To ensure that agencies establish the appropriate procedures for assessing whether or not regulation may result in the taking of private property, and to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House and Senate with respect to such takings under programs of the Department of Agriculture.
Private Property Rights Act of 1991 - Prohibits any regulation issued by an executive agency from becoming effective until that agency is certified by the Attorney General as being in compliance with Executive Order 12630 or similar procedures to assess the potential for, and minimize, the taking of private property by regulatory activity. Limits judicial review of an action taken pursuant to this Act to the question of certification.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) study the effect this Act will have on the farm economy and agricultural production; and (2) report to specified congressional comittees on necessary actions to limit that effect and on Department of Agriculture procedures to minimize the taking of private property in regulatory procedures.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
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