Tennessee § 54-5-111 - Rights-of-way for state highways — Liability for cost.

§ 54-5-111. Rights-of-way for state highways — Liability for cost.

The state is liable for and shall be held to pay, through its department of transportation and as other highway expenses are paid, for all rights-of-way and damages and costs incident to the acquisition and use of rights-of-way, whether by condemnation suits or otherwise as provided by existing laws, necessary to the construction of any highway, or parts of any highway, designated and adopted by the department as and for a state or state and federal aid highway in the state's system of highways. No county affected by the highways shall be liable for the rights-of-way and damages and costs incident to the acquisition and use of rights-of-way, nor shall any county pay or enter into an agreement to pay any part of the costs. Acts 1931, ch. 57, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 3178.1; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; Acts 1963, ch. 126, § 1; 1968, ch. 482, § 1; 1972, ch. 463, § 4; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-511; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12. Cross-References. Alteration of location and grades of road, rights-of-way acquired by counties or commissioner, filing of right-of-way plans, § 54-5-110 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 23 Tenn. Juris., Streets and Highways, § 13. Law Reviews. Tax Limitations of Counties and Municipalities (M.P. O'Connor), 12 Tenn. L. Rev. 174. Cited: Fritts v. Leech, 201 Tenn. 18, 296 S.W.2d 834, 1956 Tenn. LEXIS 458 (1956); Brooksbank v. Leech, 206 Tenn. 176, 332 S.W.2d 210, 1959 Tenn. LEXIS 333 (1959); McLain v. State, 59 Tenn. App. 529, 442 S.W.2d 637, 1968 Tenn. App. LEXIS 356 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1968); Hise v. State, 968 S.W.2d 852, 1997 Tenn. App. LEXIS 680 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997); Leonard v. Knox County, 146 S.W.3d 589, 2004 Tenn. App. LEXIS 178 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004); Williams v. Nicely, 230 S.W.3d 385, 2007 Tenn. App. LEXIS 111 (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 28, 2007).