Terms Used In Tennessee Code 11-15-101

  • 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

The purpose of this chapter is to authorize and enable public bodies to acquire interests and rights in real property that is adjacent to or has a visual, audible, or atmospheric effect on the state‘s historic, architectural, archaeological, or cultural resources, or on its natural areas in order to assist in the attainment of the objectives stated in the findings.