Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act

Bill: 114-hr-2109
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2015-04-29
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: 2015-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act </b></p> <p>This bill 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: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2109 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2015 Mr. Huizenga of Michigan (for himself, Mrs. Lummis , Mr. Neugebauer , Mr. Collins of Georgia , and Mr. Hardy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 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. .