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ID HJM006
JM
Status
3/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Resources and Conservation Committee
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AI Summary
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Idaho Legislature requests Congress amend the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) of 1980 to require parties prevail on the "central issue" rather than just "any significant issue" to receive attorney's fees in environmental or natural resource cases
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Federal agencies paid $115,476,482.59 in EAJA attorney's fees and expenses in fiscal year 2023
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Department of the Interior paid 19 awards totaling $2,868,732.63 and the Environmental Protection Agency paid six awards totaling $1,408,792.88 in fiscal year 2023
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The Legislature contends EAJA has been misused to fund litigation that blocks development and resource extraction, harming Idaho citizens whose livelihoods depend on land development
Legislative Description
States findings of the Legislature and calls on Congress to amend the Equal Access to Justice Act.
EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT
Last Action
Delivered to Secretary of State at 11:46 a.m. on March 25, 2025
3/25/2025