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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-136) › Section 54-1-118 - Contracting with University of Tennessee

The commissioner is authorized and empowered to enter into a contract or contracts with the University of Tennessee regarding:
(1)
The development and testing of new materials to be used in constructing and maintaining roads, bridges and highways;
(2)
The development of more economical methods of designing, constructing and maintaining roads, bridges and highways; and
(3)
The training of personnel in the fundamentals of highway engineering.
Acts 1951, ch. 127, § 1 (Williams, § 3175.1); impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-124; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-136) › Section 54-1-124 - Funds for contracts with disadvantaged business concerns or enterprises

(a)
As used in this section, "disadvantaged business concern or enterprise" includes, but is not limited to, a business concern or enterprise that is solely owned, or at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the assets or outstanding stock of which is owned, by an individual who personally manages and controls the daily operations of the business concern or enterprise and who is impeded from normal entry into the economic mainstream because of:
(1)
A disability as defined in §
4-26-102
; or
(2)
Past practices of racial discrimination against African-Americans.
(b)
The commissioner of transportation is authorized to set aside an amount not to exceed ten percent (10%) of certain funds appropriated by congress for use by the department of transportation to contract with disadvantaged business concerns or enterprises.
(c)
This section shall be automatically repealed upon the expiration of the federal law appropriating the funds.
Acts 1984, ch. 737, §§ 1, 2; 1987, ch. 277, § 1; 1993, ch. 488, § 5; 1994, ch. 767, § 3; 1994, ch. 981, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-136) › Section 54-1-125 - Reserved

Repealed by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 308, s 23, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1990, ch. 1061, §§ 1-3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-136) › Section 54-1-127 - Installation of natural gas line via bridge attachment

The commissioner of transportation has the authority to approve, for economic development purposes, installation of a natural gas line via bridge attachment.
Acts 1992, ch. 897, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-136) › Section 54-1-128 - Borrow excavations - Exemption of certain road work construction from local and regional zoning and planning regulations

(a)
For purposes of this section, "borrow material" or "borrow excavation" is as defined in the Tennessee department of transportation, bureau of highways, standard specifications for road and bridge construction, March 1981, as amended.
(b)
(1)
No local or regional zoning and planning regulations regarding the area from which borrow material is obtained shall apply to road work construction projects for construction work performed under a contract entered into with the state; provided, that the borrow pit from which the material is obtained:
(A)
Is temporary, and the use of the pit does not exceed the completion date of the state project;
(B)
Meets all storm water runoff requirements;
(C)
Meets the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and the federal Water Pollution Control Act (
33 U.S.C. § 1251
, et seq.);
(D)
Has a reclamation plan approved by the municipality or county in which the project is located; provided, that if a proposed reclamation plan is not approved within thirty (30) days after it is filed with the appropriate county or municipal officer by the operator of the borrow excavation, then the operator may begin work pending plan approval;
(E)
Is not located on a street or road currently operating below level of service "C," or is located on a street or road that would be reduced below level of service "C" by traffic generated by the borrow site operation; and
(F)
In all other ways meets the requirements of the state contract governing the section of road where the borrow material is to be used.
(2)
The borrow material shall not be used for any other purpose.
(c)
Local governments may require surety that affected streets and roads will be restored to their original condition.
(d)
Reclamation of the borrow pit shall be completed before final acceptance of the project.
Acts 1993, ch. 79, § 1; 1994, ch. 714, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-136) › Section 54-1-129 - Informational signs

(a)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, it is the duty of the department of transportation to erect and maintain informational signs at sites and facilities that serve the educational, historical and cultural interests of the citizens of the state, including the erection and maintenance of the signs along the various highways of Tennessee for radio stations that regularly broadcast public service information regarding weather conditions, travel and road conditions and/or tourism-related sites and facilities in their respective areas. In order to be eligible for the highway signage, radio stations shall demonstrate that no less than one-fourth (¼) of their total broadcast programming consists of public service information regarding weather conditions, travel and road conditions and/or tourism-related sites and facilities in their respective areas, and that the public service information is broadcast regularly at intervals of no greater than thirty (30) minutes during the period of time the radio station is on the air.
(b)
The department shall promulgate rules and regulations, within the specific parameters of subsection (a), to establish eligibility standards for the erection of highway signs for radio stations broadcasting public service information.
(c)
Erection of the informational signs shall be within the guidelines prescribed by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
(d)
This section shall become operative only if the federal highway administrator advises the commissioner of transportation in writing that this section shall not render Tennessee in violation of federal laws and regulations and subject to penalties prescribed in the federal laws and regulations.
Acts 1995, ch. 108, §§ 1-4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-136) › Section 54-1-130 - Allowable overhead, costs and rates for design and consultant contracts

In order to promote engineering and design quality and to ensure the maximum benefits of competition by professional engineering and design service firms, the commissioner of transportation is authorized to establish cost principles to be used to determine the reasonableness and allowability of various costs, including overhead rates, salary limits, allowable expense reimbursements and other costs the commissioner may deem necessary to regulate as they are applicable to design and consultant contracts. The overhead rates for professional engineering and design service firms shall not exceed one hundred forty-five percent (145%) of the consultant's direct labor costs. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require competitive bidding of design and consultant contracts.
Acts 1996, ch. 1002, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-136) › Section 54-1-131 - Web page

(a)
The department of transportation shall develop and maintain a web page on the world wide web of the internet. The web page shall include:
(1)
Construction locations on all interstate highways maintained by the department; and
(2)
A map, updated weekly, of construction locations and areas of possible delay.
(b)
The department is authorized to include additional information on the web page as deemed necessary by the department to provide and promote safe and efficient use of the state system of highways and the state system of interstate highways.
Acts 1999, ch. 318, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-136) › Section 54-1-132 - Criminal history background checks for applicants - Authorization

The commissioner is authorized to seek criminal history background checks pursuant to §
38-6-109
for applicants for the job classes of highway response operator 1 and 2 and highway response supervisor 1 and 2. The commissioner is further authorized to require the applicants to provide fingerprint samples to the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of conducting a criminal history background check.
Acts 2002, ch. 739, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-136) › Section 54-1-133 - Funding for signing and marking memorial highways and bridges

(a)
The department, subject to appropriation by the general assembly, shall fund from resources in the highway fund the cost of signage and marking of an interstate, United States highway, or state highway designated as a memorial highway or memorial bridge for any of the following individuals killed in the line of duty:
(1)
A member of the military, including the reserves and national guard; or
(2)
Any state or local public safety official, including, but not limited to, members of the highway patrol, county law enforcement officials, local police officers, firefighters, whether paid or volunteer, and emergency medical personnel.
(b)
The department of transportation, subject to appropriation by the general assembly, shall fund from resources in the highway fund the cost of signage and markers installed on a conventional state highway under the DUI memorial signing program pursuant to §
54-5-1003
.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1039,s 3, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 308,s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 2002, ch. 790, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-136) › Section 54-1-134 - Vandalism of state highway structures

(a)
(1)
As used in this subsection (a), "state highway structure" includes any state highway facility; building; bridge; overpass; tunnel; barricade; fence; wall; traffic control device; right-of-way; sign or marker of any nature whatsoever erected upon or maintained within or adjacent to a state highway or the state highway right-of-way by any authorized source or under the authority of the department; and letters or figures of any nature whatsoever on any sign, marker, barricade or fence.
(2)
It is an offense for any person who is not authorized to construct or repair a state highway structure to knowingly carve upon, write, paint or otherwise mark upon, deface, rearrange, or alter any state highway structure.
(3)
It is an offense for any person who is not authorized to construct or repair a state highway structure to knowingly, in any manner, destroy, damage, knock down, mutilate, mar, steal or remove any state highway structure.
(4)
A violation of subdivision (a)(2) or (a)(3) is a Class A misdemeanor.
(5)
Whenever any state highway structure described in this subsection (a) is damaged knowingly or negligently by any person, firm or corporation, the person, firm or corporation shall be liable for the damage to the state highway structure, to be recovered by a civil action in the name of the state. The civil action shall be instituted by the attorney general and reporter, whose duty it shall be to represent the state in the action.
(b)
(1)
Any person who reports information to a law enforcement officer that leads to the apprehension and conviction of a person for a violation of this section shall receive a reward of two hundred fifty dollars ($250). The county where the conviction occurs shall provide the reward money from the proceeds of the fines collected under this section.
(2)
The proceeds from the fines imposed for violations of this section shall be collected by the respective court clerks and then deposited in a dedicated county fund. The fund shall not revert to the county general fund at the end of a fiscal year but shall remain for the vandalism enforcement rewards established in subdivision (b)(1).
(3)
Each county shall expend the funds generated by the fines provided for in this section by appropriation for the vandalism enforcement rewards. Excess funds, if any, may be expended for litter control programs on adoption of an appropriate resolution by the county legislative body.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 472,s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 2004, ch. 514, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-136) › Section 54-1-135 - Transportation system failure

(a)
In the event of a transportation system failure, an imminent threat of a failure, or other emergency that the commissioner reasonably believes would present a hazard to the traveling public or a significant delay in transportation, then the commissioner shall have the authority to enter into contracts narrowly tailored to remedy the actual or imminent failure or other emergency by one of the following methods:
(1)
When conditions allow, bids will be taken at a special letting. The commissioner is authorized to waive any provisions of this title related to bidding to effectuate this special letting including advertisement, time periods and notice; or
(2)
If the commissioner determines that the failure, threatened failure, or other emergency requires immediate attention, then the commissioner may enter into a contract through noncompetitive selection of a prequalified contractor available to undertake the repairs immediately.
(b)
In the event the commissioner enters into a contract under this section, the commissioner shall provide immediate written notice to the commissioner of finance and administration and to the comptroller. Within thirty (30) days of the commissioner entering into a contract under this section, copies of all bids and supporting documentation shall be filed with the fiscal review committee.
Acts 2004, ch. 603, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-136) › Section 54-1-136 - Biofuels and the implementation of incentives to encourage the production of biofuels

(a)
The department of transportation is authorized to undertake public-private partnerships with transportation fuel providers, including, but not limited to, farmer co-ops, to install a network of refueling facilities, including storage tanks and fuel pumps, dedicated to dispensing biofuels, including, but not limited to, ethanol (E85) and biodiesel (B20).
(b)
To accomplish the purposes of this section, the department may establish a grant program to render financial assistance to help pay the capital costs of purchasing, preparing, and installing fuel storage tanks and fuel pumps for biofuels at private sector fuel stations. The department may apply for, and make reasonable efforts to secure, federal assistance and other funding sources for the grant program. The department may attempt to maximize the total investment in biofuel refueling facilities.
(c)
For the purpose of establishing biofuel storage tanks and fuel pumps at private sector fuel stations, the department shall use any federally-appropriated funds or the general assembly may appropriate the funds to the department from sources other than the state highway fund.
(d)
(1)
The Tennessee department of agriculture shall have the authority to inspect and test biofuels under the Kerosene and Motor Fuels Quality Inspection Act of 1989, compiled in title 47, chapter 18, part 13.
(2)
The department of agriculture is authorized to develop and implement an alternative fuel research program to stimulate public and private research into both the technology of converting Tennessee agriculture products, including, but not limited to, soybeans, switchgrass and other biomass, into alternative fuels and the production capabilities needed to deliver alternative fuels to Tennessee consumers.
(e)
No expenditure of public funds, pursuant to this section, shall be made in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (
42 U.S.C. § 2000d
).
(f)
The department may also develop and implement a program to encourage all political subdivisions of the state and public colleges and universities to increase the number of vehicles that use alternative fuels in the fleets of all political subdivisions, colleges, or universities.
Acts 2005, ch. 370, §§ 1 - 5; 2007 , ch. 456, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 2 - UNLAWFUL ACTS (§§ 54-1-201 — 54-1-205) › Section 54-1-201 - Contracts in which officers of department of transportation or relatives interested prohibited and void

No contract shall be let to or made with any person in which any officer of the department of transportation is interested, directly or indirectly, or with whom any officer of the department is knowingly related, either by blood or marriage within the fourth degree, computing by the civil law. Nor shall any stockholder or other person in any way interested in any firm or corporation be related within the fourth degree to any member of the department. Neither shall any engineer in the employ of the department have any interest in any contract or be knowingly related within the fourth degree to any person interested in the contract. Any contract where the interest or relationship exists shall be void.
Acts 1917, ch. 74, § 7; Shan., § 1720a29b33 (p. 6551); Shan. Supp., § 1720a7b64; Code 1932, § 3224; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-117; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 2 - UNLAWFUL ACTS (§§ 54-1-201 — 54-1-205) › Section 54-1-202 - Offense for official to enter into certain contracts

It is a Class E felony for any officer of the department to enter knowingly into any contract under this chapter and chapters 2, 4, and 5 of this title with:
(1)
Any person related to the officer or to any other officer of the department within the fourth degree;
(2)
Any corporation in which the officer or any other member of the department is interested, directly or indirectly; or
(3)
Any corporation in which any person knowingly related to the officer is interested, directly or indirectly.
Acts 1917, ch. 74, § 8; Shan., § 1720a29b34 (p. 6551); Shan. Supp., § 1720a7b65; Code 1932, § 3225; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-118; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12; 1989, ch. 591, § 51.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 2 - UNLAWFUL ACTS (§§ 54-1-201 — 54-1-205) › Section 54-1-203 - Felonious acts of officers or employees enumerated

It is also a Class E felony for any officer of the department, or for any person in the employ of the officer, to commit any fraudulent act whatever with respect to the expenditure of the funds mentioned in this chapter and chapters 2, 4, and 5 of this title, among the counties entitled to the funds, or otherwise, or in respect to the designation or laying out of any road, making plans and specifications for the road, advertising for bids, receiving bids, letting or making contracts, approving or accepting roads, bridges, etc., or otherwise in any manner whatsoever acting in bad faith in respect to any duty imposed upon any of the officials, engineers, or other employees, by this chapter and chapters 2, 4, and 5 of this title, or by doing any prohibited act, or failing willfully to discharge any duty required, whether any actual loss or damage results from the act or failure to act or not.
Acts 1917, ch. 74, § 8; Shan., § 1720a29b35 (p. 6552); Shan. Supp., § 1720a7b66; Code 1932, § 3226; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-119; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12; 1989, ch. 591, § 52.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 2 - UNLAWFUL ACTS (§§ 54-1-201 — 54-1-205) › Section 54-1-205 - Employee encouraging purchase of particular material or product unlawful

(a)
It is unlawful for any employee of the department of transportation to encourage in any manner the purchase of any particular material or product or to assist in the initiation of requisitions for any materials or products to be purchased by any department of this state when such employee is directly interested as defined in §
12-4-101
in such material or product.
(b)
A violation of subsection (a) is a Class C misdemeanor.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 308,s 6, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1953, ch. 161, § 1 (Williams, § 3227.1); impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-121; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 2; T.C.A. §
54-1-206
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 3 - TRANSPORTATION REPORTING ACT OF 2001 (§§ 54-1-301 — 54-1-302) › Section 54-1-301 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Transportation Reporting Act of 2001."
Acts 2001, ch. 298, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 3 - TRANSPORTATION REPORTING ACT OF 2001 (§§ 54-1-301 — 54-1-302) › Section 54-1-302 - Annual report on transportation - Required information

(a)
Beginning June 30, 2001, and every quarter thereafter, the department of transportation shall generate a report to be submitted to the general assembly and the state building commission on the status of all highway and road projects approved by the general assembly as part of the department's budget. The status report shall include a current list of projects being planned, projects under construction, and anticipated starting dates for projects not yet underway.
(b)
With respect to each project referenced in subsection (a), the report shall:
(1)
State the initial contract price;
(2)
Identify the final cost of the project; and
(3)
If there is a significant change in cost, state the amount by which the authorized expenditures exceed the initial contract price, as well as the contributing factors for the cost changes.
Acts 2001, ch. 298, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 4 - "DON'T TRASH TENNESSEE" (§§ 54-1-401 — 54-1-407) › Section 54-1-401 - Litter prevention and control

In recognition of the exorbitant societal costs associated with littering and in the interest of a cleaner, more beautiful Tennessee, the department of transportation is authorized to establish a litter prevention and control program.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 308,s 4, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 2005, ch. 128, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 4 - "DON'T TRASH TENNESSEE" (§§ 54-1-401 — 54-1-407) › Section 54-1-402 - Citizen reporting of littering

The litter prevention and control program may include as one (1) of its components a process by which citizens can report directly to the department of transportation instances of persons littering from motor vehicles onto the state's roads and highways, whether the offenders are intentionally littering or are accidentally dropping objects or debris from an uncovered or improperly secured load. The process may provide the capability for citizens to report litterers online by means of the completion of a standard form, the form to be accessed via the internet from the program's website. The department may also make provisions for citizens to report litterers via e-mail and a toll-free telephone line.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 308, s 5, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 2005, ch. 128, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 4 - "DON'T TRASH TENNESSEE" (§§ 54-1-401 — 54-1-407) › Section 54-1-403 - Minimum information in a report - Confidentiality

(a)
When reporting litterers to the department of transportation, whether via the internet, e-mail or telephone, citizens shall provide the following information, at a minimum:
(1)
The offender's motor vehicle registration number, Tennessee plates only;
(2)
The make and model of the offender's motor vehicle;
(3)
The date and time of day the littering offense occurred;
(4)
The approximate location at which the littering offense occurred;
(5)
The person or entity who committed the littering offense, whether driver, passenger or accidental discharge from a load; and
(6)
The item or items improperly discharged from the motor vehicle that are the basis for the littering offense.
(b)
Litter reports, whether made via the internet, e-mail or telephone, shall be deemed confidential. Neither the identity of the person making the report, nor the specific information compiled in the report, shall be available to any person other than an official or employee of the department having responsibility in the administration and enforcement of the program.
Acts 2005, ch. 128, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 4 - "DON'T TRASH TENNESSEE" (§§ 54-1-401 — 54-1-407) › Section 54-1-404 - Verification of reported motor registration number and notification of owner or lessee of vehicle

Upon receipt of the information required by §
54-1-403
, the department of transportation may verify the reported motor vehicle registration number through the department of safety. Upon completing verification, if possible, the department of transportation may mail a letter to the owner or lessee of the motor vehicle at the address affiliated with the registration number. The letter may inform the owner or lessee of the motor vehicle that a concerned citizen has reported witnessing the commission of a littering offense from the motor vehicle. The letter may strongly discourage the owner or lessee from committing a subsequent littering offense or allowing a subsequent littering offense to be committed from the person's motor vehicle and warn the owner or lessee of the penalties for littering under Tennessee law.
Acts 2005, ch. 128, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 4 - "DON'T TRASH TENNESSEE" (§§ 54-1-401 — 54-1-407) › Section 54-1-405 - Construction - Expenditure of funds

This part shall not be construed to be an appropriation of funds and no funds shall be obligated or expended pursuant to this part, unless the funds are specifically appropriated by the general appropriations act.
Acts 2005, ch. 128, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 4 - "DON'T TRASH TENNESSEE" (§§ 54-1-401 — 54-1-407) › Section 54-1-406 - Rules and regulations

The commissioner of transportation is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of §§
54-1-401
- 54-1-404. The rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Acts 2005, ch. 128, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 4 - "DON'T TRASH TENNESSEE" (§§ 54-1-401 — 54-1-407) › Section 54-1-407 - Special grants to programs established for prevention and collection of litter and trash and related matters

(a)
In order to facilitate the prevention and collection of litter and trash in this state, the department of transportation may allocate a portion of the funds generated by chapter 903 of the Public Acts of 2022, §§ 1 and 2 to be used for roadway, waterway, and shoreline litter reduction initiatives pursuant to subsection (b).
(b)
The department of transportation may provide special grants to programs established for the prevention and collection of litter and trash and related matters:
(A)
Conducted by nonprofit groups;
(B)
Conducted by local governments;
(C)
For the purpose of providing technical and policy assistance and enforcement of litter laws by state and local law enforcement agencies and the courts; and
(D)
For the purpose of providing educational, marketing, and service-oriented events and efforts.
(c)
The department of transportation shall not base the amount of a special grant provided to a municipality under this section on the department's litter grant program formula for county governments.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 903, s 3, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 5 - TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR SERVICES (§§ 54-1-501 — 54-1-507) › Section 54-1-501 - Use of construction manager/general contractor and progressive design-build services

(a)
Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, the department is authorized to use the construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC) method and progressive design-build (PDB) method as delivery methods for procuring transportation project services.
(b)
The department shall select CM/GC and PDB projects based upon generally accepted industry criteria that include factors such as fostering innovation, mitigating risk, improving design quality, improving cost control, and optimizing construction schedules.
(c)
Types of projects suited for CM/GC and PDB methods include, but are not limited to, instances where the department needs feedback during the design phase due to complex components that require innovation, projects that have public involvement, projects that have third-party considerations such as acquisition of right-of-way or utility relocation issues, or situations where other factors impact the overall schedule. Types of projects not suited for the CM/GC or PDB methods include, but are not limited to, routine maintenance and resurfacing projects or other construction projects that present a low level of technical complexity, a low level of risk management, and simple traffic phasing, and that do not have a compelling need for project acceleration.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 159, s 3, eff. 4/17/2023.
Acts 2013, ch. 366, § 1; 2019, ch. 106, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 5 - TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR SERVICES (§§ 54-1-501 — 54-1-507) › Section 54-1-503 - Selection of projects by department

(a)
Prior to executing a contract under this part, the commissioner shall send written notice to the chair of the transportation and safety committee of the senate and the chair of the transportation committee of the house of representatives.
(b)
If a proposed CM/GC or PDB contract has a total estimated contract amount in excess of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000), the department shall specifically identify the project as a CM/GC or PDB project in the transportation improvement program submitted annually to the general assembly in support of the commissioner's annual funding recommendations.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 159, s 7, eff. 4/17/2023.
Acts 2013, ch. 366, § 1; 2019, ch. 106, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 5 - TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR SERVICES (§§ 54-1-501 — 54-1-507) › Section 54-1-506 - Debriefing on selection process

After the protest period has expired, and the contract for pre-construction services has been awarded, the department's procurement files shall be subject to public inspection pursuant to §
10-7-504(a)(7)
, and the department shall, upon request after award of the pre-construction services contract has been awarded, provide any unsuccessful proposer with a debriefing on the selection process. The debriefing shall be provided within the earliest mutually convenient time after award of the contract. The debriefing shall be limited to discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the proposal submitted by the unsuccessful proposer and shall not include specific discussion of any other firm's competing proposal.
Acts 2013, ch. 366, § 1; 2019, ch. 106, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 5 - TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR SERVICES (§§ 54-1-501 — 54-1-507) › Section 54-1-507 - Establishment of policies and promulgation of rules and regulations

The department may establish agency policies and/or promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, in furtherance of this part.
Acts 2013, ch. 366, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 6 - ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY CONTRACTS (§§ 54-1-601 — 54-1-602) › Section 54-1-601 - Part definitions

As used in this part, "alternative delivery contracts" means:
(1)
Design-build contracts, as defined in §
54-1-119(a)(1)
;
(2)
Contracts using the construction manager/general contractor method, as defined in §
54-1-502
; and
(3)
Contracts using the progressive design-build method, as defined in §
54-1-502
.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 159, s 31, eff. 4/17/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-1-602) › Part 6 - ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY CONTRACTS (§§ 54-1-601 — 54-1-602) › Section 54-1-602 - Limitation on number of alternative delivery contracts per fiscal year

(a)
The department shall not procure more than twenty-eight (28) alternative delivery contracts per fiscal year.
(b)
Subsection (a) only applies to projects funded by the state highway fund and does not apply to projects funded by the transportation modernization fund, discretionary funds, or federal grant program funds.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 159,s 31, eff. 4/17/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 2 - STATE HIGHWAY FUNDS (§§ 54-2-101 — 54-2-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-2-101 — 54-2-106) › Section 54-2-102 - Custody of department of transportation funds

All funds, revenues, taxes and proceeds of notes or bond issues that are now or may be hereafter devoted or allocated to the department of transportation shall be placed in the custody of the state treasurer in an account to be known as the "department of transportation state highway fund" or "highway fund."
Acts 1931 (2nd Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 1; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 3196.1; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-202; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12; 2009, ch. 197, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 2 - STATE HIGHWAY FUNDS (§§ 54-2-101 — 54-2-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-2-101 — 54-2-106) › Section 54-2-103 - Department of transportation funds to be kept separate - Manner of drawing out

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the department of transportation state highway fund shall be kept separate and apart from all other funds; and, except as authorized by §
47-18-1311
, no part shall be transferred or otherwise diverted to any other department or agency of state government and shall only be drawn out of the state treasury as provided in §§
54-2-104
and
54-2-105
.
Acts 1917, ch. 74, § 1; Shan., § 1720a29b1; Acts 1919, ch. 188, § 1; 1923, ch. 62, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 1720a7b39; Code 1932, § 3196; modified; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-203; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12; 2009 , ch. 197, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 2 - STATE HIGHWAY FUNDS (§§ 54-2-101 — 54-2-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-2-101 — 54-2-106) › Section 54-2-104 - Disbursement of department of transportation funds - Voucher-warrant - Preparation and form

Upon the receipt by the commissioner of transportation of any project estimate, account or other item of disbursement other than payroll payments, it shall be the duty of the commissioner to prepare a voucher-warrant for the amount for which the commissioner approves the account, project estimate or other disbursement, payable to the party entitled to the disbursement, and approved by the commissioner. The voucher-warrant shall be transmitted to the commissioner of finance and administration, together with the statement of account, estimate or other disbursement the commissioner may require, and when the voucher-warrant has been approved by the commissioner of finance and administration in accordance with law, the commissioner of finance and administration shall sign the voucher-warrant and shall deliver the voucher-warrant to the department of transportation for transmission to the party entitled to the voucher-warrant. When made out by the commissioner of transportation, the voucher-warrant shall contain the project number for which it is drawn and other memoranda or data the commissioner of transportation may deem requisite for purposes of identification and record. Upon presentation of the voucher-warrant, when properly signed by the commissioner of finance and administration and the commissioner of transportation, it shall be the duty of the state treasurer to pay the voucher-warrant.
Acts 1931 (2nd E.S.), ch. 7, § 1; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 3196.2; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-204; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 2 - STATE HIGHWAY FUNDS (§§ 54-2-101 — 54-2-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-2-101 — 54-2-106) › Section 54-2-105 - Payroll accounts - Depository bond

When, in the course of the work of the department of transportation, the commissioner of transportation finds it necessary to make payments of salaries or personal expenses, or both, now authorized by law to the personnel of the department, in all cases except where an appropriation for salaries and expenses and/or wages is made by the general appropriations act, the commissioner shall prepare in duplicate payrolls and/or expense accounts, showing in detail the payments due to each and every employee of the department, properly itemizing all expense accounts, which payrolls and expense accounts may be in one (1) document or in several, at the discretion of the commissioner. The original of the payrolls shall be filed in the department and a duplicate copy of the payrolls shall be certified by the commissioner as being correct, and the commissioner shall then draw a voucher-warrant for the total amount of the payroll or payrolls, and the voucher-warrant, when found to be correct by the commissioner of finance and administration, shall be signed by the commissioner of finance and administration. Upon presentation of the voucher-warrant to the state treasurer, it shall be the state treasurer's duty to pay the voucher-warrant and to deposit the proceeds of the voucher-warrant into a state depository the state treasurer selects, the voucher-warrant to be deposited to the credit of the commissioner of transportation, payroll account. The commissioner of transportation may then draw checks payable to the order of the respective parties to whom the salaries, wages and/or expenses may be due for the amounts due each. The payrolls, when in possession of the state depository designated by the state treasurer, shall be protected by the regular depository bond. All checks drawn by the commissioner of transportation on the payroll account shall be segregated month by month and preserved for a period of twelve (12) months and, at the expiration of the twelve-month period, the commissioner of transportation may transfer the checks to the archives of the state.
Acts 1931 (2nd Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 2; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 3196.3; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-205; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 2 - STATE HIGHWAY FUNDS (§§ 54-2-101 — 54-2-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-2-101 — 54-2-106) › Section 54-2-106 - Short-term notes - Issuance in anticipation of collections to start construction of any project

The commissioner of finance and administration and state treasurer shall anticipate the collection of highway funds, and issue short-term notes when requested by the department of transportation, to start the construction or reconstruction of any project that has been accepted by an officer or agency of the federal government, as provided in any act of congress granting funds for the construction of roads, and as provided in this chapter and chapters 1 and 5 of this title.
Acts 1917, ch. 74, § 11; Shan., § 1720a29b44 (p. 6553); Shan. Supp., § 1720a7b75; Code 1932, § 3235; modified; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-208; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12; T.C.A., §
54-2-108
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 2 - STATE HIGHWAY FUNDS (§§ 54-2-101 — 54-2-202) › Part 2 - TRANSPORTATION MODERNIZATION FUND (§§ 54-2-201 — 54-2-202) › Section 54-2-201 - Establishment of transportation modernization fund

(a)
There is established a fund to be known as the "transportation modernization fund." The fund is a segregated account within the state treasury and includes accounts and subaccounts in the fund.
(b)
Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, and subject to appropriation in the general appropriations act, the fund is composed of:
(1)
Effective July 1, 2023, a sum of three billion dollars ($3,000,000,000), to be divided as follows:
(A)
Seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for projects within region 1 of the department;
(B)
Seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for projects within region 2 of the department;
(C)
Seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for projects within region 3 of the department; and
(D)
Seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000) for projects within region 4 of the department;
(2)
Effective July 1, 2023, a sum of three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000), to be distributed to local governments as grants, as determined by the commissioner; provided, that a local government shall not use grants distributed from the sum described in this subdivision (b)(2) to supplant other state or local moneys appropriated or allotted for building, maintaining, or improving county roads or bridges;
(3)
Other revenues or moneys that the general assembly may appropriate to the fund; and
(4)
Other moneys received by the department for the purposes of the fund that are not otherwise allocated to the department by law.
(c)
The fund must be administered by the department of transportation and be kept separate and apart from all other funds, including the state highway fund. Any portion of the fund must not be transferred or otherwise diverted to another department or agency of state government and must only be drawn out of the state treasury as provided in this part.
(d)
Amounts remaining in the fund at the end of each fiscal year must not revert to the general fund. Moneys in the fund must be invested by the state treasurer pursuant to title 9, chapter 4, part 6, for the sole benefit of the fund, and interest accruing on investments and deposits of the fund must be returned to and remain part of the fund.
(e)
The fund may be used for the following purposes:
(1)
To fund strategic transportation initiatives, including, but not limited to, congestion mitigation, rural interstate widening, and the accelerated delivery of strategic transportation improvements over and above the transportation improvements program generally supported by the state highway fund;
(2)
To respond to a transportation system failure, an imminent threat of a failure, or other emergency as provided in §
54-1-135
, which use may be eligible for reimbursement from the federal government; and
(3)
Another purpose for which the state highway fund may be lawfully used.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 159, s 15, eff. 4/17/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 2 - STATE HIGHWAY FUNDS (§§ 54-2-101 — 54-2-202) › Part 2 - TRANSPORTATION MODERNIZATION FUND (§§ 54-2-201 — 54-2-202) › Section 54-2-202 - Annual report to the general assembly

(a)
Prior to January 1, 2024, and prior to each January 1 thereafter, the department of transportation shall submit a report to the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives, the chair of the transportation and safety committee of the senate, and the chair of the transportation committee of the house of representatives, on the status of projects funded by the transportation modernization fund.
(b)
The report must include for each project:
(1)
The date on which engineering activities began, or are anticipated to begin, if known;
(2)
The date on which right-of-way acquisition activities began, or are anticipated to begin, if known;
(3)
The date on which construction activities began, or are anticipated to begin, if known; and
(4)
The date on which construction was completed, as applicable.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 159, s 15, eff. 4/17/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 3 - TENNESSEE TOLLWAY ACT (§§ 54-3-101 — 54-3-115) › Section 54-3-101 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 159, s 16, eff. 4/17/2023.
Acts 2007 , ch. 597, § 2.