Tennessee Code Title 4. State Government § 4-11-111

(a) All state agencies and institutions of higher education and other state entities that have control of state property shall consult the commission prior to demolishing, altering or transferring any property that is or may be of historical, architectural or cultural significance. Such agencies, institutions and entities shall seek the advice of the commission on possible alternatives to the demolition, alteration or transfer of such property.

(b) The commission shall make staff available to assist agencies, institutions and entities in determining if property is or may be of historical, architectural or cultural significance.

(c) The commission shall have thirty (30) working days to review and comment on plans to demolish, alter or transfer state property that is or may be of historical, architectural or cultural significance prior to approval of such action by the state building commission. Such comment shall be in writing and filed with the proposing agency or entity and the state building commission.

(d) The standard of review by the historical commission shall be the secretary of the interior's standards of rehabilitation or other criteria adopted in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title.

(e) The state building commission shall consider the comments of the historical commission prior to approving or disapproving plans to demolish, alter or transfer state property that is or may be of historical, architectural or cultural significance.

(f) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as further extending the jurisdiction of the state building commission over transactions involving department of transportation projects. When the department is the proposing agency, the commissioner of transportation shall consider the comments of the historical commission prior to demolishing, altering or transferring state property that is of historical, architectural or cultural significance.