QAC RIGHT OF WAY EXAM EXAM SCRIPT
2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Communication and electric rights-of-way include: Answer:
private optic cable, wire, and wireless communication and
entertainment industries
◉ Major electricity providers in CA include: Answer: LA Dept. of
Water and Power, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), San Diego Gas and
Electric (SDGE) and Southern California Edison (SCE)
◉ What should the firebreak be maintained at around pole-mounted
electrical equipment: Answer: 10 feet
◉ The land under utility lines and near towers usually contains...
Answer: Vegetation that must be managed in order to prevent
outages and damage to facilities
◉ What types of vegetation are favored under utility lines? Answer:
Perennial grasses, forbs, and low-growing woody vegetation
, ◉ How should vertebrate damage be prevented around utility
structures? Answer: Use of proper construction methods and
physical barriers to exclude the pests
◉ What is the goal of management around paths/trails? Answer:
Provider users with adequate sight distance visibility and safe
traveling surfaces
◉ What may be required when treating a path/trail with a pesticide?
Answer: Posted notification of treatment
◉ Pipeline right-of-way vegetation is managed to: Answer: Allow
line inspection from the air or ground, ground access to the lines for
maintenance, and prevention of potential vegetation-caused damage
to pipelines
◉ What two entities own/manage most of CA's 7,000 miles of
railroad tracks? Answer: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and
Union Pacific
◉ How often is a railway treated to maintain the ballast and berm
free of vegetation? Answer: Annually
2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Communication and electric rights-of-way include: Answer:
private optic cable, wire, and wireless communication and
entertainment industries
◉ Major electricity providers in CA include: Answer: LA Dept. of
Water and Power, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), San Diego Gas and
Electric (SDGE) and Southern California Edison (SCE)
◉ What should the firebreak be maintained at around pole-mounted
electrical equipment: Answer: 10 feet
◉ The land under utility lines and near towers usually contains...
Answer: Vegetation that must be managed in order to prevent
outages and damage to facilities
◉ What types of vegetation are favored under utility lines? Answer:
Perennial grasses, forbs, and low-growing woody vegetation
, ◉ How should vertebrate damage be prevented around utility
structures? Answer: Use of proper construction methods and
physical barriers to exclude the pests
◉ What is the goal of management around paths/trails? Answer:
Provider users with adequate sight distance visibility and safe
traveling surfaces
◉ What may be required when treating a path/trail with a pesticide?
Answer: Posted notification of treatment
◉ Pipeline right-of-way vegetation is managed to: Answer: Allow
line inspection from the air or ground, ground access to the lines for
maintenance, and prevention of potential vegetation-caused damage
to pipelines
◉ What two entities own/manage most of CA's 7,000 miles of
railroad tracks? Answer: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and
Union Pacific
◉ How often is a railway treated to maintain the ballast and berm
free of vegetation? Answer: Annually
