(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to relieve the owner or owners of a dam or reservoir of the legal duties, obligations, or liabilities incident to the ownership or operation of the dam or reservoir.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 69-11-124

  • Dam: means any artificial barrier, together with appurtenant works, that does or may impound or divert water, and that either:
    (A) Is or will be twenty feet (20') or more in height from the natural bed of the stream or watercourse at the downstream toe of the barrier, as determined by the commissioner. See Tennessee Code 69-11-102
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Owner: means any person who owns an interest in, controls, or operates a dam. See Tennessee Code 69-11-102
  • Person: means any individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust corporation, company, county, municipal or quasi-municipal corporation, public utility, utility or other district, the state of Tennessee and its departments, divisions, institutions, and agencies, and the duly authorized officers, agents, and representatives thereof, or any combination of any of the above. See Tennessee Code 69-11-102
  • Reservoir: means any basin that contains or will contain the water impounded by a dam. See Tennessee Code 69-11-102
  • 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) Nothing in this chapter shall abrogate the right of any person who is materially or personally damaged or injured by the operation of a dam or reservoir to seek remedies against the responsible person in the courts.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impose legal duties, obligations or liabilities incident to the ownership or operation of a dam upon the state, a county or city that maintains a roadway upon a dam if the state, such county or city did not construct the dam. The repair and maintenance of such roadway shall be the sole responsibility of the state or the county or city constructing the roadway.
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