Mike Crapo: “The definition of use of property is defined in the statute to say, when the use of property is limited by an agency…”

“The definition of use of property is defined in the statute to say, when the use of property is limited by an agency action, if a particular legal right to use that property no longer exists because of the action. You are talking about a contractual relationship between the United States and between an individual landowner, or in some cases between those who are participating in a reclamation project. The change of the terms of a contract under the terms of that very contract is not going to be a limitation on use that results from an arbitrary or an independent action by an agency that limits the use of that property.”