Land and infrastructure agreement glossary.
Plain-English definitions of the lease, easement, and right-of-way terms behind infrastructure land agreements.
Abstract of TitleAppurtenant EasementAssignment and AssumptionCollocation AgreementCompressor Station LeaseConcession AgreementCondemnation (Eminent Domain)CPI EscalatorCrossing AgreementDamage SettlementDecommissioning AgreementDistribution EasementDivision of Interest (DOI)EasementEasement in GrossEncroachmentEstoppel CertificateFee SimpleFranchise Agreement (Right-of-Way)Gathering AgreementGathering Line EasementGround LeaseHoldoverIndefeasible Right of Use (IRU)Interconnection AgreementJoint Use AgreementLease EscalationLeaseholdLessor and LesseeLicense Agreement (Land)Make-Ready WorkMaster Lease Agreement (MLA)Memorandum of LeaseMemorandum of OptionMet Tower AgreementMetering Station EasementMineral LeaseMunicipal ConsentOption AgreementPermanent EasementPipeline Interconnect AgreementPole Attachment AgreementPore SpacePower Purchase Agreement (PPA)Prescriptive EasementPump Station LeaseRelease of EasementRenewal OptionRight of EntryRight of First Refusal (ROFR)Right-of-Way (ROW)Royalty AgreementServitudeSetbackSevered EstateSolar EasementSubordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment (SNDA)Substation Easement and LeaseSurface Damage ReleaseSurface Use Agreement (SUA)Tank Farm LeaseTemporary Construction Easement (TCE)Transportation AgreementUnderground Gas Storage LeaseValve Site Easement