42 USC 4625 - Relocation planning, assistance coordination, and advisory services

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§ 4625.

Relocation planning, assistance coordination, and advisory services

(a)

Planning of programs or projects undertaken by Federal agencies or with Federal financial assistance

(b)

Availability of advisory services

(c)

Measures, facilities, or services; description

Each relocation assistance advisory program required by subsection (b) of this section shall include such measures, facilities, or services as may be necessary or appropriate in order to—

(1)

determine, and make timely recommendations on, the needs and preferences, if any, of displaced persons for relocation assistance;

(2)

provide current and continuing information on the availability, sales prices, and rental charges of comparable replacement dwellings for displaced homeowners and tenants and suitable locations for businesses and farm operations;

(3)

assure that a person shall not be required to move from a dwelling unless the person has had a reasonable opportunity to relocate to a comparable replacement dwelling, except in the case of—

(A)

a major disaster as defined in section 5122(2) of this title;

(B)

a national emergency declared by the President; or

(C)

any other emergency which requires the person to move immediately from the dwelling because continued occupancy of such dwelling by such person constitutes a substantial danger to the health or safety of such person;

(4)

assist a person displaced from a business or farm operation in obtaining and becoming established in a suitable replacement location;

(5)

supply (A) information concerning other Federal and State programs which may be of assistance to displaced persons, and (B) technical assistance to such persons in applying for assistance under such programs; and

(6)

provide other advisory services to displaced persons in order to minimize hardships to such persons in adjusting to relocation.

(d)

Coordination of relocation activities with other Federal, State, or local governmental actions

(e)

Selection of implementation procedures

(f)

Tenants occupying property acquired for programs or projects; eligibility for advisory services

(Pub. L. 91–646, title II, § 205, Jan. 2, 1971, 84 Stat. 1897; Pub. L. 100–17, title IV, § 408, Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 252.)

cite as: 42 USC 4625