Tennessee § 29-17-201 - County purposes.

§ 29-17-201. County purposes.

Counties are empowered to condemn and take the property, buildings, privileges, rights, and easements of individuals and private corporations for any county purpose. Acts 1909, ch. 144, § 2; Shan., § 1880a17; impl. am. Acts 1917, ch. 114, § 1; mod. Code 1932, § 3159; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1501; T.C.A. § 29-17-101 ; Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former part 2 of this chapter, §§ 29-17-201 and 29-17-202 , concerning municipalities, was transferred to title 29, ch. 17, part 3 in 2006. Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 25, provided that the amendment by that act shall apply only to eminent domain or condemnation proceedings initiated on or after July 1, 2006. Cross-References. Applicability of part to metropolitan port authorities, § 7-5-108 . Blighted or deteriorated vacant property, eminent domain proceedings, § 13-21-206 . Defense purposes, condemnation by state, § 58-1-504 . Land for institutional water and sewage systems, § 12-1-109 . Notice of eminent domain proceedings, § 6-54-122 . Private property not to be taken for public use without just compensation, Tenn. Const., art. I, § 21. School boards, condemnation by, § 49-6-2001 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 10 Tenn. Juris., Eminent Domain, §§ 2, 6, 9. Law Reviews. Constitutional Law (Paul H. Sanders), 6 Vand. L. Rev. 1159. “Just Compensation” for Lessor and Lessee (John D. Johnston, Jr.), 22 Vand. L. Rev. 293. The Institution and Prosecution of Condemnation Proceedings (Will Allen Wilkerson), 26 Tenn. L. Rev. 325. Attorney General Opinions. Department of children's services’ leasehold interest in group home is a property interest which would preclude city from condemning the property, OAG 05-025 (3/21/05). Comparative Legislation. Eminent domain: Ala. Code § 18-1A-1 et seq. Ark. Code § 18-15-101 et seq. Ga. O.C.G.A. § 22-2-1 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 416.010 et seq. Miss. Code Ann. § 11-27-1 et seq. Mo. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 523.010 et seq. Va. Code Ann. § 25.1-100 et seq. Cited: Vinson v. Nashville, C. & S. L. Ry., 45 Tenn. App. 161, 321 S.W.2d 841, 1958 Tenn. App. LEXIS 120 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1958); Cheatham v. Carter County, 363 F.2d 582, 1966 U.S. App. LEXIS 5427, 4 A.L.R. Fed. 226 (6th Cir. Tenn. 1966); Memphis Housing Authority v. Memphis Steam Laundry-Cleaner, Inc., 225 Tenn. 46, 463 S.W.2d 677, 1971 Tenn. LEXIS 273 (1971); Jackson v. Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Auth., 922 S.W.2d 860, 1996 Tenn. LEXIS 64 (Tenn. 1996).