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HAMDT 247 (104th)

An amendment (numbered 6 as printed in the Congressional Record and made in order under the rule) in the nature of a substitute to make certain technical changes and clarifications; to specify that compensation would be required in cases where the affected portion of a private owner's property (as opposed to the whole property) loses at least 10% of its value; and, to state that it is federal policy "that no law or agency action should limit the use of privately owned property so as to diminish its value," and to direct federal agencies to ensure that their actions will not have such results.