6.3.2 ROW Control-Section-Job (RCSJ)

Costs associated with acquiring ROW must be charged to the
RCSJ (Project ID)
. This work can include:
  • Appraising;
  • Closing of transactions;
  • Eminent domain (ED) proceedings;
  • Negotiation;
  • Relocation;
  • Title certificates;
  • Title insurance policies; and
  • Utility agreements.
TxDOT personnel should request the RCSJ number, which is assigned by the ROW Program Office. To request a RCSJ number, TxDOT personnel must submit a completed form ROW-RM-CSJTPC Right of Way Total Project Costs (TPC). Once the TPC is received, funding for the entire project will be setup when the RCSJ is initiated.
TxDOT personnel can electronically submit the form to the ROW Program Office. Also, TxDOT personnel must enter the data into TxC. Once all the required information has been provided, the ROW Program Office will assign the RCSJ number upon receipt from the FIN.
A RCSJ must be generated before requesting a surveying consultant contract.
ROW cost should not be incurred or obligated without a formal authorization from the ROW - Contracts and Finance Section. Several requirements must be fulfilled as described in TxDOT’s ROW Acquisition Manual. These requirements may include:
  • Issuance of the FPAA (see
    Section 3.5.2
    );
  • Geometric schematic approval (exceptions for advance acquisition parcels);
  • Environmental clearance; and
  • Public involvement (exceptions for advance acquisition parcels).