Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act

Bill: 113-s-2748
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2014-07-31
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Endangered and threatened species

Legal fees and court costs

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-31
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party. </p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2748 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 31, 2014 Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act . 2. Award of litigation costs to prevailing parties in accordance with existing law Section 11(g)(4) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1540(g)(4) ) is amended by striking to any and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting to any prevailing party in accordance with section 2412 of title 28, United States Code. .