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FHWA/MoDOT Partnering Agreement

Right of Way and Realty Programs

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Roles and Responsibilities of FHWA and MoDOT:

The following activities require coordination between FHWA and MoDOT in order to attain reviews/approvals within the agreed timeframes. In this agreement, all reference to days denotes business days. FHWA and MoDOT agree to work as true partners to ensure the success of the Right of Way and Realty Programs.

The following table identifies the various approval/review activities.

Activities		Agency Responsible
Approval/Action	Reference Document	Interstate	Other NHS	Non-NHS
ROW Acquisition Authorization	23 CFR 710.307 EPG 236.3.4	FHWA*	FHWA*	FHWA*
ROW Conditional Clearance (see Appendix A)	23 CFR 635.309 EPG 236.3.7.6	FHWA**	FHWA**	FHWA**
Hardship/Protective Purchase	23 CFR 710.307 23 CFR 710.503 23 CFR 710.509 23 USC 108 EPG 236.3.4.6	FHWA	FHWA*	FHWA*
Credits (including Early Acquisitions, Donations, or other contributions)	23 CFR 710.501 23 CFR 710.505 23 CFR 710.507 EPG 236.3.4.4	FHWA	FHWA	FHWA
Waiver for Comparable Replacement Dwelling Requirement	49CFR 24.204(6) EPG 236.8.8	FHWA	FHWA	FHWA
Federal Land Transfers	23 CFR 710.601 23 USC 107(d) 23 USC 317 EPG	FHWA	FHWA	FHWA
Direct Federal Acquisition	23 CFR 710.603 EPG 236.7.5.3	FHWA	FHWA	FHWA
Relinquishments (or CRSR)	23 CFR 620 Subpart B 23 CFR 710.401 23 CFR 710.403 EPG 236.14 + 236.5.10	FHWA	MoDOT	MoDOT
Functional Replacement	23 CFR 710.509	FHWA	FHWA	FHWA
Disposal of ROW	23 CFR 710.403 23 CFR 710.409 CFR 236.5	FHWA	MoDOT	MoDOT
Disposal at Less Than Fair Market Value (see Appendix B)	23 CFR 710.403 23 CFR 710.409 23 USC 156 EPG 236.5.16	FHWA	MoDOT	MoDOT
Disposal and/or Changes in Access Control	23 CFR 620 Subpart B 23 CFR 710.403 23 USC 111 EPG 236.5.28	FHWA	MoDOT	MoDOT
Airspace Agreements	23 CFR 710.403 23 CFR 710.405 23 USC 111 EPG 236.5.25	FHWA	MoDOT	MoDOT
Lease/License of ROW Real Property	23 CFR 710.407 EPG 236.5.25	FHWA	MoDOT	MoDOT

*The Division Office approves if Federal funds utilized.

**Only on Projects of Division Interest (PoDI).

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES		AGENCY RESPONSIBLE
Approval Action	Reference Document	Approve	Remarks
MoDOT'sROW Manual and Revisions	23 CFR 710.201(c) 49 CFR 1.48(d)(l 1) EPG 236	FHWA	Review and Approval by January 1, 2001 and every 5 years thereafter; Revisions reviewed as necessary.
ROW Statistical Report	49 CFR 24 Appendix B	FHWA	Report due to FHWA HQ by November 15th annually.
ROW Partnering Agreement	23 CFR 710.201(i) EPG 236.1.1.6	FHWA & MoDOT	Every year or as necessary.
Risk Assessment	FHWA Risk Assessment and Performance Plan; MoDOT Tracker and Direction EPG 236.12	N/A	FHWA staff will work with MoDOT staff on the development of the FHWA Risk Assessment and Performance Plan to ensure success for FHWA and MoDOT.
MoDOT's Outdoor Advertising Control (OAC) policy and operating procedures for providing effective control	23 CFR 750.304 23 CFR 750.705 49 CFR 1.48 (c)(ll) 23 USC 131 EPG 236.16	FHWA	Review as necessary.
Authorization to proceed with acquisitions on federally funded sign removal projects (nonconforming)	23 CFR 750.307 EPG 236.16.7.4	FHWA
Requests to Exempt signs from removal in defined areas	23 CFR 750.503	FHWA
MoDOT's Junkyard policy and operating procedures for providing effective control	23 CFR 751.9 23 USC 136 EPG 236.17	FHWA
Authorization to proceed with a junkyard control project	23 CFR 751.25 EPG 236.17.1.4	FHWA

This agreement will be reviewed and updated, as needed, on an annual basis.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Agreement on the date last written below.

FHWA:

[SIGNED]

Lauren Paulwell
FHWA-MO Right of Way Program Manager
(573) 638-26

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:

[DIGITALLY SIGNED]
Date: 2025.02.04 12:29:06 -06'00'

Brenda Harris, Assistant to State Design Engineer - ROW
MoDOT State -(573)751-7458

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