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Federal-aid cost participation requires that the State has adopted a Utility Accommodation Rules (UAR) that is in compliance with, or stricter than, the federal guidelines listed in . TxDOT has been required to submit a statement to the FHWA that complies with the direction of Section 645.215 and documents the following:
  • the authority of utilities to use and occupy the right of way of State highways;
  • the State’s power to regulate such use; and
  • the policies the State proposes to employ for accommodating utilities within the right of way of all Federal-aid highways under its jurisdiction.
Compliance with these guidelines, accompanied by the State’s use of Alternate Procedure, as outlined in Section 645.119, allows the State to recover 90% of the eligible costs of utility adjustments.