formed, the variability of site conditions, and the 

 type of project measures being installed. They may 

 be computed as an appropriate percentage of esti- 

 mated construction costs. 



(d) Administrative services costs. These are the 

 costs associated with the installation of project 

 measures, including the cost of contract administra- 

 tion; permits needed to install the project meas- 

 ures; relocation assistance advisory services; ad- 

 ministrative functions connected with relocation 

 payments; review of engineering plans prepared by 

 others; government representatives; and necessary 

 inspection service during construction to ensure 

 that project measures are installed in accordance 

 with the plans and specifications. Base these costs 

 on the actual current costs incurred by the respon- 

 sible Federal entity for carrying out these activities 

 for similar projects and project measures. These 

 costs mai be computed as a percentage of con- 

 struction costs if there is a documented basis for 

 the rate used. Make adjustments when appropriate 

 to reflect unusual circumstances special to the pro- 

 ject under consideration. 



(e) Fisli and wildlife habitat mitigation costs. 

 These are the costs of mitigating losses of fish and 

 wildlife habitat caused by project construction, op- 

 eration, maintenance, and replacement. The mitiga- 

 tion measures to be included in the project will be 

 determined by the responsible Federal entity in co- 

 ordination with Federal and State Fish and Wildlife 

 Agencies as required by the Fish and Wildlife Co- 

 ordination Act (Pub. L. 85-625). Installation of 

 these mitigation measures should be concurrent 

 with the installation of other project measures, 

 where practical. These costs include all project out- 

 lays associated with the installation of mitigation 

 measures, including postauthorization planning and 

 design costs; construction costs; construction con- 

 tingency costs; administrative services costs; relo- 

 cation costs; land, water, and mineral rights costs; 

 and operation, maintenance, and replacement 

 costs. Base the costs on current market values and 

 the actual current costs incurred by the Federal 

 entity for carrying out these activities for similar 

 mitigation measures. 



(f) Relocation costs. (1) These are project costs 

 associated with — 



(i) the requirements of the Uniform Relocation 

 Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies 

 Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91-646); and 



(ii) the relocation of highways, railroads, and util- 

 ity lines. 



(2) Real property acquisition relocation payments 

 are applicable to a displaced person, business, or 

 farm operation. The costs include moving and relat- 

 ed expenses for a displaced person, business, or 



farm operation; financial assistance for replacement 

 housing for a displaced person who qualifies and 

 whose dwelling is acquired because of the project; 

 and termination payments for dislocated businesses 

 whose owners choose to close out. Base the NED 

 cost of replacement housing on replacement in 

 kind. (Costs over and above replacement in kind 

 are treated as financial costs for nonproject pur- 

 poses.) Base these costs on current market values. 



(3) Base the relocation cost of railroads and util- 

 ity lines on the costs of replacement in kind. In the 

 case of highways, base the relocation cost on re- 

 placement that reflects the current traffic count and 

 current standards of the owner, which may result in 

 a justified improvement over the configuration of 

 the existing roadway. The additional relocation cost 

 of highways that are upgraded to increase their car- 

 rying capacity for project purposes such as recrea- 

 tion is also a project cost. The relocation cost of 

 highways, railroads, and utility lines shall include all 

 project outlays associated with their relocation, in- 

 cluding planning and design costs; construction 

 costs; construction contingency costs; administra- 

 tive services costs; fish and wildlife habitat mitiga- 

 tion costs; land, water, and mineral rights costs; 

 and historical and archaeological salvage costs. 

 Base these costs on current market values and the 

 actual current costs incurred by the Federal entity 

 for carrying out similar relocations. 



(g) Historical and archaeological salvage oper- 

 ation costs. These are project costs associated 

 with salvaging artifacts that have historical or ar- 

 chaeological values as prescribed by the Preserva- 

 tion of Historic and Archaeological Data Act (Pub. 

 L. 93-291). Base these costs on the current market 

 price of salvage operations carried on during con- 

 struction. 



(h) Land, water, and mineral rights costs. (1) 

 These costs include all costs of acquiring the land, 

 water, and mineral rights required for installing, op- 

 erating, maintaining, and replacing project meas- 

 ures. They include all expenditures incurred in ac- 

 quiring land, water, and mineral rights, easements, 

 leases, and rights-of-way. Such costs include the 

 cost of the land, water, and mineral rights minus 

 salvage value; the cost of surveys incident to a 

 sale; legal fees and transfer costs; foregone real 

 estate taxes; and severance payments. Base these 

 costs on current market values and the actual cur- 

 rent costs incurred by the Federal entity for carrying 

 out similar land, water, and mineral rights acquisi- 

 tions. Base the market value of easements on the 

 difference in market value of land without the ease- 

 ment and with the easement. 



(2) Some land, water, and mineral rights are 

 owned by Federal, State, and local governments 

 and have been committed to specific uses. Base 



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