### Question
Can you define what hazard tree means?


### Answer
**Hazard tree** is defined as the following in *43 U.S.C. § 1772*:

> any tree or part thereof (whether located inside or outside a right-of-way) that has been designated, prior to tree failure, by a certified or licensed arborist or forester under the supervision of the Secretary concerned or the owner or operator of a transmission or distribution facility to be—


(A) dead, likely to die within the routine vegetation management cycle, or likely to fail within the routine vegetation management cycle

#### Citation:
  - *43 U.S.C. § 1772*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 35-FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER V-RIGHTS-OF-WAY**

