Marvin Mandel, Governor                       1097

12-206. Advisory services.

(a)    Generally.—Whenever the acquisition of real property for a
program or project undertaken by a condemning authority will result
in the displacement of any person on or after July 1, 1971, the con-
demning authority shall provide a relocation assistance advisory
program for displaced persons which shall offer the services de-
scribed in subsection (b) of this section. If such condemning
authority determines that any person occupying property immedi-
ately adjacent to the real property acquired is caused substantial
economic injury because of the acquisition, it may offer such person
relocation advisory services under such program.

(b)    Description of measures, facilities or services to be pro-
vided.—Each relocation assistance advisory program required by
subsection (a) of this section shall include such measures, facilities,
or services as may be necessary or appropriate in order to—

(1)    Determine the need, if any, of displaced persons, for reloca-
tion assistance;

(2)    Provide current and continuing information on the availa-
bility, prices, and rentals, of comparable decent, safe and sanitary
sales and rental housing, and of comparable commercial properties
and locations for displaced businesses;

(3)    Assure that, within a reasonable period of time, prior to
displacement there will be available in areas not generally less de-
sirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial
facilities and at rents or prices within the financial means of the
families and individuals displaced, decent, safe and sanitary dwell-
ings, as defined by such condemning authority, equal in number to
the number of and available to such displaced persons who require
such dwellings and reasonably accessible to their places of employ-
ment, except that the head of the condemning authority may pre-
scribe by regulation situations when such assurances may be
waived;

(4) Assist a displaced person displaced from his business or
farm operation in obtaining and becoming established in a suitable
replacement location;

(5)    Supply information concerning federal and State housing
programs, disaster loan programs, and other federal or State pro-
grams offering assistance to displaced persons; and

(6)    Provide other advisory services to displaced persons in order
to minimize hardships to such persons in adjusting to relocation.

12-207. Rules, regulations and procedures.

(a)    Consultation by condemning authorities.—In order to pro-
mote uniform and effective administration of relocation assistance
and land acquisition, the condemning authorities shall consult
together on the establishment of regulations and procedures for
the implementation of such programs.

(b)    Authorization to establish—In general.—The head of each
condemning authority is authorized to establish such regulations and
procedures as he may determine to be necessary to assure—