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www.ncleq.net/gascripts/Statutes/Statutes.asp; and the North Carolina Department of <br />Transportation Right of Way Manual. <br />APPRAISAL <br />If the costs of right of way acquisition are an eligible expense, the County shall submit the <br />appraisal to the Department's Right of Way Branch for review and approval in accordance with <br />Departmental policies and procedures. <br />CLEARANCE OF PROJECT LIMITS/RIGHT OF WAY <br />The County shall remove and dispose of all obstructions and encroachments of any kind or <br />character (including hazardous and contaminated materials) from said right of way, with the <br />exception that the County shall secure an encroachment agreement for any utilities (which shall <br />remain or are) to be installed within the right of way. The County shall indemnify and save <br />harmless the Department, Federal Highway Administration, and the State of North Carolina, from <br />any and all damages and claims for damages that might arise on account of said right of way <br />acquisition, drainage, and construction easements for the construction of said Project. The <br />County shall be solely responsible for any damages caused by the existence of said material now <br />and at any time in the future and will save the Department harmless from any legal actions arising <br />as a result of this contaminated and/ or hazardous material and shall provide the Department with <br />documentation proving the proper disposal of said material. <br />RELOCATION ASSISTANCE <br />The County shall provide relocation assistance services and payments for families, businesses, <br />and non-profit organizations being displaced by the Project in full accordance with the Federal <br />relocation requirements of 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 24 [Uniform Act], as amended. <br />Relocation assistance services and payments may be accomplished by contract with any other <br />municipal corporation, or State or Federal agency, rendering such services upon approval by the <br />Department and Federal Highway Administration. <br />Agreement ID # 149 <br />