Tennessee § 7-56-106 Eminent domain - Injunction

Tennessee Statutes

§ 7-56-106 — Eminent domain - Injunction

Tennessee § 7-56-106

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-56-106 (2026).

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Any municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, pursuant to this part, is hereby authorized and empowered to condemn, in the name of such municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, any or all of the existing transportation systems, franchises and properties of any local public carrier, and any lands, easements or rights-of-way, either on, under or above the ground, for any and all purposes in connection with the acquisition, construction, operation, improvement or maintenance of such transportation system. Title to any such property so condemned shall be taken in the name of the municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, and such entity is empowered, immediately upon the filing of a petition for condemnation, to enter upon an

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Any municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, pursuant to this part, is hereby authorized and empowered to condemn, in the name of such municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, any or all of the existing transportation systems, franchises and properties of any local public carrier, and any lands, easements or rights-of-way, either on, under or above the ground, for any and all purposes in connection with the acquisition, construction, operation, improvement or maintenance of such transportation system. Title to any such property so condemned shall be taken in the name of the municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, and such entity is empowered, immediately upon the filing of a petition for condemnation, to enter upon and take possession of the property described in the petition; provided, that a resolution of the governing body of the municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, shall provide that reasonable compensation for the property taken will be a proper charge against, and paid out of the general fund of the municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, or the funds derived from the sale of general obligation or revenue bonds, or any combination of general obligation and revenue bonds, issued for the purpose of financing the acquisition or creation of a transportation system. No bond shall be required to be given in any such condemnation suit. Writs of injunction may be sought and obtained without the necessity of posting a bond, against any and all persons interfering in any way with the municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, its officers, agents or servants, in taking possession of, operating and using such property for the purposes for which it is condemned. Any such municipality, county, or combination of municipality and county, has all the powers granted in title 29, chapter 16, including the right to condemn personal or intangible property devoted to public transportation use.