ROW Division Headquarters

ROW Division Headquarters will do the following:

prepare and submit a minute order for the Commission to consider the sale and conveyance of the right of way interest

prepare the appropriate conveyance document

if the sale amount is less than $100,000
, send the document to the Executive Director for signature

if the sale amount is $100,000 or more
, the Executive Director will concur by signing the document. ROW Division headquarters will forward the document to the Attorney General, who then forwards the document to the Governor’s General Counsel for review. The Governor and Secretary of State sign the document, and it is returned to ROW Division Headquarters.

notify the purchaser to send funds for purchasing the right of way to the FIN Division for deposit into the state highway fund or send prepared documents to the appropriate escrow company

If no escrow company is used, after the FIN Division notifies ROW Division headquarters that the funds have been deposited, send the document to the TxDOT contact for recording and delivery to the purchaser.

Section 4: Sale of Right of Way (Fee Simple) No Longer Needed for State Highway Purpose to a GE under the Statutory Priority