Amends TCA Title 7; Title 54 and Title 55.

Generally under present law, the department of transportation is responsible for the maintenance of only those public roads, streets, highways or bridges and similar structures that are designated by the department as being on the state system of highways or the state system of interstate highways. Present law requires the department to enter into a written contract with each city, county, or metropolitan government before undertaking any work or providing any funds for work with respect to public roads, streets, highways or bridges and similar structures within their boundaries, other than those designated by the department as being on the state system of highways or the state interstate system of highways. This bill adds the following: (1) Davidson County is responsible for the non-surface area maintenance, including mowing and litter removal, of medians, intersections, shoulders, and rights-of-way of public streets, highways, or bridges on the state system of highways within the county; (2) The department is responsible for the maintenance of such public roads, streets, highways, or bridges, and the surface area of maintenance of such intersections, medians, shoulders, and rights-of-way, including resurfacing and repair of the travel lanes and shoulders, repair and cleaning of drainage structures, repair of bridges and abutments, repair of retaining walls and tunnels, and replacement or repair of traffic control devices; (3) In coordination with the department, the county must develop and maintain an inventory of intersections, medians, shoulders, and rights-of-way of public roads, streets, highways, or bridges within the county eligible for non-surface area maintenance by the county and must develop a program to prioritize maintenance needs; and (4) The department must reimburse the county for the cost of performing maintenance work, and may use state highway funds for that reimbursement.