Ending Legacy Lawsuit Abuse Act

Bill: 114-s-106
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2015-01-07
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Federal district courts

Jurisdiction and venue

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Ending Legacy Lawsuit Abuse Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to allow a defendant to remove from a state court to the U.S. district court a civil action involving a claim of environmental contamination that impacts or threatens to impact waters of the United States subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 106 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 7, 2015 Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit removal to United States district courts of certain civil actions filed in State courts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending Legacy Lawsuit Abuse Act . 2. Removal of civil actions filed in State courts The Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by inserting after section 505 ( 33 U.S.C. 1365 ) the following: 505A. Removal of civil actions filed in State courts Any civil action filed in a State court that involves a claim of environmental contamination that impacts or threatens to impact any waters of the United States subject to the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers may be removed by the defendant to the United States district court for the district in which the civil action is pending. .