US SB1426 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on May 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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.

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Title

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements.

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-05-13SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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