Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-11-203 — TN Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-11-203
Part definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Adventure tourism" means outdoor recreational opportunities such as equine and motorized trail riding, white water rafting and kayaking, rappelling, road biking, rock climbing, hang-gliding, spelunking, shooting sports, mountain biking, canoeing, paragliding, rowing, zip lining and other such activities; (2) "Adventure tourism district" means a defined geographic area identified and authorized by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of a local governing body and approved by the department and the department of environment and conservation as an area where the promotion of adventure tourism is encouraged; (3) "All-terrain vehicle" means either: (A) A motorized vehicle with not less than four (4) nonhighway tires, nor more than six (6) nonhighway tires, that is limited in total dry weight up to three thousand five hundred pounds (3,500 lbs.), and is eighty inches (80") or less in width measured from the outside of the tire rim to the outside of the tire rim; (B) A motor vehicle as defined in § 55-1-103 , which possesses a four-wheel drive capability and that is designed and suitable for operation off the highway on natural terrain; or (C) A motorized vehicle designed for or capable of cross-country travel on or immediately over land, water, snow, or other natural terrain and not intended for use on public roads traveling on two (2) wheels and having a seat or saddle designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering control; (4) "Best interests of the state" means a determination by the commissioner of revenue, with approval by the commissioner of tourist development, that: (A) The qualified business enterprise or enterprises made within or adjacent to an adventure tourism district is a result of the special allocation and tax credits provided for in § 67-4-2109(b)(2)(C) ; (B) The adventure tourism district is a result of such qualified business enterprise or enterprises; and (C) The zone is not structured to create a competitive advantage for one business; (5) "Canoeing" means the use of canoe for navigation of waterways; (6) "Department" means the department of tourist development; (7) "Hang-gliding" means an air sport in which a pilot flies a light and un-motorized aircraft launched by foot; (8) "Kayaking" means the use of a kayak for navigation of waterways; (9) "Local governing body" means the elected legislative body of a municipal, metropolitan or county government; (10) "Motorized trail riding" means the exploration of trails and natural areas by use of all-terrain vehicles; (11) "Mountain biking" means the exploration of trails and natural areas by the use of bicycles; (12) "Paragliding" means the air sport in which a pilot flies a light motorized aircraft that uses a parachute to stay airborne; (13) "Rappelling" is the controlled descent down a rope by climbers used to explore cliffs or slopes that are too steep to descend without protection; (14) "Road biking" means both noncompetitive and competitive bicycling events that take place on improved roads; (15) "Rock climbing" means the recreational sport of climbing up or across natural rock formations; (16) "Rowing" means the propelling of a boat by means of oars; (17) "Shooting sports" means the recreational sport of firing handguns, rifles or shotguns at moving or fixed targets; (18) "Spelunking" means the recreational sport of exploring noncommercial cave systems; (19) "Triathlon" means the recreational activity of sporting contests involving open waters swimming, bicycle riding, and running, whether on trails or improved roads; (20) "White water rafting" means the recreational activity of using an inflatable raft or kayak to navigate rough water; and (21) "Zip lining" means the exploration of natural areas by use of above-ground cable systems. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 103, s 2, eff. 4/7/2021. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 585, Secs.s 3, s 4 eff. 7/1/2018. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1015, s 14, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1015, s 13, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 845, s 2, eff. 4/19/2016. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 378, s 1, eff. 5/14/2013. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 226, s 1, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 2011 , ch. 383, § 1; 2012 , ch. 867, §§ 1, 2.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Adventure tourism" means outdoor recreational opportunities such as equine and motorized trail riding, white water rafting and kayaking, rappelling, road biking, rock climbing, hang-gliding, spelunking, shooting sports, mountain biking, canoeing, paragliding, rowing, zip lining and other such activities;
(2) "Adventure tourism district" means a defined geographic area identified and authorized by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of a local governing body and approved by the department and the department of environment and conservation as an area where the promotion of adventure tourism is encouraged;
(3) "All-terrain vehicle" means either: (A) A motorized vehicle with not less than four (4) nonhighway tires, nor more than six (6) nonhighway tires, that is limited in total dry weight up to three thousand five hundred pounds (3,500 lbs.), and is eighty inches (80") or less in width measured from the outside of the tire rim to the outside of the tire rim; (B) A motor vehicle as defined in § 55-1-103 , which possesses a four-wheel drive capability and that is designed and suitable for operation off the highway on natural terrain; or (C) A motorized vehicle designed for or capable of cross-country travel on or immediately over land, water, snow, or other natural terrain and not intended for use on public roads traveling on two (2) wheels and having a seat or saddle designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering control;
(A) A motorized vehicle with not less than four (4) nonhighway tires, nor more than six (6) nonhighway tires, that is limited in total dry weight up to three thousand five hundred pounds (3,500 lbs.), and is eighty inches (80") or less in width measured from the outside of the tire rim to the outside of the tire rim;
(B) A motor vehicle as defined in § 55-1-103 , which possesses a four-wheel drive capability and that is designed and suitable for operation off the highway on natural terrain; or
(C) A motorized vehicle designed for or capable of cross-country travel on or immediately over land, water, snow, or other natural terrain and not intended for use on public roads traveling on two (2) wheels and having a seat or saddle designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering control;
(4) "Best interests of the state" means a determination by the commissioner of revenue, with approval by the commissioner of tourist development, that: (A) The qualified business enterprise or enterprises made within or adjacent to an adventure tourism district is a result of the special allocation and tax credits provided for in § 67-4-2109(b)(2)(C) ; (B) The adventure tourism district is a result of such qualified business enterprise or enterprises; and (C) The zone is not structured to create a competitive advantage for one business;
(A) The qualified business enterprise or enterprises made within or adjacent to an adventure tourism district is a result of the special allocation and tax credits provided for in § 67-4-2109(b)(2)(C) ;
(B) The adventure tourism district is a result of such qualified business enterprise or enterprises; and
(C) The zone is not structured to create a competitive advantage for one business;
(5) "Canoeing" means the use of canoe for navigation of waterways;
(6) "Department" means the department of tourist development;
(7) "Hang-gliding" means an air sport in which a pilot flies a light and un-motorized aircraft launched by foot;
(8) "Kayaking" means the use of a kayak for navigation of waterways;
(9) "Local governing body" means the elected legislative body of a municipal, metropolitan or county government;
(10) "Motorized trail riding" means the exploration of trails and natural areas by use of all-terrain vehicles;
(11) "Mountain biking" means the exploration of trails and natural areas by the use of bicycles;
(12) "Paragliding" means the air sport in which a pilot flies a light motorized aircraft that uses a parachute to stay airborne;
(13) "Rappelling" is the controlled descent down a rope by climbers used to explore cliffs or slopes that are too steep to descend without protection;
(14) "Road biking" means both noncompetitive and competitive bicycling events that take place on improved roads;
(15) "Rock climbing" means the recreational sport of climbing up or across natural rock formations;
(16) "Rowing" means the propelling of a boat by means of oars;
(17) "Shooting sports" means the recreational sport of firing handguns, rifles or shotguns at moving or fixed targets;
(18) "Spelunking" means the recreational sport of exploring noncommercial cave systems;
(19) "Triathlon" means the recreational activity of sporting contests involving open waters swimming, bicycle riding, and running, whether on trails or improved roads;
(20) "White water rafting" means the recreational activity of using an inflatable raft or kayak to navigate rough water; and
(21) "Zip lining" means the exploration of natural areas by use of above-ground cable systems.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 103, s 2, eff. 4/7/2021.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 585, Secs.s 3, s 4 eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1015, s 14, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1015, s 13, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 845, s 2, eff. 4/19/2016.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 378, s 1, eff. 5/14/2013.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 226, s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 2011 , ch. 383, § 1; 2012 , ch. 867, §§ 1, 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-9-102 — TN Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / Section 11-9-102
Cooperative planning, developing and acquiring outdoor recreational resources
Status: in_force

The commissioner of environment and conservation, in cooperation with the state planning office and other state, federal, local and private agencies, is authorized to prepare, maintain and keep up to date a comprehensive plan for the development of the outdoor recreation resources of the state, to develop, operate and maintain outdoor recreation areas and facilities of the state, and to acquire lands, waters and interest in lands and waters for such areas and facilities. Acts 1965, ch. 181, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 542, § 15; T.C.A., § 11-1202.
The commissioner of environment and conservation, in cooperation with the state planning office and other state, federal, local and private agencies, is authorized to prepare, maintain and keep up to date a comprehensive plan for the development of the outdoor recreation resources of the state, to develop, operate and maintain outdoor recreation areas and facilities of the state, and to acquire lands, waters and interest in lands and waters for such areas and facilities.
Acts 1965, ch. 181, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 542, § 15; T.C.A., § 11-1202.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-14-108 — TN Code / Title 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 11-14-108
Designation of areas
Status: in_force

(a) The general assembly may designate Class I or Class II areas proposed by the commissioner to become parts of the system. However, designation by the general assembly need not necessarily be restricted to areas proposed by the department. (b) The following areas are designated natural areas: (1) Class I-Scenic-Recreational Areas (A) Bays Mountain. An approximately three thousand five hundred (3,500) acre natural area located in Sullivan and Hawkins counties, plus any of approximately seven hundred (700) acres in private ownership which may be acquired for addition to the natural area. The area includes a lake, interpretive trails, outdoor education and recreation facilities, and areas of great scenic beauty, including Laurel Run Gorge where several of Tennessee's rare plant species occur. The area is managed by the governments and agencies of Kingsport and Hawkins County with cooperation and support from the Tennessee natural areas program; (B) Big Cypress Tree. A bottomland hardwood, partly forested area containing the largest recorded bald cypress ( Taxodium distichum ) tree on the North American continent with approximately two hundred seventy (270) acres in Weakley County. The Big Cypress Tree State Natural Area composed of approximately three hundred twenty-nine (329) acres with deeds of record in the register of deeds office of Weakley County in deed book 194 page 411, book 154 page 246, and book 154 page 244, is transferred from the jurisdiction of the Tennessee wildlife resources agency to the jurisdiction of the department of environment and conservation; provided, that hunting shall continue to be permitted following the transfer in the entire portion of the area that the agency has allowed hunting in the year preceding June 8, 2007, in the same manner as hunting is permitted in a wildlife management area within the agency designated region such area is located; and provided, that the agency shall have full access to, and use of, any facility in the area. Access and use shall include control of any structure constructed by the agency; (C) Burgess Falls. A cascade-type one-hundred-twenty-foot (120') falls with included lake and scenic stream, consisting of approximately two hundred seventeen (217) acres of land and water in Putnam and White counties; (D) Chimneys. An area of approximately thirty-three (33) acres along Pocket Creek in Marion County that protects an unusual geologic feature and surrounding forested gorge. This area, located within the Cumberland Plateau Physiographic Province, includes two (2) isolated sandstone pinnacles rising out of Pocket Gorge. The pinnacles are connected by a natural bridge or arch that forms a natural window in their base. In addition to the pinnacles, this area also includes several waterfalls and an "old growth" hemlock forest; (E) Devil's Backbone. A forest of approximately nine hundred fifty (950) acres with a high diversity of upland community types representative of the western Highland Rim. It is located in Lewis County west of the Natchez Trace Parkway. Its prominent topographic features are numerous dry rocky ridges with moderate to steep slopes which form hollows with several perennial streams. The department will develop a plan for the development and management of the additional acreage east of the Natchez Trace in consultation with Lewis County; (F) Dunbar Cave. A well-explored, scenic and historic cave along with a small lake and upland hardwood forest, consisting of approximately one hundred fifteen (115) acres of land and water in Montgomery County; (G) Falling Water Falls. A one-hundred-thirty-foot (130') falls with view of the Sequatchie Valley, consisting of approximately one hundred thirty-six (136) acres in Hamilton County; (H) Frozen Head State Park. An area of approximately eight thousand six hundred twenty (8,620) acres lying within the twenty-two thousand eight hundred (22,800) acre Frozen Head State Park. The area contains undisturbed forest land of unique configuration and is located in the southeast portion of Morgan County. The state park is comprised of the class I area, the class II area, three hundred thirty (330) acres located along North Prong Flat Fork Creek and Judge Branch below one thousand six hundred feet (1,600') elevation and one (1) acre on the summit of Frozen Head Mountain, and seven thousand three hundred twenty (7,320) acres known as the Emory tract; (I) Ghost River (Section of the Wolf River). An area of approximately two thousand three hundred six (2,306) acres located in Fayette County that supports high quality bottomland hardwood forest and forested wetland communities occurring along scenic meanders of the Wolf River. The Bald Cypress-Tupelo Forest Community is a dominant natural feature established along river, swamp, and lake habitats and is representative of unaltered pristine river systems; (J) Grundy Forest. An area consisting of two hundred thirty-four (234) acres containing unique gorges with outstanding scenic views in Grundy County; (K) Hampton Creek Cove. A six hundred ninety-three (693) acre site in the headwaters of Hampton Creek in Carter County, that supports several rare plants and animals for Tennessee and represents a key tract in the protection of the Roan Mountain Massif; (L) House Mountain. An area of approximately five hundred twenty-seven (527) acres on the upper slopes and crest of the four thousand (4,000) acre mountain which is a unique synclinal outlier of Clinch Mountain, possessing a combination of scenic views, geological formations and bird and plant life, lying within a major metropolitan area and incorporating the southern terminus of the Trail of the Lonesome Pine, in Knox County. No land for the House Mountain scenic-recreational area shall be acquired by any governmental entity by use of its power of eminent domain; (M) John Noel State Natural Area at Bon Aqua. An area of approximately thirty-five (35) acres in Hickman County protecting a small remnant mesic white oak forest community of "old growth" characteristics, including a variety of oak and hickory species of considerably larger diameter than those found in similar forest types elsewhere in Middle Tennessee. The forest is also significant because umbrella magnolia, a relatively uncommon species on the Western Highland Rim, is abundant in the understory; (N) Natural Bridge. A twenty-five-foot (25') natural rock bridge, consisting of approximately three (3) acres in Franklin County; (O) Ozone Falls. A one-hundred-ten-foot (110') falls and scenic gorge area, consisting of approximately sixteen and five-tenths (16.5) acres in Cumberland County; (P) Reelfoot Lake. A natural, earthquake-formed lake, consisting of approximately eighteen thousand (18,000) acres of land and water owned by the state of Tennessee and the United States in Lake and Obion counties; (Q) Rugby. An area of approximately seven hundred sixty-two (762) acres in Morgan County located adjacent to Historic Rugby. This forested tract protects the watershed of Little Creek and has a rich spring flora; (R) Shelby Farms Forest-Lucius E. Burch, Jr. Natural Area. An area of approximately seven hundred eighty-eight and thirty-three one-hundredths (788.33) acres located within Shelby Farms Forest Park in Shelby County. This coastal plain site includes areas of bottomland hardwood/bald cypress-tupelo forest and forested wetland communities along the northeasterly and northerly sides of the Wolf River and provides habitat for plant and animal species in need of conservation. The seven hundred eighty-eight and thirty-three one-hundreds (788.33) acre natural area includes two (2) separate forest areas: an approximately four hundred thirteen and seventy-five one-hundredths (413.75) acre bottomland hardwood/bald cypress-tupelo swamp forest north of Walnut Grove Road, and an approximately three hundred seventy-four and fifty-eight one-hundredths (374.58) acre mature bottomland hardwood/bald cypress forest south of Walnut Grove Road. Such description is more particularly described in a survey prepared by Dickinson & Bennett, Inc., for Shelby County Government on November 5, 2003; (S) [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] (T) Short Springs. An area of approximately four hundred twenty (420) acres located within Coffee County. The area includes rich woods, forested ravines, low cascades, springs and waterfalls, one (1) of which is sixty feet (60') in height; in addition it contains a large diversity of wildflowers including two (2) state-listed endangered plant species (Nestronia and Broad-leaved Bunchflower). It is an excellent example of the forested slopes which are transitional between the Highland Rim and the Central Basin; and (U) Stillhouse Hollow Falls. An area of approximately ninety (90) acres in Maury County containing a seventy-five-foot-high waterfall that cascades into a deep plunge pool at the base of a rock amphitheater. The surrounding hardwood forest includes an understory of oakleaf hydrangea and a rich display of spring flora, including the rare grass of Parnassus; (2) Class II-Natural-Scientific Areas (A) Auntney Hollow. An area of approximately twenty-seven (27) acres located in Lewis County that supports the federally listed plant, Tennessee yellow-eyed grass ( Xyris tennesseensis ). This Western Highland Rim site protects a significant population of this rare plant, which occurs here in a globally rare xyris seep community. The rare grass of Parnassas ( Parnassia grandifolia ) is a codominant plant species of the xyris seep community; (B) Barnett's Woods. A forty (40) acre site located in Montgomery County which supports the federally threatened Price's potato bean; (C) Beaman Park. An area of approximately one thousand six hundred seventy-eight (1,678) acres located in Davidson County that protects a diversity of high quality forest communities, barrens, and rare plant species, including Eggert's sunflower, Michigan lily, lady's slipper orchids, shortleaf pine, and butternut trees. Its natural features include ridges, narrow moist hollows with steep slopes, springs, streams and waterfalls representative of Western Highland Rim topography; (D) Bone Cave. A cave of extremely significant archaeological, historical, and scenic value consisting of approximately three hundred thirty-four (334) acres in Warren County; (E) Campbell Bend Barrens. An area of approximately thirty-five (35) acres in Roane County containing an undisturbed example of a Ridge and Valley limestone barrens plant community with exposed limestone. It is comprised of native grasses, other barrens flora, and is surrounded by a mixed hardwood forest; (F) Carroll Cabin Barrens. An area of approximately two hundred fifty (250) acres located in Decatur County. This West Tennessee Uplands site supports a rare glade/barrens community that occurs in association with outcrops of Silurian limestone formations. The Limestone Hill Barrens Community grassland is dominated by little bluestem ( Schizachyrium scoparium ) with rare plant species that include barrens silky aster ( Aster pratensis ), hairy fimbristylis ( Fimbristylis puberula ), and slender blazing star ( Liatris cylindracea ); (G) Cedars of Lebanon Natural Area. An area consisting of two thousand six hundred ninety (2,690) acres comprising the best examples of the Cedar Glade ecosystem in Tennessee and possibly the entire United States. It is located in Wilson County; (H) Colditz Cove. An area of approximately one hundred sixty-five (165) acres in Fentress County containing the seventy-five foot (75') Northrup Falls and a scenic gorge with many interesting rock formations; (I) Couchville Cedar Glade. A one hundred forty (140) acre site in Davidson County adjacent to Long Hunter State Park which supports the largest population of the globally-rare, federally endangered Tennessee coneflower. This site is considered to be one of the best barren and glade sites in Tennessee; (J) Crowder Cemetery Barrens. An area of approximately fifteen (15) acres in Roane County containing a floristically rich example of a Ridge and Valley limestone barrens with several rare plant species, including the tall larkspur, slender blazing star, and white upland aster, as well as an outstanding display of prairie dock; (K) Dry Branch. An area of approximately two thousand one hundred sixty-eight (2,168) acres located in Lewis County that protects one of the largest known populations of the rare plant, Tennessee yellow-eyed grass, as well as the rare seep communities where it grows. This western Highland Rim site also protects a number of other rare plant species, including small-headed rush and large-leaved grass of Parnassus; (L) Duck River Complex. A complex of five (5) separate subunit natural areas totaling approximately two thousand six hundred twelve (2,612) acres within the twelve thousand (12,000) acre Duck River Wildlife Management Area in Maury County. Located in the Central Basin, these areas support rare species associated with globally rare cedar glades and barrens communities, including the federally listed leafy prairie-clover ( Dalea foliosa ). The areas support diverse forest community types, caves and other karst features, and scenic attributes associated with a segment of the Duck Scenic River that flows through this public land; (M) Elsie Quarterman Cedar Glade. An area of approximately one hundred eighty-five (185) acres in Rutherford County that includes a large expanse of cedar glades and barrens supporting a population of the federally endangered Tennessee coneflower ( Echinacea tennessensis ), and numerous other cedar glade endemic plants and natural communities; (N) Fall Creek Falls State Park. An isolated and rugged portion of the Cumberland Plateau in Van Buren and Bledsoe counties containing sixteen thousand one hundred eighty-one (16,181) acres of the twenty-five thousand four hundred seventeen (25,417) acre state park; (O) Fate Sanders Barrens. An area of approximately two hundred thirty (230) acres located in Rutherford County that includes barrens with small glades interspersed among cedar-hardwood forest. The barrens of this Central Basin site are dominated by native warm season grasses, while the glades support state-listed rare and endemic plant species; (P) Flat Rock Cedar Glades and Barrens. An area approximately eight hundred forty-six (846) acres in Rutherford County that includes a large expanse of cedar glades and barrens supporting populations of the federally and state endangered Pyne's Ground-Plum ( Astragalus bibullatus ) and Leafy Prairie-Clover ( Dalea foliosa ), as well as numerous other rare and endemic species of plants. This biologically rich site is within the Central Basin Physiographic Province and represents one of the largest and most ecologically diverse glade/barren complexes in the Central Basin; (Q) Frozen Head State Natural Area. An area of approximately six thousand five hundred thirty (6,530) acres within the twenty-two thousand eight hundred (22,800) acre Frozen Head State Park located in Morgan County and within the Cumberland Plateau Physiographic Province. The entire area possesses deep hollows and valleys that represent numerous forest types with mixed mesophytic forest being the most prevalent. It contains significant mature forests and rare plants and is one of the least disturbed areas within the Cumberland Mountains; (R) Gattinger's Cedar Glade and Barrens. An area of approximately fifty-seven (57) acres located in Rutherford and Wilson counties. This Central Basin site supports one of the largest known populations of the rare Tennessee coneflower, as well as numerous other rare and endemic cedar glade plants. It is a pristine limestone cedar glade-barrens complex; (S) Hawkins Cove. A two hundred forty-nine (249) acre site in Franklin County which supports a population of the Cumberland rosinweed, a rare plant for Tennessee; (T) Hicks Gap. An area of approximately three hundred fifty (350) acres located within Prentice Cooper State Forest in Marion County. The area includes a forested slope in the scenic Tennessee River Gorge containing a large population of a federally endangered plant species known as Scutellaria montana (large-flowered skullcap); (U) Hill Forest. An area of approximately two hundred twenty-five (225) acres in Davidson County protecting a western mesophytic forest community with "old growth" characteristics located in Metropolitan Nashville. The forest has a high diversity of exceptionally large diameter tree species including oaks, hickories, and tulip poplars and is an exemplary remnant forest within an urban setting; (V) Honey Creek. A wooded area near the Big South Fork River Gorge that includes rock houses, scenic streams, and a waterfall. The area is located in Scott County, and consists of one hundred nine (109) acres; (W) Hubbard's Cave. A fifty (50) acre site located in Warren County. More than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) federally endangered gray and Indiana bats, more than all other known Tennessee caves combined, hibernate in the cave; (X) John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades. An area of approximately forty-five (45) acres located in Wilson County and within the Central Basin Physiographic Province. This site consists of a complex of pristine limestone cedar glades and mixed cedar-hardwood forests, and protects one of the largest known populations of the rare and endemic federal and state listed Tennessee coneflower, as well as a population of the state and federal listed leafy prairie-clover. This ecologically significant site also protects numerous other species of rare cedar glade flora; (Y) Langford Branch. An area of approximately twenty-three (23) acres in Lewis County that supports the federally listed Tennessee yellow-eyed grass ( Xyris tennesseensis ). Tennessee yellow-eyed grass occurs in an ecologically significant small calcareous seep community with other rare plants that include grass of parnassus ( Parnassia grandifolia ) and short-headed rush ( Juncus brachycephalus ). The seep is nested within an oak-hickory forest with grassland barrens species occurring on steep slopes; (Z) Laurel Snow. A wooded area with three (3) flowing streams, two (2) scenic waterfalls, gorges, and a small stand of virgin timber consisting of two thousand two hundred fifty-nine (2,259) acres in Rhea County; (AA) Lost Creek. An area of approximately two hundred eleven (211) acres located in White County with habitat for the federally endangered Indiana bat and seven (7) globally imperiled cave dwelling invertebrates, six (6) of which are endemic to Tennessee; (BB) Manus Road Cedar Glade. An area of approximately twenty-two (22) acres located in Rutherford County. This Central Basin site supports a high quality limestone cedar glade with rare and endemic cedar glade plants including the federally endangered Pyne's ground plum ( Astragalus bibullatus ) and the state listed evolvulus ( Evolvulus nuttallianus ) and Tennessee milk-vetch ( Astragalus tennesseensis ); (CC) May Prairie. A remnant of the prairie that once covered many acres in Middle Tennessee, consisting of approximately four hundred ninety-two (492) acres in Coffee County; (DD) Meeman-Shelby Forest. An area of approximately eleven thousand (11,000) acres located within Meeman-Shelby State Park in Shelby County. This area supports large unfragmented cypress dominated sloughs and bottomland hardwood forests that represent exemplary forest communities of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain in West Tennessee. It also supports significant unfragmented upland hardwood forests occurring along the Chickasaw Bluff; (EE) Montgomery Bell. This area is comprised of a southern tract of approximately seven hundred eighty-four (784) acres and a northern tract, referred to as Wildcat Ridge, of approximately three hundred two (302) acres of oak-hickory forests in Dickson County. These tracts are among the best known examples of representative oak-hickory forest ecosystems on the Western Highland Rim in Tennessee; (FF) [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] (GG) Morrison Meadow. An area of approximately eighteen (18) acres in Warren County on the Eastern Highland Rim containing an excellent example of a once extensive wetland prairie/barrens complex and associated wet flatwoods. Dominated by native warm-season grasses, the native barrens at this site contain a high level of floristic diversity, including at least ten (10) state listed plant species and is regarded as one of the most significant botanical sites in the state; (HH) Mount View Glade. A nine (9) acre site located in Davidson County which supports an important colony of the globally-rare, federally-endangered Tennessee coneflower; (II) Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Carter Natural Area. An area of approximately nine hundred thirty-one (931) acres, located in Franklin County, also known as, and containing, Lost Cove Cave (Buggytop Caves); (JJ) North Chickamauga Creek Gorge. An area of approximately seven thousand ninety-three (7,093) acres located in Hamilton County that includes the rugged and steep gorge of North Chickamauga Creek. This area provides habitat for the state and federally endangered large-flowered skullcap ( Scutellaria montana ) and the state endangered and federally threatened Virginia spirea ( Spirea virginiana ), as well as numerous other rare species of plants. This Cumberland Plateau site includes a diversity of forest types from rich mixed mesophytic forest in the gorge to xeric oak-hickory-pine forest on the uplands; (KK) Old Forest. A forested area of approximately one hundred twenty-six (126) acres located in the eastern half of Overton Park in Shelby County. Overton Park was purchased in 1901 as the first city park in Memphis and is listed on the national register of historic places. The park's forest is comprised of upland old growth that has never been cleared or farmed despite its location in the center of a major urban area. The forest contains more than three hundred thirty (330) flowering plant species from eighty-five (85) plant families, including eleven (11) species of oak trees, eight (8) species of grapevines and a wide variety of native wildflowers. The forest is roughly bounded by the Memphis Zoo's perimeter and North Parkway on the north, East Parkway on the east, Poplar Avenue on the south, and Lick Creek on the west; (LL) Overbridge. An area of seventy (70) acres in Rutherford County which supports a pristine cedar glade community including a population of the federally endangered Pyne's Ground Plum and six (6) state listed plants; (MM) Piney Falls. Two (2) small waterfalls along with a scenic gorge that includes pockets of virgin timber, consisting of approximately eight hundred eighteen (818) acres in Rhea County; (NN) Pogue Creek. An area of approximately three thousand (3,000) acres in Fentress County located adjacent to Pickett State Forest and containing scenic gorges with numerous cliffs, sandstone arches, waterfalls, and rock houses, as well as rich forest communities. It also protects populations of rare species including Cumberland sandwort and Lucy Braun's snakeroot; (OO) Powell River Preserve. A twenty-nine (29) acre site located in Claiborne County which supports the state's largest population of large-leaved grass of Parnassus and showy ladyslipper; (PP) Radnor Lake. A one thousand three hundred sixty-seven (1,367) acre area in Davidson County, containing a seventy (70) acre lake, marshes, streams, and wooded hills; (QQ) Riverwoods Natural Area. An area of approximately twenty-one (21) acres, located in Shelby County; (RR) Roundtop Mountain. An area bordering for one (1) mile on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and containing an ecosystem very similar to the relatively untouched Appalachian Uplands of the national park. The area is located in Sevier County; (SS) Savage Gulf. A mixed-mesophytic, semi-virgin forest, consisting of approximately fifteen thousand five hundred ninety (15,590) acres in Grundy County; (TT) Sequatchie Cave. An area of approximately one hundred thirty-three (133) acres located where Owen Spring Branch flows from the mouth of the cave at Sequatchie Cave Park in Marion County. The cave and its cool spring water support the federally listed royal snail ( Pyrgulopsis ogmorphaphe ) and numerous other rare faunal species. This is also the type locality of a rare cadisfly ( Glyphopsyche sequatchie ); (UU) Sherwood Forest. An area of approximately three thousand seventy-five (3,075) acres located in Franklin County that protects the federally endangered Morefield's leather-flower (Clematis morefieldii) and the federally threatened painted snake coiled forest snail (Anguispira picta). In addition, this natural area protects five (5) state-listed species, including three (3) plant and two (2) animal species; (VV) [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] (WW) Stinging Fork Falls. A gorge lying in and along Stinging Fork Creek that includes waterfalls and scenic overlooks. The area consists of seven hundred seventy-six (776) acres and is located in Rhea County; (XX) Stones River Cedar Glade and Barrens. An area of approximately one hundred and eighty-five (185) acres located within Stones River National Battlefield in Rutherford County. This Central Basin site includes rare limestone cedar glades and barrens communities, and is a recovery site for the rare Tennessee coneflower and Pyne's ground-plum. This site also supports numerous other rare and endemic cedar glade plants; (YY) Sunk Lake. An area containing a series of open lakes and swamp forest, and consisting of approximately one thousand eight hundred seventy-three (1,873) acres in Lauderdale County; (ZZ) Sunnybell Cedar Glade. A thirty-six (36) acre site in Rutherford County which supports a large population of rare yellow sunnybells and six (6) other rare plants; (AAA) Taylor Hollow. A one hundred sixty-two (162) acre remnant old growth forest in Sumner County which supports the rare blue-eyed Mary and dwarf trillium; (BBB) Twin Arches. An area of approximately one thousand five hundred (1,500) acres containing two (2) fifty foot (50') high natural bridge arches located in Pickett County; (CCC) Vesta Cedar Glade. A one hundred fifty (150) acre cedar glade in Wilson County, which supports one of only five (5) known populations of the endangered Tennessee coneflower plus other rare cedar glade plants; (DDD) Vine Cedar Glade. An area of approximately thirty five (35) acres in Wilson County that includes rare cedar glades and barrens communities and supports a population of the federally endangered Tennessee coneflower ( Echinacea tennesseensis ) as well as numerous other species of rare cedar glade plants. This area is located in the Central Basin physiographic province of middle Tennessee; (EEE) Virgin Falls. A wooded area consisting of one thousand one hundred thirty-three (1,133) acres and containing the unusual Virgin Falls, sinkholes, caves, and portions of the Caney Fork River located in White County; (FFF) Walker Branch Dragonfly and Damselfly Preserve. This is approximately five hundred twenty (520) acres in Hardin County near the Tennessee River. This site has forested wetland communities including Tupelo gum ( Nyssa aquatica ) and Bald cypress ( Taxodium distichium ) with surrounding floodplain and upland forest community types. There are upland seeps, which combined with these many other forest communities, provide unique habitat for more than thirty-seven (37) species of dragonflies and damselflies; (GGG) Walls of Jericho. An area of approximately seven hundred fifty (750) acres in Franklin County located within the Bear Hollow Wildlife Management Area. This forested property contains a gorge known as the Walls of Jericho, a large, bowl-shaped natural amphitheater with interesting and unusual rock formations carved by Turkey Creek. In addition to its natural beauty, this property protects a diverse array of plant and animal species, including the rare limerock arrowwood; (HHH) Walnut Knob. An area of approximately eighteen (18) acres located in Smith County that protects a population of the federally endangered Braun's rockcress (Boechera perstellata). A mesic forest with large limestone outcrops, in addition to a dry oak forest, provides habitat for the rockcress; (III) Walterhill Floodplain. A thirty-four (34) acre area located along the Stones River in Rutherford County, and supporting one of the world's largest populations of the Stones River bladderpod, one of Tennessee's rarest plants; (JJJ) Washmorgan Hollow. A seventy-three (73) acre site in Jackson County which supports a rare mint population and is a significant neotropical bird habitat; (KKK) Watauga River Bluffs. An area of approximately fifty (50) acres located along the Watauga River in Carter County that includes a mixture of calcareous riverine bluffs and mixed oak/hemlock forest. This site supports a population of the rare Carolina pink ( Silene caroliniana ), and one of the best examples of a rock chestnut oak-eastern red cedar forest in the Ridge and Valley physiographic province; (LLL) William B. Clark Conservation Area. An area of approximately four hundred twenty-eight (428) acres located in Fayette County that supports high quality bottomland hardwood and forested wetland communities occurring along scenic meanders of the Wolf River. Located in the Coastal Plain physiographic province of west Tennessee, this site contains unaltered river channels and forested flood plains featuring high quality Bald Cypress-Water Tupelo forest communities, and provides habitat for numerous species of plants and animals in need of conservation; (MMM) William L. Davenport Refuge. An area of approximately one hundred twenty (120) acres in Polk County that includes a southern Appalachian bog community. This plant community is considered globally rare. It is characterized by an open canopy and is covered by a mat of large cranberry ( Vaccinium macrocarpon ) interspersed with tawny cotton-grass ( Eriophorum virginicum ), and alder ( Alder serrulata ) at the bog's edge; (NNN) Wilson School Road forest and cedar glades. A predominately forested area of approximately fifty-eight (58) acres in Marshall County in the Central Basin containing small limestone cedar glades and karst topography with wet weather conveyances, and dry woodlands containing eastern red cedar and blue ash trees. There are three (3) rare plant species known on this site, including the globally rare running glade clover ( Trifolium calcaricum ), Carolina anemone ( Anemone caroliniana ), and Tennessee glade cress ( Leavenworthia exigua var. exigua ); and (OOO) Window Cliffs. An area of approximately two hundred seventy-five (275) acres located in Putnam County with mesas, limestone arches, panoramic vistas, habitat for three (3) state-listed plants, a scenic waterfall, and a portion of Cane Creek. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 729,Secs.s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6, s7, s8, s9, s10, s11, s12, s13, s14, s15, s16, s17, s18, s19, s20, s21 eff. 6/22/2020. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 545,Secs.s1, s2 eff. 3/17/2014. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 111,s 1, Sec.s2 eff. 4/10/2013. Acts 1971, ch. 116, § 8; 1973, ch. 185, § 1; 1973, ch. 324, § 1; 1974, ch. 612, § 1; 1975, ch. 33, § 1; 1977, ch. 254, § 1; 1977, ch. 263, § 1; 1977, ch. 302, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., § 11-1708; Acts 1984, ch. 574, § 1; 1985, ch. 99, §§ 1-3; 1986, ch. 912, §§ 6, 7; 1987, ch. 154, §§ 1, 2; 1987, ch. 210, § 1; 1988, ch. 508, §§ 1-3; 1988, ch. 643, § 1; 1989, ch. 91, § 1; 1993, ch. 341, § 1; 1994, ch. 627, § 1; 1995, ch. 105, §§ 1, 2; 1997, ch. 237, §§ 1, 2; 1998, ch. 622, §§ 1 - 5; 1999, ch. 357, §§ 1 - 5; 2000, ch. 636, §§ 1, 2; 2001, ch. 56, §§ 1 - 6; 2002, ch. 779, §§ 2 - 8; 2003, ch. 129, §§ 1-4; 2004, ch. 482, § 1; 2004, ch. 947, § 1; 2006, ch. 618, §§ 1 - 4; 2007, ch. 68, §§ 1-3; 2007, ch. 381, § 1; 2008, ch. 749, §§ 1-9; 2009, ch. 53, §§ 1-7; 2010, ch. 643, §§ 1-4; 2011, ch. 400, § 1.
(a) The general assembly may designate Class I or Class II areas proposed by the commissioner to become parts of the system. However, designation by the general assembly need not necessarily be restricted to areas proposed by the department.
(b) The following areas are designated natural areas: (1) Class I-Scenic-Recreational Areas (A) Bays Mountain. An approximately three thousand five hundred (3,500) acre natural area located in Sullivan and Hawkins counties, plus any of approximately seven hundred (700) acres in private ownership which may be acquired for addition to the natural area. The area includes a lake, interpretive trails, outdoor education and recreation facilities, and areas of great scenic beauty, including Laurel Run Gorge where several of Tennessee's rare plant species occur. The area is managed by the governments and agencies of Kingsport and Hawkins County with cooperation and support from the Tennessee natural areas program; (B) Big Cypress Tree. A bottomland hardwood, partly forested area containing the largest recorded bald cypress ( Taxodium distichum ) tree on the North American continent with approximately two hundred seventy (270) acres in Weakley County. The Big Cypress Tree State Natural Area composed of approximately three hundred twenty-nine (329) acres with deeds of record in the register of deeds office of Weakley County in deed book 194 page 411, book 154 page 246, and book 154 page 244, is transferred from the jurisdiction of the Tennessee wildlife resources agency to the jurisdiction of the department of environment and conservation; provided, that hunting shall continue to be permitted following the transfer in the entire portion of the area that the agency has allowed hunting in the year preceding June 8, 2007, in the same manner as hunting is permitted in a wildlife management area within the agency designated region such area is located; and provided, that the agency shall have full access to, and use of, any facility in the area. Access and use shall include control of any structure constructed by the agency; (C) Burgess Falls. A cascade-type one-hundred-twenty-foot (120') falls with included lake and scenic stream, consisting of approximately two hundred seventeen (217) acres of land and water in Putnam and White counties; (D) Chimneys. An area of approximately thirty-three (33) acres along Pocket Creek in Marion County that protects an unusual geologic feature and surrounding forested gorge. This area, located within the Cumberland Plateau Physiographic Province, includes two (2) isolated sandstone pinnacles rising out of Pocket Gorge. The pinnacles are connected by a natural bridge or arch that forms a natural window in their base. In addition to the pinnacles, this area also includes several waterfalls and an "old growth" hemlock forest; (E) Devil's Backbone. A forest of approximately nine hundred fifty (950) acres with a high diversity of upland community types representative of the western Highland Rim. It is located in Lewis County west of the Natchez Trace Parkway. Its prominent topographic features are numerous dry rocky ridges with moderate to steep slopes which form hollows with several perennial streams. The department will develop a plan for the development and management of the additional acreage east of the Natchez Trace in consultation with Lewis County; (F) Dunbar Cave. A well-explored, scenic and historic cave along with a small lake and upland hardwood forest, consisting of approximately one hundred fifteen (115) acres of land and water in Montgomery County; (G) Falling Water Falls. A one-hundred-thirty-foot (130') falls with view of the Sequatchie Valley, consisting of approximately one hundred thirty-six (136) acres in Hamilton County; (H) Frozen Head State Park. An area of approximately eight thousand six hundred twenty (8,620) acres lying within the twenty-two thousand eight hundred (22,800) acre Frozen Head State Park. The area contains undisturbed forest land of unique configuration and is located in the southeast portion of Morgan County. The state park is comprised of the class I area, the class II area, three hundred thirty (330) acres located along North Prong Flat Fork Creek and Judge Branch below one thousand six hundred feet (1,600') elevation and one (1) acre on the summit of Frozen Head Mountain, and seven thousand three hundred twenty (7,320) acres known as the Emory tract; (I) Ghost River (Section of the Wolf River). An area of approximately two thousand three hundred six (2,306) acres located in Fayette County that supports high quality bottomland hardwood forest and forested wetland communities occurring along scenic meanders of the Wolf River. The Bald Cypress-Tupelo Forest Community is a dominant natural feature established along river, swamp, and lake habitats and is representative of unaltered pristine river systems; (J) Grundy Forest. An area consisting of two hundred thirty-four (234) acres containing unique gorges with outstanding scenic views in Grundy County; (K) Hampton Creek Cove. A six hundred ninety-three (693) acre site in the headwaters of Hampton Creek in Carter County, that supports several rare plants and animals for Tennessee and represents a key tract in the protection of the Roan Mountain Massif; (L) House Mountain. An area of approximately five hundred twenty-seven (527) acres on the upper slopes and crest of the four thousand (4,000) acre mountain which is a unique synclinal outlier of Clinch Mountain, possessing a combination of scenic views, geological formations and bird and plant life, lying within a major metropolitan area and incorporating the southern terminus of the Trail of the Lonesome Pine, in Knox County. No land for the House Mountain scenic-recreational area shall be acquired by any governmental entity by use of its power of eminent domain; (M) John Noel State Natural Area at Bon Aqua. An area of approximately thirty-five (35) acres in Hickman County protecting a small remnant mesic white oak forest community of "old growth" characteristics, including a variety of oak and hickory species of considerably larger diameter than those found in similar forest types elsewhere in Middle Tennessee. The forest is also significant because umbrella magnolia, a relatively uncommon species on the Western Highland Rim, is abundant in the understory; (N) Natural Bridge. A twenty-five-foot (25') natural rock bridge, consisting of approximately three (3) acres in Franklin County; (O) Ozone Falls. A one-hundred-ten-foot (110') falls and scenic gorge area, consisting of approximately sixteen and five-tenths (16.5) acres in Cumberland County; (P) Reelfoot Lake. A natural, earthquake-formed lake, consisting of approximately eighteen thousand (18,000) acres of land and water owned by the state of Tennessee and the United States in Lake and Obion counties; (Q) Rugby. An area of approximately seven hundred sixty-two (762) acres in Morgan County located adjacent to Historic Rugby. This forested tract protects the watershed of Little Creek and has a rich spring flora; (R) Shelby Farms Forest-Lucius E. Burch, Jr. Natural Area. An area of approximately seven hundred eighty-eight and thirty-three one-hundredths (788.33) acres located within Shelby Farms Forest Park in Shelby County. This coastal plain site includes areas of bottomland hardwood/bald cypress-tupelo forest and forested wetland communities along the northeasterly and northerly sides of the Wolf River and provides habitat for plant and animal species in need of conservation. The seven hundred eighty-eight and thirty-three one-hundreds (788.33) acre natural area includes two (2) separate forest areas: an approximately four hundred thirteen and seventy-five one-hundredths (413.75) acre bottomland hardwood/bald cypress-tupelo swamp forest north of Walnut Grove Road, and an approximately three hundred seventy-four and fifty-eight one-hundredths (374.58) acre mature bottomland hardwood/bald cypress forest south of Walnut Grove Road. Such description is more particularly described in a survey prepared by Dickinson & Bennett, Inc., for Shelby County Government on November 5, 2003; (S) [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] (T) Short Springs. An area of approximately four hundred twenty (420) acres located within Coffee County. The area includes rich woods, forested ravines, low cascades, springs and waterfalls, one (1) of which is sixty feet (60') in height; in addition it contains a large diversity of wildflowers including two (2) state-listed endangered plant species (Nestronia and Broad-leaved Bunchflower). It is an excellent example of the forested slopes which are transitional between the Highland Rim and the Central Basin; and (U) Stillhouse Hollow Falls. An area of approximately ninety (90) acres in Maury County containing a seventy-five-foot-high waterfall that cascades into a deep plunge pool at the base of a rock amphitheater. The surrounding hardwood forest includes an understory of oakleaf hydrangea and a rich display of spring flora, including the rare grass of Parnassus; (2) Class II-Natural-Scientific Areas (A) Auntney Hollow. An area of approximately twenty-seven (27) acres located in Lewis County that supports the federally listed plant, Tennessee yellow-eyed grass ( Xyris tennesseensis ). This Western Highland Rim site protects a significant population of this rare plant, which occurs here in a globally rare xyris seep community. The rare grass of Parnassas ( Parnassia grandifolia ) is a codominant plant species of the xyris seep community; (B) Barnett's Woods. A forty (40) acre site located in Montgomery County which supports the federally threatened Price's potato bean; (C) Beaman Park. An area of approximately one thousand six hundred seventy-eight (1,678) acres located in Davidson County that protects a diversity of high quality forest communities, barrens, and rare plant species, including Eggert's sunflower, Michigan lily, lady's slipper orchids, shortleaf pine, and butternut trees. Its natural features include ridges, narrow moist hollows with steep slopes, springs, streams and waterfalls representative of Western Highland Rim topography; (D) Bone Cave. A cave of extremely significant archaeological, historical, and scenic value consisting of approximately three hundred thirty-four (334) acres in Warren County; (E) Campbell Bend Barrens. An area of approximately thirty-five (35) acres in Roane County containing an undisturbed example of a Ridge and Valley limestone barrens plant community with exposed limestone. It is comprised of native grasses, other barrens flora, and is surrounded by a mixed hardwood forest; (F) Carroll Cabin Barrens. An area of approximately two hundred fifty (250) acres located in Decatur County. This West Tennessee Uplands site supports a rare glade/barrens community that occurs in association with outcrops of Silurian limestone formations. The Limestone Hill Barrens Community grassland is dominated by little bluestem ( Schizachyrium scoparium ) with rare plant species that include barrens silky aster ( Aster pratensis ), hairy fimbristylis ( Fimbristylis puberula ), and slender blazing star ( Liatris cylindracea ); (G) Cedars of Lebanon Natural Area. An area consisting of two thousand six hundred ninety (2,690) acres comprising the best examples of the Cedar Glade ecosystem in Tennessee and possibly the entire United States. It is located in Wilson County; (H) Colditz Cove. An area of approximately one hundred sixty-five (165) acres in Fentress County containing the seventy-five foot (75') Northrup Falls and a scenic gorge with many interesting rock formations; (I) Couchville Cedar Glade. A one hundred forty (140) acre site in Davidson County adjacent to Long Hunter State Park which supports the largest population of the globally-rare, federally endangered Tennessee coneflower. This site is considered to be one of the best barren and glade sites in Tennessee; (J) Crowder Cemetery Barrens. An area of approximately fifteen (15) acres in Roane County containing a floristically rich example of a Ridge and Valley limestone barrens with several rare plant species, including the tall larkspur, slender blazing star, and white upland aster, as well as an outstanding display of prairie dock; (K) Dry Branch. An area of approximately two thousand one hundred sixty-eight (2,168) acres located in Lewis County that protects one of the largest known populations of the rare plant, Tennessee yellow-eyed grass, as well as the rare seep communities where it grows. This western Highland Rim site also protects a number of other rare plant species, including small-headed rush and large-leaved grass of Parnassus; (L) Duck River Complex. A complex of five (5) separate subunit natural areas totaling approximately two thousand six hundred twelve (2,612) acres within the twelve thousand (12,000) acre Duck River Wildlife Management Area in Maury County. Located in the Central Basin, these areas support rare species associated with globally rare cedar glades and barrens communities, including the federally listed leafy prairie-clover ( Dalea foliosa ). The areas support diverse forest community types, caves and other karst features, and scenic attributes associated with a segment of the Duck Scenic River that flows through this public land; (M) Elsie Quarterman Cedar Glade. An area of approximately one hundred eighty-five (185) acres in Rutherford County that includes a large expanse of cedar glades and barrens supporting a population of the federally endangered Tennessee coneflower ( Echinacea tennessensis ), and numerous other cedar glade endemic plants and natural communities; (N) Fall Creek Falls State Park. An isolated and rugged portion of the Cumberland Plateau in Van Buren and Bledsoe counties containing sixteen thousand one hundred eighty-one (16,181) acres of the twenty-five thousand four hundred seventeen (25,417) acre state park; (O) Fate Sanders Barrens. An area of approximately two hundred thirty (230) acres located in Rutherford County that includes barrens with small glades interspersed among cedar-hardwood forest. The barrens of this Central Basin site are dominated by native warm season grasses, while the glades support state-listed rare and endemic plant species; (P) Flat Rock Cedar Glades and Barrens. An area approximately eight hundred forty-six (846) acres in Rutherford County that includes a large expanse of cedar glades and barrens supporting populations of the federally and state endangered Pyne's Ground-Plum ( Astragalus bibullatus ) and Leafy Prairie-Clover ( Dalea foliosa ), as well as numerous other rare and endemic species of plants. This biologically rich site is within the Central Basin Physiographic Province and represents one of the largest and most ecologically diverse glade/barren complexes in the Central Basin; (Q) Frozen Head State Natural Area. An area of approximately six thousand five hundred thirty (6,530) acres within the twenty-two thousand eight hundred (22,800) acre Frozen Head State Park located in Morgan County and within the Cumberland Plateau Physiographic Province. The entire area possesses deep hollows and valleys that represent numerous forest types with mixed mesophytic forest being the most prevalent. It contains significant mature forests and rare plants and is one of the least disturbed areas within the Cumberland Mountains; (R) Gattinger's Cedar Glade and Barrens. An area of approximately fifty-seven (57) acres located in Rutherford and Wilson counties. This Central Basin site supports one of the largest known populations of the rare Tennessee coneflower, as well as numerous other rare and endemic cedar glade plants. It is a pristine limestone cedar glade-barrens complex; (S) Hawkins Cove. A two hundred forty-nine (249) acre site in Franklin County which supports a population of the Cumberland rosinweed, a rare plant for Tennessee; (T) Hicks Gap. An area of approximately three hundred fifty (350) acres located within Prentice Cooper State Forest in Marion County. The area includes a forested slope in the scenic Tennessee River Gorge containing a large population of a federally endangered plant species known as Scutellaria montana (large-flowered skullcap); (U) Hill Forest. An area of approximately two hundred twenty-five (225) acres in Davidson County protecting a western mesophytic forest community with "old growth" characteristics located in Metropolitan Nashville. The forest has a high diversity of exceptionally large diameter tree species including oaks, hickories, and tulip poplars and is an exemplary remnant forest within an urban setting; (V) Honey Creek. A wooded area near the Big South Fork River Gorge that includes rock houses, scenic streams, and a waterfall. The area is located in Scott County, and consists of one hundred nine (109) acres; (W) Hubbard's Cave. A fifty (50) acre site located in Warren County. More than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) federally endangered gray and Indiana bats, more than all other known Tennessee caves combined, hibernate in the cave; (X) John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades. An area of approximately forty-five (45) acres located in Wilson County and within the Central Basin Physiographic Province. This site consists of a complex of pristine limestone cedar glades and mixed cedar-hardwood forests, and protects one of the largest known populations of the rare and endemic federal and state listed Tennessee coneflower, as well as a population of the state and federal listed leafy prairie-clover. This ecologically significant site also protects numerous other species of rare cedar glade flora; (Y) Langford Branch. An area of approximately twenty-three (23) acres in Lewis County that supports the federally listed Tennessee yellow-eyed grass ( Xyris tennesseensis ). Tennessee yellow-eyed grass occurs in an ecologically significant small calcareous seep community with other rare plants that include grass of parnassus ( Parnassia grandifolia ) and short-headed rush ( Juncus brachycephalus ). The seep is nested within an oak-hickory forest with grassland barrens species occurring on steep slopes; (Z) Laurel Snow. A wooded area with three (3) flowing streams, two (2) scenic waterfalls, gorges, and a small stand of virgin timber consisting of two thousand two hundred fifty-nine (2,259) acres in Rhea County; (AA) Lost Creek. An area of approximately two hundred eleven (211) acres located in White County with habitat for the federally endangered Indiana bat and seven (7) globally imperiled cave dwelling invertebrates, six (6) of which are endemic to Tennessee; (BB) Manus Road Cedar Glade. An area of approximately twenty-two (22) acres located in Rutherford County. This Central Basin site supports a high quality limestone cedar glade with rare and endemic cedar glade plants including the federally endangered Pyne's ground plum ( Astragalus bibullatus ) and the state listed evolvulus ( Evolvulus nuttallianus ) and Tennessee milk-vetch ( Astragalus tennesseensis ); (CC) May Prairie. A remnant of the prairie that once covered many acres in Middle Tennessee, consisting of approximately four hundred ninety-two (492) acres in Coffee County; (DD) Meeman-Shelby Forest. An area of approximately eleven thousand (11,000) acres located within Meeman-Shelby State Park in Shelby County. This area supports large unfragmented cypress dominated sloughs and bottomland hardwood forests that represent exemplary forest communities of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain in West Tennessee. It also supports significant unfragmented upland hardwood forests occurring along the Chickasaw Bluff; (EE) Montgomery Bell. This area is comprised of a southern tract of approximately seven hundred eighty-four (784) acres and a northern tract, referred to as Wildcat Ridge, of approximately three hundred two (302) acres of oak-hickory forests in Dickson County. These tracts are among the best known examples of representative oak-hickory forest ecosystems on the Western Highland Rim in Tennessee; (FF) [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] (GG) Morrison Meadow. An area of approximately eighteen (18) acres in Warren County on the Eastern Highland Rim containing an excellent example of a once extensive wetland prairie/barrens complex and associated wet flatwoods. Dominated by native warm-season grasses, the native barrens at this site contain a high level of floristic diversity, including at least ten (10) state listed plant species and is regarded as one of the most significant botanical sites in the state; (HH) Mount View Glade. A nine (9) acre site located in Davidson County which supports an important colony of the globally-rare, federally-endangered Tennessee coneflower; (II) Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Carter Natural Area. An area of approximately nine hundred thirty-one (931) acres, located in Franklin County, also known as, and containing, Lost Cove Cave (Buggytop Caves); (JJ) North Chickamauga Creek Gorge. An area of approximately seven thousand ninety-three (7,093) acres located in Hamilton County that includes the rugged and steep gorge of North Chickamauga Creek. This area provides habitat for the state and federally endangered large-flowered skullcap ( Scutellaria montana ) and the state endangered and federally threatened Virginia spirea ( Spirea virginiana ), as well as numerous other rare species of plants. This Cumberland Plateau site includes a diversity of forest types from rich mixed mesophytic forest in the gorge to xeric oak-hickory-pine forest on the uplands; (KK) Old Forest. A forested area of approximately one hundred twenty-six (126) acres located in the eastern half of Overton Park in Shelby County. Overton Park was purchased in 1901 as the first city park in Memphis and is listed on the national register of historic places. The park's forest is comprised of upland old growth that has never been cleared or farmed despite its location in the center of a major urban area. The forest contains more than three hundred thirty (330) flowering plant species from eighty-five (85) plant families, including eleven (11) species of oak trees, eight (8) species of grapevines and a wide variety of native wildflowers. The forest is roughly bounded by the Memphis Zoo's perimeter and North Parkway on the north, East Parkway on the east, Poplar Avenue on the south, and Lick Creek on the west; (LL) Overbridge. An area of seventy (70) acres in Rutherford County which supports a pristine cedar glade community including a population of the federally endangered Pyne's Ground Plum and six (6) state listed plants; (MM) Piney Falls. Two (2) small waterfalls along with a scenic gorge that includes pockets of virgin timber, consisting of approximately eight hundred eighteen (818) acres in Rhea County; (NN) Pogue Creek. An area of approximately three thousand (3,000) acres in Fentress County located adjacent to Pickett State Forest and containing scenic gorges with numerous cliffs, sandstone arches, waterfalls, and rock houses, as well as rich forest communities. It also protects populations of rare species including Cumberland sandwort and Lucy Braun's snakeroot; (OO) Powell River Preserve. A twenty-nine (29) acre site located in Claiborne County which supports the state's largest population of large-leaved grass of Parnassus and showy ladyslipper; (PP) Radnor Lake. A one thousand three hundred sixty-seven (1,367) acre area in Davidson County, containing a seventy (70) acre lake, marshes, streams, and wooded hills; (QQ) Riverwoods Natural Area. An area of approximately twenty-one (21) acres, located in Shelby County; (RR) Roundtop Mountain. An area bordering for one (1) mile on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and containing an ecosystem very similar to the relatively untouched Appalachian Uplands of the national park. The area is located in Sevier County; (SS) Savage Gulf. A mixed-mesophytic, semi-virgin forest, consisting of approximately fifteen thousand five hundred ninety (15,590) acres in Grundy County; (TT) Sequatchie Cave. An area of approximately one hundred thirty-three (133) acres located where Owen Spring Branch flows from the mouth of the cave at Sequatchie Cave Park in Marion County. The cave and its cool spring water support the federally listed royal snail ( Pyrgulopsis ogmorphaphe ) and numerous other rare faunal species. This is also the type locality of a rare cadisfly ( Glyphopsyche sequatchie ); (UU) Sherwood Forest. An area of approximately three thousand seventy-five (3,075) acres located in Franklin County that protects the federally endangered Morefield's leather-flower (Clematis morefieldii) and the federally threatened painted snake coiled forest snail (Anguispira picta). In addition, this natural area protects five (5) state-listed species, including three (3) plant and two (2) animal species; (VV) [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] (WW) Stinging Fork Falls. A gorge lying in and along Stinging Fork Creek that includes waterfalls and scenic overlooks. The area consists of seven hundred seventy-six (776) acres and is located in Rhea County; (XX) Stones River Cedar Glade and Barrens. An area of approximately one hundred and eighty-five (185) acres located within Stones River National Battlefield in Rutherford County. This Central Basin site includes rare limestone cedar glades and barrens communities, and is a recovery site for the rare Tennessee coneflower and Pyne's ground-plum. This site also supports numerous other rare and endemic cedar glade plants; (YY) Sunk Lake. An area containing a series of open lakes and swamp forest, and consisting of approximately one thousand eight hundred seventy-three (1,873) acres in Lauderdale County; (ZZ) Sunnybell Cedar Glade. A thirty-six (36) acre site in Rutherford County which supports a large population of rare yellow sunnybells and six (6) other rare plants; (AAA) Taylor Hollow. A one hundred sixty-two (162) acre remnant old growth forest in Sumner County which supports the rare blue-eyed Mary and dwarf trillium; (BBB) Twin Arches. An area of approximately one thousand five hundred (1,500) acres containing two (2) fifty foot (50') high natural bridge arches located in Pickett County; (CCC) Vesta Cedar Glade. A one hundred fifty (150) acre cedar glade in Wilson County, which supports one of only five (5) known populations of the endangered Tennessee coneflower plus other rare cedar glade plants; (DDD) Vine Cedar Glade. An area of approximately thirty five (35) acres in Wilson County that includes rare cedar glades and barrens communities and supports a population of the federally endangered Tennessee coneflower ( Echinacea tennesseensis ) as well as numerous other species of rare cedar glade plants. This area is located in the Central Basin physiographic province of middle Tennessee; (EEE) Virgin Falls. A wooded area consisting of one thousand one hundred thirty-three (1,133) acres and containing the unusual Virgin Falls, sinkholes, caves, and portions of the Caney Fork River located in White County; (FFF) Walker Branch Dragonfly and Damselfly Preserve. This is approximately five hundred twenty (520) acres in Hardin County near the Tennessee River. This site has forested wetland communities including Tupelo gum ( Nyssa aquatica ) and Bald cypress ( Taxodium distichium ) with surrounding floodplain and upland forest community types. There are upland seeps, which combined with these many other forest communities, provide unique habitat for more than thirty-seven (37) species of dragonflies and damselflies; (GGG) Walls of Jericho. An area of approximately seven hundred fifty (750) acres in Franklin County located within the Bear Hollow Wildlife Management Area. This forested property contains a gorge known as the Walls of Jericho, a large, bowl-shaped natural amphitheater with interesting and unusual rock formations carved by Turkey Creek. In addition to its natural beauty, this property protects a diverse array of plant and animal species, including the rare limerock arrowwood; (HHH) Walnut Knob. An area of approximately eighteen (18) acres located in Smith County that protects a population of the federally endangered Braun's rockcress (Boechera perstellata). A mesic forest with large limestone outcrops, in addition to a dry oak forest, provides habitat for the rockcress; (III) Walterhill Floodplain. A thirty-four (34) acre area located along the Stones River in Rutherford County, and supporting one of the world's largest populations of the Stones River bladderpod, one of Tennessee's rarest plants; (JJJ) Washmorgan Hollow. A seventy-three (73) acre site in Jackson County which supports a rare mint population and is a significant neotropical bird habitat; (KKK) Watauga River Bluffs. An area of approximately fifty (50) acres located along the Watauga River in Carter County that includes a mixture of calcareous riverine bluffs and mixed oak/hemlock forest. This site supports a population of the rare Carolina pink ( Silene caroliniana ), and one of the best examples of a rock chestnut oak-eastern red cedar forest in the Ridge and Valley physiographic province; (LLL) William B. Clark Conservation Area. An area of approximately four hundred twenty-eight (428) acres located in Fayette County that supports high quality bottomland hardwood and forested wetland communities occurring along scenic meanders of the Wolf River. Located in the Coastal Plain physiographic province of west Tennessee, this site contains unaltered river channels and forested flood plains featuring high quality Bald Cypress-Water Tupelo forest communities, and provides habitat for numerous species of plants and animals in need of conservation; (MMM) William L. Davenport Refuge. An area of approximately one hundred twenty (120) acres in Polk County that includes a southern Appalachian bog community. This plant community is considered globally rare. It is characterized by an open canopy and is covered by a mat of large cranberry ( Vaccinium macrocarpon ) interspersed with tawny cotton-grass ( Eriophorum virginicum ), and alder ( Alder serrulata ) at the bog's edge; (NNN) Wilson School Road forest and cedar glades. A predominately forested area of approximately fifty-eight (58) acres in Marshall County in the Central Basin containing small limestone cedar glades and karst topography with wet weather conveyances, and dry woodlands containing eastern red cedar and blue ash trees. There are three (3) rare plant species known on this site, including the globally rare running glade clover ( Trifolium calcaricum ), Carolina anemone ( Anemone caroliniana ), and Tennessee glade cress ( Leavenworthia exigua var. exigua ); and (OOO) Window Cliffs. An area of approximately two hundred seventy-five (275) acres located in Putnam County with mesas, limestone arches, panoramic vistas, habitat for three (3) state-listed plants, a scenic waterfall, and a portion of Cane Creek.
(1) Class I-Scenic-Recreational Areas (A) Bays Mountain. An approximately three thousand five hundred (3,500) acre natural area located in Sullivan and Hawkins counties, plus any of approximately seven hundred (700) acres in private ownership which may be acquired for addition to the natural area. The area includes a lake, interpretive trails, outdoor education and recreation facilities, and areas of great scenic beauty, including Laurel Run Gorge where several of Tennessee's rare plant species occur. The area is managed by the governments and agencies of Kingsport and Hawkins County with cooperation and support from the Tennessee natural areas program; (B) Big Cypress Tree. A bottomland hardwood, partly forested area containing the largest recorded bald cypress ( Taxodium distichum ) tree on the North American continent with approximately two hundred seventy (270) acres in Weakley County. The Big Cypress Tree State Natural Area composed of approximately three hundred twenty-nine (329) acres with deeds of record in the register of deeds office of Weakley County in deed book 194 page 411, book 154 page 246, and book 154 page 244, is transferred from the jurisdiction of the Tennessee wildlife resources agency to the jurisdiction of the department of environment and conservation; provided, that hunting shall continue to be permitted following the transfer in the entire portion of the area that the agency has allowed hunting in the year preceding June 8, 2007, in the same manner as hunting is permitted in a wildlife management area within the agency designated region such area is located; and provided, that the agency shall have full access to, and use of, any facility in the area. Access and use shall include control of any structure constructed by the agency; (C) Burgess Falls. A cascade-type one-hundred-twenty-foot (120') falls with included lake and scenic stream, consisting of approximately two hundred seventeen (217) acres of land and water in Putnam and White counties; (D) Chimneys. An area of approximately thirty-three (33) acres along Pocket Creek in Marion County that protects an unusual geologic feature and surrounding forested gorge. This area, located within the Cumberland Plateau Physiographic Province, includes two (2) isolated sandstone pinnacles rising out of Pocket Gorge. The pinnacles are connected by a natural bridge or arch that forms a natural window in their base. In addition to the pinnacles, this area also includes several waterfalls and an "old growth" hemlock forest; (E) Devil's Backbone. A forest of approximately nine hundred fifty (950) acres with a high diversity of upland community types representative of the western Highland Rim. It is located in Lewis County west of the Natchez Trace Parkway. Its prominent topographic features are numerous dry rocky ridges with moderate to steep slopes which form hollows with several perennial streams. The department will develop a plan for the development and management of the additional acreage east of the Natchez Trace in consultation with Lewis County; (F) Dunbar Cave. A well-explored, scenic and historic cave along with a small lake and upland hardwood forest, consisting of approximately one hundred fifteen (115) acres of land and water in Montgomery County; (G) Falling Water Falls. A one-hundred-thirty-foot (130') falls with view of the Sequatchie Valley, consisting of approximately one hundred thirty-six (136) acres in Hamilton County; (H) Frozen Head State Park. An area of approximately eight thousand six hundred twenty (8,620) acres lying within the twenty-two thousand eight hundred (22,800) acre Frozen Head State Park. The area contains undisturbed forest land of unique configuration and is located in the southeast portion of Morgan County. The state park is comprised of the class I area, the class II area, three hundred thirty (330) acres located along North Prong Flat Fork Creek and Judge Branch below one thousand six hundred feet (1,600') elevation and one (1) acre on the summit of Frozen Head Mountain, and seven thousand three hundred twenty (7,320) acres known as the Emory tract; (I) Ghost River (Section of the Wolf River). An area of approximately two thousand three hundred six (2,306) acres located in Fayette County that supports high quality bottomland hardwood forest and forested wetland communities occurring along scenic meanders of the Wolf River. The Bald Cypress-Tupelo Forest Community is a dominant natural feature established along river, swamp, and lake habitats and is representative of unaltered pristine river systems; (J) Grundy Forest. An area consisting of two hundred thirty-four (234) acres containing unique gorges with outstanding scenic views in Grundy County; (K) Hampton Creek Cove. A six hundred ninety-three (693) acre site in the headwaters of Hampton Creek in Carter County, that supports several rare plants and animals for Tennessee and represents a key tract in the protection of the Roan Mountain Massif; (L) House Mountain. An area of approximately five hundred twenty-seven (527) acres on the upper slopes and crest of the four thousand (4,000) acre mountain which is a unique synclinal outlier of Clinch Mountain, possessing a combination of scenic views, geological formations and bird and plant life, lying within a major metropolitan area and incorporating the southern terminus of the Trail of the Lonesome Pine, in Knox County. No land for the House Mountain scenic-recreational area shall be acquired by any governmental entity by use of its power of eminent domain; (M) John Noel State Natural Area at Bon Aqua. An area of approximately thirty-five (35) acres in Hickman County protecting a small remnant mesic white oak forest community of "old growth" characteristics, including a variety of oak and hickory species of considerably larger diameter than those found in similar forest types elsewhere in Middle Tennessee. The forest is also significant because umbrella magnolia, a relatively uncommon species on the Western Highland Rim, is abundant in the understory; (N) Natural Bridge. A twenty-five-foot (25') natural rock bridge, consisting of approximately three (3) acres in Franklin County; (O) Ozone Falls. A one-hundred-ten-foot (110') falls and scenic gorge area, consisting of approximately sixteen and five-tenths (16.5) acres in Cumberland County; (P) Reelfoot Lake. A natural, earthquake-formed lake, consisting of approximately eighteen thousand (18,000) acres of land and water owned by the state of Tennessee and the United States in Lake and Obion counties; (Q) Rugby. An area of approximately seven hundred sixty-two (762) acres in Morgan County located adjacent to Historic Rugby. This forested tract protects the watershed of Little Creek and has a rich spring flora; (R) Shelby Farms Forest-Lucius E. Burch, Jr. Natural Area. An area of approximately seven hundred eighty-eight and thirty-three one-hundredths (788.33) acres located within Shelby Farms Forest Park in Shelby County. This coastal plain site includes areas of bottomland hardwood/bald cypress-tupelo forest and forested wetland communities along the northeasterly and northerly sides of the Wolf River and provides habitat for plant and animal species in need of conservation. The seven hundred eighty-eight and thirty-three one-hundreds (788.33) acre natural area includes two (2) separate forest areas: an approximately four hundred thirteen and seventy-five one-hundredths (413.75) acre bottomland hardwood/bald cypress-tupelo swamp forest north of Walnut Grove Road, and an approximately three hundred seventy-four and fifty-eight one-hundredths (374.58) acre mature bottomland hardwood/bald cypress forest south of Walnut Grove Road. Such description is more particularly described in a survey prepared by Dickinson & Bennett, Inc., for Shelby County Government on November 5, 2003; (S) [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] (T) Short Springs. An area of approximately four hundred twenty (420) acres located within Coffee County. The area includes rich woods, forested ravines, low cascades, springs and waterfalls, one (1) of which is sixty feet (60') in height; in addition it contains a large diversity of wildflowers including two (2) state-listed endangered plant species (Nestronia and Broad-leaved Bunchflower). It is an excellent example of the forested slopes which are transitional between the Highland Rim and the Central Basin; and (U) Stillhouse Hollow Falls. An area of approximately ninety (90) acres in Maury County containing a seventy-five-foot-high waterfall that cascades into a deep plunge pool at the base of a rock amphitheater. The surrounding hardwood forest includes an understory of oakleaf hydrangea and a rich display of spring flora, including the rare grass of Parnassus;
(A) Bays Mountain. An approximately three thousand five hundred (3,500) acre natural area located in Sullivan and Hawkins counties, plus any of approximately seven hundred (700) acres in private ownership which may be acquired for addition to the natural area. The area includes a lake, interpretive trails, outdoor education and recreation facilities, and areas of great scenic beauty, including Laurel Run Gorge where several of Tennessee's rare plant species occur. The area is managed by the governments and agencies of Kingsport and Hawkins County with cooperation and support from the Tennessee natural areas program;
(B) Big Cypress Tree. A bottomland hardwood, partly forested area containing the largest recorded bald cypress ( Taxodium distichum ) tree on the North American continent with approximately two hundred seventy (270) acres in Weakley County. The Big Cypress Tree State Natural Area composed of approximately three hundred twenty-nine (329) acres with deeds of record in the register of deeds office of Weakley County in deed book 194 page 411, book 154 page 246, and book 154 page 244, is transferred from the jurisdiction of the Tennessee wildlife resources agency to the jurisdiction of the department of environment and conservation; provided, that hunting shall continue to be permitted following the transfer in the entire portion of the area that the agency has allowed hunting in the year preceding June 8, 2007, in the same manner as hunting is permitted in a wildlife management area within the agency designated region such area is located; and provided, that the agency shall have full access to, and use of, any facility in the area. Access and use shall include control of any structure constructed by the agency;
(C) Burgess Falls. A cascade-type one-hundred-twenty-foot (120') falls with included lake and scenic stream, consisting of approximately two hundred seventeen (217) acres of land and water in Putnam and White counties;
(D) Chimneys. An area of approximately thirty-three (33) acres along Pocket Creek in Marion County that protects an unusual geologic feature and surrounding forested gorge. This area, located within the Cumberland Plateau Physiographic Province, includes two (2) isolated sandstone pinnacles rising out of Pocket Gorge. The pinnacles are connected by a natural bridge or arch that forms a natural window in their base. In addition to the pinnacles, this area also includes several waterfalls and an "old growth" hemlock forest;
(E) Devil's Backbone. A forest of approximately nine hundred fifty (950) acres with a high diversity of upland community types representative of the western Highland Rim. It is located in Lewis County west of the Natchez Trace Parkway. Its prominent topographic features are numerous dry rocky ridges with moderate to steep slopes which form hollows with several perennial streams. The department will develop a plan for the development and management of the additional acreage east of the Natchez Trace in consultation with Lewis County;
(F) Dunbar Cave. A well-explored, scenic and historic cave along with a small lake and upland hardwood forest, consisting of approximately one hundred fifteen (115) acres of land and water in Montgomery County;
(G) Falling Water Falls. A one-hundred-thirty-foot (130') falls with view of the Sequatchie Valley, consisting of approximately one hundred thirty-six (136) acres in Hamilton County;
(H) Frozen Head State Park. An area of approximately eight thousand six hundred twenty (8,620) acres lying within the twenty-two thousand eight hundred (22,800) acre Frozen Head State Park. The area contains undisturbed forest land of unique configuration and is located in the southeast portion of Morgan County. The state park is comprised of the class I area, the class II area, three hundred thirty (330) acres located along North Prong Flat Fork Creek and Judge Branch below one thousand six hundred feet (1,600') elevation and one (1) acre on the summit of Frozen Head Mountain, and seven thousand three hundred twenty (7,320) acres known as the Emory tract;
(I) Ghost River (Section of the Wolf River). An area of approximately two thousand three hundred six (2,306) acres located in Fayette County that supports high quality bottomland hardwood forest and forested wetland communities occurring along scenic meanders of the Wolf River. The Bald Cypress-Tupelo Forest Community is a dominant natural feature established along river, swamp, and lake habitats and is representative of unaltered pristine river systems;
(J) Grundy Forest. An area consisting of two hundred thirty-four (234) acres containing unique gorges with outstanding scenic views in Grundy County;
(K) Hampton Creek Cove. A six hundred ninety-three (693) acre site in the headwaters of Hampton Creek in Carter County, that supports several rare plants and animals for Tennessee and represents a key tract in the protection of the Roan Mountain Massif;
(L) House Mountain. An area of approximately five hundred twenty-seven (527) acres on the upper slopes and crest of the four thousand (4,000) acre mountain which is a unique synclinal outlier of Clinch Mountain, possessing a combination of scenic views, geological formations and bird and plant life, lying within a major metropolitan area and incorporating the southern terminus of the Trail of the Lonesome Pine, in Knox County. No land for the House Mountain scenic-recreational area shall be acquired by any governmental entity by use of its power of eminent domain;
(M) John Noel State Natural Area at Bon Aqua. An area of approximately thirty-five (35) acres in Hickman County protecting a small remnant mesic white oak forest community of "old growth" characteristics, including a variety of oak and hickory species of considerably larger diameter than those found in similar forest types elsewhere in Middle Tennessee. The forest is also significant because umbrella magnolia, a relatively uncommon species on the Western Highland Rim, is abundant in the understory;
(N) Natural Bridge. A twenty-five-foot (25') natural rock bridge, consisting of approximately three (3) acres in Franklin County;
(O) Ozone Falls. A one-hundred-ten-foot (110') falls and scenic gorge area, consisting of approximately sixteen and five-tenths (16.5) acres in Cumberland County;
(P) Reelfoot Lake. A natural, earthquake-formed lake, consisting of approximately eighteen thousand (18,000) acres of land and water owned by the state of Tennessee and the United States in Lake and Obion counties;
(Q) Rugby. An area of approximately seven hundred sixty-two (762) acres in Morgan County located adjacent to Historic Rugby. This forested tract protects the watershed of Little Creek and has a rich spring flora;
(R) Shelby Farms Forest-Lucius E. Burch, Jr. Natural Area. An area of approximately seven hundred eighty-eight and thirty-three one-hundredths (788.33) acres located within Shelby Farms Forest Park in Shelby County. This coastal plain site includes areas of bottomland hardwood/bald cypress-tupelo forest and forested wetland communities along the northeasterly and northerly sides of the Wolf River and provides habitat for plant and animal species in need of conservation. The seven hundred eighty-eight and thirty-three one-hundreds (788.33) acre natural area includes two (2) separate forest areas: an approximately four hundred thirteen and seventy-five one-hundredths (413.75) acre bottomland hardwood/bald cypress-tupelo swamp forest north of Walnut Grove Road, and an approximately three hundred seventy-four and fifty-eight one-hundredths (374.58) acre mature bottomland hardwood/bald cypress forest south of Walnut Grove Road. Such description is more particularly described in a survey prepared by Dickinson & Bennett, Inc., for Shelby County Government on November 5, 2003;
(S) [Deleted by 2020 amendment.]
(T) Short Springs. An area of approximately four hundred twenty (420) acres located within Coffee County. The area includes rich woods, forested ravines, low cascades, springs and waterfalls, one (1) of which is sixty feet (60') in height; in addition it contains a large diversity of wildflowers including two (2) state-listed endangered plant species (Nestronia and Broad-leaved Bunchflower). It is an excellent example of the forested slopes which are transitional between the Highland Rim and the Central Basin; and
(U) Stillhouse Hollow Falls. An area of approximately ninety (90) acres in Maury County containing a seventy-five-foot-high waterfall that cascades into a deep plunge pool at the base of a rock amphitheater. The surrounding hardwood forest includes an understory of oakleaf hydrangea and a rich display of spring flora, including the rare grass of Parnassus;
(2) Class II-Natural-Scientific Areas (A) Auntney Hollow. An area of approximately twenty-seven (27) acres located in Lewis County that supports the federally listed plant, Tennessee yellow-eyed grass ( Xyris tennesseensis ). This Western Highland Rim site protects a significant population of this rare plant, which occurs here in a globally rare xyris seep community. The rare grass of Parnassas ( Parnassia grandifolia ) is a codominant plant species of the xyris seep community; (B) Barnett's Woods. A forty (40) acre site located in Montgomery County which supports the federally threatened Price's potato bean; (C) Beaman Park. An area of approximately one thousand six hundred seventy-eight (1,678) acres located in Davidson County that protects a diversity of high quality forest communities, barrens, and rare plant species, including Eggert's sunflower, Michigan lily, lady's slipper orchids, shortleaf pine, and butternut trees. Its natural features include ridges, narrow moist hollows with steep slopes, springs, streams and waterfalls representative of Western Highland Rim topography; (D) Bone Cave. A cave of extremely significant archaeological, historical, and scenic value consisting of approximately three hundred thirty-four (334) acres in Warren County; (E) Campbell Bend Barrens. An area of approximately thirty-five (35) acres in Roane County containing an undisturbed example of a Ridge and Valley limestone barrens plant community with exposed limestone. It is comprised of native grasses, other barrens flora, and is surrounded by a mixed hardwood forest; (F) Carroll Cabin Barrens. An area of approximately two hundred fifty (250) acres located in Decatur County. This West Tennessee Uplands site supports a rare glade/barrens community that occurs in association with outcrops of Silurian limestone formations. The Limestone Hill Barrens Community grassland is dominated by little bluestem ( Schizachyrium scoparium ) with rare plant species that include barrens silky aster ( Aster pratensis ), hairy fimbristylis ( Fimbristylis puberula ), and slender blazing star ( Liatris cylindracea ); (G) Cedars of Lebanon Natural Area. An area consisting of two thousand six hundred ninety (2,690) acres comprising the best examples of the Cedar Glade ecosystem in Tennessee and possibly the entire United States. It is located in Wilson County; (H) Colditz Cove. An area of approximately one hundred sixty-five (165) acres in Fentress County containing the seventy-five foot (75') Northrup Falls and a scenic gorge with many interesting rock formations; (I) Couchville Cedar Glade. A one hundred forty (140) acre site in Davidson County adjacent to Long Hunter State Park which supports the largest population of the globally-rare, federally endangered Tennessee coneflower. This site is considered to be one of the best barren and glade sites in Tennessee; (J) Crowder Cemetery Barrens. An area of approximately fifteen (15) acres in Roane County containing a floristically rich example of a Ridge and Valley limestone barrens with several rare plant species, including the tall larkspur, slender blazing star, and white upland aster, as well as an outstanding display of prairie dock; (K) Dry Branch. An area of approximately two thousand one hundred sixty-eight (2,168) acres located in Lewis County that protects one of the largest known populations of the rare plant, Tennessee yellow-eyed grass, as well as the rare seep communities where it grows. This western Highland Rim site also protects a number of other rare plant species, including small-headed rush and large-leaved grass of Parnassus; (L) Duck River Complex. A complex of five (5) separate subunit natural areas totaling approximately two thousand six hundred twelve (2,612) acres within the twelve thousand (12,000) acre Duck River Wildlife Management Area in Maury County. Located in the Central Basin, these areas support rare species associated with globally rare cedar glades and barrens communities, including the federally listed leafy prairie-clover ( Dalea foliosa ). The areas support diverse forest community types, caves and other karst features, and scenic attributes associated with a segment of the Duck Scenic River that flows through this public land; (M) Elsie Quarterman Cedar Glade. An area of approximately one hundred eighty-five (185) acres in Rutherford County that includes a large expanse of cedar glades and barrens supporting a population of the federally endangered Tennessee coneflower ( Echinacea tennessensis ), and numerous other cedar glade endemic plants and natural communities; (N) Fall Creek Falls State Park. An isolated and rugged portion of the Cumberland Plateau in Van Buren and Bledsoe counties containing sixteen thousand one hundred eighty-one (16,181) acres of the twenty-five thousand four hundred seventeen (25,417) acre state park; (O) Fate Sanders Barrens. An area of approximately two hundred thirty (230) acres located in Rutherford County that includes barrens with small glades interspersed among cedar-hardwood forest. The barrens of this Central Basin site are dominated by native warm season grasses, while the glades support state-listed rare and endemic plant species; (P) Flat Rock Cedar Glades and Barrens. An area approximately eight hundred forty-six (846) acres in Rutherford County that includes a large expanse of cedar glades and barrens supporting populations of the federally and state endangered Pyne's Ground-Plum ( Astragalus bibullatus ) and Leafy Prairie-Clover ( Dalea foliosa ), as well as numerous other rare and endemic species of plants. This biologically rich site is within the Central Basin Physiographic Province and represents one of the largest and most ecologically diverse glade/barren complexes in the Central Basin; (Q) Frozen Head State Natural Area. An area of approximately six thousand five hundred thirty (6,530) acres within the twenty-two thousand eight hundred (22,800) acre Frozen Head State Park located in Morgan County and within the Cumberland Plateau Physiographic Province. The entire area possesses deep hollows and valleys that represent numerous forest types with mixed mesophytic forest being the most prevalent. It contains significant mature forests and rare plants and is one of the least disturbed areas within the Cumberland Mountains; (R) Gattinger's Cedar Glade and Barrens. An area of approximately fifty-seven (57) acres located in Rutherford and Wilson counties. This Central Basin site supports one of the largest known populations of the rare Tennessee coneflower, as well as numerous other rare and endemic cedar glade plants. It is a pristine limestone cedar glade-barrens complex; (S) Hawkins Cove. A two hundred forty-nine (249) acre site in Franklin County which supports a population of the Cumberland rosinweed, a rare plant for Tennessee; (T) Hicks Gap. An area of approximately three hundred fifty (350) acres located within Prentice Cooper State Forest in Marion County. The area includes a forested slope in the scenic Tennessee River Gorge containing a large population of a federally endangered plant species known as Scutellaria montana (large-flowered skullcap); (U) Hill Forest. An area of approximately two hundred twenty-five (225) acres in Davidson County protecting a western mesophytic forest community with "old growth" characteristics located in Metropolitan Nashville. The forest has a high diversity of exceptionally large diameter tree species including oaks, hickories, and tulip poplars and is an exemplary remnant forest within an urban setting; (V) Honey Creek. A wooded area near the Big South Fork River Gorge that includes rock houses, scenic streams, and a waterfall. The area is located in Scott County, and consists of one hundred nine (109) acres; (W) Hubbard's Cave. A fifty (50) acre site located in Warren County. More than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) federally endangered gray and Indiana bats, more than all other known Tennessee caves combined, hibernate in the cave; (X) John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades. An area of approximately forty-five (45) acres located in Wilson County and within the Central Basin Physiographic Province. This site consists of a complex of pristine limestone cedar glades and mixed cedar-hardwood forests, and protects one of the largest known populations of the rare and endemic federal and state listed Tennessee coneflower, as well as a population of the state and federal listed leafy prairie-clover. This ecologically significant site also protects numerous other species of rare cedar glade flora; (Y) Langford Branch. An area of approximately twenty-three (23) acres in Lewis County that supports the federally listed Tennessee yellow-eyed grass ( Xyris tennesseensis ). Tennessee yellow-eyed grass occurs in an ecologically significant small calcareous seep community with other rare plants that include grass of parnassus ( Parnassia grandifolia ) and short-headed rush ( Juncus brachycephalus ). The seep is nested within an oak-hickory forest with grassland barrens species occurring on steep slopes; (Z) Laurel Snow. A wooded area with three (3) flowing streams, two (2) scenic waterfalls, gorges, and a small stand of virgin timber consisting of two thousand two hundred fifty-nine (2,259) acres in Rhea County; (AA) Lost Creek. An area of approximately two hundred eleven (211) acres located in White County with habitat for the federally endangered Indiana bat and seven (7) globally imperiled cave dwelling invertebrates, six (6) of which are endemic to Tennessee; (BB) Manus Road Cedar Glade. An area of approximately twenty-two (22) acres located in Rutherford County. This Central Basin site supports a high quality limestone cedar glade with rare and endemic cedar glade plants including the federally endangered Pyne's ground plum ( Astragalus bibullatus ) and the state listed evolvulus ( Evolvulus nuttallianus ) and Tennessee milk-vetch ( Astragalus tennesseensis ); (CC) May Prairie. A remnant of the prairie that once covered many acres in Middle Tennessee, consisting of approximately four hundred ninety-two (492) acres in Coffee County; (DD) Meeman-Shelby Forest. An area of approximately eleven thousand (11,000) acres located within Meeman-Shelby State Park in Shelby County. This area supports large unfragmented cypress dominated sloughs and bottomland hardwood forests that represent exemplary forest communities of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain in West Tennessee. It also supports significant unfragmented upland hardwood forests occurring along the Chickasaw Bluff; (EE) Montgomery Bell. This area is comprised of a southern tract of approximately seven hundred eighty-four (784) acres and a northern tract, referred to as Wildcat Ridge, of approximately three hundred two (302) acres of oak-hickory forests in Dickson County. These tracts are among the best known examples of representative oak-hickory forest ecosystems on the Western Highland Rim in Tennessee; (FF) [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] (GG) Morrison Meadow. An area of approximately eighteen (18) acres in Warren County on the Eastern Highland Rim containing an excellent example of a once extensive wetland prairie/barrens complex and associated wet flatwoods. Dominated by native warm-season grasses, the native barrens at this site contain a high level of floristic diversity, including at least ten (10) state listed plant species and is regarded as one of the most significant botanical sites in the state; (HH) Mount View Glade. A nine (9) acre site located in Davidson County which supports an important colony of the globally-rare, federally-endangered Tennessee coneflower; (II) Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Carter Natural Area. An area of approximately nine hundred thirty-one (931) acres, located in Franklin County, also known as, and containing, Lost Cove Cave (Buggytop Caves); (JJ) North Chickamauga Creek Gorge. An area of approximately seven thousand ninety-three (7,093) acres located in Hamilton County that includes the rugged and steep gorge of North Chickamauga Creek. This area provides habitat for the state and federally endangered large-flowered skullcap ( Scutellaria montana ) and the state endangered and federally threatened Virginia spirea ( Spirea virginiana ), as well as numerous other rare species of plants. This Cumberland Plateau site includes a diversity of forest types from rich mixed mesophytic forest in the gorge to xeric oak-hickory-pine forest on the uplands; (KK) Old Forest. A forested area of approximately one hundred twenty-six (126) acres located in the eastern half of Overton Park in Shelby County. Overton Park was purchased in 1901 as the first city park in Memphis and is listed on the national register of historic places. The park's forest is comprised of upland old growth that has never been cleared or farmed despite its location in the center of a major urban area. The forest contains more than three hundred thirty (330) flowering plant species from eighty-five (85) plant families, including eleven (11) species of oak trees, eight (8) species of grapevines and a wide variety of native wildflowers. The forest is roughly bounded by the Memphis Zoo's perimeter and North Parkway on the north, East Parkway on the east, Poplar Avenue on the south, and Lick Creek on the west; (LL) Overbridge. An area of seventy (70) acres in Rutherford County which supports a pristine cedar glade community including a population of the federally endangered Pyne's Ground Plum and six (6) state listed plants; (MM) Piney Falls. Two (2) small waterfalls along with a scenic gorge that includes pockets of virgin timber, consisting of approximately eight hundred eighteen (818) acres in Rhea County; (NN) Pogue Creek. An area of approximately three thousand (3,000) acres in Fentress County located adjacent to Pickett State Forest and containing scenic gorges with numerous cliffs, sandstone arches, waterfalls, and rock houses, as well as rich forest communities. It also protects populations of rare species including Cumberland sandwort and Lucy Braun's snakeroot; (OO) Powell River Preserve. A twenty-nine (29) acre site located in Claiborne County which supports the state's largest population of large-leaved grass of Parnassus and showy ladyslipper; (PP) Radnor Lake. A one thousand three hundred sixty-seven (1,367) acre area in Davidson County, containing a seventy (70) acre lake, marshes, streams, and wooded hills; (QQ) Riverwoods Natural Area. An area of approximately twenty-one (21) acres, located in Shelby County; (RR) Roundtop Mountain. An area bordering for one (1) mile on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and containing an ecosystem very similar to the relatively untouched Appalachian Uplands of the national park. The area is located in Sevier County; (SS) Savage Gulf. A mixed-mesophytic, semi-virgin forest, consisting of approximately fifteen thousand five hundred ninety (15,590) acres in Grundy County; (TT) Sequatchie Cave. An area of approximately one hundred thirty-three (133) acres located where Owen Spring Branch flows from the mouth of the cave at Sequatchie Cave Park in Marion County. The cave and its cool spring water support the federally listed royal snail ( Pyrgulopsis ogmorphaphe ) and numerous other rare faunal species. This is also the type locality of a rare cadisfly ( Glyphopsyche sequatchie ); (UU) Sherwood Forest. An area of approximately three thousand seventy-five (3,075) acres located in Franklin County that protects the federally endangered Morefield's leather-flower (Clematis morefieldii) and the federally threatened painted snake coiled forest snail (Anguispira picta). In addition, this natural area protects five (5) state-listed species, including three (3) plant and two (2) animal species; (VV) [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] (WW) Stinging Fork Falls. A gorge lying in and along Stinging Fork Creek that includes waterfalls and scenic overlooks. The area consists of seven hundred seventy-six (776) acres and is located in Rhea County; (XX) Stones River Cedar Glade and Barrens. An area of approximately one hundred and eighty-five (185) acres located within Stones River National Battlefield in Rutherford County. This Central Basin site includes rare limestone cedar glades and barrens communities, and is a recovery site for the rare Tennessee coneflower and Pyne's ground-plum. This site also supports numerous other rare and endemic cedar glade plants; (YY) Sunk Lake. An area containing a series of open lakes and swamp forest, and consisting of approximately one thousand eight hundred seventy-three (1,873) acres in Lauderdale County; (ZZ) Sunnybell Cedar Glade. A thirty-six (36) acre site in Rutherford County which supports a large population of rare yellow sunnybells and six (6) other rare plants; (AAA) Taylor Hollow. A one hundred sixty-two (162) acre remnant old growth forest in Sumner County which supports the rare blue-eyed Mary and dwarf trillium; (BBB) Twin Arches. An area of approximately one thousand five hundred (1,500) acres containing two (2) fifty foot (50') high natural bridge arches located in Pickett County; (CCC) Vesta Cedar Glade. A one hundred fifty (150) acre cedar glade in Wilson County, which supports one of only five (5) known populations of the endangered Tennessee coneflower plus other rare cedar glade plants; (DDD) Vine Cedar Glade. An area of approximately thirty five (35) acres in Wilson County that includes rare cedar glades and barrens communities and supports a population of the federally endangered Tennessee coneflower ( Echinacea tennesseensis ) as well as numerous other species of rare cedar glade plants. This area is located in the Central Basin physiographic province of middle Tennessee; (EEE) Virgin Falls. A wooded area consisting of one thousand one hundred thirty-three (1,133) acres and containing the unusual Virgin Falls, sinkholes, caves, and portions of the Caney Fork River located in White County; (FFF) Walker Branch Dragonfly and Damselfly Preserve. This is approximately five hundred twenty (520) acres in Hardin County near the Tennessee River. This site has forested wetland communities including Tupelo gum ( Nyssa aquatica ) and Bald cypress ( Taxodium distichium ) with surrounding floodplain and upland forest community types. There are upland seeps, which combined with these many other forest communities, provide unique habitat for more than thirty-seven (37) species of dragonflies and damselflies; (GGG) Walls of Jericho. An area of approximately seven hundred fifty (750) acres in Franklin County located within the Bear Hollow Wildlife Management Area. This forested property contains a gorge known as the Walls of Jericho, a large, bowl-shaped natural amphitheater with interesting and unusual rock formations carved by Turkey Creek. In addition to its natural beauty, this property protects a diverse array of plant and animal species, including the rare limerock arrowwood; (HHH) Walnut Knob. An area of approximately eighteen (18) acres located in Smith County that protects a population of the federally endangered Braun's rockcress (Boechera perstellata). A mesic forest with large limestone outcrops, in addition to a dry oak forest, provides habitat for the rockcress; (III) Walterhill Floodplain. A thirty-four (34) acre area located along the Stones River in Rutherford County, and supporting one of the world's largest populations of the Stones River bladderpod, one of Tennessee's rarest plants; (JJJ) Washmorgan Hollow. A seventy-three (73) acre site in Jackson County which supports a rare mint population and is a significant neotropical bird habitat; (KKK) Watauga River Bluffs. An area of approximately fifty (50) acres located along the Watauga River in Carter County that includes a mixture of calcareous riverine bluffs and mixed oak/hemlock forest. This site supports a population of the rare Carolina pink ( Silene caroliniana ), and one of the best examples of a rock chestnut oak-eastern red cedar forest in the Ridge and Valley physiographic province; (LLL) William B. Clark Conservation Area. An area of approximately four hundred twenty-eight (428) acres located in Fayette County that supports high quality bottomland hardwood and forested wetland communities occurring along scenic meanders of the Wolf River. Located in the Coastal Plain physiographic province of west Tennessee, this site contains unaltered river channels and forested flood plains featuring high quality Bald Cypress-Water Tupelo forest communities, and provides habitat for numerous species of plants and animals in need of conservation; (MMM) William L. Davenport Refuge. An area of approximately one hundred twenty (120) acres in Polk County that includes a southern Appalachian bog community. This plant community is considered globally rare. It is characterized by an open canopy and is covered by a mat of large cranberry ( Vaccinium macrocarpon ) interspersed with tawny cotton-grass ( Eriophorum virginicum ), and alder ( Alder serrulata ) at the bog's edge; (NNN) Wilson School Road forest and cedar glades. A predominately forested area of approximately fifty-eight (58) acres in Marshall County in the Central Basin containing small limestone cedar glades and karst topography with wet weather conveyances, and dry woodlands containing eastern red cedar and blue ash trees. There are three (3) rare plant species known on this site, including the globally rare running glade clover ( Trifolium calcaricum ), Carolina anemone ( Anemone caroliniana ), and Tennessee glade cress ( Leavenworthia exigua var. exigua ); and (OOO) Window Cliffs. An area of approximately two hundred seventy-five (275) acres located in Putnam County with mesas, limestone arches, panoramic vistas, habitat for three (3) state-listed plants, a scenic waterfall, and a portion of Cane Creek.
(A) Auntney Hollow. An area of approximately twenty-seven (27) acres located in Lewis County that supports the federally listed plant, Tennessee yellow-eyed grass ( Xyris tennesseensis ). This Western Highland Rim site protects a significant population of this rare plant, which occurs here in a globally rare xyris seep community. The rare grass of Parnassas ( Parnassia grandifolia ) is a codominant plant species of the xyris seep community;
(B) Barnett's Woods. A forty (40) acre site located in Montgomery County which supports the federally threatened Price's potato bean;
(C) Beaman Park. An area of approximately one thousand six hundred seventy-eight (1,678) acres located in Davidson County that protects a diversity of high quality forest communities, barrens, and rare plant species, including Eggert's sunflower, Michigan lily, lady's slipper orchids, shortleaf pine, and butternut trees. Its natural features include ridges, narrow moist hollows with steep slopes, springs, streams and waterfalls representative of Western Highland Rim topography;
(D) Bone Cave. A cave of extremely significant archaeological, historical, and scenic value consisting of approximately three hundred thirty-four (334) acres in Warren County;
(E) Campbell Bend Barrens. An area of approximately thirty-five (35) acres in Roane County containing an undisturbed example of a Ridge and Valley limestone barrens plant community with exposed limestone. It is comprised of native grasses, other barrens flora, and is surrounded by a mixed hardwood forest;
(F) Carroll Cabin Barrens. An area of approximately two hundred fifty (250) acres located in Decatur County. This West Tennessee Uplands site supports a rare glade/barrens community that occurs in association with outcrops of Silurian limestone formations. The Limestone Hill Barrens Community grassland is dominated by little bluestem ( Schizachyrium scoparium ) with rare plant species that include barrens silky aster ( Aster pratensis ), hairy fimbristylis ( Fimbristylis puberula ), and slender blazing star ( Liatris cylindracea );
(G) Cedars of Lebanon Natural Area. An area consisting of two thousand six hundred ninety (2,690) acres comprising the best examples of the Cedar Glade ecosystem in Tennessee and possibly the entire United States. It is located in Wilson County;
(H) Colditz Cove. An area of approximately one hundred sixty-five (165) acres in Fentress County containing the seventy-five foot (75') Northrup Falls and a scenic gorge with many interesting rock formations;
(I) Couchville Cedar Glade. A one hundred forty (140) acre site in Davidson County adjacent to Long Hunter State Park which supports the largest population of the globally-rare, federally endangered Tennessee coneflower. This site is considered to be one of the best barren and glade sites in Tennessee;
(J) Crowder Cemetery Barrens. An area of approximately fifteen (15) acres in Roane County containing a floristically rich example of a Ridge and Valley limestone barrens with several rare plant species, including the tall larkspur, slender blazing star, and white upland aster, as well as an outstanding display of prairie dock;
(K) Dry Branch. An area of approximately two thousand one hundred sixty-eight (2,168) acres located in Lewis County that protects one of the largest known populations of the rare plant, Tennessee yellow-eyed grass, as well as the rare seep communities where it grows. This western Highland Rim site also protects a number of other rare plant species, including small-headed rush and large-leaved grass of Parnassus;
(L) Duck River Complex. A complex of five (5) separate subunit natural areas totaling approximately two thousand six hundred twelve (2,612) acres within the twelve thousand (12,000) acre Duck River Wildlife Management Area in Maury County. Located in the Central Basin, these areas support rare species associated with globally rare cedar glades and barrens communities, including the federally listed leafy prairie-clover ( Dalea foliosa ). The areas support diverse forest community types, caves and other karst features, and scenic attributes associated with a segment of the Duck Scenic River that flows through this public land;
(M) Elsie Quarterman Cedar Glade. An area of approximately one hundred eighty-five (185) acres in Rutherford County that includes a large expanse of cedar glades and barrens supporting a population of the federally endangered Tennessee coneflower ( Echinacea tennessensis ), and numerous other cedar glade endemic plants and natural communities;
(N) Fall Creek Falls State Park. An isolated and rugged portion of the Cumberland Plateau in Van Buren and Bledsoe counties containing sixteen thousand one hundred eighty-one (16,181) acres of the twenty-five thousand four hundred seventeen (25,417) acre state park;
(O) Fate Sanders Barrens. An area of approximately two hundred thirty (230) acres located in Rutherford County that includes barrens with small glades interspersed among cedar-hardwood forest. The barrens of this Central Basin site are dominated by native warm season grasses, while the glades support state-listed rare and endemic plant species;
(P) Flat Rock Cedar Glades and Barrens. An area approximately eight hundred forty-six (846) acres in Rutherford County that includes a large expanse of cedar glades and barrens supporting populations of the federally and state endangered Pyne's Ground-Plum ( Astragalus bibullatus ) and Leafy Prairie-Clover ( Dalea foliosa ), as well as numerous other rare and endemic species of plants. This biologically rich site is within the Central Basin Physiographic Province and represents one of the largest and most ecologically diverse glade/barren complexes in the Central Basin;
(Q) Frozen Head State Natural Area. An area of approximately six thousand five hundred thirty (6,530) acres within the twenty-two thousand eight hundred (22,800) acre Frozen Head State Park located in Morgan County and within the Cumberland Plateau Physiographic Province. The entire area possesses deep hollows and valleys that represent numerous forest types with mixed mesophytic forest being the most prevalent. It contains significant mature forests and rare plants and is one of the least disturbed areas within the Cumberland Mountains;
(R) Gattinger's Cedar Glade and Barrens. An area of approximately fifty-seven (57) acres located in Rutherford and Wilson counties. This Central Basin site supports one of the largest known populations of the rare Tennessee coneflower, as well as numerous other rare and endemic cedar glade plants. It is a pristine limestone cedar glade-barrens complex;
(S) Hawkins Cove. A two hundred forty-nine (249) acre site in Franklin County which supports a population of the Cumberland rosinweed, a rare plant for Tennessee;
(T) Hicks Gap. An area of approximately three hundred fifty (350) acres located within Prentice Cooper State Forest in Marion County. The area includes a forested slope in the scenic Tennessee River Gorge containing a large population of a federally endangered plant species known as Scutellaria montana (large-flowered skullcap);
(U) Hill Forest. An area of approximately two hundred twenty-five (225) acres in Davidson County protecting a western mesophytic forest community with "old growth" characteristics located in Metropolitan Nashville. The forest has a high diversity of exceptionally large diameter tree species including oaks, hickories, and tulip poplars and is an exemplary remnant forest within an urban setting;
(V) Honey Creek. A wooded area near the Big South Fork River Gorge that includes rock houses, scenic streams, and a waterfall. The area is located in Scott County, and consists of one hundred nine (109) acres;
(W) Hubbard's Cave. A fifty (50) acre site located in Warren County. More than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) federally endangered gray and Indiana bats, more than all other known Tennessee caves combined, hibernate in the cave;
(X) John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades. An area of approximately forty-five (45) acres located in Wilson County and within the Central Basin Physiographic Province. This site consists of a complex of pristine limestone cedar glades and mixed cedar-hardwood forests, and protects one of the largest known populations of the rare and endemic federal and state listed Tennessee coneflower, as well as a population of the state and federal listed leafy prairie-clover. This ecologically significant site also protects numerous other species of rare cedar glade flora;
(Y) Langford Branch. An area of approximately twenty-three (23) acres in Lewis County that supports the federally listed Tennessee yellow-eyed grass ( Xyris tennesseensis ). Tennessee yellow-eyed grass occurs in an ecologically significant small calcareous seep community with other rare plants that include grass of parnassus ( Parnassia grandifolia ) and short-headed rush ( Juncus brachycephalus ). The seep is nested within an oak-hickory forest with grassland barrens species occurring on steep slopes;
(Z) Laurel Snow. A wooded area with three (3) flowing streams, two (2) scenic waterfalls, gorges, and a small stand of virgin timber consisting of two thousand two hundred fifty-nine (2,259) acres in Rhea County;
(AA) Lost Creek. An area of approximately two hundred eleven (211) acres located in White County with habitat for the federally endangered Indiana bat and seven (7) globally imperiled cave dwelling invertebrates, six (6) of which are endemic to Tennessee;
(BB) Manus Road Cedar Glade. An area of approximately twenty-two (22) acres located in Rutherford County. This Central Basin site supports a high quality limestone cedar glade with rare and endemic cedar glade plants including the federally endangered Pyne's ground plum ( Astragalus bibullatus ) and the state listed evolvulus ( Evolvulus nuttallianus ) and Tennessee milk-vetch ( Astragalus tennesseensis );
(CC) May Prairie. A remnant of the prairie that once covered many acres in Middle Tennessee, consisting of approximately four hundred ninety-two (492) acres in Coffee County;
(DD) Meeman-Shelby Forest. An area of approximately eleven thousand (11,000) acres located within Meeman-Shelby State Park in Shelby County. This area supports large unfragmented cypress dominated sloughs and bottomland hardwood forests that represent exemplary forest communities of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain in West Tennessee. It also supports significant unfragmented upland hardwood forests occurring along the Chickasaw Bluff;
(EE) Montgomery Bell. This area is comprised of a southern tract of approximately seven hundred eighty-four (784) acres and a northern tract, referred to as Wildcat Ridge, of approximately three hundred two (302) acres of oak-hickory forests in Dickson County. These tracts are among the best known examples of representative oak-hickory forest ecosystems on the Western Highland Rim in Tennessee;
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(GG) Morrison Meadow. An area of approximately eighteen (18) acres in Warren County on the Eastern Highland Rim containing an excellent example of a once extensive wetland prairie/barrens complex and associated wet flatwoods. Dominated by native warm-season grasses, the native barrens at this site contain a high level of floristic diversity, including at least ten (10) state listed plant species and is regarded as one of the most significant botanical sites in the state;
(HH) Mount View Glade. A nine (9) acre site located in Davidson County which supports an important colony of the globally-rare, federally-endangered Tennessee coneflower;
(II) Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Carter Natural Area. An area of approximately nine hundred thirty-one (931) acres, located in Franklin County, also known as, and containing, Lost Cove Cave (Buggytop Caves);
(JJ) North Chickamauga Creek Gorge. An area of approximately seven thousand ninety-three (7,093) acres located in Hamilton County that includes the rugged and steep gorge of North Chickamauga Creek. This area provides habitat for the state and federally endangered large-flowered skullcap ( Scutellaria montana ) and the state endangered and federally threatened Virginia spirea ( Spirea virginiana ), as well as numerous other rare species of plants. This Cumberland Plateau site includes a diversity of forest types from rich mixed mesophytic forest in the gorge to xeric oak-hickory-pine forest on the uplands;
(KK) Old Forest. A forested area of approximately one hundred twenty-six (126) acres located in the eastern half of Overton Park in Shelby County. Overton Park was purchased in 1901 as the first city park in Memphis and is listed on the national register of historic places. The park's forest is comprised of upland old growth that has never been cleared or farmed despite its location in the center of a major urban area. The forest contains more than three hundred thirty (330) flowering plant species from eighty-five (85) plant families, including eleven (11) species of oak trees, eight (8) species of grapevines and a wide variety of native wildflowers. The forest is roughly bounded by the Memphis Zoo's perimeter and North Parkway on the north, East Parkway on the east, Poplar Avenue on the south, and Lick Creek on the west;
(LL) Overbridge. An area of seventy (70) acres in Rutherford County which supports a pristine cedar glade community including a population of the federally endangered Pyne's Ground Plum and six (6) state listed plants;
(MM) Piney Falls. Two (2) small waterfalls along with a scenic gorge that includes pockets of virgin timber, consisting of approximately eight hundred eighteen (818) acres in Rhea County;
(NN) Pogue Creek. An area of approximately three thousand (3,000) acres in Fentress County located adjacent to Pickett State Forest and containing scenic gorges with numerous cliffs, sandstone arches, waterfalls, and rock houses, as well as rich forest communities. It also protects populations of rare species including Cumberland sandwort and Lucy Braun's snakeroot;
(OO) Powell River Preserve. A twenty-nine (29) acre site located in Claiborne County which supports the state's largest population of large-leaved grass of Parnassus and showy ladyslipper;
(PP) Radnor Lake. A one thousand three hundred sixty-seven (1,367) acre area in Davidson County, containing a seventy (70) acre lake, marshes, streams, and wooded hills;
(QQ) Riverwoods Natural Area. An area of approximately twenty-one (21) acres, located in Shelby County;
(RR) Roundtop Mountain. An area bordering for one (1) mile on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and containing an ecosystem very similar to the relatively untouched Appalachian Uplands of the national park. The area is located in Sevier County;
(SS) Savage Gulf. A mixed-mesophytic, semi-virgin forest, consisting of approximately fifteen thousand five hundred ninety (15,590) acres in Grundy County;
(TT) Sequatchie Cave. An area of approximately one hundred thirty-three (133) acres located where Owen Spring Branch flows from the mouth of the cave at Sequatchie Cave Park in Marion County. The cave and its cool spring water support the federally listed royal snail ( Pyrgulopsis ogmorphaphe ) and numerous other rare faunal species. This is also the type locality of a rare cadisfly ( Glyphopsyche sequatchie );
(UU) Sherwood Forest. An area of approximately three thousand seventy-five (3,075) acres located in Franklin County that protects the federally endangered Morefield's leather-flower (Clematis morefieldii) and the federally threatened painted snake coiled forest snail (Anguispira picta). In addition, this natural area protects five (5) state-listed species, including three (3) plant and two (2) animal species;
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(WW) Stinging Fork Falls. A gorge lying in and along Stinging Fork Creek that includes waterfalls and scenic overlooks. The area consists of seven hundred seventy-six (776) acres and is located in Rhea County;
(XX) Stones River Cedar Glade and Barrens. An area of approximately one hundred and eighty-five (185) acres located within Stones River National Battlefield in Rutherford County. This Central Basin site includes rare limestone cedar glades and barrens communities, and is a recovery site for the rare Tennessee coneflower and Pyne's ground-plum. This site also supports numerous other rare and endemic cedar glade plants;
(YY) Sunk Lake. An area containing a series of open lakes and swamp forest, and consisting of approximately one thousand eight hundred seventy-three (1,873) acres in Lauderdale County;
(ZZ) Sunnybell Cedar Glade. A thirty-six (36) acre site in Rutherford County which supports a large population of rare yellow sunnybells and six (6) other rare plants;
(AAA) Taylor Hollow. A one hundred sixty-two (162) acre remnant old growth forest in Sumner County which supports the rare blue-eyed Mary and dwarf trillium;
(BBB) Twin Arches. An area of approximately one thousand five hundred (1,500) acres containing two (2) fifty foot (50') high natural bridge arches located in Pickett County;
(CCC) Vesta Cedar Glade. A one hundred fifty (150) acre cedar glade in Wilson County, which supports one of only five (5) known populations of the endangered Tennessee coneflower plus other rare cedar glade plants;
(DDD) Vine Cedar Glade. An area of approximately thirty five (35) acres in Wilson County that includes rare cedar glades and barrens communities and supports a population of the federally endangered Tennessee coneflower ( Echinacea tennesseensis ) as well as numerous other species of rare cedar glade plants. This area is located in the Central Basin physiographic province of middle Tennessee;
(EEE) Virgin Falls. A wooded area consisting of one thousand one hundred thirty-three (1,133) acres and containing the unusual Virgin Falls, sinkholes, caves, and portions of the Caney Fork River located in White County;
(FFF) Walker Branch Dragonfly and Damselfly Preserve. This is approximately five hundred twenty (520) acres in Hardin County near the Tennessee River. This site has forested wetland communities including Tupelo gum ( Nyssa aquatica ) and Bald cypress ( Taxodium distichium ) with surrounding floodplain and upland forest community types. There are upland seeps, which combined with these many other forest communities, provide unique habitat for more than thirty-seven (37) species of dragonflies and damselflies;
(GGG) Walls of Jericho. An area of approximately seven hundred fifty (750) acres in Franklin County located within the Bear Hollow Wildlife Management Area. This forested property contains a gorge known as the Walls of Jericho, a large, bowl-shaped natural amphitheater with interesting and unusual rock formations carved by Turkey Creek. In addition to its natural beauty, this property protects a diverse array of plant and animal species, including the rare limerock arrowwood;
(HHH) Walnut Knob. An area of approximately eighteen (18) acres located in Smith County that protects a population of the federally endangered Braun's rockcress (Boechera perstellata). A mesic forest with large limestone outcrops, in addition to a dry oak forest, provides habitat for the rockcress;
(III) Walterhill Floodplain. A thirty-four (34) acre area located along the Stones River in Rutherford County, and supporting one of the world's largest populations of the Stones River bladderpod, one of Tennessee's rarest plants;
(JJJ) Washmorgan Hollow. A seventy-three (73) acre site in Jackson County which supports a rare mint population and is a significant neotropical bird habitat;
(KKK) Watauga River Bluffs. An area of approximately fifty (50) acres located along the Watauga River in Carter County that includes a mixture of calcareous riverine bluffs and mixed oak/hemlock forest. This site supports a population of the rare Carolina pink ( Silene caroliniana ), and one of the best examples of a rock chestnut oak-eastern red cedar forest in the Ridge and Valley physiographic province;
(LLL) William B. Clark Conservation Area. An area of approximately four hundred twenty-eight (428) acres located in Fayette County that supports high quality bottomland hardwood and forested wetland communities occurring along scenic meanders of the Wolf River. Located in the Coastal Plain physiographic province of west Tennessee, this site contains unaltered river channels and forested flood plains featuring high quality Bald Cypress-Water Tupelo forest communities, and provides habitat for numerous species of plants and animals in need of conservation;
(MMM) William L. Davenport Refuge. An area of approximately one hundred twenty (120) acres in Polk County that includes a southern Appalachian bog community. This plant community is considered globally rare. It is characterized by an open canopy and is covered by a mat of large cranberry ( Vaccinium macrocarpon ) interspersed with tawny cotton-grass ( Eriophorum virginicum ), and alder ( Alder serrulata ) at the bog's edge;
(NNN) Wilson School Road forest and cedar glades. A predominately forested area of approximately fifty-eight (58) acres in Marshall County in the Central Basin containing small limestone cedar glades and karst topography with wet weather conveyances, and dry woodlands containing eastern red cedar and blue ash trees. There are three (3) rare plant species known on this site, including the globally rare running glade clover ( Trifolium calcaricum ), Carolina anemone ( Anemone caroliniana ), and Tennessee glade cress ( Leavenworthia exigua var. exigua ); and
(OOO) Window Cliffs. An area of approximately two hundred seventy-five (275) acres located in Putnam County with mesas, limestone arches, panoramic vistas, habitat for three (3) state-listed plants, a scenic waterfall, and a portion of Cane Creek.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 729,Secs.s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6, s7, s8, s9, s10, s11, s12, s13, s14, s15, s16, s17, s18, s19, s20, s21 eff. 6/22/2020.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 545,Secs.s1, s2 eff. 3/17/2014.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 111,s 1, Sec.s2 eff. 4/10/2013.
Acts 1971, ch. 116, § 8; 1973, ch. 185, § 1; 1973, ch. 324, § 1; 1974, ch. 612, § 1; 1975, ch. 33, § 1; 1977, ch. 254, § 1; 1977, ch. 263, § 1; 1977, ch. 302, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., § 11-1708; Acts 1984, ch. 574, § 1; 1985, ch. 99, §§ 1-3; 1986, ch. 912, §§ 6, 7; 1987, ch. 154, §§ 1, 2; 1987, ch. 210, § 1; 1988, ch. 508, §§ 1-3; 1988, ch. 643, § 1; 1989, ch. 91, § 1; 1993, ch. 341, § 1; 1994, ch. 627, § 1; 1995, ch. 105, §§ 1, 2; 1997, ch. 237, §§ 1, 2; 1998, ch. 622, §§ 1 - 5; 1999, ch. 357, §§ 1 - 5; 2000, ch. 636, §§ 1, 2; 2001, ch. 56, §§ 1 - 6; 2002, ch. 779, §§ 2 - 8; 2003, ch. 129, §§ 1-4; 2004, ch. 482, § 1; 2004, ch. 947, § 1; 2006, ch. 618, §§ 1 - 4; 2007, ch. 68, §§ 1-3; 2007, ch. 381, § 1; 2008, ch. 749, §§ 1-9; 2009, ch. 53, §§ 1-7; 2010, ch. 643, §§ 1-4; 2011, ch. 400, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-15-102 — TN Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 11-15-102
Chapter definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "National Register of Historic Places" or "National Register" means that listing of the state's historic, archaeological, architectural, cultural, and environmental resources as nominated by the state liaison officer and which is kept by the national park service, the United States department of the interior, pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Pub. L. No. 89-665. Such listing is published in the Federal Register on a regular basis; (2) "Public body" means the state, counties, municipalities, metropolitan governments, the historic commission of any state, county, municipal, or metropolitan government, and park or recreation authorities; (3) (A) "Scenic easement" means an easement in land which: (i) Is held for the benefit of the people of Tennessee; (ii) Is specifically enforceable by its holder or beneficiary; and (iii) Limits or obligates the holder of servient estate, the holder's heirs, and assigns with respect to their use and management of the land and activities conducted thereon, the object of such limitations and obligations being the maintenance or enhancement of the present condition, use, or natural beauty of the land in question or the protection and preservation of historic, architectural, archaeological, or cultural resources, or natural areas affected by the land in question; (B) "Scenic easement" also means an easement of view over the facade, or restrictions on the use of a structure included in the National Register or Tennessee Register whereby the external appearance of the structure is preserved by the sale, donation, or other surrender by the owner of the easement to a public body either: (i) In fee simple; (ii) For the owner's life or the life of another; or (iii) For a term of years; and (4) "Tennessee Register of Historic Places" or "Tennessee Register" means that listing of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in Tennessee history, architecture, archaeology, and culture kept by the Tennessee historical commission pursuant to title 4, chapter 11, part 2. Acts 1973, ch. 21, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 143, § 1; 1976, ch. 730, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A., § 11-1802.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "National Register of Historic Places" or "National Register" means that listing of the state's historic, archaeological, architectural, cultural, and environmental resources as nominated by the state liaison officer and which is kept by the national park service, the United States department of the interior, pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Pub. L. No. 89-665. Such listing is published in the Federal Register on a regular basis;
(2) "Public body" means the state, counties, municipalities, metropolitan governments, the historic commission of any state, county, municipal, or metropolitan government, and park or recreation authorities;
(3) (A) "Scenic easement" means an easement in land which: (i) Is held for the benefit of the people of Tennessee; (ii) Is specifically enforceable by its holder or beneficiary; and (iii) Limits or obligates the holder of servient estate, the holder's heirs, and assigns with respect to their use and management of the land and activities conducted thereon, the object of such limitations and obligations being the maintenance or enhancement of the present condition, use, or natural beauty of the land in question or the protection and preservation of historic, architectural, archaeological, or cultural resources, or natural areas affected by the land in question; (B) "Scenic easement" also means an easement of view over the facade, or restrictions on the use of a structure included in the National Register or Tennessee Register whereby the external appearance of the structure is preserved by the sale, donation, or other surrender by the owner of the easement to a public body either: (i) In fee simple; (ii) For the owner's life or the life of another; or (iii) For a term of years; and
(A) "Scenic easement" means an easement in land which: (i) Is held for the benefit of the people of Tennessee; (ii) Is specifically enforceable by its holder or beneficiary; and (iii) Limits or obligates the holder of servient estate, the holder's heirs, and assigns with respect to their use and management of the land and activities conducted thereon, the object of such limitations and obligations being the maintenance or enhancement of the present condition, use, or natural beauty of the land in question or the protection and preservation of historic, architectural, archaeological, or cultural resources, or natural areas affected by the land in question;
(i) Is held for the benefit of the people of Tennessee;
(ii) Is specifically enforceable by its holder or beneficiary; and
(iii) Limits or obligates the holder of servient estate, the holder's heirs, and assigns with respect to their use and management of the land and activities conducted thereon, the object of such limitations and obligations being the maintenance or enhancement of the present condition, use, or natural beauty of the land in question or the protection and preservation of historic, architectural, archaeological, or cultural resources, or natural areas affected by the land in question;
(B) "Scenic easement" also means an easement of view over the facade, or restrictions on the use of a structure included in the National Register or Tennessee Register whereby the external appearance of the structure is preserved by the sale, donation, or other surrender by the owner of the easement to a public body either: (i) In fee simple; (ii) For the owner's life or the life of another; or (iii) For a term of years; and
(i) In fee simple;
(ii) For the owner's life or the life of another; or
(iii) For a term of years; and
(4) "Tennessee Register of Historic Places" or "Tennessee Register" means that listing of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in Tennessee history, architecture, archaeology, and culture kept by the Tennessee historical commission pursuant to title 4, chapter 11, part 2.
Acts 1973, ch. 21, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 143, § 1; 1976, ch. 730, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A., § 11-1802.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-25-115 — TN Code / Title 11 / Chapter 25 / Section 11-25-115
Bonds
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall have power and is authorized to issue its bonds in accordance with this chapter and in accordance with the Local Government Public Obligations Law, compiled in title 9, chapter 21, and for such purposes the bonds shall be treated as revenue obligations of the authority under this chapter, in order to finance: (1) The costs of any project; (2) The payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds, including underwriter's discount, financial advisory fee, preparation of the definitive bonds, preparation of all public offering and marketing materials, advertising, credit enhancement, and legal, accounting, fiscal and other similar expenses; (3) Reimbursement of the authority for moneys previously spent by the authority for any of the foregoing purposes; and (4) The establishment of reasonable reserves for the payment of debt service on such bonds, for repair and replacement of any project, or for such other purposes as the board shall deem necessary and proper in connection with the issuance of any bonds and operation of any project for the benefit of which the financing is being undertaken. (b) (1) The authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized to issue its bonds to refund and refinance outstanding bonds of the authority heretofore or hereafter issued or lawfully assumed by the authority; provided, that in accordance with title 9, chapter 21, the authority shall request a report on any proposed refunding from the office of the comptroller. The proceeds of the sale of the bonds may be applied to: (A) The payment of the principal amount of the bonds being refunded and refinanced; (B) The payment of the redemption or tender premium thereon, if any; (C) The payment of unpaid interest on the bonds being refunded, including interest in arrears, for the payment of which sufficient funds are not available, to the date of delivery or exchange of the refunding bonds; (D) The payment of fees or other charges incident to the termination of any interest rate hedging agreements, liquidity or credit facilities, or other agreements related to the bonds being refunded and refinanced; (E) The payment of interest on the bonds being refunded and refinanced from the date of delivery of the refunding bonds to maturity or to, and including, the first or any subsequent available redemption date or dates on which the bonds being refunded may be called for redemption; (F) The payment of the costs of issuance of the refunding bonds, including underwriter's discount, financial advisory fee, preparation of the definitive bonds, preparation of all public offering and marketing materials, advertising, credit enhancement, and legal, accounting, fiscal and other similar expenses, and the costs of refunding the outstanding bonds, including the costs of establishing an escrow for the retirement of the outstanding bonds, trustee and escrow agent fees in connection with any escrow, and accounting, legal and other professional fees in connection therewith; and (G) The establishment of reserves for the purposes set forth in subdivision (a)(4). (2) Refunding bonds may be issued to refinance and refund more than one (1) issue of outstanding bonds, notwithstanding that such outstanding bonds may have been issued at different times. The principal proceeds from the sale of refunding bonds may be applied either to the immediate payment and retirement of the bonds being refunded or, to the extent not required for the immediate payment of the bonds being refunded, to the deposit in escrow with a bank or trust company to provide for the payment and retirement at a later date of the bonds being refunded. (c) No bonds shall be issued hereunder unless authorized to be issued or assumed by resolution of the board of directors of the authority. Bonds authorized to be issued hereunder may be issued in one (1) or more series, may bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, not exceeding forty (40) years from their respective dates, bear interest at such rate or rates, payable at such time or times, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium, as such resolution or resolutions may provide. Bonds may be issued for money or property at competitive or negotiated sale for such price or prices as the board of directors, or its designee, shall determine. The authority may enter into such agreements in connection with the issuance of any bonds as its board of directors may approve, including without limitation, credit agreements and bond purchase agreements. (d) Bonds may be repurchased by the authority out of any available funds at such price as the board of directors shall determine, and all bonds so repurchased shall be cancelled or held as an investment of the authority as the board of directors may determine. (e) (1) All bonds issued by the authority shall be payable solely out of the revenues of the authority, including tax revenues, as may be designated by the board of directors of the authority. (2) The principal of and interest on any bonds issued by the authority shall be secured, as may be designated by the board of directors of the authority, by a pledge of the tax revenues allocable to the authority, by a pledge of the authority's rights under agreements, leases and other contracts, or by a mortgage or deed of trust covering all or any part of the projects from which the revenues so pledged may be derived. The proceedings under which the bonds are authorized to be issued and any such pledge agreement or mortgage or deed of trust may contain any agreements and provisions respecting the maintenance of the projects covered by the bonds, the fixing and collection of rents for any portions of projects leased by the authority to others, the creation and maintenance of special funds from such revenues and the rights and remedies available in the event of default, all as the board of directors shall deem advisable and not in conflict with this chapter. Each pledge, agreement, or mortgage or deed of trust made for the benefit or security of any of the bonds of the authority shall continue effective until the principal of and interest on the bonds for the benefit of which the pledge, agreement, or mortgage or deed of trust were made shall have been fully paid. In the event of default in such payment or in any agreement of the authority made as a part of the contract under which the bonds were issued, whether contained in the proceedings authorizing the bonds or in any mortgage or deed of trust executed as security for the bonds, such payment or agreement may be enforced by suit, mandamus, the appointment of a receiver in equity or by foreclosure of any such mortgage or deed of trust, or any one (1) or more of such remedies. (f) Bonds and notes of the authority shall be executed in the name of the authority by such officers of the authority and in such manner as the board of directors may direct. If so provided in the proceedings authorizing the bonds, the facsimile signature of any of the officers executing such bonds may appear on the bonds in lieu of the manual signature of such officer. (g) Any bonds and notes of the authority may be sold at public or private sale to the extent authorized for local governments, for such price and in such manner and from time to time as may be determined by the board of directors of the authority to be most advantageous, and the authority may pay all expenses, premiums and commissions that its board of directors may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance of the bonds. Acts 2012, ch. 1106, § 1.
(a) The authority shall have power and is authorized to issue its bonds in accordance with this chapter and in accordance with the Local Government Public Obligations Law, compiled in title 9, chapter 21, and for such purposes the bonds shall be treated as revenue obligations of the authority under this chapter, in order to finance: (1) The costs of any project; (2) The payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds, including underwriter's discount, financial advisory fee, preparation of the definitive bonds, preparation of all public offering and marketing materials, advertising, credit enhancement, and legal, accounting, fiscal and other similar expenses; (3) Reimbursement of the authority for moneys previously spent by the authority for any of the foregoing purposes; and (4) The establishment of reasonable reserves for the payment of debt service on such bonds, for repair and replacement of any project, or for such other purposes as the board shall deem necessary and proper in connection with the issuance of any bonds and operation of any project for the benefit of which the financing is being undertaken.
(1) The costs of any project;
(2) The payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds, including underwriter's discount, financial advisory fee, preparation of the definitive bonds, preparation of all public offering and marketing materials, advertising, credit enhancement, and legal, accounting, fiscal and other similar expenses;
(3) Reimbursement of the authority for moneys previously spent by the authority for any of the foregoing purposes; and
(4) The establishment of reasonable reserves for the payment of debt service on such bonds, for repair and replacement of any project, or for such other purposes as the board shall deem necessary and proper in connection with the issuance of any bonds and operation of any project for the benefit of which the financing is being undertaken.
(b) (1) The authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized to issue its bonds to refund and refinance outstanding bonds of the authority heretofore or hereafter issued or lawfully assumed by the authority; provided, that in accordance with title 9, chapter 21, the authority shall request a report on any proposed refunding from the office of the comptroller. The proceeds of the sale of the bonds may be applied to: (A) The payment of the principal amount of the bonds being refunded and refinanced; (B) The payment of the redemption or tender premium thereon, if any; (C) The payment of unpaid interest on the bonds being refunded, including interest in arrears, for the payment of which sufficient funds are not available, to the date of delivery or exchange of the refunding bonds; (D) The payment of fees or other charges incident to the termination of any interest rate hedging agreements, liquidity or credit facilities, or other agreements related to the bonds being refunded and refinanced; (E) The payment of interest on the bonds being refunded and refinanced from the date of delivery of the refunding bonds to maturity or to, and including, the first or any subsequent available redemption date or dates on which the bonds being refunded may be called for redemption; (F) The payment of the costs of issuance of the refunding bonds, including underwriter's discount, financial advisory fee, preparation of the definitive bonds, preparation of all public offering and marketing materials, advertising, credit enhancement, and legal, accounting, fiscal and other similar expenses, and the costs of refunding the outstanding bonds, including the costs of establishing an escrow for the retirement of the outstanding bonds, trustee and escrow agent fees in connection with any escrow, and accounting, legal and other professional fees in connection therewith; and (G) The establishment of reserves for the purposes set forth in subdivision (a)(4). (2) Refunding bonds may be issued to refinance and refund more than one (1) issue of outstanding bonds, notwithstanding that such outstanding bonds may have been issued at different times. The principal proceeds from the sale of refunding bonds may be applied either to the immediate payment and retirement of the bonds being refunded or, to the extent not required for the immediate payment of the bonds being refunded, to the deposit in escrow with a bank or trust company to provide for the payment and retirement at a later date of the bonds being refunded.
(1) The authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized to issue its bonds to refund and refinance outstanding bonds of the authority heretofore or hereafter issued or lawfully assumed by the authority; provided, that in accordance with title 9, chapter 21, the authority shall request a report on any proposed refunding from the office of the comptroller. The proceeds of the sale of the bonds may be applied to: (A) The payment of the principal amount of the bonds being refunded and refinanced; (B) The payment of the redemption or tender premium thereon, if any; (C) The payment of unpaid interest on the bonds being refunded, including interest in arrears, for the payment of which sufficient funds are not available, to the date of delivery or exchange of the refunding bonds; (D) The payment of fees or other charges incident to the termination of any interest rate hedging agreements, liquidity or credit facilities, or other agreements related to the bonds being refunded and refinanced; (E) The payment of interest on the bonds being refunded and refinanced from the date of delivery of the refunding bonds to maturity or to, and including, the first or any subsequent available redemption date or dates on which the bonds being refunded may be called for redemption; (F) The payment of the costs of issuance of the refunding bonds, including underwriter's discount, financial advisory fee, preparation of the definitive bonds, preparation of all public offering and marketing materials, advertising, credit enhancement, and legal, accounting, fiscal and other similar expenses, and the costs of refunding the outstanding bonds, including the costs of establishing an escrow for the retirement of the outstanding bonds, trustee and escrow agent fees in connection with any escrow, and accounting, legal and other professional fees in connection therewith; and (G) The establishment of reserves for the purposes set forth in subdivision (a)(4).
(A) The payment of the principal amount of the bonds being refunded and refinanced;
(B) The payment of the redemption or tender premium thereon, if any;
(C) The payment of unpaid interest on the bonds being refunded, including interest in arrears, for the payment of which sufficient funds are not available, to the date of delivery or exchange of the refunding bonds;
(D) The payment of fees or other charges incident to the termination of any interest rate hedging agreements, liquidity or credit facilities, or other agreements related to the bonds being refunded and refinanced;
(E) The payment of interest on the bonds being refunded and refinanced from the date of delivery of the refunding bonds to maturity or to, and including, the first or any subsequent available redemption date or dates on which the bonds being refunded may be called for redemption;
(F) The payment of the costs of issuance of the refunding bonds, including underwriter's discount, financial advisory fee, preparation of the definitive bonds, preparation of all public offering and marketing materials, advertising, credit enhancement, and legal, accounting, fiscal and other similar expenses, and the costs of refunding the outstanding bonds, including the costs of establishing an escrow for the retirement of the outstanding bonds, trustee and escrow agent fees in connection with any escrow, and accounting, legal and other professional fees in connection therewith; and
(G) The establishment of reserves for the purposes set forth in subdivision (a)(4).
(2) Refunding bonds may be issued to refinance and refund more than one (1) issue of outstanding bonds, notwithstanding that such outstanding bonds may have been issued at different times. The principal proceeds from the sale of refunding bonds may be applied either to the immediate payment and retirement of the bonds being refunded or, to the extent not required for the immediate payment of the bonds being refunded, to the deposit in escrow with a bank or trust company to provide for the payment and retirement at a later date of the bonds being refunded.
(c) No bonds shall be issued hereunder unless authorized to be issued or assumed by resolution of the board of directors of the authority. Bonds authorized to be issued hereunder may be issued in one (1) or more series, may bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, not exceeding forty (40) years from their respective dates, bear interest at such rate or rates, payable at such time or times, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium, as such resolution or resolutions may provide. Bonds may be issued for money or property at competitive or negotiated sale for such price or prices as the board of directors, or its designee, shall determine. The authority may enter into such agreements in connection with the issuance of any bonds as its board of directors may approve, including without limitation, credit agreements and bond purchase agreements.
(d) Bonds may be repurchased by the authority out of any available funds at such price as the board of directors shall determine, and all bonds so repurchased shall be cancelled or held as an investment of the authority as the board of directors may determine.
(e) (1) All bonds issued by the authority shall be payable solely out of the revenues of the authority, including tax revenues, as may be designated by the board of directors of the authority. (2) The principal of and interest on any bonds issued by the authority shall be secured, as may be designated by the board of directors of the authority, by a pledge of the tax revenues allocable to the authority, by a pledge of the authority's rights under agreements, leases and other contracts, or by a mortgage or deed of trust covering all or any part of the projects from which the revenues so pledged may be derived. The proceedings under which the bonds are authorized to be issued and any such pledge agreement or mortgage or deed of trust may contain any agreements and provisions respecting the maintenance of the projects covered by the bonds, the fixing and collection of rents for any portions of projects leased by the authority to others, the creation and maintenance of special funds from such revenues and the rights and remedies available in the event of default, all as the board of directors shall deem advisable and not in conflict with this chapter. Each pledge, agreement, or mortgage or deed of trust made for the benefit or security of any of the bonds of the authority shall continue effective until the principal of and interest on the bonds for the benefit of which the pledge, agreement, or mortgage or deed of trust were made shall have been fully paid. In the event of default in such payment or in any agreement of the authority made as a part of the contract under which the bonds were issued, whether contained in the proceedings authorizing the bonds or in any mortgage or deed of trust executed as security for the bonds, such payment or agreement may be enforced by suit, mandamus, the appointment of a receiver in equity or by foreclosure of any such mortgage or deed of trust, or any one (1) or more of such remedies.
(1) All bonds issued by the authority shall be payable solely out of the revenues of the authority, including tax revenues, as may be designated by the board of directors of the authority.
(2) The principal of and interest on any bonds issued by the authority shall be secured, as may be designated by the board of directors of the authority, by a pledge of the tax revenues allocable to the authority, by a pledge of the authority's rights under agreements, leases and other contracts, or by a mortgage or deed of trust covering all or any part of the projects from which the revenues so pledged may be derived. The proceedings under which the bonds are authorized to be issued and any such pledge agreement or mortgage or deed of trust may contain any agreements and provisions respecting the maintenance of the projects covered by the bonds, the fixing and collection of rents for any portions of projects leased by the authority to others, the creation and maintenance of special funds from such revenues and the rights and remedies available in the event of default, all as the board of directors shall deem advisable and not in conflict with this chapter. Each pledge, agreement, or mortgage or deed of trust made for the benefit or security of any of the bonds of the authority shall continue effective until the principal of and interest on the bonds for the benefit of which the pledge, agreement, or mortgage or deed of trust were made shall have been fully paid. In the event of default in such payment or in any agreement of the authority made as a part of the contract under which the bonds were issued, whether contained in the proceedings authorizing the bonds or in any mortgage or deed of trust executed as security for the bonds, such payment or agreement may be enforced by suit, mandamus, the appointment of a receiver in equity or by foreclosure of any such mortgage or deed of trust, or any one (1) or more of such remedies.
(f) Bonds and notes of the authority shall be executed in the name of the authority by such officers of the authority and in such manner as the board of directors may direct. If so provided in the proceedings authorizing the bonds, the facsimile signature of any of the officers executing such bonds may appear on the bonds in lieu of the manual signature of such officer.
(g) Any bonds and notes of the authority may be sold at public or private sale to the extent authorized for local governments, for such price and in such manner and from time to time as may be determined by the board of directors of the authority to be most advantageous, and the authority may pay all expenses, premiums and commissions that its board of directors may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance of the bonds.
Acts 2012, ch. 1106, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-25-101 — TN Code / Title 11 / Chapter 25 / Section 11-25-101
Short title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Doe Mountain Recreation Authority Act of 2012." Acts 2012, ch. 1106, § 1.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Doe Mountain Recreation Authority Act of 2012."
Acts 2012, ch. 1106, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-1-115 — TN Code / Title 11 / Chapter 1 / Section 11-1-115
Cloverbottom Mansion
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner of environment and conservation is authorized to contract with the Cloverbottom Association, subject to the approval of the state building commission, for its assistance in the renovation, repair, maintenance, operation and preservation of the Cloverbottom Mansion located in Davidson County. (b) This section shall not be construed to be an appropriation of funds and no funds shall be obligated or expended pursuant to this section unless such funds are specifically appropriated by the general appropriations act and approved by the commissioner of finance and administration. Acts 1988, ch. 849, §§ 1, 2.
(a) The commissioner of environment and conservation is authorized to contract with the Cloverbottom Association, subject to the approval of the state building commission, for its assistance in the renovation, repair, maintenance, operation and preservation of the Cloverbottom Mansion located in Davidson County.
(b) This section shall not be construed to be an appropriation of funds and no funds shall be obligated or expended pursuant to this section unless such funds are specifically appropriated by the general appropriations act and approved by the commissioner of finance and administration.
Acts 1988, ch. 849, §§ 1, 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-18-106 — TN Code / Title 11 / Chapter 18 / Section 11-18-106
Chapter applicable to further acquisitions of property - Compliance with conditions to satisfaction of governor and state forester
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect any rights accrued prior to February 11, 1943, but as to any future acquisitions of property by the United States or any of its agencies, this chapter shall be applicable law and the right of cession of jurisdiction over property in the state shall not become effective until all the conditions hereof are complied with to the satisfaction of the governor and state forester. Acts 1933, ch. 161, § 7; 1943, ch. 150, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 5201.7 (Williams, § 5201.8); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 11-1006.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect any rights accrued prior to February 11, 1943, but as to any future acquisitions of property by the United States or any of its agencies, this chapter shall be applicable law and the right of cession of jurisdiction over property in the state shall not become effective until all the conditions hereof are complied with to the satisfaction of the governor and state forester.
Acts 1933, ch. 161, § 7; 1943, ch. 150, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 5201.7 (Williams, § 5201.8); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 11-1006.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-25-109 — TN Code / Title 11 / Chapter 25 / Section 11-25-109
Meetings - Records - Business plans - Governmental immunity
Status: in_force

(a) All meetings of the authority's board, including the organization's meeting provided for in § 11-25-106(c) , shall be open to the public, pursuant to § 8-44-102 . Notice and an agenda for such meetings shall be mailed to each board member and published on the authority's website at least five (5) days prior to the date of the meeting. Special meetings may be held at any time upon waiver of notice of a meeting by all board members, or may be called by the chair or any two (2) board members at any time, upon three (3) days' notice to all board members and published on the authority's website. (b) A majority of the board members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. A majority vote of the board members in attendance at any meeting of the board is sufficient to authorize any act taken pursuant to the powers set forth in this chapter. (c) The board may conduct special or regular meetings by conference call or video conference, provided the electronic nature of the meeting is included in the meeting notice, and opportunity for public participation is provided. (d) All official records of the authority shall be prima facie evidence of all matters required to be kept in the records. (e) Except as otherwise provided by this section, business plans, specifically including, but not limited to, financial statements, pricing, and market strategies, submitted by individuals or entities who have contracted with, or seeking to contract with, the authority to provide services pursuant to the powers set forth in this chapter, shall be treated as confidential and may not be disclosed except by order of a court of competent jurisdiction or by permission of the individual or entity. (f) (1) Members of the authority are officers of the state in carrying out the duties imposed by this chapter, and as such have the full measure of governmental immunity provided by law. (2) (A) For the purposes of this subsection (f), "members" means directors, officers, employees of the authority, and persons designated by the authority as participants in volunteer programs authorized by the authority. (B) Such volunteers shall not be eligible for workers' compensation or other benefits from the state, nor shall such staff be members of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 830,s 2, eff. 7/1/2014. Acts 2012, ch. 1106, § 1.
(a) All meetings of the authority's board, including the organization's meeting provided for in § 11-25-106(c) , shall be open to the public, pursuant to § 8-44-102 . Notice and an agenda for such meetings shall be mailed to each board member and published on the authority's website at least five (5) days prior to the date of the meeting. Special meetings may be held at any time upon waiver of notice of a meeting by all board members, or may be called by the chair or any two (2) board members at any time, upon three (3) days' notice to all board members and published on the authority's website.
(b) A majority of the board members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. A majority vote of the board members in attendance at any meeting of the board is sufficient to authorize any act taken pursuant to the powers set forth in this chapter.
(c) The board may conduct special or regular meetings by conference call or video conference, provided the electronic nature of the meeting is included in the meeting notice, and opportunity for public participation is provided.
(d) All official records of the authority shall be prima facie evidence of all matters required to be kept in the records.
(e) Except as otherwise provided by this section, business plans, specifically including, but not limited to, financial statements, pricing, and market strategies, submitted by individuals or entities who have contracted with, or seeking to contract with, the authority to provide services pursuant to the powers set forth in this chapter, shall be treated as confidential and may not be disclosed except by order of a court of competent jurisdiction or by permission of the individual or entity.
(f) (1) Members of the authority are officers of the state in carrying out the duties imposed by this chapter, and as such have the full measure of governmental immunity provided by law. (2) (A) For the purposes of this subsection (f), "members" means directors, officers, employees of the authority, and persons designated by the authority as participants in volunteer programs authorized by the authority. (B) Such volunteers shall not be eligible for workers' compensation or other benefits from the state, nor shall such staff be members of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system.
(1) Members of the authority are officers of the state in carrying out the duties imposed by this chapter, and as such have the full measure of governmental immunity provided by law.
(2) (A) For the purposes of this subsection (f), "members" means directors, officers, employees of the authority, and persons designated by the authority as participants in volunteer programs authorized by the authority. (B) Such volunteers shall not be eligible for workers' compensation or other benefits from the state, nor shall such staff be members of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system.
(A) For the purposes of this subsection (f), "members" means directors, officers, employees of the authority, and persons designated by the authority as participants in volunteer programs authorized by the authority.
(B) Such volunteers shall not be eligible for workers' compensation or other benefits from the state, nor shall such staff be members of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 830,s 2, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 2012, ch. 1106, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-6-102 — TN Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-102
Chapter definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Artifacts" means all relics, specimens or objects of an historical, prehistorical, archaeological or anthropological nature which may be found above or below the surface of the earth, and which have scientific or historic value as objects of antiquity, as aboriginal relics, or as archaeological specimens; (2) "Burial grounds" means a place used for or to be used for human burials. "Burial grounds" does not include an individual urn or other container for ashes of a person who has been lawfully cremated. The fact that any tract of land has been set apart for burial purposes, or that a part or all of the grounds have been used for burial purposes, shall be evidence that such grounds were set aside for burial purposes. The fact that graves are not visible on any part of the grounds shall not be construed as evidence that such grounds were not set aside and used for burial purposes; (3) "Burial object" means any cultural material, including, but not limited to, whole or broken ceramic, metal or glass vessels, chipped stone tools, groundstone tools, worked bone and shell objects, clothing, medals, buttons, rings, jewelry, firearms, edged weapons, and the casket and parts thereof, that were demonstratively buried with an individual or the burial pit or mound associated with an individual or the structure created to house the body; (4) "Diving" means any underwater activity using snorkel, scuba, submersible or surface air supply; (5) "Excavation" means digging below the surface of the earth or water by hand or with mechanical equipment for the purpose of recovering artifacts, archaeological data, human remains or burial objects; (6) "Field archaeology" means the study of the traces of human culture at any land or water site by means of photographing, mapping, surveying, digging, sampling, excavating and removing artifacts or other archaeological material, or going on a site with that intent; (7) "Human remains" means the bodies of deceased persons, in whatever stage of decomposition, including, but not limited to, skeletal remains, mummies, or body parts. "Human remains" does not include the ashes of a person who has been lawfully cremated. "Human remains" does not include body parts or tissue which is removed for transplantation or other medical procedures or research; (8) "Site" means any location of historic or prehistoric human activity such as, but not restricted to, mounds, forts, earthworks, burial grounds, structures, villages, mines, caves, shipwrecks, and all locations which are or may be sources of paleontological remains; (9) "Submerged" means beneath or substantially beneath the territorial waters of the state; (10) "Surface collecting" means walking fields, stream banks, or other locations to look for and collect artifacts lying on the surface of the ground, or which are partially exposed on the surface of the ground, or which have been disturbed by plowing or natural processes of erosion; and (11) "Territorial waters" means the navigable waters of the state, and such other waters of the state as may be included within "lands beneath navigable waters" as defined in the federal Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 ( 43 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq.). Acts 1970, ch. 468, § 2; 1973, ch. 77, § 1; T.C.A., § 11-1502; Acts 1990, ch. 852, § 1; 1995, ch. 218, § 2.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Artifacts" means all relics, specimens or objects of an historical, prehistorical, archaeological or anthropological nature which may be found above or below the surface of the earth, and which have scientific or historic value as objects of antiquity, as aboriginal relics, or as archaeological specimens;
(2) "Burial grounds" means a place used for or to be used for human burials. "Burial grounds" does not include an individual urn or other container for ashes of a person who has been lawfully cremated. The fact that any tract of land has been set apart for burial purposes, or that a part or all of the grounds have been used for burial purposes, shall be evidence that such grounds were set aside for burial purposes. The fact that graves are not visible on any part of the grounds shall not be construed as evidence that such grounds were not set aside and used for burial purposes;
(3) "Burial object" means any cultural material, including, but not limited to, whole or broken ceramic, metal or glass vessels, chipped stone tools, groundstone tools, worked bone and shell objects, clothing, medals, buttons, rings, jewelry, firearms, edged weapons, and the casket and parts thereof, that were demonstratively buried with an individual or the burial pit or mound associated with an individual or the structure created to house the body;
(4) "Diving" means any underwater activity using snorkel, scuba, submersible or surface air supply;
(5) "Excavation" means digging below the surface of the earth or water by hand or with mechanical equipment for the purpose of recovering artifacts, archaeological data, human remains or burial objects;
(6) "Field archaeology" means the study of the traces of human culture at any land or water site by means of photographing, mapping, surveying, digging, sampling, excavating and removing artifacts or other archaeological material, or going on a site with that intent;
(7) "Human remains" means the bodies of deceased persons, in whatever stage of decomposition, including, but not limited to, skeletal remains, mummies, or body parts. "Human remains" does not include the ashes of a person who has been lawfully cremated. "Human remains" does not include body parts or tissue which is removed for transplantation or other medical procedures or research;
(8) "Site" means any location of historic or prehistoric human activity such as, but not restricted to, mounds, forts, earthworks, burial grounds, structures, villages, mines, caves, shipwrecks, and all locations which are or may be sources of paleontological remains;
(9) "Submerged" means beneath or substantially beneath the territorial waters of the state;
(10) "Surface collecting" means walking fields, stream banks, or other locations to look for and collect artifacts lying on the surface of the ground, or which are partially exposed on the surface of the ground, or which have been disturbed by plowing or natural processes of erosion; and
(11) "Territorial waters" means the navigable waters of the state, and such other waters of the state as may be included within "lands beneath navigable waters" as defined in the federal Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 ( 43 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq.).
Acts 1970, ch. 468, § 2; 1973, ch. 77, § 1; T.C.A., § 11-1502; Acts 1990, ch. 852, § 1; 1995, ch. 218, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-3-205 — TN Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-3-205
Use of state park property and facilities
Status: in_force

If the commissioner enters into an agreement with a citizen support organization, the commissioner may authorize such organization to use, under such conditions as the commissioner may prescribe, property or facilities of the state park system to carry out its support activities. Acts 1993, ch. 40, § 5.
If the commissioner enters into an agreement with a citizen support organization, the commissioner may authorize such organization to use, under such conditions as the commissioner may prescribe, property or facilities of the state park system to carry out its support activities.
Acts 1993, ch. 40, § 5.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-4-103 — TN Code / Title 11 / Chapter 4 / Section 11-4-103
Chapter definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Commission" means the state forestry commission; (2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture; (3) "Department" means the department of agriculture; (4) "Division" means the division of forestry within the department; (5) "Forestry" means the professional application of scientific principles in the management and use of forest land; (6) "Forests" means those lands currently occupied by trees of any size and species which may or may not have commercial value but are capable of providing multiple use benefits; (7) "Multiple use" means the management and use of forests such that a variety or mix of natural resource benefits are derived from that land. "Multiple use" includes, but is not limited to, a combination of timber production, demonstration, watershed protection, wildlife management, recreation, and aesthetics; (8) "Protection" means the application of such technology and services as may be necessary to minimize mortality and loss of growth occurring in forests as a result of wild fire, insects, disease, and other causal agents; (9) "Reforestation" means the artificial or natural regeneration of trees on bare land, eroded sites, or previously forested areas; (10) "State forester" means the director of the division of forestry; (11) "State forests" means those lands owned by the state and administered under the jurisdiction of the division, for the purpose of multiple use; and (12) "Vendor services" are contract services for a fee, provided by division personnel, and includes such assistance as tree planting, site preparation, and timber stand improvement. Acts 1937, ch. 280, § 5; C. Supp. 1950, § 630.9 (Williams, § 630.10); impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 11; impl. am. Acts 1963, ch. 169, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 11-404; Acts 1984, ch. 978, § 1; 1986, ch. 652, § 4; T.C.A., § 11-4-104.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Commission" means the state forestry commission;
(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture;
(3) "Department" means the department of agriculture;
(4) "Division" means the division of forestry within the department;
(5) "Forestry" means the professional application of scientific principles in the management and use of forest land;
(6) "Forests" means those lands currently occupied by trees of any size and species which may or may not have commercial value but are capable of providing multiple use benefits;
(7) "Multiple use" means the management and use of forests such that a variety or mix of natural resource benefits are derived from that land. "Multiple use" includes, but is not limited to, a combination of timber production, demonstration, watershed protection, wildlife management, recreation, and aesthetics;
(8) "Protection" means the application of such technology and services as may be necessary to minimize mortality and loss of growth occurring in forests as a result of wild fire, insects, disease, and other causal agents;
(9) "Reforestation" means the artificial or natural regeneration of trees on bare land, eroded sites, or previously forested areas;
(10) "State forester" means the director of the division of forestry;
(11) "State forests" means those lands owned by the state and administered under the jurisdiction of the division, for the purpose of multiple use; and
(12) "Vendor services" are contract services for a fee, provided by division personnel, and includes such assistance as tree planting, site preparation, and timber stand improvement.
Acts 1937, ch. 280, § 5; C. Supp. 1950, § 630.9 (Williams, § 630.10); impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 11; impl. am. Acts 1963, ch. 169, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 11-404; Acts 1984, ch. 978, § 1; 1986, ch. 652, § 4; T.C.A., § 11-4-104.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-1-107 — TN Code / Title 11 / Chapter 1 / Section 11-1-107
Power to convey to federal government
Status: in_force

(a) In the event any property at any time acquired lies in the designated area of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, the department is empowered to convey same to the federal government as a part of the national park. (b) Any money so received shall be deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the department and disbursed upon the warrant or written order of the commissioner. Acts 1925, ch. 55, § 4-a, as added by Acts 1927, ch. 57, § 1; Code 1932, § 5198; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 69, 70a; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 11-107.
(a) In the event any property at any time acquired lies in the designated area of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, the department is empowered to convey same to the federal government as a part of the national park.
(b) Any money so received shall be deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the department and disbursed upon the warrant or written order of the commissioner.
Acts 1925, ch. 55, § 4-a, as added by Acts 1927, ch. 57, § 1; Code 1932, § 5198; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 69, 70a; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 11-107.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-2-106 — TN Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 11-2-106
Repealed
Status: repealed

Acts 1953, ch. 248, § 4 (Williams, § 255.75k); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §11-206; repealed by Acts 2012 , ch. 986, § 23, effective 10/1/2012.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-12-204 — TN Code / Title 11 / Chapter 12 / Section 11-12-204
Citizens' recommendations for possible jogging trails
Status: in_force

Any citizens' group or organization interested in running or jogging may recommend to the commissioner the use of any state land for designation as a jogging trail. Upon the recommendation of any citizens' group or organization to designate any existing highway as a jogging trail, the department of transportation, upon notice from the commissioner, shall within sixty (60) days complete the survey as required in § 11-12-203 . Acts 1980, ch. 835, § 5; T.C.A., §§ 53-6904, 68-51-104.
Any citizens' group or organization interested in running or jogging may recommend to the commissioner the use of any state land for designation as a jogging trail. Upon the recommendation of any citizens' group or organization to designate any existing highway as a jogging trail, the department of transportation, upon notice from the commissioner, shall within sixty (60) days complete the survey as required in § 11-12-203 .
Acts 1980, ch. 835, § 5; T.C.A., §§ 53-6904, 68-51-104.