A bill for the relief of D.W. Jacobson, Ronald Karkala, and Paul Bjorgen of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and for other purposes.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to pay a specified sum jointly to three named individuals of Norwood Manufacturing, Inc., in full satisfaction of their legal and equitable claims against the United States for damages incurred relating to the termination of a contract with the U.S. Postal Service for the manufacture of wooden pallets.

[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1698 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1698

 For the relief of D.W. Jacobson, Ronald Karkala, and Paul Bjorgen of 
            Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 6, 1999

   Mr. Grams introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 For the relief of D.W. Jacobson, Ronald Karkala, and Paul Bjorgen of 
            Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RELIEF OF D.W. JACOBSON, RONALD KARKALA, AND PAUL BJORGEN.

    The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,391,404.50 jointly to D.W. 
Jacobson, Ronald Karkala, and Paul Bjorgen of Norwood Manufacturing, 
Inc. (now dissolved) of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, for damages incurred 
relating to the termination of a contract with the United States Postal 
Service for the manufacture of wooden pallets.

SEC. 2. SATISFACTION OF CLAIM AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.

    Payment under section 1 shall constitute full settlement of all 
legal and equitable claims by D.W. Jacobson, Ronald Karkala, and Paul 
Bjorgen of Norwood Manufacturing, Inc. (now dissolved) of Grand Rapids, 
Minnesota, against the United States.

SEC. 3. NO INFERENCE OF LIABILITY.

    Nothing in this Act shall infer liability on the part of the United 
States.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEY AND AGENT FEES.

    (a) In General.--Not more than 10 percent of the payment specified 
in section 1 may be paid to or received by an agent or attorney as 
consideration for a service rendered in connection with this Act.
    (b) Enforceability of Contract.--A contract that violates 
subsection (a) is unenforceable.
    (c) Criminal Penalty.--Violation of subsection (a) is a misdemeanor 
punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.
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