Tennessee Statutes
§ 69-2-107 — Purpose of chapter - Rights of United States
Tennessee § 69-2-107
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-2-107 (2026).
Text
The purpose of this chapter is declared to be to promote and facilitate traffic and commerce upon the waters of the state in the interest of its people, and to cooperate with and aid the United States in improving navigation upon such waters. In carrying out this chapter, due regard shall be had for the paramount rights of the United States government in the control of navigable waters.
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Legislative History
Acts 1935, ch. 36, § 7; C. Supp. 1950, § 3252.7 (Williams, §3260.7); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 70-207.
Nearby Sections
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§ 69-1-101
Navigable waters are highways§ 69-1-102
Opening and cleaning navigable streams§ 69-1-104
Working on streams as public roads§ 69-1-106
Compensation of supervisor§ 69-1-107
Obstructing river - Penalty§ 69-1-108
Diverting water from main channel§ 69-1-109
Temporary diversion from sluice§ 69-1-110
Damages for diversion of stream§ 69-1-111
County may permit or remove improvements§ 69-1-112
Commissioners of watercourses§ 69-1-113
Forfeiture for obstructing stream§ 69-1-114
Railroad drawbridges - Operation§ 69-1-115
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 69-2-107, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/69-2-107.