(a) The state is liable for and shall be held to pay, through its department of transportation and as other highway expenses are paid, for all rights-of-way and damages and costs incident to the acquisition and use of rights-of-way, whether by condemnation suits or otherwise as provided by existing laws, necessary to the construction of any highway, or parts of any highway, designated and adopted by the department as and for a state or state and federal aid highway in the state’s system of highways.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-5-111

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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
(b) No county affected by the highways shall be liable for the rights-of-way and damages and costs incident to the acquisition and use of rights-of-way, nor shall any county pay or enter into an agreement to pay any part of the costs.
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