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(2) Providing current and continuing information on the availability, prices, and rentals of comparable decent, safe, and sanitary housing for displaced persons, and of comparable commercial properties and locations for displaced businesses. (3) Assuring that, within a reasonable period of time, prior to displacement, to the extent that it can be reasonably accomplished, there will be available in areas not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities, and at rents or prices within the financial means of the families and individuals displaced, decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings, equal in number to the numbe~ of, and available to, such displaced persons who require such dwellings and reasonably accessible to their places of employment, except that, in the case of a federally funded project, a waiver may be obtained from the federal government. (4) Assisting a displaced person displaced from his business or farm operation in obtaining and becoming established in a suitable replacement location. (5) Supplying information concerning federal and state housing programs, disaster loan programs, and other federal or state programs offering assistance to displaced persons. (6) Providing other advisory services to displaced persons in order to minimize hardships to such persons. (d) The public entity shall coordinate its relocation assistance program with the project work necessitating the displacement and with other planned or proposed activities of other public entities in the community or nearby areas which may affect the implementation of its relocation assistance program. Sec. 7261.5 Contracts with private entity for services; use of other governmental entities In order to prevent unnecessary expenses and duplications of functions, and to promote uniform and effective administration of relocation assistance programs for displaced persons under this chapter, a public entity may enter into a contract with any individual, firm, association, or corporation for services in connection with such program, or may carry out its functions under this chapter through any federal, state, or local govern- mental agency having an estabilished organization for conducting relocation assistance programs. Any public entity may, in carrying out its relocation assistance activities, utilize the services of state or local housing agencies or other agencies having experience in the administration or conduct of similar housing assistance activities. Sec. 7261.6 Relocation Assistance Coordination (Section 7261.6 is added to the Government Code effective January 1, 1974) 7261.6 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any city, county, or city and county may establish a central relocation agency to coordinate all relocation activities within the jurisdiction of the local agemcy. A county relocation agency shall have jurisdiction only over those relocation activities which take place within the unincorporated areas of the county. Every public entity within the local agency's jurisdiction (required to do so) shall file the relocation rules and regulations, which it is required to adopt pursuant to Section 7267.8 with the central relocation agency and shall file annually its relocation plans by June 1st of each year for the subsequent fiscal year. The central relocation agency shall approve or disapprove the public entity's relocation plan by July 1 or the plan will automatically become effective. 1-3