Tennessee § 54-5-710 - Directional signs denoting certain airports.
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§ 54-5-710. Directional signs denoting certain airports.
The department is directed to implement a directional signing program on the state's section of the national system of interstate and defense highways denoting airports located not more than ten (10) miles from the highway as follows: All such airports providing service to five thousand (5,000) commercial passengers per day if the airport is located in a county having a population of more than one hundred thousand (100,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census; All such airports providing service to three thousand (3,000) commercial passengers per day if the airport is located in a county having a population of less than one hundred thousand (100,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census; and All such airports that are regional airports: Having at least a six thousand foot (6000') runway with at least two thousand three hundred feet (2,300') of approach lead in strobe lights; Having at least fifty-eight (58) hangars; Complying with all federal design/safety standards; Having an instrument landing system with distance measuring equipment (ILS/DME); Serving as the prime staging area for regional disaster preparedness and relief; and Providing full-time trauma hospital flight access service. Acts 2008, ch. 1170, § 1. Compiler's Notes. For tables of U.S. decennial populations of Tennessee counties, see Volume 13 and its supplement. Effective Dates. Acts 2008, ch. 1170, § 2. July 1, 2008.
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Section 54-5-710 ("Directional signs denoting certain airports.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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