2023 Tennessee Code › Title 70 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 70-1-101 — 70-9-107) › Chapter 5 - WILDLIFE PRESERVES AND RESTORATION PROJECTS (§§ 70-5-101 — 70-5-113) › Section 70-5-111 - Federal wildlife refuges within state - Federal aid for wildlife and fish restoration and management projects

(a)
(1)
For the purpose of more effectively cooperating with the United States, the governor and the executive director concurring, in the acquisition, development and maintenance of refuges for migratory waterfowl and other wildlife, consent is granted to the United States, to acquire by purchase, condemnation, gift, lease or exchange, lands and waters within this state that the secretary of the interior may deem necessary and suitable in furtherance of the Migratory Bird Treaty, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (
16 U.S.C. § 703
et seq.), and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (
16 U.S.C. § 715
et seq.); provided, that the jurisdiction of the state, both civil and criminal, over persons upon areas acquired and privately owned property on areas acquired shall not be affected or changed by reason of the acquisition and administration of such areas by the United States, as migratory waterfowl and other wildlife reservations, except so far as the punishment for offenses against the United States is concerned; and provided further, that nothing in this section is intended to interfere with the operation of the game laws of this state, applying to migratory game birds, insofar as such game laws do not permit what is forbidden by federal law.
(2)
The state of Tennessee reserves the right to tax persons and corporations, their franchise and property on land or lands deeded or conveyed pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) and to tax sales of gasoline and other motor vehicle fuels and oil for use in motor vehicles or other means of transportation or any other privileges, trade or business conducted on such lands and to tax and control motor vehicles or other means of transportation using any highways constructed by the United States on such lands as a result of its improvements within the state.
(b)
The state of Tennessee assents to the act of congress entitled "An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in wildlife restoration projects, and for other purposes," approved September 2, 1937, Public Law 415, 75th Congress; ch. 899, 50 Stat. 917 (
16 U.S.C. § 669
et seq.), and the agency is authorized, empowered, and directed to perform such acts as may be necessary to the conduct and establishment of cooperative wildlife restoration projects, as defined in that act of congress, in compliance with that act and rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary of the interior under that act.
(c)
The state of Tennessee assents to the provision of the act of congress entitled: "An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in fish restoration and management projects, and for other purposes", approved August 9, 1950, Public Law 681, 81st Congress; ch. 685, 64 Stat. 430 (
16 U.S.C. § 777
et seq.), and the agency is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to perform such acts as may be necessary to the conduct and establishment of cooperative fisheries, restoration, management, developmental and research projects, as defined in that act of congress in compliance with that act and rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary of interior under that act. No funds accruing to the state of Tennessee from license fees paid by fishers shall be diverted for any purposes other than the administration of the game and fish conservation purposes of the agency.
Acts 1937, ch. 73, § (a); Acts 1939, ch. 163, § 1; mod. C. Supp. 1950, §§ 5193.1 -- 5193.3; modified; Acts 1951, ch. 101, § 1 (Williams, § 5201.13); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§51-609 -- 51-612; Acts 1984, ch. 844, §§ 1-3.