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· 11/27/1978

State of Alaska v. Carter

Citations

  • 462 F. Supp. 1155
  • 12 ERC 1486
  • 8 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20903
  • 12 ERC (BNA) 1486
  • 1978 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14159

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  • holding that President is not subject to environmental impact statement requirements when proclaiming monuments under the Antiquities Act
  • NEPA only applies to agencies, and President is not an agency, particularly when his authority is discretionary
  • president not subject to requirements of National Environmental Policy Act when proclaiming national monuments under the Antiquities Act
  • “[T]he President is not subject to the impact statement requirement of [the National Environmental Policy Act] when exercising his power to proclaim national monuments under the Antiquities Act.”
  • application of NEPA to Interior Secretary's advice to President
  • application of NEPA to Interior Secretary’s advice to President

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Judges: Von Der Heydt

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