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Manual Notice
| Real Estate Acquisition Guide for Local Public Agencies |
TxDOT Manual System
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Manual Notice2004-2
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1.
Introduction
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1.
Overview
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Expanded Guide
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Purpose
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Right of Way Form Templates
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2.
Authority
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Federal Law
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State Law
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3.
ROW Acquisition Overview
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Process
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Procedure
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4.
Answers to Your Questions
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TxDOT District Contacts
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2.
ROW Procedures Preliminary to Project Release
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1.
General ROW Project Development
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Obtaining Relocation Funding - LPA Acquisitions (with State Participation)
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LPA Project Set Up (with State Participation)
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2.
Contractual Agreements
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Overview
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Amendments
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3.
Cost Participation
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Overview
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4.
Payment Procedures
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Procedure
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5.
Acquisition Procedures for Economically Disadvantaged Counties
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Procedure
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6.
ROW Maps and Parcel Numbering
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Definition & Preparation
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Parcel Numbering
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Property Descriptions and Parcel Plats
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3.
ROW Acquisition
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1.
Advance Acquisition of ROW
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Overview
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2.
Administrative Requirements after Formal Release for ROW Acquisition
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General
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3.
Basic Acquisition Responsibilities (for LPA)
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With State Participation
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Without State Participation on or off the State Highway System
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Task Sharing
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4.
District’s Monitoring of LPA Acquisition
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Requirement
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5.
Appraisal and Negotiation Requirements
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Informational Notice to Owners Required
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Pre-appraisal Contact
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Establishment of Just Compensation Required
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Policies on Use of Appraisers
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Appraisal Standards
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Appraisal Review Requirements
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Policies on Appraisal and State Acquisition of Improvements
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Written Offer to Purchase Required
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Owner Retention of Improvements
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Negotiation Contacts and Reports
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Updating Offer of Just Compensation
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Negotiations after Condemnation Proceedings Have Been Initiated
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Control of Access Rights
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Policy on “Uneconomic Remainders” (With State Participation)
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Excess Takings (With State Participation)
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Information for Income Tax Purposes for Property Owners
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6.
Special Appraisal Situations
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Irrigation and Drainage Canals
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Private Utility Lines
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Acquisition of TxDOT Employees’ Property (with State Participation)
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Administrative Settlements
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Procedures for Receiving Donations
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7.
Matching Fund Credits for LPAs
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Matching Fund Credits to LPA (State Funded Project; No Federal-Aid)
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Matching Fund Credits to LPA (Federal-aid Project)
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8.
Advertising Sign Interests
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Overview
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Procedure
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Relocation Procedures For Signs With Valid Permits
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Leasehold Advertising Signs
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9.
Fencing Policies
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Procedure
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10.
Passes
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Pass Policies
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11.
Acquisitions of State Lands
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Procedure
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12.
Acquisition of Federal Lands for ROW
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General
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Property Adjustment Work on Federal Lands
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13.
Acquisition of County or City Property for ROW
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General
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Acquisition of Mitigation Lands (Federally-funded projects)
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14.
Instruments of Conveyance (State Participation)
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General Requirements for Proper Conveyance
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Standard Conveyance Forms
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Special Warranty Deeds
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Possession and Use Agreement, Form ROW-N-7
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Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
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15.
Special Clauses for Conveyance Instruments
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Policy (with State Participation)
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Approved Special Clauses for Use in Conveyance Instruments
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16.
Title Requirements, Conflicts, and Exceptions
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General Title Requirements
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Conflict of Title and Encroaching Improvements
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Policy Regarding Kind of Title to be Acquired
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Current and Delinquent Taxes
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17.
Title Insurance
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General
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18.
Procedure for Use of Attorney’s Certificate
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Procedure
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19.
Recording of Legal Instruments (with or without State Participation)
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General
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20.
Reimbursement Policies and Procedures
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Payment for Appraisers’ Eminent Domain Services
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State Reimbursement for LPA-Acquired ROW
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Submission for Reimbursement of ROW Fencing
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Incidental Expenses on Transfer of Real Property (State Participation)
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Mortgage Prepayment Penalty
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4.
Relocation Assistance
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1.
Legislative Provisions/Laws and Regulations
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Federal Law and Regulations
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State Law
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Relocation Payments Non-Income Status
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Fair Housing
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Relocation Assistance and Local Public Agencies
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2.
Relocation Assistance Procedures
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Relocation Assistance on LPA-Negotiated Property on FM and 90-10 Highway Projects
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3.
Pre-Negotiation Contacts
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Procedure
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4.
Real Property versus Personal Property
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Procedure
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5.
Eminent Domain
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1.
LPA Responsible for Condemnation
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General
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2.
Filing of Notice of Lis Pendens
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Procedure
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3.
Eminent Domain Forms for Cities
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Overview
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4.
Eminent Domain Forms for County
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Overview
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5.
Commission Authorization of County Condemnation Proceedings
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Overview
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6.
Condemnation in City’s Name
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Procedure
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7.
Procedure for Notification to TxDOT
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Procedure (State Participation)
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8.
LPA Appeal of Unfavorable Awards
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Procedure (State Participation)
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9.
State Intervention in Condemnation Proceedings
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Procedure (State Participation)
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10.
Use of State Approved Appraisers and Expert Witnesses in Condemnation
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Procedure (State Participation)
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11.
Exhibits for Condemnation Proceedings
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Procedure (State Participation)
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12.
Improvements Acquired in Condemnation Proceedings
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Procedure (State Participation)
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13.
Settlements of Condemnation Lawsuits
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Procedure (State Participation)
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14.
Payment of Litigation Expenses for Condemned Parcels
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Procedure (State Participation)
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15.
LPA Reimbursement for Condemned Parcels (State Participation)
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Eligible Condemnation Costs and Methods of Reimbursement
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Submission for Single Reimbursement Based on Final Judgment
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Submissions for Partial Reimbursement Based on 80% of the State’s Participation Amount of the Commissioners’ Award
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Submission for Reimbursement Following Partial Reimbursement on the Commissioners’ Award
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6.
Removal of Improvements
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1.
Responsibility for Improvements
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Procedure (State Participation)
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2.
Proceeds From Sale of Improvements
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Procedure (State Participation)
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7.
Leasing
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1.
Leasing of ROW by LPAs
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Overview
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8.
Railroads
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1.
Railroad Relocation Procedures
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Procedure
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9.
Records
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1.
Preparation for Closing ROW Projects
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Procedure
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Title III Parcel and Appraisal Review Checklists
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2.
ROW Record Requirements
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Overview
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10.
Utilities
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1.
Overview
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Approval by TxDOT
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Further Information
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A.
Disadvantaged Counties
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B.
State Infrastructure Bank
Real Estate Acquisition Guide for Local Public Agencies
December 2004
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