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12: Right of Way and Utilities

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PDDM Chapter 12

  • Section 12.1 - General
    • 12.1.1 - Real Property under Federal, State and Tribal Law
    • 12.1.2 - Right of Way and Utilities Process Overview
  • Section 12.2 - Guidance and References
    • 12.2.1 - Laws and Regulations
    • 12.2.2 - Guidance
  • Section 12.3 - Right of Way Coordination
    • 12.3.1 - Internal Coordination
    • 12.3.2 - External Coordination
    • 12.3.3 - Environmental Considerations
    • 12.3.4 - Right-of-Way ServiceS
    • 12.3.5 - Establishing Proposed Right-of-Way Limits
    • 12.3.6 - Right-of-Way Plans
    • 12.3.7 - Plans for National Forest Lands and Federal Agencies
  • Section 12.4 - Utilities
    • 12.4.1 - Regulations and Guidance
    • 12.4.2 - Accommodation of Utilities
    • 12.4.3 - Utility Coordination
    • 12.4.4 - Utility Agreements and Responsibility for Utility Relocation
    • 12.4.5 - Location of Utilities
    • 12.4.6 - Retention of Existing Facilities
    • 12.4.7 - Aesthetic Controls
    • 12.4.8 - Utility Installations on Highway Structures
    • 12.4.9 - Overhead Power and Communication Lines
    • 12.4.10 - Underground Electric Power and Communication Lines
    • 12.4.11 - Irrigation and Drainage Pipes, Ditches and Canals
  • Section 12.5 - Railroads
    • 12.5.1 - Regulations and Guidance
    • 12.5.2 - Railroad Agreements
  • Section 12.6 - Federal Lands
    • 12.6.1 - Regulations and Guidance
    • 12.6.2 - Federal Land Transfer Coordination
    • 12.6.3 - Transfer Procedures of Other Agencies
    • 12.6.4 - Forms of Transfer
    • 12.6.5 - Conditions of Transfer
    • 12.6.6 - Special Use Permits
  • Section 12.7 - Tribal Trust Lands
    • 12.7.1 - Regulations and Guidance
    • 12.7.2 - Tribal Sovereignty and Consultation
    • 12.7.3 - Application Procedures
  • Section 12.8 - Private Land Acquisition
    • 12.8.1 - Overview of the Private Land Acquisition Process
    • 12.8.2 - Guidance and Reference Material
    • 12.8.3 - Stewardship and Quality Control
    • 12.8.4 - Acquisition Process
    • 12.8.5 - Relocation Issues
    • 12.8.6 - State Owned Lands
  • Section 12.9 - Right of Way and Utility Records
    • 12.9.1 - Right of Way Certification
    • 12.9.2 - Right-of-Way Acquisition Records
    • 12.9.3 - Acquisition Statistics
    • 12.9.4 - Recording Right-of-Way Project Records