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ALDOT briefs oversight committee on right-of-way manuals, stressing appraisal, negotiation and relocation safeguards
Summary
ALDOT staff reviewed the department's four right-of-way manuals—appraisal, negotiation, property management and relocation assistance—emphasizing independent appraisals, voluntary negotiation to avoid eminent domain, stewardship of acquired property and relocation counseling and payments required under federal law.
ALDOT staff told the Joint Transportation Oversight Committee that the department’s right-of-way manuals provide the legal and procedural framework used before any ground is broken on state projects.
The presentation, introduced by a legislative project manager and delivered in detail by an ALDOT right‑of‑way presenter, described four manuals—appraisal, negotiation, property management and relocation assistance—and said the department follows the Federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act…
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