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Based upon the analysis of the project alternative, it is determined that there are no feasible and prudent alternatives to the use of land from the Paul Bunyan Regional Trail, the Pine River Depot, and the Brainerd and Northern Minnesota Railway Corridor, and that the proposed action includes all possible planning and design to minimize harm to the Section 4(f) resources. A variety of measures have been identified to mitigate social, economic, and environmental impacts associated with the construction of the Selected Alternative. The specific elements of the proposed mitigation plan are detailed in the SFEIS. Commitments typically include components that will be incorporated in the final design of the Selected Alternative and mitigation measures that will be implemented as part of the construction project. This project will comply with all federal and state- laws and regulations which are applicable at the time of permitting. All practicable measures to minimize environmental harm have been incorporated into the decision. These measures include the following: Right -of -Way and Relocation Relocation assistance will be offered to residential displacees in accordance with governing federal and state regulations: Mn/DOT has a relocation and right -of -way acquisition process that assures all right -of -way and relocation concerns are addressed in accordance with the U.S. Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Act of 1970, as amended (42 USC 4601). Paul Runyan Regional Trail As stated above, the Paul Bunyan Trail will be impacted as a result of the Selected Alternative. Mn/DOT and Mn/DNR have agreed on the proposed use of portions of the existing trail and proposed mitigation strategies. The two agencies will continue to actively coordinate through the final design phase to define specific mitigation for each impact area to ensure the trail will be "made whole' as part of the highway reconstruction project. Utilities As the development of this project progresses, minimization measures will be considered to reduce potential impacts to local and regional utility systems. These efforts may include minor shifts in the alignment or alterations to the typical roadway cross-section- Coordination is ongoing between Mn/DOT and the design team from Minnesota Power for the final configuration of a proposed 115 KV transmission line. This will ensure that the location and arrangement of the support structures are placed in such a way to not cause a major service disruption during construction or compromise the proposed Pequot Lakes Bypass alignment (e.g. minimise overlap of the road right -of -way and utility blow down zones). Mitigation measures associated with the City's waste water spray irrigation system will be the responsibility of Pequot Lakes. On October 2, 2007 the City and Mn/DOT entered into an MOA. that established that Pequot Lakes will be responsible for all relocation, reorientation or other mitigation measures required to maintain the function and capacity of this system. The details of this mitigation plan will be developed closer to the final design phase of this project and must be implemented prior to construction of the Pequot Lakes Bypass (see SFEIS Appendix A). TH 371 Adequacy Determination Nisswa to Pine River 9 October 2010