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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-51-801

  • Metropolitan government: means the political entity created by consolidation of all, or substantially all, of the political and corporate functions of a county and a city or cities. See Tennessee Code 7-1-101
  • 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

All incorporated cities and towns, as well as any areas adopting a metropolitan government within the state, shall file with the commissioner of transportation certified copies of all ordinances adopted by the governing body of such city, town or metropolitan government after July 1, 1983, that affect the operation of trains within the limits, or newly extended limits, when any such ordinances enlarge the municipal boundaries of such city, town or metropolitan government.