S. 1426 · 116th Congress
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain…
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A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements.
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This bill revises provisions governing citizen suits against the Department of the Interior or the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration that allege a failure of the relevant department to perform its duties related to an endangered species or threatened species. Interior must publish the complaint in a citizen suit within 30 days of being served.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 13, 2019
This bill revises provisions governing citizen suits against the Department of the Interior or the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration that allege a failure of the relevant department to perform its duties related to an endangered species or threatened species. Interior must publish the complaint in a citizen suit within 30 days of being served. Affected parties must be given a reasonable opportunity to intervene in the suit. If affected parties intervene, the court must refer the action to a mediation program or magistrate judge to facilitate settlement discussions.
The court is prohibited from awarding litigation costs in such citizen suits that are settled.
Interior must provide notice of a proposed settlement to each affected state or county. A settlement may not be approved if states or counties object.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements.
Latest action (May 13, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 13, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.