requirements for uniform land acquisition policies; payments of expenses incidental to transfer of real property to state; payment of litigation expenses in certain cases

requirements for uniform land acquisition policies; payments of expenses incidental to transfer of real property to state; payment of litigation expenses in certain cases Sec. 305. [42 U.S.C. 4655] (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the head of a Federal agency shall not approve any program or project or any grant to, or contract or agreement with, an acquiring agency under which Federal financial assistance will be available to pay all or part of the cost of any program or project which will result in the acquisition of real property on and after the effective date of this title, unless he receives satisfactory assurances from such acquiring agency that— (1) in acquiring real property it will be guided, to the greatest extent practicable under State law, by the land acquisition policies in section 301 and the provisions of section 302, and (2) property owners will be paid or reimbursed for necessary expenses as specified in sections 303 and 304. (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.