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 94 STAT. 3220

Jurisdiction.

Appropriation authorization.

PUBLIC LAW 96-549—DEC. 18, 1980

ruptcy", for the amount the court determines is owing to such creditors from such corporation. The United States shall have a right to intervene in such action as its interests may warrant in consideration of the provisions of this section and shall have the rights of a party in interest under section 502 of title II, United States Code. No person or entity having or having had an equity interest in the Sangre de Cristo Development Company, Incorporated, shall be deemed to be a bona fide creditor of the corporation for purposes of this section. (b) Any creditor, who has accepted a sublease from the corporation for subdivision lots in compensation for services or materials provided to the corporation and who is otherwise a bona fide creditor under subsection (a) of this section, may be reimbursed pursuant to subsection (a) for the actual value of such services or materials upon certification by the court as provided in subsection (a) or upon proof satisfactory to the Secretary. SEC. 3. Jurisdiction is hereby conferred on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico to hear, determine, and render judgment on any legal claim for damages, under existing law, that the Sangre de Cristo Development Company, Incorporated, may have against the United States arising from the action of the United States in the initial approval and subsequent disapproval of the lease described in section 1(c) of this Act or from the preparation of the environmental impact statement attendant to such lease. Such action must be filed within one year from the date of enactment of this Act and jurisdiction conferred by this section includes jurisdiction of any setoff, counterclaim, or other claim or demand whatever on the part of the United States against such corporation. SEC. 4. Effective October 1, 1981, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this Act. Approved December 18, 1980.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 96-1408 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORT No. 96-798 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): June 20, considered and passed Senate. Nov. 17, considered and passed House, amended. Dec. 4, Senate concurred in House amendments.

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