1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act of 2018 or the LIST Act of 2018 . 2. Requirement to initiate delisting (a) Requirement in case of recovery Section 4(b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (9) (A) The Secretary shall initiate the procedures in accordance with subsection (a)(1) to remove a species from a list published under subsection (c) if— (i) the goals of a recovery plan for the species developed under subsection (f) have been met