§ 11-19-101. Great Smoky Mountains Park Commission Created — Meetings
There is hereby created the Great Smoky Mountains Park commission to devote its attention to the problems of that portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park which lies within this state and, to that end, shall be required to meet at least once every six (6) months to perform its functions.
§ 11-19-102. Members — Appointment — Term — Vacancy
The Great Smoky Mountains Park commission shall be composed of five (5) members, one (1) member to be appointed by the governor each year, and each member to serve a five-year term. In order that the members of the commission serve staggered terms, the initial appointments to the commission under this section shall consist of: […]
§ 11-19-103. Functions
It is the function of the Great Smoky Mountains Park commission to: Have the authority to confer with the national park service, as a representative of the state of Tennessee, with regard to policies of the national park service to be observed in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Furnish informational services to the United […]
§ 11-15-102. Chapter Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “National Register of Historic Places” or “National Register” means that listing of the state’s historic, archaeological, architectural, cultural, and environmental resources as nominated by the state liaison officer and which is kept by the national park service, the United States department of the interior, pursuant […]
§ 11-15-103. Acquisition Authorized
In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the state of Tennessee, acting through any of its departments, agencies, or institutions, subject, in the case of the state, to the approval of the state building commission or any other public body, may acquire interests in real property in the form of scenic easements. […]
§ 11-15-104. Powers
A public body has all powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including the following powers in addition to others granted by this chapter, to: Appropriate or borrow funds and make expenditures necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and Apply for and accept and utilize […]
§ 11-15-105. Tax Assessment
When a scenic easement is held by a public body for the purposes of this chapter, the subject real property shall be assessed on the basis of the true cash value of the property or as otherwise provided by law, less such reduction in value as may result from the granting of the scenic easements. […]
§ 11-15-106. Limitation of Application
Sections 11-15-101 — 11-15-106, insofar as they relate to easements or interests in structures, shall only apply to counties having a population of two hundred thousand (200,000) or more according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, it being the finding of the general assembly that redevelopment pressures are greater on historic […]
§ 11-15-107. Open Space Easements — Donation
Any person owning “open space land” as defined in § 67-5-1004 may donate to the state an open space easement limiting the future use of the land. The commissioner may accept such easement on behalf of the state, imposing such restrictions and limitations on the future use of the land as the commissioner and the […]
§ 11-15-108. Cancellation
If the current owner of any land on which an open space easement is in effect wishes to cancel the easement, such owner shall notify the commissioner of the owner’s request in writing at least ninety (90) days in advance of the proposed date of cancellation. The commissioner shall cancel the easement on behalf of […]