(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), no person shall charge as ferriage on any stream on any highway included in the state highway system or maintained in whole or part by the department of transportation more than the rate fixed as follows:

Automobile and passengers……………………………………………

$2.00

Person, each, on foot……………………………………………………

0.50

Truck or bus (one (1) ton capacity and under) and driver……

2.00

Truck or bus (one (1) ton capacity and over) and driver………

4.00

Automobile trailer………………………………………………………….

1.50

Truck trailer or bus trailer………………………………………………

3.00

Motorcycle and driver……………………………………………………

2.00

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-11-309

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of transportation. See Tennessee Code 54-5-103
  • 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
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
(b) Upon application submitted to the department requesting a waiver of the maximum rate fixed within subsection (a), the commissioner may fix a maximum rate in excess of that fixed within subsection (a). Any maximum rate fixed by the commissioner pursuant to this subsection (b) shall be promulgated as a rule in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. In promulgating any such rule, the commissioner shall give due consideration to:

(1) The public’s need for adequate and efficient ferriage service at a reasonable and prudent cost; and
(2) The ferry operator’s need of revenues sufficient to enable the operator, using honest, economical, and efficient management, to provide the ferriage services and to earn a reasonable profit.
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