Tennessee § 6-54-110 - Oil and natural gas — Powers and duties.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 6-54-110 — Oil and natural gas — Powers and duties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-54-110. Oil and natural gas — Powers and duties.
Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality, its agencies or divisions thereof, may within or without the state engage in investigating, exploring, prospecting, drilling, and mining for and producing natural gas and oil and mineral by-products thereof, and construct the appropriate facilities to produce, save, take care of, maintain, treat and transport natural gas and oil and mineral by-products thereof, or to contract for same with any person, federal agency, municipality or public or private corporation. No municipality, its agencies, or division thereof, is granted any additional power of eminent domain to carry out this section. Acts 1974, ch. 627, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-661. Cross-References. Municipal gas companies, title 7, ch. 39. Attorney General Opinions. Authority of municipal utility division to furnish propane service, OAG 98-0175, 1998 Tenn. AG LEXIS 175 (8/28/98).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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