New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 6 - RELOCATION ASSISTANCE
Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS
Section 16:6-2.1 - Definitions

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 16:6-2.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Agency" means the entity, public or private, including the State of New Jersey, Department of Transportation, counties, municipalities, and other public or private entities, utilizing State or Federal funds under an aid program administered by the State of New Jersey, Department of Transportation.

"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation or such person as the Commissioner may designate, when legally permissible.

"Displaced person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, or association who moves from real property or removes personal property from real property as a result of an acquisition of part or all of a lot or tract of land or a building thereon.

"Federal Highway Administration" or "FHWA" means the agency in the United States Department of Transportation delegated the responsibility for oversight of relocation benefits for Federal agencies and for State agencies that receive Federal funds for a project.

"Last resort housing" means the provision of additional relocation payments in excess of the Federal relocation maximums for certain residential payment categories. These payments are only made where necessary to assure an appropriate and equitable relocation service. Appropriate written justification must be submitted to the Department.

"Local public agency" or "LPA" means the term used by FHWA to refer to any municipality, county, authority, other departments, or any other sub-recipient of Federal aid from the FHWA through the Department of Transportation.

"Workable Relocation Assistance Plan" or "WRAP" means a plan that identifies the relocation needs for persons or other entities being displaced and the proposed relocation services required to address those needs for a specific project.

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