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Committee forwards memorial asking federal review of Equal Access to Justice Act
Summary
The Resources & Environment Committee voted to send HJM 6 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation after Representative Mark Sauter and Representative Stephanie Mickelson said the Equal Access to Justice Act has been used in ways that slow federal natural-resource projects and may diverge from the law's original intent.
The Resources & Environment Committee voted to send House Memorial HJM 6 to the floor with a "do pass" recommendation after Representative Mark Sauter described concerns about how the Equal Access to Justice Act (EJA) is applied in environmental and natural-resource litigation.
Representative Mark Sauter, District 1, Sandpoint, told the committee that the EJA, enacted in 1980, was intended to reimburse reasonable attorney fees for private parties who prevail against the federal government, citing examples such as Social Security and veterans' claims. Sauter…
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