Tennessee § 65-28-101 - Right of condemnation.
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§ 65-28-101. Right of condemnation.
A pipeline corporation has the right, in pursuance of the general laws authorizing condemnation of private property for works of internal improvement, to appropriate as an easement or right-of-way of lands necessary for its pipelines; and also land, and rights in land for the development, construction and operation of underground storage reservoirs for natural gas; and also land for pump stations and terminal facilities over any land of any person or corporation through which a pipeline may be located; provided, that no one of the streets, alleys, squares or highways within the corporate limits of any municipality in the state shall be entered upon or used by any corporation for laying pipelines and conductors, or otherwise, until the consent of the municipal authorities shall have been obtained, and an ordinance shall have been passed prescribing the terms on which the same may be done. Acts 1919, ch. 98, § 3; Shan. Supp., § 2360a3½; mod. Code 1932, § 3998; Acts 1961, ch. 242, § 1; 1963, ch. 249, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-2801. Cross-References. Assessment of property for tax purposes, title 67, ch. 5, part 13. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 10 Tenn. Juris., Eminent Domain, §§ 7, 17. Attorney General Opinions. A pipeline corporation has the right to condemn an easement for pipelines that will be used for the transportation and distribution of liquid petroleum products such as gasoline, kerosene, home heating oil, or jet fuel, OAG 01-171, 2001 Tenn. AG LEXIS 175 (12/12/01).
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