To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act”.
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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.”.