• ♦Manual Notice 2019-1
• ►1. Introduction
  • ►1. Purpose of this Guide
    • ♦Purpose
    • ♦LPA Compliance Duties
  • ►2. Authority
    • ♦Authority
    • ♦Federal Law
    • ♦State Law
  • ►3. ROW Acquisition Overview
    • ♦Phases of Acquisition
  • ►4. Answers to Your Questions
    • ♦TxDOT Contacts
• ►2. Right of Way Agreements
  • ►1. Types of Right of Way Agreements
    • ♦Overview
  • ►2. Economically Disadvantaged Counties
    • ♦Procedure
• ►3. ROW Acquisition
  • ►1. TxDOT’s Monitoring of LPA Acquisition
    • ♦Overview
  • ►2. Administrative Requirements to Begin Right of Way Acquisition
    • ♦General Requirements
    • ♦Advanced Acquisition
    • ♦Required Processes and Procedures
  • ►3. Negotiations
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦Policy Regarding Interests to be Acquired
    • ♦Informational Notices
    • ♦Appraisal
    • ♦Offers
    • ♦Special Acquisition Situations
  • ►4. Eminent Domain
    • ♦Overview
  • ►5. Closing
    • ♦Prerequisites to Closing
    • ♦Instruments of Conveyance
    • ♦Recording
  • ►6. Utility Adjustments
    • ♦Rights of Utilities
    • ♦Procedure
  • ►7. Relocation
    • ♦Legal Authority
    • ♦Notices and Services
• ►4. Reimbursement and Project Closeout
  • ►1. Acquisition Reimbursements
    • ♦State Reimbursement for LPA-Acquired Right of Way
    • ♦Incidental Expenses on Transfer of Real Property
  • ►2. Project Closeout
    • ♦Preparation for Closing Right of Way Projects
• ►5. Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program
  • ►1. Program Information
    • ♦General
    • ♦Requirements
    • ♦Property Management and Disposal of Property Acquired for TA Projects
• ►A. Disadvantaged Counties
• ►B. State Infrastructure Bank

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Manual Notice: 2019-1

From: Kyle Madsen, Right of Way Division Deputy Director

Manual: ROW Real Estate Acquisition Guide for Local Public Agencies

Effective Date: January 31, 2019

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Purpose

This revision is intended to update the ROW Real Estate Acquisition Guide for Local Public Agencies to match current requirements.

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Changes

In Chapter 3, Section 3 Negotiations, clarified that the LPA must approve just compensation values.

Added new Chapter 5 regarding the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program.

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Contact

Lora Gunter, Right of Way Project Delivery Director, 512.416.2907

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Archives

Past manual notices are available in a pdf archive.