The Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996

By Environmental Protection Agency

Book Id: WPLBN0000002896
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 0.1 MB
Reproduction Date: 2007

Title:	The Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996
Author:	Environmental Protection Agency
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Language:	English
Subject:	Ecology, Natural resource issues, Environemtal protection
Collections:	Environmental Awareness Library Collection
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Publisher:	United States Environmental Protection Agency


Citation APA MLA Chicago Agency, E. P. (n.d.). The Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/

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Excerpt: Sec. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the “Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996.” Sec. 2. Findings The Congress finds that-- (1) administrative procedure, as embodied in chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, and other statutes, is intended to offer a prompt, expert, and inexpensive means of resolving disputes as an alternative to litigation in the Federal courts; (2) administrative proceedings have become increasingly formal, costly, and lengthy resulting in unnecessary expenditures of time and in a decreased likelihood of achieving consensual resolution of disputes; (3) alternative means of dispute resolution have been used in the private sector for many years and, in appropriate circumstances, have yielded decisions that are faster, less expensive, and less contentious; (4) such alternative means can lead to more creative, efficient, and sensible outcomes; (5) such alternative means may be used advantageously in a wide variety of administrative programs;

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