The governor is authorized and empowered to lease lands acquired in accordance with §§ 58-1-501 — 58-1-504, to the United States government when such action is deemed by the governor to be advantageous to the defense of the state and the nation. A lease of such land executed by the governor in the name of the state of Tennessee will be adequate to vest in the United States government such leasehold rights as shall therein be set out.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense
Part 5 - Military Property — Armories
§ 58-1-501. Authority to Acquire Lands
§ 58-1-502. Proclamation of Emergency
§ 58-1-504. Condemnation of Land
§ 58-1-505. Lease to United States
§ 58-1-510. Appropriations of Money or Property by Counties or Municipal Corporations for Defense