2021 Tennessee Code
Part 2 - Municipal Streets
§ 54-5-207. Authority of Commissioner Upon Failure of Municipality to Enter Into or Abide by Agreement Concerning Acquisition and Use of Lands for Streets

In the event any municipality fails or refuses to enter into an agreement within thirty (30) days after the agreement has been submitted by the commissioner to the governing body of the municipal corporation, or fails or refuses to abide by or perform an agreement concerning the acquisition and use of lands for streets needed for the interstate and national defense highway system, and the commissioner decides that the highway and street program is being delayed, impaired, obstructed, or impeded in any manner, the commissioner is authorized and empowered to:
Impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; Acts 1961, ch. 230, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A., § 54-553; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12; 2013, ch. 308, § 8.