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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 4834 (Introduced in House) — To authorize highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation progra... · Sec. 1011

Sec. 1011. Advance acquisition

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Chapter 241 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following after section 24105: The Secretary may assist a recipient of funding in acquiring right-of-way and adjacent real property interests before or during the completion of the environmental reviews for any project receiving funding under subtitle V of title 49, United States Code, that may use such property interests if the acquisition is otherwise permitted under Federal law, and the recipient requesting Federal funding for the acquisition certifies, with the concurrence of the Secretary, that— the recipient has authority to acquire the real property interest; the acquisition of the real property interest— is for a transportation purpose; will not cause significant adverse environmental impact; will not limit the choice of reasonable alternatives for the proposed project or otherwise influence the decision of the Secretary on any approval required for the project; does not prevent the lead agency from making an impartial decision as to whether to accept an alternative that is being considered; complies with other applicable Federal laws and regulations; will be acquired through negotiation, without threat of condemnation; and will not result in elimination or reduction of benefits or assistance to a displaced person required by the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 ( 42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq. ) and title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq. ).
Before authorizing Federal funding for an acquisition of a real property interest, the Secretary shall complete the review process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) with respect to the acquisition. An acquisition of a real property interest involving an historic site shall not occur unless the section 106 process under the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) (as described in 77 Fed. Reg. 68790) is complete. A real property interest acquired under subsection
(a)may not be developed in anticipation of the proposed project until all required environmental reviews for the project have been completed. . The analysis of chapter 241 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following after the item relating to section 24105: 24106. Advance acquisition. .
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