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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Social Work 
Research Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Social workers focus on the improvement of individual 
        and family functioning and the creation of effective health and 
        mental health prevention and treatment interventions in order 
        for individuals to become more productive members of society.
            (2) Social workers provide front line prevention and 
        treatment services in the areas of school violence, aging, teen 
        pregnancy, child abuse, domestic violence, juvenile crime, and 
        substance abuse, particularly in rural and underserved 
        communities.
            (3) Social workers are in a unique position to provide 
        valuable research information on these complex social concerns, 
        taking into account a wide range of social, medical, economic 
        and community influences from an interdisciplinary, family-
        centered and community-based approach.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH.

    Title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.), 
as amended by title I of Public Law 106-525, is amended--
            (1) in section 401(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 281(b)(2)), by adding 
        at the end the following:
            ``(H) The National Center for Social Work Research.''; and
            (2) in part E (42 U.S.C. 287 et seq.), by adding at the end 
        the following:

         ``Subpart 7--National Center for Social Work Research

``SEC. 485J. PURPOSE OF CENTER.

    ``The general purpose of the National Center for Social Work 
Research (referred to in this subpart as the `Center') is the conduct 
and support of, and dissemination of targeted research on social work 
methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern. 
The Center shall promote research and training designed to inform 
social work practice, thus increasing the knowledge base which promotes 
a healthier America. In addition, the Center shall provide policymakers 
with empirically-based research information to better understand 
complex social issues and make informed funding decisions about service 
effectiveness and cost efficiency.

``SEC. 485K. SPECIFIC AUTHORITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--To carry out the purpose described in section 
485J, the Director of the Center may provide research training and 
instruction and establish, in the Center and in other nonprofit 
institutions, research traineeships and fellowships in the study and 
investigation of the prevention of disease, health promotion, the 
association of socioeconomic status, gender, ethnicity, age, and 
geographical location and health, the social work care of persons with 
and families of individuals with acute and chronic illnesses, child 
abuse, neglect, and youth violence, and child and family care to 
address problems of significant social concern especially in 
underserved populations and underserved geographical areas.
    ``(b) Stipends and Allowances.--The Director of the Center may 
provide individuals receiving training and instruction or traineeships 
or fellowships under subsection (a) with such stipends and allowances 
(including amounts for travel and subsistence and dependency 
allowances) as the Director determines necessary.
    ``(c) Grants.--The Director of the Center may make grants to 
nonprofit institutions to provide training and instruction and 
traineeships and fellowships under subsection (a).

``SEC. 485L. ADVISORY COUNCIL.

    ``(a) Duties.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an 
        advisory council for the Center that shall advise, assist, 
        consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary and the 
        Director of the Center on matters related to the activities 
carried out by and through the Center and the policies with respect to 
such activities.
            ``(2) Gifts.--The advisory council for the Center may 
        recommend to the Secretary the acceptance, in accordance with 
        section 231, of conditional gifts for study, investigations, 
        and research and for the acquisition of grounds or 
        construction, equipment, or maintenance of facilities for the 
        Center.
            ``(3) Other duties and functions.--The advisory council for 
        the Center--
                    ``(A)(i) may make recommendations to the Director 
                of the Center with respect to research to be conducted 
                by the Center;
                    ``(ii) may review applications for grants and 
                cooperative agreements for research or training and 
                recommend for approval applications for projects that 
                demonstrate the probability of making valuable 
                contributions to human knowledge; and
                    ``(iii) may review any grant, contract, or 
                cooperative agreement proposed to be made or entered 
                into by the Center;
                    ``(B) may collect, by correspondence or by personal 
                investigation, information relating to studies that are 
                being carried out in the United States or any other 
                country and, with the approval of the Director of the 
                Center, make such information available through 
                appropriate publications; and
                    ``(C) may appoint subcommittees and convene 
                workshops and conferences.
    ``(b) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The advisory council shall be composed 
        of the ex officio members described in paragraph (2) and not 
        more than 18 individuals to be appointed by the Secretary under 
        paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Ex officio members.--The ex officio members of the 
        advisory council shall include--
                    ``(A) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
                the Director of NIH, the Director of the Center, the 
                Chief Social Work Officer of the Veterans' 
                Administration, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
                Health Affairs, the Associate Director of Prevention 
                Research at the National Institute of Mental Health, 
                the Director of the Division of Epidemiology and 
                Services Research, the Assistant Secretary of Health 
                and Human Services for the Administration for Children 
                and Families, the Assistant Secretary of Education for 
                the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, the 
                Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
                for Community Planning and Development, and the 
                Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice 
                Programs (or the designees of such officers); and
                    ``(B) such additional officers or employees of the 
                United States as the Secretary determines necessary for 
                the advisory council to effectively carry out its 
                functions.
            ``(3) Appointed members.--The Secretary shall appoint not 
        to exceed 18 individuals to the advisory council, of which--
                    ``(A) not more than two-thirds of such individual 
                shall be appointed from among the leading 
                representatives of the health and scientific 
                disciplines (including public health and the behavioral 
                or social sciences) relevant to the activities of the 
                Center, and at least 7 such individuals shall be 
                professional social workers who are recognized experts 
                in the area of clinical practice, education, policy, or 
                research; and
                    ``(B) not more than one-third of such individuals 
                shall be appointed from the general public and shall 
                include leaders in fields of public policy, law, health 
                policy, economics, and management.
        The Secretary shall make appointments to the advisory council 
        in such a manner as to ensure that the terms of the members do 
        not all expire in the same year.
            ``(4) Compensation.--Members of the advisory council who 
        are officers or employees of the United States shall not 
        receive any compensation for service on the advisory council. 
        The remaining members shall receive, for each day (including 
        travel time) they are engaged in the performance of the 
        functions of the advisory council, compensation at rates not to 
        exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for an 
        individual at grade GS-18 of the General Schedule.
    ``(c) Terms.--
            ``(1) In general.--The term of office of an individual 
        appointed to the advisory council under subsection (b)(3) shall 
        be 4 years, except that any individual appointed to fill a 
        vacancy on the advisory council shall serve for the remainder 
        of the unexpired term. A member may serve after the 
expiration of the member's term until a successor has been appointed.
            ``(2) Reappointments.--A member of the advisory council who 
        has been appointed under subsection (b)(3) for a term of 4 
        years may not be reappointed to the advisory council prior to 
        the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date on 
        which the prior term expired.
            ``(3) Vacancy.--If a vacancy occurs on the advisory council 
        among the members under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall 
        make an appointment to fill that vacancy not later than 90 days 
        after the date on which the vacancy occurs.
    ``(d) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the advisory council shall 
be selected by the Secretary from among the members appointed under 
subsection (b)(3), except that the Secretary may select the Director of 
the Center to be the chairperson of the advisory council. The term of 
office of the chairperson shall be 2 years.
    ``(e) Meetings.--The advisory council shall meet at the call of the 
chairperson or upon the request of the Director of the Center, but not 
less than 3 times each fiscal year. The location of the meetings of the 
advisory council shall be subject to the approval of the Director of 
the Center.
    ``(f) Administrative Provisions.--The Director of the Center shall 
designate a member of the staff of the Center to serve as the executive 
secretary of the advisory council. The Director of the Center shall 
make available to the advisory council such staff, information, and 
other assistance as the council may require to carry out its functions. 
The Director of the Center shall provide orientation and training for 
new members of the advisory council to provide such members with such 
information and training as may be appropriate for their effective 
participation in the functions of the advisory council.
    ``(g) Comments and Recommendations.--The advisory council may 
prepare, for inclusion in the biennial report under section 485M--
            ``(1) comments with respect to the activities of the 
        advisory council in the fiscal years for which the report is 
        prepared;
            ``(2) comments on the progress of the Center in meeting its 
        objectives; and
            ``(3) recommendations with respect to the future direction 
        and program and policy emphasis of the center.
The advisory council may prepare such additional reports as it may 
determine appropriate.

``SEC. 485M. BIENNIAL REPORT.

    ``The Director of the Center, after consultation with the advisory 
council for the Center, shall prepare for inclusion in the biennial 
report under section 403, a biennial report that shall consist of a 
description of the activities of the Center and program policies of the 
Director of the Center in the fiscal years for which the report is 
prepared. The Director of the Center may prepare such additional 
reports as the Director determines appropriate. The Director of the 
Center shall provide the advisory council of the Center an opportunity 
for the submission of the written comments described in section 
485L(g).

``SEC. 485N. QUARTERLY REPORT.

    ``The Director of the Center shall prepare a quarterly report to 
Congress with a summary of findings and policy implications from 
research conducted or supported through the Center.

``SEC. 485O. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there is authorized 
to be appropriated $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 
through 2006.''.

Answer: National Center for Social Work Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center for Social Work Research (and a related advisory council) to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern.Sets forth reporting requirements.


Question: SECTION 1. JUDICIAL STRUCTURE OF GUAM.

    (a) Judicial Authority; Courts.--Section 22(a) of the Organic Act 
of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a)(1) The judicial authority of Guam shall be vested in a court 
established by Congress designated as the `District Court of Guam', and 
a judicial branch of Guam which branch shall constitute a unified 
judicial system and include an appellate court designated as the 
`Supreme Court of Guam', a trial court designated as the `Superior 
Court of Guam', and such other lower local courts as may have been or 
shall hereafter be established by the laws of Guam.
    ``(2) The Supreme Court of Guam may, by rules of such court, create 
divisions of the Superior Court of Guam and other local courts of Guam.
    ``(3) The courts of record for Guam shall be the District Court of 
Guam, the Supreme Court of Guam, the Superior Court of Guam (except the 
Traffic and Small Claims divisions of the Superior Court of Guam) and 
any other local courts or divisions of local courts that the Supreme 
Court of Guam shall designate.''.
    (b) Jurisdiction and Powers of Local Courts.--Section 22A of the 
Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-1) is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 22A. (a) The Supreme Court of Guam shall be the highest 
court of the judicial branch of Guam (excluding the District Court of 
Guam) and shall--
            ``(1) have original jurisdiction over proceedings necessary 
        to protect its appellate jurisdiction and supervisory authority 
        and such other original jurisdiction as the laws of Guam may 
        provide;
            ``(2) have jurisdiction to hear appeals over any cause in 
        Guam decided by the Superior Court of Guam or other courts 
        established under the laws of Guam;
            ``(3) have jurisdiction to issue all orders and writs in 
        aid of its appellate, supervisory, and original jurisdiction, 
        including those orders necessary for the supervision of the 
        judicial branch of Guam;
            ``(4) have supervisory jurisdiction over the Superior Court 
        of Guam and all other courts of the judicial branch of Guam;
            ``(5) hear and determine appeals by a panel of three of the 
        justices of the Supreme Court of Guam and a concurrence of two 
        such justices shall be necessary to a decision of the Supreme 
        Court of Guam on the merits of an appeal;
            ``(6) make and promulgate rules governing the 
        administration of the judiciary and the practice and procedure 
        in the courts of the judicial branch of Guam, including 
        procedures for the determination of an appeal en banc; and
            ``(7) govern attorney and judicial ethics and the practice 
        of law in Guam, including admission to practice law and the 
        conduct and discipline of persons admitted to practice law.
    ``(b) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam--
            ``(1) shall preside over the Supreme Court unless 
        disqualified or unable to act;
            ``(2) shall be the administrative head of, and have general 
        supervisory power over, all departments, divisions, and other 
        instrumentalities of the judicial branch of Guam; and
            ``(3) may issue such administrative orders on behalf of the 
        Supreme Court of Guam as necessary for the efficient 
        administration of the judicial branch of Guam.
    ``(c) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam, or a justice 
sitting in place of such Chief Justice, may make any appropriate order 
with respect to--
            ``(1) an appeal prior to the hearing and determination of 
        that appeal on the merits; or
            ``(2) dismissal of an appeal for lack of jurisdiction or 
        failure to take or prosecute the appeal in accordance with 
        applicable laws or rules of procedure.
    ``(d) Except as granted to the Supreme Court of Guam or otherwise 
provided by this Act or any other Act of Congress, the Superior Court 
of Guam and all other local courts established by the laws of Guam 
shall have such original and appellate jurisdiction over all causes in 
Guam as the laws of Guam provide, except that such jurisdiction shall 
be subject to the exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction conferred on the 
District Court of Guam under section 22 of this Act.
    ``(e) The qualifications and duties of the justices and judges of 
the Supreme Court of Guam, the Superior Court of Guam, and all other 
local courts established by the laws of Guam shall be governed by the 
laws of Guam and the rules of such courts.''.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--(1) Section 22C(a) of the Organic Act of 
Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-3(a)) is amended by inserting ``which is known as 
the Supreme Court of Guam,'' after ``appellate court authorized by 
section 22A(a) of this Act,''.
    (2) Section 22C(d) of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-3(d)) 
is amended--
            (A) by inserting ``, which is known as the Supreme Court of 
        Guam,'' after ``appellate court provided for in section 22A(a) 
        of this Act''; and
            (B) by striking ``taken to the appellate court'' and 
        inserting ``taken to such appellate court''.

SEC. 2. APPEALS TO UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

    Section 22B of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-2) is 
amended by striking ``: Provided, That'' and all that follows through 
the end and inserting a period.

Answer: Amends the Organic Act of Guam to revise the local judicial structure of Guam to vest judicial authority, not only in the District Court of Guam (as currently), but also in a unified judicial system composed of: (1) an appellate court designated as the "Supreme Court of Guam"; (2) a trial court designated as the "Superior Court of Guam"; and (3) such other lower local courts as may have been or may hereafter be established by the laws of Guam.

Authorizes the Supreme Court of Guam to create divisions of the Superior Court and other local courts of Guam.Lists the courts of record for Guam.Outlines the jurisdiction and powers of the local courts.Provides that the qualifications and duties of the justices and judges of the courts shall be governed by the laws of Guam and the rules of such courts.Repeals provisions granting the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit jurisdiction to review all final decisions of the Supreme Court of Guam (effectively allowing direct review of such decisions to the Supreme Court of the United States).


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Landowners Equal Treatment Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares the following:
            (1) The Secretary of the Interior, through the United 
        States Fish and Wildlife Service, recently demanded and 
        received compensation for the loss of use of federally owned 
        property resulting from constructive use of the property for 
        other public purposes, in an amount of approximately 
        $26,000,000.
            (2) The Secretary of Transportation has promulgated a 
        regulation allowing for compensation of Federal agencies for 
        the lost use of agency property for public purposes, through a 
        definition of the term ``constructive use'' that includes off-
        site impacts of Federal agency actions on federally owned 
        property.
            (3) The Federal Government enjoys no right under the 
        Constitution to compensation for use of Federal agency property 
        for other public purposes, while the rights of private persons 
        to be compensated for the taking of their property by the 
        Government for a public purpose is a fundamental right 
        protected by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the 
        Constitution.
            (4) Private property owners should be compensated in a 
        manner that is at least as equitable as the compensation 
        afforded to Federal agencies when their property is used or 
        constructively used for other public purposes.
            (5) Fair and equitable treatment of private property owners 
        will increase the willingness of private property owners to 
        provide habitat for wildlife and plants protected under the 
        Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to increase the efforts of 
private property owners to protect and restore habitat for wildlife, by 
ensuring that their constitutional and legal property rights will be 
honored, respected, and protected in the implementation of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973.

SEC. 3. MINIMIZING IMPACTS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

    The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

                ``minimizing impacts on private property

    ``Sec. 19. (a) In General.--In implementing this Act, the head of 
an agency shall make every possible effort to avoid, minimize, or 
mitigate impacts on non-Federal property that result in Federal use of 
the property as a direct result of the action of the agency head under 
this Act or in furtherance of the purposes of this Act. An agency shall 
not take action that results in a Federal use of non-Federal property 
under this Act unless the agency--
            ``(1) obtains the written permission of its owner;
            ``(2) negotiates a voluntary agreement authorizing that 
        use; or
            ``(3) pays compensation in accordance with this section.
    ``(b) Compensation for Federal Use of Non-Federal Property.--An 
agency that takes action under this Act or in furtherance of the 
purposes of this Act that results in a Federal use of non-Federal 
property or any portion of non-Federal property without the written 
consent of the owner of the property shall compensate the owner for the 
fair market value of the Federal use of the property or portion. 
Compensation paid shall reflect the duration of the Federal use as 
necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act.
    ``(c) Request of Owner.--An owner of non-Federal property seeking 
compensation under this section shall make a written request for 
compensation to the agency implementing the agency action resulting in 
the Federal use of property. The request shall, at a minimum, identify 
the affected portion of the property, the nature of the Federal use of 
non-Federal property for which the compensation is sought, and the 
amount of compensation sought.
    ``(d) Negotiations.--The agency may negotiate with the owner to 
reach agreement on the amount of the compensation under this section, 
the terms of any agreement for payment, and the terms of any Federal 
use of non-Federal property for which compensation is paid. If such an 
agreement is reached, the agency shall within 6 months pay the owner 
the amount agreed upon. An agreement under this section may include a 
transfer of title or an agreement to limit the period of time of the 
Federal use of non-Federal property.
    ``(e) Choice of Remedies.--If, not later than 180 days after the 
written request is made, the parties have not reached an agreement on 
compensation, the owner of the property may elect binding arbitration 
or seek compensation due under this section in a civil action.
    ``(f) Arbitration.--The procedures that govern the arbitration 
shall, as nearly as practicable, be those established under title 9, 
United States Code, for arbitration proceedings to which that title 
applies. An award made in such arbitration shall include a reasonable 
attorney's fee and other arbitration costs, including appraisal fees. 
The agency shall promptly pay any award made to the owner.
    ``(g) Civil Actions.--A civil action to enforce this section may be 
filed under section 11(g). An owner who prevails in a civil action 
against the agency pursuant to this section shall be entitled to, and 
the agency shall be liable for, the amount of compensation awarded plus 
reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs, including 
appraisal fees. The court shall award interest on the amount of any 
compensation from the time of the Federal use of non-Federal property.
    ``(h) Source of Payments.--Any payment made under this section to 
an owner of property and any judgment obtained by an owner of property 
in a civil action under this section shall, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, be made from the annual appropriation of the agency 
that took the agency action giving rise to the payment or civil action. 
If the agency action resulted from a requirement imposed by another 
agency, then the agency making the payment or satisfying the judgment 
may seek partial or complete reimbursement from the appropriated funds 
of the other agency. For this purpose, the head of the agency concerned 
may transfer or reprogram any appropriated funds available to the 
agency. If insufficient funds exist for the payment or to satisfy the 
judgment, it shall be the duty of the head of the agency to seek the 
appropriation of such funds for the next fiscal year.
    ``(i) Availability of Appropriations.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, any obligation of the United States to make any 
payment under this section shall be subject to the availability of 
appropriations.
    ``(j) Duty of Notice to Owners.--An agency may not take any action 
that is a Federal use of non-Federal property unless the agency has 
given 30 days notice to each owner of the property directly affected 
explaining their rights under this section and either obtaining their 
permission for the Federal use or providing the procedures for 
obtaining any compensation that may be available under this section.
    ``(k) Rules of Construction.--The following rules of construction 
shall apply to this Act:
            ``(1) Other rights preserved.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
        construed to limit any right to compensation that exists under 
        the Constitution or under other laws.
            ``(2) Extent of federal authority.--Payment of compensation 
        under this section (other than when property is bought by the 
        Federal Government at the option of the owner) shall not confer 
        any rights on the Federal Government other than the Federal use 
        of non-Federal property agreed to so that the agency action may 
        achieve the species conservation purposes of this Act.
    ``(l) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
            ``(2) Federal use.--(A) The term `Federal use' means--
                    ``(i) any action under this Act to--
                            ``(I) permanently incorporate non-Federal 
                        property into a Federal facility;
                            ``(II) place non-Federal property under the 
                        control of the Secretary; or
                            ``(III) temporarily occupy non-Federal 
                        property in a manner that is adverse to the 
                        constitutional right of the owner of the 
                        property against taking of the property by the 
                        Federal Government; and
                    ``(ii) any constructive use of non-Federal 
                property.
            ``(B) In this paragraph the term `constructive use' means 
        any action described in subparagraph (C) taken under this Act 
        that results in--
                    ``(i) substantial diminution in the normal or 
                reasonably expected uses of non-Federal property;
                    ``(ii) a reduction in the fair market value of non-
                Federal property of 25 percent or more; or
                    ``(iii) in the case of the right to receive water, 
                any diminution in the quantity of water received or 
                available for use.
            ``(C) The actions referred to in subparagraph (B) are the 
        following:
                    ``(i) The imposition or enforcement of a 
                prohibition of use of non-Federal property the purpose 
                of which is to provide or retain habitat for any 
                species of wildlife or plant determined to be an 
                endangered species or threatened species.
                    ``(ii) A designation of non-Federal property as 
                critical habitat under this Act.
                    ``(iii) The denial of a permit under section 10 
                that results in the loss of the ability to use non-
                Federal property in order to provide habitat for 
                wildlife or plants.
                    ``(iv) An agency action pursuant to a reasonable 
                and prudent alternative suggested by the Secretary 
                under section 7, that would cause an agency to restrict 
                the use of non-Federal property.
                    ``(v) The imposition by any governmental entity of 
                a limitation or restriction on an otherwise permissible 
                use of non-Federal property by the owner of the 
                property, as a condition of a Federal agency providing 
                any land, money, permit, or other benefit to the 
                governmental entity, if imposition of the limitation or 
                restriction by the agency directly would constitute a 
                Federal use of non-Federal property under the other 
                provisions of this paragraph, unless the governmental 
                entity has some other legal basis for imposing the 
                limitation or restriction.
            ``(3) Fair market value.--The term `fair market value' 
        means the most probable price at which property or a right to 
        use property would change hands, in a competitive and open 
        market under all conditions requisite to fair sale, between a 
        willing buyer and willing seller, neither being under any 
        compulsion to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge 
        of relevant facts, and without regard to the presence of any 
        species protected under this Act. With respect to a right to 
        use property, fair market value shall be determined on or 
        immediately before the exercise of the right.
            ``(4) Law of the state.--The term `law of the State' 
        includes the law of a political subdivision of a State.
            ``(5) Non-federal property.--The term `non-Federal 
        property' means property which is owned by a person other than 
        any Federal entity of government.
            ``(6) Property.--The term `property' means land, an 
        interest in land, the right to use or receive water, and any 
        personal property, as defined under the law of the State.''.

Answer:
Landowners Equal Treatment Act of 1999 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the head of an agency to make every possible effort to avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts on non-Federal property that result from Federal use of the property (including constructive use) as a direct result of an agency action under such Act (including actions to provide or retain habitat for endangered or threatened species or to designate non-Federal property as critical habitat).  Prohibits an agency from taking action under such Act that results in a Federal use of non-Federal property unless it: (1) obtains the landowner's permission; (2) negotiates a voluntary agreement authorizing such use; or (3) compensates the landowner for the fair market value of the Federal use.  Sets forth provisions governing landowner requests for compensation, compensation negotiations, arbitration or civil actions to resolve compensation disagreements, and payment of compensation from an agency's annual appropriations. 
Prohibits an agency from taking any action that is a Federal use of non-Federal property unless it has given 30 days notice to each property owner directly affected explaining their rights and either obtaining their permission or providing procedures for obtaining compensation.