The purpose of this chapter is to authorize and enable public bodies to acquire interests and rights in real property that is adjacent to or has a visual, audible, or atmospheric effect on the state's historic, architectural, archaeological, or cultural resources, or on its natural areas in order to assist in the attainment of the objectives stated in the findings.Acts 1973, ch. 21, § 1; T.C.A., § 11-1801.
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