Law
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970
Established federal standards for relocation payments and assistance for people displaced by federal and federally assisted projects, including displaced homeowners, tenants, businesses, and farms.
Year
1970
Impact
Mixed
Status
Active
Party
Republican Party
Era
Civil Rights Era
Impact Context
Created a more equitable relocation framework in response to the harms of urban renewal, highway construction, and other public projects, but it did not undo the disproportionate displacement already borne by Black neighborhoods.
What This Policy Did
Created a more equitable relocation framework in response to the harms of urban renewal, highway construction, and other public projects, but it did not undo the disproportionate displacement already borne by Black neighborhoods.
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Sources
Congress.gov • Government • Jan 2, 1971
Official bill titles page describing the law's purpose of providing uniform and equitable treatment to people displaced by federal and federally assisted programs.
Congress.gov • Government • Jan 2, 1971
Official action history confirming enactment as Public Law 91-646.