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Property Rights Protection Act of 2020

Introduced: January 14, 2020 Introduced by: Norman, Ralph Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 22, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jan 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jan 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jan 14, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Property Rights Protection Act of 2020

This bill specifies certain rights for private property owners or lessees.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior from

  • conditioning the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any land use or occupancy agreement on the transfer of any water right to the United States, or on any impairment of title or interest granted or otherwise recognized under state law, by federal or state judgment, or pursuant to any interstate water compact; or
  • requiring any water user to apply for or acquire a water right in the name of the United States under state law as a condition for the issuance, renewal, or extension of any land use or occupancy agreement.

Non-federally owned land and water may not be designated as critical habitat without the written consent of the property owners unless a threatened or endangered species is at risk of extinction without such a designation.

The department concerned must pay an owner or lessee 150% of the fair market value of real property and is responsible for all related costs.

Interior shall issue a final rule that requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to follow rules substantially similar to the requirements for the U.S. Geological Survey to obtain permission for certain access to private lands.

Furthermore, it shall not be a violation of law to take any animal if it poses a recurring threat to life and property.

What's happening now January 22, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4