Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§4628 State Acting as Agent for Federal Program
Title 42 › CHAPTER 61 — UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION POLICIES FOR FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER II — UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE › § 4628
Summary
When a State agency buys land or a building because a Federal agency asked it to for a federal program or project, that purchase is treated as if the Federal agency itself bought the property for the purposes of this law.
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Title 42, §4628
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Whenever real property is acquired by a State agency at the request of a Federal agency for a Federal program or project, such acquisition shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be deemed an acquisition by the Federal agency having authority over such program or project.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 91–646, Jan. 2, 1971, 84 Stat. 1894, known as the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 4601 of this title and Tables.
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42 U.S.C. § 4628
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102