How will the land be acquired?
A. Once a route has been defined and accepted, and funding identified, the railroad will obtain third-party assessments of land that is needed for the new right-of-way. The railroad will then negotiate with landowners based primarily on fair market value. While the railroad, as a public transportation entity, can evoke eminent domain to obtain land from an unwilling landowner, it has never had to do so. Rather, the railroad has strived for fair and comprehensive negotiations, or in some cases modifying design when no resolution can be obtained with a landowner. If all avenues were exhausted and it was necessary to evoke eminent domain and acquire land without landowner consent, ARRC would comply with the Uniform Relocation Act (URA), and the landowner would be compensated under the URA for the property loss.
Related Questions
- I am a trustee of an existing trust that already holds Victorian land and I have acquired new land under that trust. What do I need to do for land tax purposes?
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