[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5168 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5168

                   For the relief of Eric Westhagen.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2006

   Mr. Petri (by request): introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
                   For the relief of Eric Westhagen.

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

SECTION 1. RIGHT OF OCCUPANCY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall permit 
continued occupancy and use of the property described in subsection (b) 
by Eric Westhagen for the remainder of his natural life, subject to the 
requirements of this Act.
    (b) Identification of Property.--The property referred to in 
subsection (a) consists of the lands described in section 13 of the 
stipulation, including any improvements thereon.
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--Occupancy and use of the property 
identified in subsection (b) shall be subject to the same terms and 
conditions as specified in the stipulation, except that Eric Westhagen 
shall be required annually to pay to the Secretary of the Interior an 
amount equal to one twenty-fifth of the amount specified in section 11 
of the stipulation.
    (d) Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit 
construction of any structure not in existence as of the date of 
enactment of this Act, or to apply to occupancy or use of the property 
described in subsection (b) by any person other than Eric Westhagen.

SEC. 2. STIPULATION DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``stipulation'' means the Stipulation for 
Conditions of Rights of Use and Occupancy of Single Family Non-
Commercial Property of Eric Westhagen and Helen Westhagen, entered into 
on November 4, 1983, between the United States and Eric Westhagen in 
the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
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