ASSURANCES.

SEC. 417. ASSURANCES. Section 305 of the Uniform Act (42 U.S.C. 4655) is amended by inserting “(a)” after “Sec. 305.”, by striking out “a State agency” the first place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “an acquiring agency”, by striking out “State agency” the second place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “acquiring agency”, and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘acquiring agency’ means— “(1) a State agency (as defined in section 101(3)) which has the authority to acquire property by eminent domain under State law, and “(2) a State agency or person which does not have such authority, to the extent provided by the head of the lead agency by regulation.”.