.€If€the€surcharge€was€collected€from€the€disposer€of€waste€such€that€it€wasÏaccounted€for€separate€from€the€Landfillððs€tipping€fees,€the€surcharge€would€initiallyÏincrease€the€total€cost€imposed€upon€disposers€of€waste€(the€consumers€of€services),Ïwhich€would€create€an€indirect€cost€to€the€Landfill€by€affecting€the€total€quantity€of€servicesÏprovided€by€the€Landfill€or€€prices€(aside€from€the€surcharge)€that€the€Landfill€could€chargeÏfor€disposal€of€out„of„county€waste€material€or€county€waste€material€in€excess€of€75€tonsÏper€day.€€Therefore,€we€find€that€the€provision€ð ðlevied€.€.€.€against€[H&W]€or€the€.€.€.€LandfillððÏis€not€plain€and€unambiguous€and€that,€absent€undisputed€proof€regarding€the€intent€of€theÏparties€as€to€this€provision,€the€trier€of€fact€must€be€called€upon€œto›€determine€such€intent.€ÏAccordingly,€summary€judgment€for€either€party€on€this€ground€would€not€have€beenÏproper.€€As€such,€this€issue€provides€further€grounds€to€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€denial€ofÏsummary€judgment€to€Benton€County,€though€it€does€not€provide€a€separate€ground€toÏsupport€the€trial€courtððs€grant€of€summary€judgment€to€H&W€and€Waste€Management.ÌÌà@ìì*ìàœñ]ñˆÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ 09€48 Ðà@#ìàñ]ñòòñ^ñò òñ^ñIV.›€€Conclusionñ^ñó óñ^ñóóˆÐ ° Мñ_ñÌ›à  àñ_ñ›œñ_ñÌÌÌÌÌÌñ_ñÌà  àBased›€upon€the€foregoing,€we€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€disposition€of€the€partiesððÏsummary€judgment€motions.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€to€Benton€County,€for€whichÏexecution€may€issue€if€œnecessary.Ô#†X$‰XXX$‰×(#ÔÐ 0 € ÐÌÓÓà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð ð@  Ðóóà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àHIGHERS,€J.Ð à0  ÐÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ `° ÐFARMER,€J.ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ ` ÐLILLARD,€J.ÌÌ›