Section 5: Notice Requirements
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Not less than 30 days before the date the TTC considers a proposed environmental covenant, ENV will issue a public notice. Before the notice is mailed, ENV will obtain all documentation required in Section 4 and receive GCD approval of the notice language.
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The notice must include:
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- A clear and concise description of the proposal to enter into the environmental covenant, Anchor: #DJKUHQTG
- A statement of the manner in which written comments may be submitted, Anchor: #BJIWCQTI
- The date the TTC will consider the proposed environmental covenant, and Anchor: #QRPREWAB
- TxDOT contact name and address to which comments are submitted.
Notice Submission Requirements
ENV with the assistance of the applicable District Office will mail or coordinate the mailing of a third party's notice to:
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- Each owner of a property interest in the applicable property, Anchor: #UGHIPJRE
- Each adjacent landowner, and Anchor: #HJGDEDKB
- Each applicable local government whose territorial jurisdiction includes the property. This includes the county, a municipality (within municipal or extra-territorial boundaries), or entity responsible for groundwater conservation or quality.
ENV is responsible for identifying the above parties and for sending the approved notice to the parties via United States Postal Service utilizing certified mail/ return receipt requested. This receipt will be preserved for documentation. The applicable District Office will assist ENV with these tasks.
For all third party environmental covenant requests, the third party is responsible for identifying the above parties and for sending a TxDOT approved notice to the parties via United States Postal Service utilizing certified mail/ return receipt requested. ENV and the GCD will review and approve the third party notice language before the notice is sent.
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ENV will receive public comments and coordinate review of the public comments with GCD and applicable District Office.