Nebraska Statutes 76-1234. Comparable replacement housing; required; head of displacing agency; powers
No person shall be required to move from his or her dwelling as a result of any publicly financed project unless the head of the displacing agency is satisfied that comparable replacement housing is available to such person. If a publicly financed project cannot proceed on a timely basis because comparable replacement dwellings are not available and the head of the displacing agency determines that such dwellings cannot otherwise be made available, the head of the displacing agency may take such action as is necessary or appropriate to provide such dwellings by the use of funds authorized for such project. The head of the displacing agency may exceed the maximum amounts which may be paid under sections 76-1231 to 76-1233 on a case-by-case basis for good cause as determined in accordance with rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the head of the lead agency which are consistent with regulations adopted and promulgated by the United States Department of Transportation under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Public Law 91-646, as amended.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 76-1234
- Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Agency: shall mean (1) any department, agency, or instrumentality of (a) the State of Nebraska, (b) any political subdivision of the State of Nebraska, (c) any combination of states which includes the State of Nebraska, (d) any combination of political subdivisions, either of the State of Nebraska alone or of the State of Nebraska and any other state or states acting in combination, and (2) any person who has the authority to acquire property by eminent domain under state law. See Nebraska Statutes 76-1217
- Displacing agency: shall mean (1) any agency carrying out a publicly financed project which causes an individual to become a displaced person and (2) any person lacking the power of eminent domain who carries out a publicly financed project when that project causes an individual to be a displaced person. See Nebraska Statutes 76-1222
- Lead agency: shall mean the Nebraska Department of Transportation. See Nebraska Statutes 76-1224
- Person: shall mean any individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or association. See Nebraska Statutes 76-1226
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
- Publicly financed project: shall mean any project undertaken by an agency in which any part of the cost is to be paid (1) from funds derived from federal, state, or local taxes of any type, (2) by revenue or general obligation bonds issued by the agency, or (3) from funds derived by the agency from the sale of products or services in a proprietary capacity. See Nebraska Statutes 76-1227
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- United States: shall include territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801