The commissioner of environment and conservation, with the approval of the governor, may select, and by purchase, gift or lease, acquire and make a part of the park system any new area which in the commissioner's judgment should be developed as a state park, or recreation area.
New areas acquired for parks or recreation
Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-9-103, under Parks and Recreation Areas.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-9-103