Tennessee § 54-5-1106 - Nonconforming billboards.
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§ 54-5-1106. Nonconforming billboards.
No lease payments, royalty payments, or funds of any type received by the state pursuant to this part shall be used for the purchase of nonconforming billboards or used as payment for the taking or removal of nonconforming billboards. Acts 1988, ch. 696, § 13; 2013, ch. 471, § 3. Amendments. The 2013 amendment rewrote the section which read: “(a) There is levied a gross receipts royalty payment of six percent (6%) on the difference between the provider's gross revenues and the lease payments made to the state. The payments shall be made annually on January 31 of each year.“(b)(1) The proceeds from the gross receipts royalty payment shall be allocated and distributed to the highway fund; however, none of the proceeds shall be used for acquisition of outdoor advertising.“(2) No lease payments, royalty payments, or funds of any type received by the state pursuant to this part shall be used for the purchase of nonconforming billboards or used as payment for the taking or removal of nonconforming billboards.” Effective Dates. Acts 2013, ch. 471, § 6. May 20, 2013.
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Section 54-5-1106 ("Nonconforming billboards.") 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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