HR 447 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

To require the Secretary of the Interior to make reimbursement for certain damages incurred as a result of bonding regulations adopted by the Bureau of Land Management on February 28, 1997, and subsequently determined to be in violation of Federal law.

Introduced Feb 6, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Jim Gibbons R-NV

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 15, 2001 Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse all private and public entities for all monetary damages incurred as a result of bonding regulations promulgated on February 28, 1997, that were determined by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on May 13, 1998, to have been adopted in violation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Allows any private or public entity to submit a claim for such damages. Directs the Secretary to reimburse a claimant within 90 days unless the Secretary finds that the damages were not caused by such regulations. Grants any such entity that submits such a claim that is rejected by the Secretary: (1) a right to an appeal to State court; and (2) the right to a civil trial by jury if the amount in dispute, including litigation costs, is $20,000 or greater.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 15, 2001Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
  2. Feb 15, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  3. Feb 6, 2001Introduced in House
  4. Feb 6, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

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