[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1211 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1211

For the relief of Global Exploration and Development Corporation, Kerr-
        McGee Corporation, and Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 1997

 Mr. McCollum introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
For the relief of Global Exploration and Development Corporation, Kerr-
        McGee Corporation, and Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation.

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

SECTION 1. SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Payment of Claims.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, 
out of money not otherwise appropriated--
            (1) to the Global Exploration and Development Corporation, 
        a Florida corporation incorporated in Delaware, $9,500,000;
            (2) to Kerr-McGee Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation 
        incorporated in Delaware, $10,000,000; and
            (3) to Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation, an Oklahoma 
        corporation incorporated in Delaware, $0.
    (b)  Condition of Payment.--(1) The payment authorized by 
subsection (a)(1) shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of Global 
Exploration and Development Corporation in connection with the failure 
of the United States to grant or approve any lease or to allow 
phosphate mining in the Osceola National Forest.
    (2) The payment authorized by subsection (a)(2) shall be in full 
satisfaction of all claims of Kerr-McGee Corporation and Kerr-McGee 
Chemical Corporation in connection with the failure of the United 
States to grant or approve any lease or to allow phosphate mining in 
the Osceola National Forest.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FEES.

    No more than 15 percent of the sums authorized to be paid by 
section 1 shall be paid to or received by any agent or attorney for 
services rendered in connection with the recovery of such sums. Any 
person violating this section shall be fined not more than $1,000.
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