In the event it becomes necessary to condemn the land, the commissioner and the governor shall request the attorney general and reporter in writing to file the proper condemnation proceedings, which shall be under the general laws relating to the acquisition of land for public purposes by condemnation, authority being granted for that purpose.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 12-1-108
Condemnation request
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State Ex Rel. Commissioner of Transportation v. Medicine Bird Black Bear White Eagle (2001)
Most recently applied in State Ex Rel. Commissioner of Transportation v. Medicine Bird Black Bear White Eagle (July 2001)
Acts 1943, ch. 89, § 1; mod
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