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Validity of Payments by the Fish and Wildlife Service to Tenants Residing on a Boatyard Acquired by the FWS in Alviso, California

CED-79-95 Published: Jun 15, 1979. Publicly Released: Jun 25, 1979.
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As part of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Acquisition, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) purchased 5 acres of land in Alviso, California. The land acquired was being used as a boat works, and FWS determined that 99 tenants on the land would be eligible for relocation. Estimating that it would cost from $25 to $200 for each boat move, FWS believed that relocation would total about $132,000 to assist the tenants in moving their personal property. Unfortunately, FWS found it necessary to hire commercial moving firms, with the result that the relocation cost FWS $565,624.

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