As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) 'Government action' does not include:(A) The formal exercise of the power of eminent domain;(B) The forfeiture or seizure of private property by law enforcement agencies as evidence of a crime or for violations of law;(C) Orders issued by a state agency or court of law that result from a violation of law and that are authorized by statute; or(D) The discontinuation of government programs;(2) 'Private property' means real property, or improvements to real property, not owned by the federal government or a state agency; and(3) 'Unconstitutional taking' or 'taking' means the taking of private property by government action such that compensation to the owner of that property is required by either: (A) The fifth or fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States; or(B) The Constitution of Tennessee, Art. 1, § 21.Acts 1994, ch. 924, § 3.
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