[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
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 
 
                            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.