A Texas Registered Professional Land Surveyor

is required to supervise creation of all documents and data that are intended to show the precise location of boundary. This includes but is not limited to plats, descriptions, maps, graphics files, easements, dispositions, encroachment exhibits, reports and geodatabases. In the case of documents, the Texas Registered Professional Land Surveyor shall sign and seal each document that they produce. In the case of digital files, the Texas Registered Professional Land Surveyor shall sign and seal a report indicating that the data delivered is true and accurate. This report may exclude external parties from the project team from claiming liability over the data, such as members of the public and public entity stakeholder classes. TxDOT and Project Team Members are covered by the Texas Registered Professional Land Surveyor or Survey Firm if the digital files are not correct.

All surveys shall follow the relevant requirements from the . This includes:

Any variation on these requirements must be granted by written exception from the ROW Division Surveying Section.

The ROW Division Surveying Section

is responsible for the adoption and communication of all state boundary survey standards. The Section will also support Districts, project partners, and the public with tasks related to the completion of TxDOT projects. This includes:

District Registered Professional Land Surveyors

are responsible for the adequate monumentation and recovery of right-of-way boundary lines in their District. This includes:

TxDOT District Survey Coordinators

are responsible for ensuring that Texas Registered Professional Land Surveyors map and monument the right of way. They ensure that qualified assistance is acquired via contract, employment, or request to the ROW Division Surveying Section. They monitor and assist efforts to maintain the location of the right of way within their District. This includes: