Tennessee Code 54-5-141 – Highway Rights-of-way – Retention for scenic or environmental purposes
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-5-141
- Department: means the department of transportation. See Tennessee Code 54-5-103
- Highway: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
The department shall consider whether highway rights-of-way are suitable for retention in order to restore, preserve, or improve the scenic beauty and environmental quality adjacent to the highway, prior to declaring the rights-of-way surplus and conveying them for uses other than highways. The department is encouraged to retain, rather than dispose of, its interests in these rights-of-way.