# Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-1-118: Contracting with University of Tennessee

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-1-118
- **Heading:** Contracting with University of Tennessee
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 54 / Chapter 1 / Section 54-1-118

## 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.

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