(a) Appraisal requirements. This section sets forth the requirements for real property acquisition appraisals for Federal and federally-assisted programs. Appraisals are to be prepared according to these requirements, which are intended to be consistent with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).[1] (See appendix A 24.103(a).) The Agency may have appraisal requirements that supplement these requirements, including, to the extent appropriate, the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition (UASFLA).[2]

[1] Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). Published by The Appraisal Foundation,
a nonprofit educational organization. Copies may be ordered from The Appraisal Foundation at the
following URL: http://www.appraisalfoundation.org/htm/USPAP2004/toc.htm.

[2] The “Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions” is published by the Interagency Land
Acquisition Conference. It is a compendium of Federal eminent domain appraisal law, both case and
statute, regulations and practices. It is available at http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/land-ack/toc.htm or in soft
cover format from the Appraisal Institute at http://www.appraisalinstitute.org/econom/publications/
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