Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-1-118
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Contracting with University of Tennessee
Official statutory text
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.
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.
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.
Status: in_force
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