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HomeMy WebLinkAbout87290571 HIGHWAY EASEMENT DEED THIS DEED, made this-26 day of F-2 -2 _~,:•~i _ 20 C) l _ by an ri ►,c r T.T==n *ti,o TTNT T T i;n STATES OF AMERICA, acting by and through the Yepartment of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, hereinafter referred to as the Department, and the TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF WYOMING hereinafter referred to as the Grantee: WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Grantee has filed application under the provisions of the Act of Congress of August 27, 1958, as amended (23 U.S.C. Section 317), for the right-of-way of a highway over certain federal land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management in the State of Wyoming, which land has been appropriated by the Department, and WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administrator, pursuant to delegation of authority from the Secretary of Transportation, has determined that an easement over the land covered by the application is reasonably necessary for a right-of-way for and, WHEREAS, the Department of the Interior, acting by and through the Bureau of Land Management, in its consent to the appropriation of the federal land, has agreed to the transfer by the Department of an easement over the land to the Grantee; NOW THEREFORE, the Department, as authorized by law, and in compliance with all requirements imposed by or pursuant to Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of Secretary, Part 21, non discrimination in federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation (49 CFR 21.2 - 21.23) pertaining to and effectuating the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252; 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4), does hereby grant to the Grantee an easement for right-of-way for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a highway and use of the space above and below the established grade line of the highway pavement for highway purposes on, over, across, in, and upon the following described federal land within the United States in the County of Lincoln, State of Wyoming, 6th Principal Meridian Township Range Section Subdivision 23N 113W 32 Lots 2 and 6 23N 114W 36 SE14NE14 BOOK --__.._e_ PR PAGE 2 6 , r ~CEIVED Llt',ICOLAN COUNTY CLERK 87290 IS 08 PP1?2G f,;I II: 1.55 on the following plats: KEMMERER, WYOMING Drawing No. n/a Dated 03/26/96 Number of Sheets 1 Marked Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made parts hereof, subject, however to the following terms and conditions: ( 1) Outstanding valid claims, if any, existing on the date of this grant, and the Grantee shall obtain such permission as may be necessary on account of any such claims; ( 2) Construction of the highway facility is to be undertaken by the Grantee in compliance with the Act entitled "An Act for the preservation of American Antiquities" approved June 8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225, 16 U.S.C. 432-433), and State laws where applicable, and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (93 Stat. 721, 16 U.S.C. 470aa-470LL); ( 3) The easement herein granted shall terminate 10 years from the date of the execution of this deed by the United States of America in the event construction of a highway on the right-of-way is not started during such period; ( 4) The easement herein granted is limited to use of the described right-of-way and the space above and below the established grade line of the highway pavement for the purpose of construction, operation, and maintenance of a highway in accordance with the approved plans described in the following condition numbered (5) and does not include the grant of any rights for non-highway purposes or facilities: Provided, that the right of the Bureau of Land Management to use or authorize the use of any portion of the right-of-way for non-highway purposes shall not be exercised when such use would be inconsistent with the provisions of Title 23 of the United States Code and of the Federal Highway Administration Regulations issued pursuant thereto or would interfere with the free flow of traffic or impair the full use and safety of the highway, and in any case the Federal Highway Administration shall be consulted prior to the exercise of such rights: and Provided, further that nothing herein shall preclude the Bureau of Land Management from locating Department of the Interior information signs on the portions of the right-of-way outside of construction clearing limits; ( 5) The design and construction of highway projects situated on this right-of-way will be in accord with the provisions of Title 23, U.S.C. Highways, and Amendments; the provisions of the Federal-Aid Highway Program Manual issued by the Federal Highway Administration; the construction specifications of the Wyoming Department of 1 Tration as approved by the Fedmighway Administration for usmderal-aid projec s; and the following terms and conditions specified by the Bureau of Land Management in an attachment hereto, marked Exhibit and by this reference made part hereof; ( 6) Consistent with highway safety standards, the Grantee shall: (a) Protect and preserve soil and vegetative cover and scenic and aesthetic values on the right-of-way outside of construction limits; (b) Provide for the prevention and control of soil erosion within the right-of-way and adjacent lands that might be affected by the construction, operation, or maintenance of the highway, and shall vegetate and keep vegetated with suitable species, as specified in No. (5) above, all earth cut or fill slopes feasible for revegetation or other areas on which ground cover is destroyed. The Grantee shall maintain all terracing, waterbars, lead-off ditches, or other preventive works that may be required to accomplish this objective. This provision shall also apply to slopes that are reshaped following slides which occur during or after construction; ( 7) The Grantee shall establish no borrow, sand, or gravel pits, stone quarry, or permanent storage areas, sites for highway operation and maintenance facilities, camps, supply depot or disposal areas within the right-of-way unless shown on approved construction plans without first obtaining approval; ( 8) The Grantee shall maintain the right-of-way and highway facilities to acceptable standards of repair, orderliness, neatness, sanitation, and safety; ( 9) The Grantee shall maintain the right-of-way clearing by means of chemicals only after specific written approval has been given by the Department after consultation with the Bureau of Land Management. Application for such approval must be in writing and specify the time, methods, chemicals, and the exact portion of the right-of-way to be chemically treated; (10) When need for the easement herein granted shall no longer exist and the area has been reasonably rehabilitated to protect the public and environment, the Grantee shall give notice of that fact to the Secretary of Transportation and the rights herein granted shall terminate and land shall immediately revert to the full control of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior or his assigns. The Grantee, in consideration of the conveyance of said land, does hereby covenant and agree as a covenant running with the land for itself, its successors and assigns that (a) no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination with regard to any facility located wholly or in part on, over, or under such land hereby conveyed, (b) that the Grantee shall use said land so conveyed in compliance with all requirements imposed by or pursuant to Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation, in effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and as said regulations may be amended. In the event of breach of any of the above-mentioned nondiscrimination conditions, the Department shall have the right to re-enter said land and facilities on said land, and the above-described land and facilities shall thereupon revert to and vest in and become the absolute property of the Department of Transportation and its assigns, as such interest existed prior to this instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I. Administrator, pursuant to delegations of the Federal Highway Administrator, by hereunto subscribed my name as of the day \JfdjFW J..I In Presence of: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Bt, "Division Administrator STATE OF v ) -YI r ) SS COUNTY OF ra ; ) 1, a Notary Public in and for the State of before me do hereby certify that on this the day (1, LA personally appeared '~,:I (f.- 20 C , , Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, and acknowledged that the foregoing instrument bearing date of F,(. a - , 20)t , was, executed by him/her in his/her official capacity and by authority in her/him vested by law, for the purposes and intents in said instrument described and set forth, and acknowledged the same to be her/his free act and deed as Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration. Witness my hand and seal thisl S~ - near AIM P lT4RY r luL S COUNTY OF i .Tr;T '..IF I-ArlAmilE (SEAL) Y, cr My Commission Expires C i Division authority from the Secretary of Transportation and virtue of authority in me vested by law, have and year first above written. 26 6 day of 4 6rttii) , 20 NOTARY B I C P, 2 I In compliance with the conditions set forth in the foregoing deed, the State of Wyoming, certifies, and by the acceptance of this deed, accepts the right-of-way over certain land herein described and agrees for itself, its successors and assigns forever to abide by the conditions set forth in said deed. 261 STATE OF BSrector, `I Wyoming Department of Transportation SS. COUNTY OF I, - 4 t1 n , a Notary Public in and for said County and State, hereby certify that whose name as is signed to the foregoing conveyance and who is known to me, acknowledged before me on this day that, being informed of the contents of the conveyance, he/she in his/her capacity as such executed the same voluntarily on this day. Given under my hand and seal of office this day of 20r' JOHN SHEAMAN NOTARY P BLIC 3 COUNTY OF STATE OF (SEAL) LARAMIE WYOMING MY COMMISSION EXPIRES OCT. In. 2001 My Commission expires' 4 , G:\RIGHTWAY\SHARED\Engineer\Tony W\FED\Deeds\011-3(21).wpd r~• rf 21 NOTARY PUBLIC August 29, 2000 26rj I I i I ! I i I I . I I I ~ I ' Z I I W I I W s~ O I 0 tn r IE I l E co O I p I S N pk~ll IILI ~~oO Z,9' Q cc (Z ~~l z ~ ~~29 I- I.. ray • ~ O s I w£60'SS9 N I 3„Z'6£iS0. 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