Tennessee Code 55-20-101 – County and municipal participation authorized – Approval by governor – Conformity with uniform standards of secretary of commerce
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 55-20-101
- Highway: means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way when any part thereto is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
- 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
All counties and municipalities are authorized to carry out local highway safety programs within their jurisdictions as part of the state highway safety program if the local highway safety programs are approved by the governor, and are in accordance with the uniform standards of the secretary of commerce promulgated pursuant to the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966 ( 23 U.S.C. § 401 et seq.).