· 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
How courts have described this case
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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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