Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-6-112

  • Private entity: means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, or other private business entity. See Tennessee Code 54-6-102
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Qualifying transportation facility: means one (1) or more transportation facilities developed, redeveloped, or operated by a private entity pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 54-6-102
  • Transportation facility: means any mass transit system intended for shared passenger transport services to the general public, together with any building, structure, appurtenance, utility, transport support facility, transport vehicles, service vehicles, parking facility, or any other facility, structure, vehicle or property needed to operate the transportation facility or provide connectivity for the transportation facility to any other non-mass transit system transportation infrastructure including, but not limited to, interstates, highways, roads, streets, alleys, and sidewalks. See Tennessee Code 54-6-102

Any public entity may dedicate any property in which it has an interest for public use as a qualified transportation facility if it finds that the dedication would serve the public purpose of this chapter. In connection with the dedication, the public entity may convey any interest that it has in the property, subject to the conditions imposed by general law, to the private entity, subject to this chapter, for such consideration as such public entity may determine. Such consideration may include the agreement of the private entity to develop, redevelop, or operate the qualifying transportation facility.