Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-18-1311

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Commissioner: means the Tennessee commissioner of agriculture or a departmental employee designated by the commissioner to act as the commissioner's representative for purposes of this part. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1303
  • 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

Implementation and administration of this part shall be subject to an annual appropriation for such purpose as contained within the general appropriations act. The commissioner of finance and administration shall transfer from highway user tax revenues allocated to the highway fund an amount sufficient to support the annual appropriation for implementation and administration of this part.