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100
The three standard approaches to value are: Cost, Income and this.
What is Sales Comparison?
100
This bird of prey disrupted construction plans for E-470 and the hatching and life of three of this bird's babies in Iowa has been broadcast on the Internet and viewed by millions. (PS - It's motto is "bald is beautiful.")
What is an Eagle?
100
This company has a two letter name and it was responsible for the biggest oil spill in history and the pollution of much of the Gulf of Mexico.
Who is BP?
100
When preparing an offer to acquire a piece of real estate needed for a federally funded transportation project, this, not the appraiser or the review appraiser, establishes what it believes to be just compensation.
What is the Agency?
100
This is the what URA stands for (Short form OK).
What is the Uniform Relocation Act?
200
There are this many acres in a standard section of land.
What is 640?
200
This kind of management plan could include implementation of erosion control practices, vehicle washing and revegetation whenever more than one acre is impacted (hint - think addition of impervious surfaces).
What is a Stormwater Management Plan?
200
Three things shown on pipeline markers are: company name, emergency contact number and this.
What is Material Being Shipped?
200
This is the type of acquisition which is done where there is demonstrated evidence that development of the property is imminent and such development would limit future transportation choices.
What is protective buying?
200
Any business, non-profit organization, farm, family, or individual that has to move themselves or their personal property as the direct result of a federally assisted project is defined under the URA as a displaced this.
What is a displaced person?
300
The four powers of Government listed in appraisals are: Taxation, Police Power, Escheat and this.
What is Eminent Domain?
300
When this construction material that is sometimes found in older buildings is "friable" it is most dangerous and should be remediated.
What is Asbestos?
300
These can interfere with the operation and maintenance of pipelines and some examples of them are unauthorized structures, landscaping and other pipelines.
What are Encroachments?
300
This is the federal funding agency for RTD projects.
What is the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)?
300
In the appraisal field, an appraiser may perform a carve-out on one or more of the comparable sales. In relocation, if indicated, an agent will perform the carve out on this.
What is the subject dwelling (or property)?
400
This City in Connecticut was the condemning authority in the famous 2005 U.S. Supreme Court ruling involving the condemnation of a pink house owned by Susette Kelo.
What is The City of New London?
400
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act is also known by this shorter name.
What is Superfund (or CERCLA)?
400
This regulatory agency oversees the safety and integrity management of gas and oil pipeline systems and its acronym, PHMSA, stands for this.
What is Pipeline and Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration?
400
In order to provide right of way for transportation projects, a local public agency can require that private land owners do this with portions of their property as part of the local agency zoning approval process.
What is a dedication of right of way?
400
This payment is capped at $10,000 by statute and is the closest thing a displaced business gets to a replacement housing payment.
What is a reestablishment payment?
500
In the income approach to value, the acronym EGIM referrs to Effective Gross Income _________.
What is Multiplier?
500
In order to claim this defense, a landowner must successfully complete an ASTM (American Society of Testing Materials) compliant site assessment that includes a search of reasonably available public records, landowner interviews and a site visit.
What is the Innocent Landowner Defense?
500
This type of protection system provides protection against corrosion in steel pipelines.
What is Cathodic Protection System?
500
Under 23 CFR part 710, when designing and ultimately constructing a project, the term “adequacy of real property interest” refers to all real property interests which are needed for the construction, operation, and this of the resulting facility.
What is maintenance?
500
This is the next legal remedy for a displaced person who is not satsified with the payment or assistance they have received by a displaceing agency.
What is to file an appeal under 24.10 of the URA regulations?