Tennessee § 65-11-105 - Form of railroad crossing sign.
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§ 65-11-105. Form of railroad crossing sign.
The commissioner of transportation or the commissioner's designee, after conducting such hearing as is deemed appropriate, is empowered and directed to determine a standard railroad crossing sign for the state. Acts 1921, ch. 41, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 1593a1; mod. Code 1932, § 2659; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 69, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1105; Acts 1995, ch. 305, § 25. Compiler's Notes. Acts 1995, ch. 305, § 44 provided: “(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upon the effective date of this section [July 1, 1995] all employees of the public service commission charged with the responsibility of regulating and enforcing the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 65, Chapter 3, and Chapter 5, Part 1 (repealed), and Chapters 11 and 12, and any other employees of the public service commission necessary to assist in such regulating and enforcing, shall be transferred to the department of transportation, created by Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-3-101. “(b) All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, papers or other writings in the possession of the public service commission with respect to administering the provision of Title 65, assigned to the department of transportation by this act, shall be transferred to and remain in the custody of the department of transportation. “(c) All leases, contracts and all contract rights and responsibilities in existence with the public service commission with respect to the duties transferred by this section shall be preserved and transferred to the department of transportation. “(d) All assets, liabilities and obligations of the public service commission with respect to the duties transferred by this section shall become the assets, liabilities and obligations of the department of transportation. “(e) Any revenues from rates, fares, charges, fines, and other moneys received pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 65, Chapter 12, shall be allocated to the department of transportation as approved by the transition team pursuant to Section 48 to implement the provisions of this act. “(f) The commissioner of transportation shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to Title 4, Chapter 5, to effectuate the purposes of this act.” Cross-References. Automatic signals, § 65-11-113 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 21 Tenn. Juris., Railroads, § 43.
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