[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 890 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 890

                    For the relief of Matt Clawson.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                May 5 (legislative day, April 19), 1993

   Mr. Craig introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
                    For the relief of Matt Clawson.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RELIEF.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of 
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $87,674.00 
to Mr. Clawson in full settlement of a claim against the United States 
for losses incurred as a result of his good faith reliance on the 
approval of the Forest Service of his claim for a placer mine of 
approximately 20 acres outside the wilderness area and above the 
ordinary high water mark of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in 
Idaho.
    (b) Limitation.--Not more than 10 percent of the amount made 
available under subsection (a) shall be paid or delivered to or 
received by any agent or attorney on account of service rendered in 
connection with the claim, any contract to the contrary 
notwithstanding. Violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor 
punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000.

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