[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR710.307]

[Page 343]
 
                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 710_RIGHT-OF-WAY AND REAL ESTATE--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart C_Project Development
 
Sec. 710.307  Project agreement.

    As a condition of Federal-aid, the STD shall obtain FHWA 
authorization in writing or electronically before proceeding with any 
real property acquisitions, including hardship acquisition and 
protective buying (see 23 CFR 710.503). The STD must prepare a project 
agreement in accordance with 23 CFR part 630, subpart C. The agreement 
shall be based on an acceptable estimate for the cost of acquisition. On 
projects where the initial project agreement was executed after June 9, 
1998, a State may request credit toward the non-Federal share, for early 
acquisitions, donations, or other contributions applied to the project 
provided conditions in 23 U.S.C. 323 and 23 CFR 710.501, are satisfied.