Impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; Acts 1963, ch. 368, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A., § 54-562.
Cross-References. Relocation of utilities for road improvement purposes, title 54, ch. 22.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 23 Tenn. Juris., Streets and Highways, § 48.
1. Constitutionality.
This part was not unconstitutional under Tenn. Const., art. II, § 31, as authorizing the expenditure of state funds for other than a public purpose. Pack v. Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co., 215 Tenn. 503, 387 S.W.2d 789, 1965 Tenn. LEXIS 668 (1965).
This part was not unconstitutional as providing for an unreasonable classification or as amounting to special legislation. Pack v. Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co., 215 Tenn. 503, 387 S.W.2d 789, 1965 Tenn. LEXIS 668 (1965).
Collateral References. Highways 88.
Electricity 9.
Municipal corporations 679 et seq.