Transcript International Right of Way Association 2010 Federal Agency

International Right of Way Association
2010 Federal Agency Update
Las Vegas, NV
Gerry Solomon
FHWA Office of Real Estate Services
Providing Global Leadership and Innovation in Public Sector Real Estate and Outdoor
Advertising Control through Information Sharing and Knowledge Exchange
FHWA
Federal Agency Update
To Be Discussed
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FHWA Goals and Objectives
– Corporate Capacity, National Leadership,
Program Delivery, System Performance
ARRA
 Reauthorization
 Key Initiatives
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– Safety
– Sustainability
– Livability
– Climate Change
Not to Be Discussed
International Right of Way Scan – idea
implementation (1/28@10:30)
 Training and Development – Realty
Competency Navigator (1/27@1:30)
 Local Public Agency – Oversight and
Stewardship (1/27@10:30)
 ROW Cost Estimating (1/26@1:30)
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Corporate Capacity
Recruitment and Retention
 Learning and Development
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Training & Development
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FHWA Priority
– Learning Highway
– Discipline Learning and Development
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Office of Real Estate Services Priority
– Efforts
 Internal
 Realty Profession
Training and Development
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NHI
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Realty / OAC Learning Modules
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Right of Way Competency Navigator
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IRWA / APRE – UA Certification
NHI Training
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NHI Training
– In Development
 LPA Oversight
 Eminent Domain – The Road Ahead
 Acquisition / Negotiation
– Existing
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Relocation (Basic, Advanced, Business)
Appraisal / Review Appraisal
OAC (Bonus and Non Bonus)
Uniform Act
Realty Learning Modules
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Eighteen ROW Training Modules
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Include: Uniform Act, Appraisal / Appraisal
Review, Design/Build, Relocation, OAC, Federal
Land Transfers, Environmental Justice
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Finalized for use as self-directed training
Guidance
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Manuals / Guides
– LPA Guide
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/REALESTATE/lpaguide/index.htm
New 12/09/2009
– PDG
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/realestate/pdg.htm\
– FLT Manual
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/realestate/fltmanual/index.htm
Guidance
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Various Guidance Documents
– FEMA (to be posted)
– MIDP Calculator -
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/realestate/midpcalcs/index.cfm
– Negative Equity Waiver -
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/realestate/tempprogwaiv.htm
– Transportation Enhancement and Right of Way -
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/te/1999guidance.htm
Guidance
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Other On-Going Efforts
– Incentive Payments (Acquisition / Relocation)
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/realestate/acqincentguid.htm
– Turbo Relocation
– Integrating Geo-Spatial Technologies into Right-of-Way
Data Management Process
http://www.gis.fhwa.dot.gov/documents/rightOfWay.asp
– Office of Real Estate Services Newsletter
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/realestate/newsletter/index.htm
Articles to Carolyn James at [email protected]
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
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Field Visits
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Process Reviews
Succession
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FHWA
– Strategic Goal - Corporate Capacity
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Office of Real Estate Services
– Recruitment, Training / Development, and
Retention
Office of Real Estate Services
Recruitment Tools
Student Career Experience Program
(SCEP)
 Summer Transportation Internship
Program for Diverse Groups (STIPDG)
 FHWA Professional Development Program
(PDP)
 Mid-Career, Direct Hires
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FHWA Excellence in Right-of-Way
Awards – 2010
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April 2010 – AASHTO ROW/Utility Meeting
– San Diego, CA
2008 awards recipients
Leadership: TxDOT, the Turnpike Right of Way Authority
Division, HDR Engineering and PBS&J
 Stewardship: Maryland SHA Districts Three, Four, and Five;
Special Acquisitions Division; and Office of Counsel
 Innovation: Florida DOT District Three
 Streamlining and Integration: Virginia DOT
 Technical Specialties: Oregon DOT
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Energy Trends
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Climate / Energy
– Accommodation of Utilities in Right-of-Way
– FHWA Guidance
 23 CFR Part 645 or 23 CFR Part 710.
 http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/realestate/guidutil.htm
– Carbon sequestration Pilots
Other Hot Topics
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Eminent Domain Laws
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Access Management
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Research
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Transportation Authorization
Access
Management
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2008 access management conference
proceedings at http://www.accessmanagement.info
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The website contains guides, informational
brochures, a primer, and examples.
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Next national conference will be October 1013, 2010, in Natchez, MS.
Eminent Domain Law Changes
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Post Kelo
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Federal
– Federal Appropriations
– Congressional Bills
– Executive Order
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State
– Various Revisions
 Process, Restrictions, Damages (Supercompensation)
Research
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STEP
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NCHRP
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Other
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SHRP2
Surface Transportation Environment
and Planning Cooperative Research
Program (STEP)
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STEP Research Program for 2010
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Visit http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/step/index.htm
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Questions concerning Program - Contact Carolyn
James at [email protected]
STEP
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2009/2010 Research
– Outreach (IRWA FAU)
– Visualization Tools for ROW
http://www.gis.fhwa.dot.gov/documents/visual_toc.htm
– Design/Build - ROW (Alternative Acquisition
Models)
– ROW Competency Building and RCB Navigator
– Relocation Retrospective Study
– CEVMS Driver Distraction (Phase 2 – 2 Sites)
STEP
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2008 Research
– Outreach
– LPA Oversight and Stewardship (NHI)
– Incentive Payment Peer Exchange -
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/realestate/incpeerexch.htm
– GIS Peer Exchange
http://www.gis.fhwa.dot.gov/documents/rightOfWay.asp
– OAC Neutral Assessment – (Part 2)
 Guidance on Destroyed Signs
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/realestate/guiddessign.htm
STEP
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2007 Research
– Outreach
– CEVMS (Phase 1 Report) http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/realestate/cevms.htm
Scans - International
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2008 International ROW/Utility Scan
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2010 Outdoor Advertising Control
International Scan
NCHRP and SHRP2 Research
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NCHRP Streamline and Simplify Right-of-Way
Procedures and Business Practice (TTI)
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NCHRP ROW Cost Estimating
http://trb.org/Publications/Public/Blurbs/Proced
ures_Guide_for_RightofWay_Cost_Estimation_a
n_162271.aspx
SHRP2 Railroad Mitigation Strategies (R16)
 SHRP2 Utilities (R15)
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Reauthorization - ROW / OAC
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SAFETEA-LU – September 2009
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New Authorization – ROW Implications
– Too Early to Predict What Will Make It!
Further Information
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FHWA Office of Real Estate Services
Website:
– http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/realestate/index.htm
Questions / Comments