Part 1. Definition
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Part 2. Example
SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF FACILITIES
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business entity.--The term ''business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or other form of enterprise.
(2) Facility.--The term ''facility'' means any real
property, including any building, improvement, or appurtenance.
(3) Gross negligence.--The term ''gross negligence'' means
voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at
the time of the conduct) that the conduct is likely to be
harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(4) Intentional misconduct.--The term ''intentional
misconduct'' means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the
time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health
or well-being of another person.
(5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ''nonprofit
organization'' means--
(A) any organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B) any not-for-profit organization organized and
conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for
charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or
health purposes.
(6) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any such State,
territory, or possession.
(b) Limitation on Liability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), a business
entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any
injury or death occurring at a facility of the business entity
in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit
organization if--
(A) the use occurs outside of the scope of business
of the business entity;
(B) such injury or death occurs during a period
that such facility is used by the nonprofit
organization; and
(C) the business entity authorized the use of such
facility by the nonprofit organization.
(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply--
(A) with respect to civil liability under Federal
and State law; and
(B) regardless of whether a nonprofit organization
pays for the use of a facility.
(c) Exception for Liability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to an
injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business
entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct,
including any misconduct that--
(1) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act
of international terrorism (as that term is defined in section
2331 of title 18) for which the defendant has been convicted in
any court;
(2) constitutes a hate crime (as that term is used in the
Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note));
(3) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable
State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any
court; or
(4) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been
found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
(d) Superseding Provision.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection
(e), this Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act
shall not preempt any State law that provides additional
protection from liability for a business entity for an injury
or death with respect to which conditions under subparagraphs
(A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1) apply.
(2) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
(e) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This Act shall
not apply to any civil action in a State court against a business
entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State
enacts a statute--
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this Act
shall not apply to such civil action in the State; and
(3) containing no other provision.
Answer: Shields a business entity from civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring at a facility of that entity in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit organization if: (1) the use occurs outside the scope of business of the business entity; (2) such injury or death occurs during a period that such facility is used by such organization; and (3) the business entity authorized the use of such facility by the organization.
Makes this Act inapplicable to an injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct, including misconduct that: (1) constitutes a hate crime or a crime of violence or act of international terrorism for which the defendant has been convicted in any court; or (2) involves a sexual offense for which the defendant has been convicted in any court or misconduct for which the defendant has been found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
Preempts State laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except State law that provides additional protection from liability. Specifies that this Act shall not be construed to supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any civil action in a State court against a business entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State, citing this Act's authority and containing no other provision, enacts a statute declaring the State's election that this Act shall not apply to such action in the State.
Explanation: This Bill focuses on shielding business entities from civil liability relating to an injury or death depending on the conditions of injury, hence the generated summary is correct.
Part 3. Exercise
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.