(a) No private property shall be acquired by any county or municipality under this part until the planning commission having jurisdiction over the land involved, shall have, by resolution, declared such acquisition to be in the public interest.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 11-14-203

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Where no such planning commission legally exists, the Tennessee local government planning advisory committee shall exercise the same authority as where such municipal or regional commission otherwise legally exists.
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