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[CITE: 42USC4654]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
CHAPTER 61--UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION 
          POLICIES FOR FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS
 
        SUBCHAPTER III--UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION POLICY
 
Sec. 4654. Litigation expenses


(a) Judgment for owner or abandonment of proceedings

    The Federal court having jurisdiction of a proceeding instituted by 
a Federal agency to acquire real property by condemnation shall award 
the owner of any right, or title to, or interest in, such real property 
such sum as will in the opinion of the court reimburse such owner for 
his reasonable costs, disbursements, and expenses, including reasonable 
attorney, appraisal, and engineering fees, actually incurred because of 
the condemnation proceedings, if--
        (1) the final judgment is that the Federal agency cannot acquire 
    the real property by condemnation; or
        (2) the proceeding is abandoned by the United States.

(b) Payment

    Any award made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be 
paid by the head of the Federal agency for whose benefit the 
condemnation proceedings was instituted.

(c) Claims against United States

    The court rendering a judgment for the plaintiff in a proceeding 
brought under section 1346(a)(2) or 1491 of title 28, awarding 
compensation for the taking of property by a Federal agency, or the 
Attorney General effecting a settlement of any such proceeding, shall 
determine and award or allow to such plaintiff, as a part of such 
judgment or settlement, such sum as will in the opinion of the court or 
the Attorney General reimburse such plaintiff for his reasonable costs, 
disbursements, and expenses, including reasonable attorney, appraisal, 
and engineering fees, actually incurred because of such proceeding.

(Pub. L. 91-646, title III, Sec. 304, Jan. 2, 1971, 84 Stat. 1906.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 4655 of this title.
