"This manual, designed by the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT), is a guide to right of way acquisition procedures which must be observed by Local Public Agency (LPA) representatives in the acquisition of road right of way. Information and procedures discussed in this manual pertain to all North Dakota road projects that involve the participation of federal funding, regardless whether federal monies are used in the actual project right of way costs."--Introduction.

"This instructional guide is an overview of the right of way process and has been prepared to aid you, the Local Public Agency (LPA), in the step-by-step acquisition of right of way needed for your publicly funded project, and if need be, the relocation of any person, business, or other entity" (page 1-1).