Sec. 1521. UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION POLICIES ACT OF 1970 AMENDMENTS

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## SEC. 1521 UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION POLICIES ACT OF 1970 AMENDMENTS ###

(a)Moving and Related Expenses Section 202 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4622) is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a)(4) by striking “$10,000” and inserting “$25,000, as adjusted by regulation, in accordance with section 213(d)”; and ####

(2)in the second sentence of subsection

(c)by striking “$20,000” and inserting “$40,000, as adjusted by regulation, in accordance with section 213(d)”. ###

(b)Replacement Housing for Homeowners The first sentence of section 203(a)(1) of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4623(a)(1)) is amended— ####

(1)by striking “$22,500” and inserting “$31,000, as adjusted by regulation, in accordance with 213(d),”; and ####

(2)by striking “one hundred and eighty days prior to” and inserting “90 days before”. ###

(c)Replacement Housing for Tenants and Certain Others Section 204 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4624) is amended— ####

(1)in the second sentence of subsection

(a)by striking “$5,250” and inserting “$7,200, as adjusted by regulation, in accordance with section 213(d)”; and ####

(2)in the second sentence of subsection

(b)by striking “, except” and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting a period. ###

(d)Duties of Lead Agency Section 213 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4633) is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (b)— #####

(A)in paragraph

(2)by striking “and” at the end; #####

(B)in paragraph

(3)by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and #####

(C)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(4) > > that each Federal agency that has programs or projects requiring the acquisition of real property or causing a displacement from real property subject to the provisions of this Act shall provide to the lead agency an annual summary report the describes the activities conducted by the Federal agency.” > ; and ####

(2)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(d) Adjustment of Payments > > The head of the lead agency may adjust, by regulation, the amounts of relocation payments provided under sections 202(a)(4), 202(c), 203(a), and 204(a) if the head of the lead agency determines that cost of living, inflation, or other factors indicate that the payments should be adjusted to meet the policy objectives of this Act.” > . ###

(e)Agency Coordination Title II of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 is amended by inserting after section 213 (42 U.S.C. 4633) the following: > > ## “SEC. 214 AGENCY COORDINATION > > **[**[42 U.S.C. 4634](/us/usc/t42/s4634)**]** > > > ### “(a) Agency Capacity > > Each Federal agency responsible for funding or carrying out relocation and acquisition activities shall have adequately trained personnel and such other resources as are necessary to manage and oversee the relocation and acquisition program of the Federal agency in accordance with this Act. > > > ### “(b) Interagency Agreements > > Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, each Federal agency responsible for funding relocation and acquisition activities (other than the agency serving as the lead agency) shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the lead agency that— > > > #### “(1) > > provides for periodic training of the personnel of the Federal agency, which in the case of a Federal agency that provides Federal financial assistance, may include personnel of any displacing agency that receives Federal financial assistance; > > > #### “(2) > > addresses ways in which the lead agency may provide assistance and coordination to the Federal agency relating to compliance with the Act on a program or project basis; and > > > #### “(3) > > addresses the funding of the training, assistance, and coordination activities provided by the lead agency, in accordance with subsection (c). > > > ### “(c) Interagency Payments > > > #### “(1) In general > > For the fiscal year that begins 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and each fiscal year thereafter, each Federal agency responsible for funding relocation and acquisition activities (other than the agency serving as the lead agency) shall transfer to the lead agency for the fiscal year, such funds as are necessary, but not less than $35,000, to support the training, assistance, and coordination activities of the lead agency described in subsection (b). > > > #### “(2) Included costs > > The cost to a Federal agency of providing the funds described in paragraph

(1)shall be included as part of the cost of 1 or more programs or projects undertaken by the Federal agency or with Federal financial assistance that result in the displacement of persons or the acquisition of real property.” > . ###

(f)Cooperation With Federal Agencies Section 308 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection

(a)and inserting the following: > > ### “(a) Authorized Activities > > > #### “(1) In general > > The Secretary may perform, by contract or otherwise, authorized engineering or other services in connection with the survey, construction, maintenance, or improvement of highways for other Federal agencies, cooperating foreign countries, and State cooperating agencies. > > > #### “(2) Inclusions > > Services authorized under paragraph

(1)may include activities authorized under section 214 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. > > > #### “(3) Reimbursement > > Reimbursement for services carried out under this subsection (including depreciation on engineering and road-building equipment) shall be credited to the applicable appropriation.” > . ###

(g)Effective Dates **[**[23 U.S.C. 308 note](/us/usc/t23/s308)**]** ####

(1)In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. ####

(2)Exception The amendments made by subsections

(a)through

(c)shall take effect 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

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