Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 42 > Chapter 2 > Part 3 - Tennessee Aeronautics Commission

• Aeronautics: means :
  (A) The science and art of flight, including, but not limited to, transportation by aircraft. See Tennessee Code 42-2-101
• Airport: means any area of land or water that is used, or intended for use, for the landing and taking off of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas that are used, or intended for use, for airport buildings or other airport facilities or avigation easements or rights-of-way, together with all airport buildings and facilities located on such areas, easements or rights-of-way. See Tennessee Code 42-2-101
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of transportation. See Tennessee Code 42-2-101
• Department: means the department of transportation. See Tennessee Code 42-2-101
• General aviation industry: means all aviation in this state with the exception of the airlines and the military. See Tennessee Code 42-2-101
• Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative of such a person. See Tennessee Code 42-2-101
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
• 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
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105