WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                      Ch. 10

(a)   In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this
title and Title 8 of the Transportation Article, the [public or
private] DISPLACING agency shall make a payment to or for any
displaced person displaced from any dwelling and not eligible to
receive a payment under § 12-202 of this subtitle, if the
dwelling actually and lawfully was occupied by the displaced
person for not less than 90 days before the initiation of
negotiations for acquisition of the dwelling OR IN ANY CASE IN
WHICH DISPLACEMENT IS NOT A DIRECT RESULT OF ACQUISITION, SUCH
OTHER ACTIVITY AS THE LEAD AGENCY SHALL PRESCRIBE.

(b)  (1) (I) The payment shall be [either:

1.  The amount necessary to enable the
displaced person to lease for a period not exceeding four years,
a decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling of standards adequate to
accommodate the person in areas not generally less desirable in
regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities,
and reasonably accessible to his place of employment, but not
exceeding $4,000; or

2.  The amount necessary to enable the
person to make a down payment, including incidental expenses
described in § 12-202 (b)(3), on the purchase of a decent, safe,
and sanitary dwelling of standards adequate to accommodate the
person in areas not generally less desirable in regard to public
utilities and public and commercial facilities, but not exceeding
$4,000, except that if the amount exceeds $2,000, the person
shall match equally any amount exceeding $2,000, in making the
down payment] THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE PERSON TO LEASE
OR RENT FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 42 MONTHS, A COMPARABLE
REPLACEMENT DWELLING, BUT NOT TO EXCEED $5,250.

(II)  AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DISPLACING
AGENCY, A PAYMENT UNDER THIS SUBSECTION MAY BE MADE IN PERIODIC
INSTALLMENTS.

(III)  COMPUTATION OF A PAYMENT UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION TO A LOW INCOME DISPLACED PERSON FOR A COMPARABLE
REPLACEMENT DWELLING SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT SUCH PERSON'S
INCOME.

(2) (I) IF THE DISPLACING AGENCY DETERMINES THAT
COMPARABLE HOUSING CANNOT OTHERWISE BE MADE AVAILABLE WITHIN THIS
LIMIT, THE MONETARY LIMIT STATED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION MAY BE EXCEEDED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.

(II) IF THE DISPLACING AGENCY DETERMINES THAT
HOUSING CANNOT BE MADE AVAILABLE, THE DISPLACING AGENCY MAY USE
ANY OTHER MEASURES NECESSARY TO REMEDY UNAVAILABILITY OF
COMPARABLE HOUSING AS PRESCRIBED BY THE LEAD AGENCY.

(C) (1) ANY PERSON ELIGIBLE FOR A PAYMENT UNDER SUBSECTION
(A) OF THIS SECTION MAY ELECT TO APPLY THE PAYMENT TO A DOWN

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