State jurisdiction over subsurface construction

Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-13-401, under Jurisdiction and Regulation of Subsurface Construction.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-13-401

(a) The state has exclusive jurisdiction over subsurface construction.

(b) Subsurface construction is not subject to regulation by a local governmental entity.

(c) A local governmental entity shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance, rule, regulation, permit requirement, or other standard governing subsurface construction associated with a transit project.