(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a guide sign must be erected on or along an interstate highway or at an interchange for an exposition center:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-5-132

  • 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
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. 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
(1) That has at least seventy thousand square feet (70,000 sq. ft.), but no more than ninety thousand square feet (90,000 sq. ft.) of space;
(2) That is located within or associated with a county agricultural center that:

(A) Has a minimum annual attendance of at least two hundred thousand (200,000) people; and
(B) Is signed pursuant to this chapter; and
(3) That is located within two (2) miles of Interstate 40.
(b) Guide signs may be erected pursuant to subsection (a) only if the cost of the manufacture and installation of the guide signs is paid to the department from county or other nonstate funds. The payment must be made prior to any expenditure by the state for the manufacture or installation of the signs.
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