Footnote 671
As the Old Fifth Circuit noted in 320 Acres, the scope of the project rule “is primarily concerned with awards that are unjust from the perspective of the public footing the bill” – i.e., enhancements in value due to the project. 605 F.2d at 782. But “the scope-of-the-project rule is also applicable to ‘depreciations in value . . . attributable to the Government project for which property is taken.’” United States v. Land & Cris Realms Inc., 213 F.3d 830, 834 (5th Cir. 2000) (alteration in original) (quoting 320 Acres, 605 F.2d at 787 n.32).