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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When S.l was reported from the House Public Works Committee, however, the language of the definition had been changed to its present form, the result of recognition of the expansion accomplished by the deletion. A “displaced person” was someone who moved from real property “as a result of the acquisition of such real property . or as the result of the written order of the acquiring agency to vacate real property” for a federal or federally-funded “program or project.”34 After this change by the House Committee from the language about “reasonable expectation,” the House Report, accompanying the revised S.l, assumed particular importance in divining the meaning of the notice clause. After the House Report tracks the terms of the revised S.l in describing the definition of “displaced person,” it immediately adds: “If a person moves as a result of such a notice to vacate, it makes no difference whether or not the real property actually is acquired.”35 While this is the only sentence in the House Report explaining the meaning of the notice clause, its evolution and antecedents render this comment clear and unmistakable in meaning. The House Report continues:36

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