relocation of displacees from urban renewal areas

relocation of displacees from urban renewal areas Sec. 305. (a) (1) Section 105(c) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by striking out “families” wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “individuals and families”. (2) The requirement imposed by the amendments made by paragraph (1) shall not be applicable to any project receiving Federal recognition prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Section 105(c) of such Act is further amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: “: Provided, That the Administrator shall issue rules and regulations to aid in implementing the requirements of this subsection and in otherwise achieving the objectives of this title which shall require that there be established, at the earliest practicable time, for each urban renewal project involving the displacement of families, individuals, or business concerns occupying property in an urban renewal area, a relocation assistance program which shall include such measures, facilities, and services as may be necessary or appropriate in order (1) to determine the needs of such families, individuals, and business concerns for relocation assistance, (2) to provide information and assistance to aid in relocation and otherwise minimize the hardships of displacement, and (3) to assure the necessary coordination of relocation activities with other project activities and other planned or proposed governmental actions in the community which may affect the carrying out of the relocation program”. (c) Section 8(b) of the Small Business Act is amended— (1) by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (12); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (13) and inserting in lieu thereof “; and”; and (3) by adding after paragraph (13) the following new paragraph: “(14) to provide at the earliest practicable time such information and assistance as may be appropriate, including information concerning eligibility for loans under section 7(b)(3), to local public agencies (as defined in section 110(h) of the Housing Act of 1949) and to small-business concerns to be displaced by federally aided urban renewal projects in order to assist such small-business concerns in reestablishing their operations.”