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| Date: November 24, 1992 |
| State: Texas |
| Subject: Vegetation Clearance- Texas |
| From: F.D. Luckow, Chief, Program Requirements Division |
| To: Wesley S. Mendenhall, Jr., Regional Federal Highway Administrator |
Brief Description: Answers provided to State's questions regarding vegetation clearance. Click here to view the memorandum. |
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| Date: June 19, 1990 |
| State: FHWA |
| Subject: Reversal of March 15, 1977 memorandum |
| From: E. Clay Shar, Jr., and John Lewis, Members of Congress |
| To: Samuel K. Skinner, Secretary of Transportation |
Brief Description: Applauds decision reversing the March 15, 1977, memorandum which permitted tree cutting on public rights-of-ways to improve billboard visibility and bringing FHWA's policy in accord with the Bush Administration's environmental initiatives and with the growing national movement for improved highway beautification. Click here to view the memorandum. |
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| Date: June 18, 1990 |
| State: FHWA |
| Subject: Tree-Cutting Policy |
| From: Anthony R. Kane, Associate Administrator for Engineering and Program Development |
| To: Mr. Gene McCormick, Deputy Administrator |
Brief Description: Roster of states that allow vegetation clearance within the highway right-of-way showing-State DOT's position on the issue, past and current practice and problems, and major sign companies. Click here to view the memorandum. |
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| Date: June 12, 1990 |
| State: FHWA |
| Subject: Action FHWA took to reinstate tree cutting policy |
| From: John H. Chafee, US Senate Ranking Minority Member |
| To: Samuel K. Skinner, Secretary of Transportation |
Brief Description: Congratulates action of FHWA to reinstate its policy that tree cutting along the Federal-aid highway right-of-way solely to improve the visibility of nonconforming billboards will no longer be permitted. Click here to view the memorandum. |
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| Date: May 18, 1990 |
| State: FHWA |
| Subject: Scenic Enhancement Initiatives |
| From: Anthony R. Kane, Associate Administrator for Engineering and Program Development |
| To: Regional Federal Highway Administrators |
Brief Description: Explores several options to meet the President's policy goal of improving the enviroment and states that FHWA will reevaluate their role in protecting and enhancing the highway environment. Click here to view the memorandum. |
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| Date: June 13, 1984 |
| State: FHWA |
| Subject: Vegetation Clearance |
| From: Edward V.A. Kussy |
| To: Ronald Heinz, Dhief, Design Division |
Brief Description: Outline of FHWA authority to control the clearance of vegetation within the right of way of highways on Federal-aid system. Click here to view the memorandum. |
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| Date: February 8, 1979 |
| State: Mississippi |
| Subject: Vegetation in Mississippi |
| From: Assistant Chief Counsel for Right of Way and Environmental Law Division |
| To: Mr. Joseph M. O'Connor, Associate Administrator for Right of Way and Environment |
Brief Description: Details the legalisty of the State of Mississippi embarking upon a project to clear vegetation which had been erected with Federal participation on a Federal-aid highway right of way in order to make legal signs visible from the main traveled way of the highway. Click here to view the memorandum. |
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| Date: March 15, 1977 |
| State: FHWA |
| Subject: Vegetation Clearance From Within Federal-Aid Highway Rights-of-Way- Outdoor Advertising Control (Re: December 30, 1976, memo) |
| From: Associate Administrator for Right-of-Way and Environment Associate Administrator for Engineering and Traffic Operations Washington, D.C. |
| To: Regional Federal Highway Administrators Regions 1-10 |
Brief Description: Discusses whether a State highway department, at the request of an outdoor advertiser, can enter an agreement with the outdoor advertiser to maintain specified areas within Federal-aid highway rights-of-way for the purpose of permitting the outdoor advertising sign to be viewed by the traveling public with the cost of maintenance to be paid by the outdoor advertiser. Click here to view the memorandum. |
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