Section 4625

Citation: Section 4625
Parent Document: Cole v. Harris, 187 U.S. App. D.C. 156 (1977)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 1977-11-14
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7891523/cole-v-harris/ ↗

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More fundamentally, the government’s argument fails to probe beyond the holding of Caramico to the rationale of that decision. Because the Relocation Act “contemplates a conscious government decision to dislocate some so that an entire area may benefit,” 509 F.2d 698, Caramico requires that an “acquisition” for purposes of the acquisition clause must be for a federal program or project. By parity of reasoning, the Act requires that an “order to *163vacate” in terms of the notice clause must be for a federal program or project, a requirement satisfied in this case. The government’s argument that the notice clause requires, in addition, that an agency acquire property for a government program or project, would artificially restrict the coverage of the Act in a way inconsistent with the policies recognized by Caramico.

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