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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1975
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 1975 on page 1, by
3 replacing lines 7 through 19 with the following:
4 "Sec. 4e. Recovery of lands; payment of legal fees. The
5 Attorney General may authorize, from funds available for that
6 purpose, the payment or reimbursement of reasonable and
7 appropriate legal fees incurred by any person, unit of local
8 government, or school district in defending any litigation,
9 action, or proceeding brought to recover lands within the
10 State from such person, unit of local government, or school
11 district, if the litigation, action, or proceeding is based
12 upon an allegation that the title or a beneficial interest in
13 the title is derived from an invalid federal land patent and
14 the Attorney General finds that a loss of State sovereignty
15 or jurisdiction over those lands or liability for rents or
16 damages may result if the land patent is held to be
17 invalid.".