Section 6002 - Statement of Purpose and Policy(a) The purpose of the Guidelines is to assist public entities in the development of regulations and procedures implementing the Act.(b) The Guidelines are designed to carry out the following policies of the Act: (1) To ensure that uniform, fair and equitable treatment is afforded persons displaced from their homes, businesses or farms as a result of the actions of a public entity in order that such persons shall not suffer disproportionate injury as a result of action taken for the benefit of the public as a whole; and(2) In the acquisition of real property by a public entity, to ensure consistent and fair treatment for owners of real property to be acquired, to encourage and expedite acquisition by agreement with owners of such property in order to avoid litigation and relieve congestion in courts, and to promote confidence in public land acquisition.(c) A public entity shall not participate in or undertake a project that will displace individuals from their homes unless comparable replacement dwellings (see subsection 6008(c)) will be available within a reasonable period of time prior to displacement.(d) The Guidelines are intended to establish only minimum requirements for relocation assistance and payments. They shall not be construed to limit any other authority or obligation which a public entity may have to provide additional assistance and payments.(e) The Act and the Guidelines are intended for the benefit of displaced persons, to ensure that such persons receive fair and equitable treatment and do not suffer disproportionate injuries as the result of programs designed for the benefit of the public as a whole. The Act, Guidelines and all applicable regulations on which determinations are based shall be construed to effect this intent.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 25, § 6002