11.   Sen. Craig Thomas announces his support for legislation that would compensate landowners if environmental laws cause their land to lose part of its value.

12.   Sen. Dirk Kempthorne joins other announces his support for legislation that would compensate landowners if environmental laws cause their land to lose part of its value.

13.   Sen. Max Baucus announces his opposition to legislation that would compensate landowners if environmental laws causes their land to lose part of its value.

14.   That bill would compensate landowners when a portion of their land is devalued by federal regulations that protect wetlands and endangered species.

15.   The American Forest and Paper Association, an industry group, praised the provisions to compensate landowners and to encourage voluntary measures.

16.   The bill would compensate landowners for government regulations that prevent them from pursuing otherwise legal uses of their land, property rights groups argue.

17.   The plan would also compensate private landowners who would not be allowed to develop.

18.   The proceeds from that bill, which has been sent to President Chamorro for signing, would also be used to compensate former landowners.

19.   Villagers told researchers for Human Rights Watch that land was appropriated without notifying or compensating the landowners.

20.   Washington would be required to compensate landowners for declines in property values that resulted from new regulations.