Tennessee § 54-1-133 - Funding for signing and marking memorial highways and bridges.

§ 54-1-133. Funding for signing and marking memorial highways and bridges.

The department, subject to appropriation by the general assembly, shall fund from resources in the highway fund the cost of signage and marking of an interstate, United States highway, or state highway designated as a memorial highway or memorial bridge for any of the following individuals killed in the line of duty: A member of the military, including the reserves and national guard; or Any state or local public safety official, including, but not limited to, members of the highway patrol, county law enforcement officials, local police officers, firefighters, whether paid or volunteer, and emergency medical personnel. The department of transportation, subject to appropriation by the general assembly, shall fund from resources in the highway fund the cost of signage and markers installed on a conventional state highway under the DUI memorial signing program pursuant to § 54-5-1003. Acts 2002, ch. 790, § 5; 2013, ch. 308, § 1; 2016, ch. 1039, § 3. Compiler's Notes. This section was originally enacted as § 54-1-132 . It was redesignated as this section, due to multiple enactments at § 54-1-132 . The provisions of Acts 2002, ch. 792, § 5, concerning funding for signing and marking memorial highways, appear to conflict with the provisions of Acts 2002, ch. 790, § 5 codified here. Acts 2016, ch. 1039, § 1 provided that the act, which amended this section, shall be known and may be cited as the “Tyler Head Law”. Acts 2016, ch. 1039, § 4 provided that the department of transportation is urged to install as soon as reasonably practicable a memorial sign pursuant to this act to honor the memory of Tyler Head, the namesake of this act and twenty-year old college student, who tragically passed away at the scene of a violent head-on collision on February 3, 2012, in which the other driver had been under the influence of alcohol; provided, that all of the requirements of this act have been met. Amendments. The 2013 amendment inserted “, subject to appropriation by the general assembly,” in the introductory paragraph. The 2016 amendment added (b). Effective Dates. Acts 2013, ch. 308, § 46. July 1, 2013. Acts 2016, ch. 1039, § 5. July 1, 2016. Attorney General Opinions. T.C.A. § 54-1-133 does not constitute a standing general appropriation of funds for the cost of signage and marking of an interstate, U.S. highway, or state highway designated as a memorial highway or memorial bridge for a member of the military or a public safety official killed in the line of duty, OAG 04-093 (5/18/04).