[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1202 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1202

  To require a warrant or consent before an inspection of land may be 
  carried out to enforce any law administered by the Secretary of the 
                               Interior.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 10, 1999

 Mr. Campbell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require a warrant or consent before an inspection of land may be 
  carried out to enforce any law administered by the Secretary of the 
                               Interior.

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

SECTION 1. INSPECTIONS OF LAND TO ENFORCE LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE 
              SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

    (a) In General.--During fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, notwithstanding any law that authorizes any officer or 
employee of the Department of the Interior to enter private land for 
the purpose of conducting an inspection or search and seizure for the 
purpose of enforcing the law, any such officer or employee shall not 
enter any private land without first obtaining--
            (1) a warrant issued by a court of competent jurisdiction; 
        or
            (2) the consent of the owner of the land.
    (b) Violation and Emergency Exception.--An officer or employee of 
the Department of the Interior may enter private land without meeting 
the conditions described in subsection (a)--
            (1) for the purpose of enforcing the law, if the officer or 
        employee has reason to believe that a violation of law is being 
        committed; or
            (2) as required as part of an emergency response being 
        conducted by the Department of the Interior.
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