[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR24.4]



[Page 227]

 

                        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 A_General

 

Sec. 24.4  Assurances, monitoring and corrective action.



    (a) Assurances. (1) Before a Federal Agency may approve any grant 

to, or contract, or agreement with, a State Agency under which Federal 

financial assistance will be made available for a project which results 

in real property acquisition or displacement that is subject to the 

Uniform Act, the State Agency must provide appropriate assurances that 

it will comply with the Uniform Act and this part. A displacing Agency's 

assurances shall be in accordance with section 210 of the Uniform Act. 

An acquiring Agency's assurances shall be in accordance with section 305 

of the Uniform Act and must contain specific reference to any State law 

which the Agency believes provides an exception to Sec. Sec. 301 or 302 

of the Uniform Act. If, in the judgment of the Federal Agency, Uniform 

Act compliance will be served, a State Agency may provide these 

assurances at one time to cover all subsequent federally-assisted 

programs or projects. An Agency, which both acquires real property and 

displaces persons, may combine its section 210 and section 305 

assurances in one document.

    (2) If a Federal Agency or State Agency provides Federal financial 

assistance to a ``person'' causing displacement, such Federal or State 

Agency is responsible for ensuring compliance with the requirements of 

this part, notwithstanding the person's contractual obligation to the 

grantee to comply.

    (3) As an alternative to the assurance requirement described in 

paragraph (a)(1) of this section, a Federal Agency may provide Federal 

financial assistance to a State Agency after it has accepted a 

certification by such State Agency in accordance with the requirements 

in subpart G of this part.

    (b) Monitoring and corrective action. The Federal Agency will 

monitor compliance with this part, and the State Agency shall take 

whatever corrective action is necessary to comply with the Uniform Act 

and this part. The Federal Agency may also apply sanctions in accordance 

with applicable program regulations. (Also see Sec. 24.603, of this 

part).

    (c) Prevention of fraud, waste, and mismanagement. The Agency shall 

take appropriate measures to carry out this part in a manner that 

minimizes fraud, waste, and mismanagement.