Private Bill

• Amtrak Bill Courts Private Investors

Private investors would compete with Amtrak to provide high- speed rail service on the Northeast Corridor under a bill unveiled Wednesday by the chairman of the House transportation committee. Amtrak would transfer the Boston-to-Washington corridor to the U.S. Department of Transportation, which would take bids for building a high-speed line within 10 years, the bill says. The new operator would have to provide a two-hour ride between New York and Washington.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• June 16, 2011

• Bill Would Tighten Missouri Ag's Rules for Hiring Private Lawyers

Missouri lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that would tighten the Missouri Attorney General's procedures for hiring private attorneys. But the bill does not cap fees for those attorneys, as was suggested in earlier versions of the legislation.

• Missouri Lawyers Media
• May 20, 2011

• Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Information Relating to Beneficiary of Private Bill

• FR, March 31, 2010
• Notices
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

• House Passes Bill Simplifying IPO Process And Private Capital Formation

On March 8, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or "JOBS Act." The JOBS Act, which combines severa...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• Proposed Bill To Allow Private Enforcement Of The FCPA.

We have received several inquires regarding H.R. 3531, a bill that was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to amend the Foreign C...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2012, January 2012

• Private Bill

Legislation that benefits an individual or a locality. Also called special legislation or a private act. Many state constit...

• West's Encyclopedia of American Law
• Po–San

• Council Reviews Private Party Notification Bill

Nightclubs that host privately promoted parties where alcohol is served would be required to give the city advance notice of such events under a plan that is being reviewed by the Common Council. Darius G. Pridgen of the Ellicott District presented his resolution to the full Council on Tuesday. Pridgen's bill said such parties can spur "unruly, dangerous and illegal activity.

• Buffalo News
• July 13, 2011

• House And Senate Pass Bill Simplifying IPO Process And Private Capital Raising

On March 27, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve amendments made by the Senate to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or "JO...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• Many Private Colleges Balk at Gi Bill Yellow-Ribbon Offer

Days before a June 15 deadline, 521 private colleges had signed modest-to-grand "Yellow Ribbon" agreements under the new Post-9/11 GI Bill benefit, making these higher-priced schools more affordable to at least some Iraq and Afghanistan war-era veterans who qualify for admission. But more than half of private colleges nationwide apparently will balk at entering Yellow Ribbon deals, at least for the 2009-2010 academic year.

• Progress - Index, The; Petersburg, Va.
• June 08, 2010

• Gov. Herbert Signs Bill Restricting Access to Streams On Private Property

SALT LAKE CITY -- Despite pressure from anglers and others who advocate for access, Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a controversial bill that will establish new restrictions on where recreationists can access streams, rivers and other waterways located on private property. The bill, which was sponsored by Rep. Kay McIff, R-Richfield, was hotly contested throughout the legislative session and at the center of a tug of war pitting recreationists against farmers, ranchers and others who have streams and other waterways that cross their property.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• April 01, 2010