Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-2-102

  • 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
  • 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 funds, revenues, taxes and proceeds of notes or bond issues that are now or may be hereafter devoted or allocated to the department of transportation shall be placed in the custody of the state treasurer in an account to be known as the “department of transportation state highway fund” or “highway fund.”