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[76 Stat. 1146]
PUBLIC LAW 87-000—MMMM. DD, 1962
[76 Stat. 1146]

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PUBLIC LAW 87-866-OCT. 23, 1962

[76 STAT.

of the Secretary of Commerce: Provided further, That funds provided pursuant to this authorization shall not be available for expenditure except under the conditions set forth in section 213 of title 23, United States Code, with respect to the authorization contained in that seclion: Aiid proinded further, That the funds authorized in this section shall be available for contract immediately upon the passage of this Act. I N T E R - AMERICA N JIKJH WAY

Appropriation.

Limitation.

SEC. 4. For the purpose of completing- the construction of the InterAmerican Highway, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the additional sum of $32,000,000 to be exjjended in accordance with the provisions of section 212 of title 23 of the United States Code: Provided, That no part of such sum shall be obligated in any country until that country demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that it is capable of and willing to meet its commitment for maintenance under the agreements entered into pursuant to the provisions of section 212(a)(5) of title 23, United States Code. Not to exceed $12,000,000 of the funds authorized herein shall be available for contract immediately upon enactment of this Act and complianca with such commitment, except that such contract authority shall be reduced by such amounts as are appropriated for construction of the InterAmerican Highway by the Eighty-seventh Congress, second session. ASSISTANCE FOR DISPLACED F A M I L I E S A N D UlISINESSES

23 USC 101-132.

"Eligible per°"-"

Limitations.

SEC. 5. (a) Chapter 1 of title 23 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "§ 133. Relocation assistance " (a) As used in this section the term 'eligible person" means any individual, family, business concern (including the operation of a farm) and nonprofit organization to be displaced by construction of a project. " (b) The Secretary prior to his approval of any project under section 106 of this title for right-of-way acquisition or actual construction shall require the State highway department to give satisfactory assurance that relocation advisory assistance shall be provided for the relocation of families displaced by acquisition or clearance of rights-of-way for any Federal-aid highway. •'(c) The Secretary shall approve, as a part of the cost of construction of a project on any of the Federal-aid highway systems, such relocation payments as may be made by a State highway department, or a local public agency acting as an agent for the State highway department for this purpose, to eligible persons for their reasonable and necessary moving expenses caused by their displacement from real property acquired for such project. However, the Secretary shall not require a State to pay relocation payments where not authorized by State law. " (d) Payments under this section shall be subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary, and shall not exceed $200 iu the case of an individual or family, or $3,000 in the case of a business concern (including the operation of a farm) or nonprofit organization. In the case of a business (including the operation of a farm) and in the case of a nonprofit organization, the allowable expenses for tn\nsportation under this subsection shall not exceed the cost of moving 50 miles from the point from which such business or organization is being displaced. Such rules and regulations may include provisions authorizing reimbursement for payments made to individuals and families of fixed amounts (not to exceed $200 in any