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PUBLIC LAW 90-495-AUG. 23, 1968

[82 STAT.

June 30, 1968, on the interstate highway route involved without the official concurrence of the Secretary. The Secretary shall not concur in any such construction unless he makes an affirmative finding that, under the particular circumstances existing, the construction of such road as a toll facility rather than a toll-free facility is in the public interest. The preceding two sentences shall not apply to any toll bridge or toll tunnel." H I G H W A Y S T U D Y — G U A M, AMERICA N SAMOA, A N D THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

Report to Congress

72 Stat. 889.

SEC. 29. (a) The Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation with the government of Guam, the government of American Samoa, and the government of the Virgin Islands, shall make studies of the need for, and estimates and planning surveys relative to, highway construction programs for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands. ^^^ Q^ ^j. ^gfore April 1, 1969, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a report to the Congress which shall include— (1) an analysis of the adequacy of present highway programs to provide satisfactory highways in both the rural and urban areas in Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands; (2) specific recommendations as to a program for the construction of highways throughout Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands; and (3) a feasible program for implementing such specific recommendations, including cost estimates, recommendations as to the inclusion of all or parts of such highways on the Federal-aid systems and as to the sharing of cost responsibilities, and other pertinent matters. (c) Costs of the studies required by this section shall be paid from funds made available to the Secretary under section 104(a) of title £3, UnitedStates Code. RELOCATION

ASSISTANCE

SEC. 30. Title 23, United States Code, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a new chapter: "Chapter 5.—HIGHWAY RELOCATION ASSISTANCE "Sec. "501. "502. "503. "504. "505. "506. "507. "508. "509. "510. "511.

Declaration of policy. Assurances of adequate relocation assistance program. Administration of relocation assistance program. Federal reimbursement. Relocation payments. Replacement housing. Expenses incidental to transfer of property. Relocation services. Relocation assistance programs on Federal highway projects. Authority of Secretary. Definitions.

"§501. Declaration of policy "Congress hereby declares that the prompt and equitable relocation and restablishment of persons, businesses, farmers, and nonprofit organizations displaced as a result of the Federal highway programs and the construction of Federal-aid highways is necessary to insure that a few individuals do not suffer disproportionate injuries as a result of programs designed for the benefit of the public as a whole. Therefore, Congress determines that relocation payments and advisory assistance should be provided to all persons so displaced in accordance with the provisions of this title.

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