Section 7260.5 Of Chapter 16. Relocation Assistance From California Government Code >> Division 7. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 16.
7260.5
. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) Displacement as a direct result of programs or projects
undertaken by a public entity is caused by a number of activities,
including rehabilitation, demolition, code enforcement, and
acquisition.
(2) Relocation assistance policies must provide for fair, uniform,
and equitable treatment of all affected persons.
(3) The displacement of businesses often results in their closure.
(4) Minimizing the adverse impact of displacement is essential to
maintaining the economic and social well-being of communities.
(5) Implementation of this chapter has resulted in burdensome,
inefficient, and inconsistent compliance requirements and procedures
which may be improved by establishing a lead agency.
(b) This chapter establishes a uniform policy for the fair and
equitable treatment of persons displaced as a direct result of
programs or projects undertaken by a public entity. The primary
purpose of this chapter is to ensure that these persons shall not
suffer disproportionate injuries as a result of programs and projects
designed for the benefit of the public as a whole and to minimize
the hardship of displacement on these persons.
(c) The Legislature intends all of the following:
(1) Public entities shall carry out this chapter in a manner which
minimizes waste, fraud, and mismanagement and reduces unnecessary
administrative costs.
(2) Uniform procedures for the administration of relocation
assistance shall, to the maximum extent feasible, assure that the
unique circumstances of any displaced person are taken into account
and that persons in essentially similar circumstances are accorded
equal treatment under this chapter.
(3) The improvement of housing conditions of economically
disadvantaged persons under this chapter shall be undertaken, to the
maximum extent feasible, in coordination with existing federal,
state, and local government programs for accomplishing these goals.
(4) The policies and procedures of this chapter shall be
administered in a manner which is consistent with fair housing
requirements and which assures all persons their rights under Title
VIII of that act of April 11, 1968 (Public Law 90-284), commonly
known as the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964.