Federal Highway Administration

1. Marshall Wainright Realty Specialist FHWA-Office of Real Estate Services David Blakeney Realty Officer FHWA-AR Division Federal Highway Administration Federal Agency Update Symposium January 14, 2009 Las Vegas, Nevada Uniform Act Update The Uniform Act - the next 20 years. A discussion of where we are now, innovations, needs and where we see ourselves in the future.

2. Today’s Agenda Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update • Brief Uniform Act Update History • Current Uniform Act Update Proposals • Current Uniform Act Update Status • Current Uniform Act Non-Statutory update activities • Future Uniform Act Non-Statutory update activities • Comments and questions

3. Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update Law Signed -- 1971 Amended -- 1999 Amended -- 1993 Federal Agencies issued their own rule Unified Rule -- 1989 Interim Rule -- 1985 Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update URA Regulation Timeline The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 Pub. L. 91-646

4. Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update Research studies, scans & National listening sessions -- 2001-2006 Symposium -- 2001 Rule Updated -- 2005 Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update URA Regulation Timeline (cont.) The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 Pub. L. 91-646

5. Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update Office of Real Estate Services (HEPR) Plan • Update regulation • Identify statutory update needs • FHWA Executive Briefing • Pursue statutory update • Convene Interagency working group • Identify needs that can be met by alternative means • Develop update proposal • Circulate Proposal • Proposal to OMB • Revise regulation

6. Research and Outreach Results Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update • More than 50 potential changes to Uniform Act suggested • 775 comments received during NPRM for 49 CFR part 24 • More than 180 comments received during National Listening sessions • Several Research activities identified need for change • Anecdotal support and identification of needed change at numerous meetings

7. Uniform Act Proposal Objectives Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update • Meet modern needs • Clarify present requirements • Improve Services

8. Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update General Proposed Uniform Act Changes • Increased Statutory Limits • Modified Homeowner’s Occupancy Requirements • Enhanced Reporting Requirement • Enhanced Uniform Act Services

9. Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update • Residential housing payments • $31,000 (owner/occupant) and $7,200 (tenant) • Business Reestablishment payments • $25,000 Increased Statutory Limits

10. Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update • Residential housing payments • $31,000 (owner/occupant) and $7,200 (tenant) • Business Reestablishment payments • $25,000 • Lump Sum:in lieu of payments • $40,000 • Indexing • Allows administration and Congress to focus on priority items and ensures limits are current Increased Statutory Limits

11. Virginia Business Reestablishment Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update Number of Claims Average Claim Cost = $21,000

12. Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update Modify Homeowner’s Occupancy Requirements • Provide enhanced assistance to homeowners • Reduce administrative burden • Streamline program • Negligible program costs

13. Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update Enhanced Reporting Requirement • Agencies would collect information on program activity annually • Lead Agency would receive annual reports and prepare OMB report

14. Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update Enhanced Uniform Act Services • Enhanced • Coordintation • Assistance • Monitoring • Research • Training • Meet future needs

15. Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update Current Uniform Act Non-statutory Activities • Turbo Relocation • Fixed-rate mortgage calculator • Tools to address negative equity (“upside-down” or “underwater”) situations • Mortgage interest differential (MIDP) Q&As added to Uniform Act FAQs (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/realestate/ua/uafaqs.htm) • Reverse mortgages • 2008 Right-of-Way and Utilities (ROWU) International Scanning Tour

16. Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update Right-of-Way and Utilities (ROWU) International Scanning Tour Australia - Canada September 4-19, 2008

17. 2008 Australia-Canada International Scan Overarching Themes Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update • Promote non-adversarial solutions to right-of-way acquisition while respecting property rights • Improve working relationships with utility industry at all levels • Explore and promote the Alliance contract approach • Organize right-of-way and utility community to implement scan ideas

18. 2008 Australia-Canada International Scan Top Implementation Ideas Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update • Integrate right-of-way acquisition and utility coordination in an alliance contract approach • Enhance cooperative relationship with property owners to facilitate timely property acquisition • Promote visualization techniques to communicate anticipated project impacts to property owners • Develop framework to establish proficiency of right-of-way and utility professionals in core disciplines

19. 2008 Australia-Canada International Scan Top Implementation Ideas (cont.) Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update • Promote incentive-based reimbursement for utility relocations • Pursue strategies to facilitate corridor preservation • Promote use of multiple-level MOU structure among transportation and utility interests • Develop GIS-based right-of-way project and asset management systems • Promote the use of best practices in utility coordination during the construction phase

20. Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update Future Uniform Act Non-statutory Activities • International Scan Implementation & Pilot Opportunities • Research--2009 STEP Opportunities • Relocation Assistance Retrospective Study • ROW, Design Build & Acquisition Models • ROW Competency Navigator & Capacity Building • Outreach and Information Dissemination Programs • Proposed FHWA training courses

21. Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update Questions or Comments?

22. Federal Highway AdministrationUniform Act Update Marshall Wainright, Realty Specialist FHWA Office of Real Estate Services 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, DC 20590 Marshall.Wainright@dot.gov Contacts David Blakeney, Realty Officer FHWA Arkansas Division Office 700 West Capital Ave, Suite 313 Little Rock, AR 72201 David.Blakeney@dot.gov Gerald Solomon, Director FHWA Office of Real Estate Services 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, DC 20590 Gerald.Solomon@dot.gov

23. Federal Highway Administration Federal Agency Update Symposium January 14, 2009 Las Vegas, Nevada Uniform Act Update THANK YOU!