(a) No commercial enterprise or activity for serving motor vehicle users, other than emergency services for disabled vehicles, shall be authorized or conducted by the commissioner of transportation, any other official or agency of the state, or any political subdivision of the state on property designated as, or acquired for, or in connection with, a controlled-access facility.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-16-109

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner 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
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. 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) The highway authorities of the state, counties, cities and towns as authorized in § 54-16-107 may construct local service roads adjacent to a controlled-access facility in a manner that facilitates the establishment and operation of competitive commercial enterprises for serving motor vehicle users on private property abutting the service roads.