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100 (2-DAY) Principles of Land Acquisition 03.02.27-- VIRTUAL CLASS (CH. 8)

Please note: On May 3, 2024, the Federal Highway Administration published revisions to the Final Rule, amending the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (URA) regulations. IRWA is currently updating related course materials to reflect these changes. Meanwhile, please refer to the Uniform Act Regulations at 49 CFR Part 24 — New Rule Fact Sheet, which includes Frequently Asked Questions and a high-level overview of the changes.
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16 Easement Right of Way (ERW) Qualifying Education (QE) and Continuing Education (CE) Credits
TREC Approval #44797 -- Exp. 12/31/2026

16 Real Estate Continuing Education (CE) Credits

TREC Approval #43343 -- Exp. 04/30/2024

Attention Easement Right of Way (ERW) Agents:
IRWA is now approved as a Qualifying Education (QE) Provider for TREC-ERW. Please follow the guidelines below so you may be credited with the correct education credits.

For Agents who hold the ERW license:
After taking and passing the exam for either Course 100 or Course 803, please ask you course coordinator for the TREC-ERW roster. Complete and sign the roster, and then ask the course coordinator to forward it to Maggie Schedler at Maggie.Schedler@atkinsglobal.com. She will post this information to the TREC education posting website.

If you took the course virtually, please go to https://irwaregion2.org/CEProcess and fill out the form. If you are requesting TREC (Real Estate Agent or Broker) or TALCB credits, IRWA has 10 days (this includes weekends) to report your credits. Please follow the link provided to request your TREC/TALCB credits.

For future ERW agents:
After passing the QE course, please send a PDF copy of your IRWA course completion certificate to documents@trec.texas.gov.

Start Date: 3/2/2027

End Date: 3/3/2027
No. of Days: 2 days
Course Level: Core
CEU Credits: 16.00
Start Time: 8am Central
Tuition: $565.00 USD Member / $710.00 USD Non-Member

Tuition may be paid by check or credit card to IRWA Headquarters in U.S. Dollars.

Sponsored By: CHAPTER 8

Course Description: 100 Principles of Land Acquisition

INSTRUCTOR:

Lora Gunter, J.D., SR/WA has had many roles in her two decades of service in the right of way industry. Presently, she is the Vice President of Right of Way for LJA Engineering where she oversees statewide right of way operations and assists her team with condemnation-related responsibilities on projects. Among her other roles, she served as the Right of Way Project Delivery Director for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), where she oversaw the department’s statewide right of way acquisition portfolio. In addition, she implemented the policies and procedures for right of way project delivery activities, including oversight of right of way acquisition manuals, managing the local public agency program, and developing TxDOT’s Advanced Acquisition policy in accordance with federal and state law. Lora oversaw the Right of Way Division legal group, which was responsible for the compliance and interpretation of federal and state laws, rules, and regulations (including the Uniform Act). Lora has experience working in TxDOT’s Fort Worth District where she oversaw the right of way, utilities, and survey sections and was directly involved in the project development process. Lora has a legal background as a licensed attorney and formerly represented TxDOT in eminent domain matters across the state as a State of Texas Assistant Attorney General in the Transportation Division. There she gained ample experience in the eminent domain process, engaging in numerous Special Commissioners’ Hearings, jury trials, and appellate cases. Lora has also worked in private practice representing utility companies in real property matters.

COURSE COORDINATOR:

Laura De La Cruz

laura.delacruz@contractlandstaff.com

CLASSROOM LOCATION:

Newrow Virtual Classroom

Participant Capacity: 20

Start time: 8 am Central