Tennessee Code 11-11-111 – Consideration of abandoned rights-of-way – Establishment of trail right-of-way boundaries
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 11-11-111
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of environment and conservation. See Tennessee Code 11-11-103
- Department: means the department of environment and conservation. See Tennessee Code 11-11-103
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- System: means the "Tennessee trails system" as established in this chapter and including all trails and trail segments, together with their rights-of-way, whether initially designated or later added by any of the procedures described in the chapter. See Tennessee Code 11-11-103
The department shall review all formal declarations of railroad right-of-way abandonments by the interstate commerce commission, for possible inclusion into the state trails system. The commissioner shall, within three (3) years after the route of a trail or trail segment included in the system has been located, determine the boundaries of the right-of-way to be associated with that trail. Such boundaries shall be established in such a manner that they protect the scenic value of the trail.