[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR24.304]

[Page 228-229]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 24_UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION FOR 
FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart D_Payments for Moving and Related Expenses
 
Sec. 24.304  Reestablishment expenses--nonresidential moves.

    In addition to the payments available under Sec. 24.303 of this 
subpart, a small business, as defined in Sec. 24.2, farm or nonprofit 
organization is entitled to receive a payment, not to exceed $10,000, 
for expenses actually incurred in relocating and reestablishing such 
small business, farm or nonprofit organization at a replacement site.
    (a) Eligible expenses. Reestablishment expenses must be reasonable 
and necessary, as determined by the Agency. They include, but are not 
limited to, the following:
    (1) Repairs or improvements to the replacement real property as 
required

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by Federal, State or local law, code or ordinance.
    (2) Modifications to the replacement property to accommodate the 
business operation or make replacement structures suitable for 
conducting the business.
    (3) Construction and installation costs for exterior signing to 
advertise the business.
    (4) Provision of utilities from right-of-way to improvements on the 
replacement site.
    (5) Redecoration or replacement of soiled or worn surfaces at the 
replacement site, such as paint, panelling, or carpeting.
    (6) Licenses, fees and permits when not paid as part of moving 
expenses.
    (7) Feasibility surveys, soil testing and marketing studies.
    (8) Advertisement of replacement location.
    (9) Professional services in connection with the purchase or lease 
of a replacement site.
    (10) Estimated increased costs of operation during the first 2 years 
at the replacement site for such items as:
    (i) Lease or rental charges,
    (ii) Personal or real property taxes,
    (iii) Insurance premiums, and
    (iv) Utility charges, excluding impact fees.
    (11) Impact fees or one-time assessments for anticipated heavy 
utility usage.
    (12) Other items that the Agency considers essential to the 
reestablishment of the business.
    (b) Ineligible expenses. The following is a nonexclusive listing of 
reestablishment expenditures not considered to be reasonable, necessary, 
or otherwise eligible:
    (1) Purchase of capital assets, such as, office furniture, filing 
cabinets, machinery, or trade fixtures.
    (2) Purchase of manufacturing materials, production supplies, 
product inventory, or other items used in the normal course of the 
business operation.
    (3) Interest on money borrowed to make the move or purchase the 
replacement property.
    (4) Payment to a part-time business in the home which does not 
contribute materially to the household income.

[54 FR 8928, Mar. 2, 1989, as amended at 58 FR 26072, Apr. 30, 1993; 64 
FR 7132, Feb. 12, 1999]