AI-assisted research summary: Tennessee consents to the United States acquiring certain lands in the state for specified forest, park, and project purposes, with a negotiation شرط before eminent-domain takings and a requirement to follow listed procedures.
The consent of the state of Tennessee is given to the acquisition by the United States, by purchase or otherwise, of such lands within the state as in the opinion of the federal government, the state forester and the governor concurring, may be necessary for the establishment and extension of national forests and parks, and the improvement and development of the Tennessee River basin and the Cove Creek project on the Clinch River and Fort Pillow in Lauderdale County; provided, that the property of no one shall be taken under the power of eminent domain without previous negotiation and that in all such proceedings the United States or its agencies shall, for the purpose of guaranteeing uniformity in such proceedings, follow §§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-122 , 29-16-202 and 29-16-203 providing for the taking of private property for works of internal improvement. Acts 1933, ch. 161, § 1; 1937, ch. 223, § 1; 1943, ch. 150, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 5201.2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 11-1001; Acts 2014, ch. 927, § 8. Compiler's Notes. For condemnation proceedings under the Tennessee Valley authority, see 16 U.S.C. §§ 831q and 831x. NOTES TO DECISIONS 1. Joint Construction of Laws. 1. Joint Construction of Laws. A former act analogous to this act and Acts 1919, ch. 103, empowering the United States to acquire certain lands in Tennessee to be used and preserved as a national forest, and Act of Congress, March 1, 1911, 36 Stat. 961 (16 U.S.C. §§ 552, 563), should be construed together so as to make the scheme consistent in all its parts. State v. Allman, 167 Tenn. 240, 68 S.W.2d 478, 1933 Tenn. LEXIS 32 (1934), cert. denied, Van Deventer v. Tennessee, 293 U.S. 581 , 55 S. Ct. 94 , 79 L. Ed. 677 , 1934 U.S. LEXIS 250 (1934).