3.0.0 1314 2022-11-15T16:33:56Z 2022-11-15T16:33:56Z House H HR 2013-03-21 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FLORES:H.R. 1314.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of theUnited States.[Page H1826]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Hearings by 2014-09-09T15:27:01Z Referred to 2013-03-21T13:12:15Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju05 Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-15T21:21:20Z hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-15T21:21:08Z Referred to 2013-03-21T13:12:20Z A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. 113 19 S 2013-02-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2014-09-09 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2013-04-15 hsju05 Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Committee 2013-04-15 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. Committee 2013-03-21 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-03-21 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2013-03-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-03-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000461 Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] Bill Flores R TX 17 N C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2013-03-21 True C001062 Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] K. Conaway R TX Michael 11 2013-03-21 True T000238 Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] WILLIAM THORNBERRY R TX M. 13 2013-03-21 True P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2013-03-21 True O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2013-04-10 False G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2014-09-10 False Environmental Protection Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Civil actions and liability Endangered and threatened species Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations State and local government operations Environmental Protection 00 2013-03-21 Introduced in House 2013-03-27T14:18:44Z Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior, within 30 days after being served with a complaint in an action alleging a failure to perform an act or duty related to an endangered species or threatened species determination, to publish the complaint. Prohibits the failure of the Secretary to meet such deadline from being the basis for such an action. Sets forth requirements concerning the intervention in such actions by affected parties and referral to a mediation program.

Authorizes the court, in issuing any final order in such an action, to award litigation costs to any party. Prohibits the court from: (1) awarding litigation costs in any proposed covered settlement, (2) granting a motion that is based on a proposed covered settlement or other consent decree that includes payment for litigation costs, (3) approving a proposed covered settlement unless each state and county in which the Secretary believes a species occurs approves it, or (4) granting a motion that is based on a proposed covered settlement unless such settlement is approved by each such state and county. Requires the courts to ensure that such a settlement is approved by each such state and county.

Requires the Secretary to provide notice of a proposed covered settlement to each such state and county. Authorizes a court to approve such a settlement or grant such a motion if, within 45 days of notification: (1) a state or county fails to respond, and (2) each state or county that responds approves the covered settlement, or (3) all of the states and counties fail to respond.

]]> To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. Display Title To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. Introduced in House 2013-03-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1314ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1314ih.xml 2014-09-09 Committee Hearings Held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.