§261-32 Assistance for displaced person, families, businesses and nonprofit organization. (a) The director may compensate any person, family, business, or nonprofit organization for actual and reasonable moving expenses incurred as a result of being displaced by any land acquisition program of the State for any airport purpose.

(b) Any displaced person who moves from a dwelling who elects to accept the payments authorized by this subsection in lieu of the payments authorized by subsection (a) may receive:

(1) A moving expense allowance, determined according to a schedule established by the director not to exceed $200;

(2) A dislocation allowance in the amount of $100.

(c) Any displaced person who moves or discontinues the person's business or farm operations who elects to accept the payment authorized by this subsection in lieu of the payment authorized by subsection (a), may receive a fixed relocation payment in an amount equal to the average annual net earnings of the business or farm operation, or $5,000, whichever is the lesser. In the case of a business no payment shall be made under this subsection unless the director is satisfied that the business: (1) cannot be relocated without a substantial loss of its existing patronage; and (2) is not part of a commercial enterprise having at least one other establishment, not being acquired by the State which is engaged in the same or similar business.

(d) In addition to any payments authorized in subsection (a) and (c), the director may provide relocation assistance to any displaced person who moves a business as a result of any land acquisition program of the State for any airport use.

(e) The director may enter into leases, licenses, and other arrangements with any displaced person granting the use or occupancy of any lands or property under the department's jurisdiction. The director may allow any lessee of a site acquired by the department to remain on the site, and may enter into a new lease with such person granting the use of the site; provided that the term of the new lease shall not exceed the time remaining on the lease terminated by the acquisition. Any lease issued pursuant to this section shall be issued through negotiation, under mutually agreeable terms, conditions, and lease rent, without regard to the limitations set forth in chapter 171.

(f) The director shall include the costs specified in this section as a part of the cost of construction of the airport for which the land acquisition program is initiated. [L 1970, c 165, pt of §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c 274, §4]