Description of transit project on the property of a local governmental entity — Designation of transit project entrance and exit

Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-13-708, under Subterranean Transportation Infrastructure Coordination Authority.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-13-708

(a) (1) For each transit project located on local government-owned property, the board shall cause to be produced a legal description of the project, including, as applicable:(A) The metes and bounds of the surface boundary under which the transit project lies;(B) A three-dimensional description of the subterranean boundaries of the transit project;(C) Surface and subsurface easements and rights-of-ways;(D) Each point for public or vehicular entry into and exit from the transit project designated pursuant to subsection (b), including stations and facilities at such entry and exit points;(E) Each point of ingress or egress for maintenance, the provision of emergency services, and other operational purposes;(F) Each ventilation, electrical, utility, safety, and operational system utilized to serve the transit project; and(G) Additional descriptive information as deemed necessary by the board.(2) The board shall cause the legal description produced under subdivision (a)(1) to be included in a survey, plat, memorandum, or other recordable instrument and recorded with the state building commission and with the register of deeds for the county in which the transit project is located, and any other state or local governmental entity or official as deemed necessary by the board.(3) Before the expansion, contraction, diversion, or modification of an existing transit project, the board shall cause to be produced and recorded a legal description of the expansion, contraction, diversion, or modification in accordance with subdivisions (a)(1) and (2).

(1) For each transit project located on local government-owned property, the board shall cause to be produced a legal description of the project, including, as applicable:(A) The metes and bounds of the surface boundary under which the transit project lies;(B) A three-dimensional description of the subterranean boundaries of the transit project;(C) Surface and subsurface easements and rights-of-ways;(D) Each point for public or vehicular entry into and exit from the transit project designated pursuant to subsection (b), including stations and facilities at such entry and exit points;(E) Each point of ingress or egress for maintenance, the provision of emergency services, and other operational purposes;(F) Each ventilation, electrical, utility, safety, and operational system utilized to serve the transit project; and(G) Additional descriptive information as deemed necessary by the board.

(A) The metes and bounds of the surface boundary under which the transit project lies;

(B) A three-dimensional description of the subterranean boundaries of the transit project;

(C) Surface and subsurface easements and rights-of-ways;

(D) Each point for public or vehicular entry into and exit from the transit project designated pursuant to subsection (b), including stations and facilities at such entry and exit points;

(E) Each point of ingress or egress for maintenance, the provision of emergency services, and other operational purposes;

(F) Each ventilation, electrical, utility, safety, and operational system utilized to serve the transit project; and

(G) Additional descriptive information as deemed necessary by the board.

(2) The board shall cause the legal description produced under subdivision (a)(1) to be included in a survey, plat, memorandum, or other recordable instrument and recorded with the state building commission and with the register of deeds for the county in which the transit project is located, and any other state or local governmental entity or official as deemed necessary by the board.

(3) Before the expansion, contraction, diversion, or modification of an existing transit project, the board shall cause to be produced and recorded a legal description of the expansion, contraction, diversion, or modification in accordance with subdivisions (a)(1) and (2).

(b) The board shall designate each point for public or vehicular entry into and exit from a transit project for purposes of distinguishing between surface and subterranean jurisdiction over the transit project with respect to applicable local governmental laws, rules, and regulations, building, safety, and fire codes, and enforcement of motor vehicle laws.

(c) The legal description of that portion of a transit project produced and recorded pursuant to this section must clearly delineate between the surface components and subsurface components, if applicable, of that portion of the transit project for purposes of jurisdiction over and the regulation of surface construction and subsurface construction pursuant to this chapter.