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Home » US Law » 2021 Tennessee Code » Title 11 - Natural Areas and Recreation » Chapter 18 - National Forests, Parks and Development Projects

§ 11-18-101. United States Authorized to Acquire Land

The consent of the state of Tennessee is given to the acquisition by the United States, by purchase or otherwise, of such lands within the state as in the opinion of the federal government, the state forester and the governor concurring, may be necessary for the establishment and extension of national forests and parks, and […]

§ 11-18-102. Jurisdiction Retained by State — Purpose

As to all lands acquired by the United States within this state for the purposes mentioned in § 11-18-101 or similar purposes, the state does not, by granting this consent, surrender or cede its legislative, executive and judicial jurisdiction over the same, but grants to the congress of the United States the right to enact […]

§ 11-18-104. Jurisdiction Retained Over Highways and Streams

The state of Tennessee and its governmental or political subdivisions shall retain its and their title and ownership in and to and jurisdiction over all highways and thoroughfares over or contiguous to lands so acquired, and to all bridges and ferries forming parts of such highways or over streams affected thereby, together with the right […]