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100

A residential tenant can now be reimbursed for costs up to $1,000 for application fees or credit reports required for this.

What is to lease their replacement dwelling?

100

The Uniform Act applies whenever  ________ dollars are utilized in any phase of a project.

What is Federal dollars?

100

The 5th Amendment of _______ states that private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation.

What is the U. S. Constitution?

100

While _______s have historically been adjusted by statute, Section 24.11 of the final rule implements MAP-21 authority for the Lead Agency (FHWA) to adust them on a more timely basis when neccesary to meet the policy objectives of the Uniform Act.

What are URA payment CAPS? 

100

This is the specific Section in 49 CFR part 24 where definitions are found.

What is 24.2?

200

A business is now eligible for a one-time undocumented payment up to $1,000 for these kinds expenses as an alternative to the traditional Site Search payment requiring documentation.

What are expenses incurred searching for a replacement location? 

200

The Uniform Act addresses four main disciplines - Acquisition, Appraisal, Appraisal Review, and _______.

What is Relocation?

200

   In 1989, at the direction of Congress, the URA's implementing regulations were issued by FHWA as 49 CFR part __. 

What is part 24?

200

This residential payment cap was raised from $7,200 to $9,570.

What is the Replacement Housing Payment for 90-Day tenants at Section 24.402(b)

200

The definition of "adequate in size" now states: "The number of persons occupying each habitable room used for ______   _______ shall not exceed that permitted by the most stringent of the local housing code, Federal agency regulations or requirements, or the agency's regulations or written policy.  

What is "sleeping purposes", i.e., bedrooms.

300

While this move payment option was expressly prohibited prior to 2024 , the final rule now allows a residential move payment based on the lower of two ________ ______s. 

What are two commercial bids? 

300

The Final Rule became effective on this date.  

What June 3, 2024? 

300

The Uniform Act law was most recently amended in 2012 by this Act which increased certain statutory relocation payment maximums.  

What is MAP-21? 

300

This residential payment cap was raised from $31,000 to $41,000.

What is Replacement housing payment for 90-day homewoner occupants under Section 24.401?

300

The final rule added this category of "persons not displaced"  to the existing list under the definitions.

Who are "Temporary, daily, or emergency shelter occupants"? 

400

This person may now develop a move cost finding (not to exceed $5000) for the cost of a small uncomplicated nonresidential personal property move. 

Who is a qualified Agency staff person? 

400

The Final Rule was first published on this date.  

What is May 3, 2024?

400

The most recent revision to the Uniform Act regulation was published in the federal register as the final rule to 49 CFR Part 24 and became effective on June 3 of this year.

What is 2024?

400

This non-residential move payment cap was raised from $25,000 to $33,200.

What is the  Reestablishment payment under Section 24.304?

400

The final rule added two new categories -  "persons required to move temporarily" and "voluntary acquisitions" - to the definition of this term.

What is "Displaced person"?

500

Costs for cosmetic alterations or improvements to replacement dwellings, and costs for constructing, reconstructing or rehabilitating a building as a new business location are additions to these existing payment categories under 24.301(h) and 24.304(b).

What are ineligible moving and reestablishment costs? 

500

The 2024 final rule marks the ____  time the URA regulations have been updated since their inception in 1989. 

What is the 2nd time?  (2005 and 2024)

500

This is the number of years between the date MAP-21 changes became effective and government issuance of a final rule reflecting those changes. 

 

What is 10 years?  (MAP-21 changes became effective in 2014.) 

500

This non-residential "move" payment cap was raised from $40,000 to $53,200.

What is the Fixed payment in lieu (of all other moving payments) at Section 24.305?

500

The final rule deleted this element from every term listed under definitions. (Hint: this deletion will make citing these definitions more difficult in the future.)

What is the numbering element?  The final rule has removed the number preceding each term that was present under definitions in the January 4 2005 version of the CFR.

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