Legal Opinion
League of Women Voters of Tulsa, Inc. v. United States Corps of Engineers
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 14, 1984No. 81-1947PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SETH, Chief Judge.
The trial court held that the Corps-Tulsa final contract for water storage space in Oologah Reservoir and repayment of the City’s share of cost was a major federal action requiring a full NEPA impact statement by the Corps of Engineers. The Corps takes this appeal and urges that there were no discretionary elements left as all the planning, contracting for space and construction had been completed, thus no decisions remained subject to NEPA.
The development of the Oologah Reservoir covers an extended period of time and the contract in issue comes at the very end. There were a…
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of the United States ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Robert F. Froehlke, Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- The Committee for Nuclear Responsibility, Inc. v. Glenn T. SeaborgCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Wyoming Outdoor Coordinating Council v. Earl L. Butz, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Oklahoma Wildlife Federation v. United States Army Corps of EngineersDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1988
- Sierra Club v. FroehlkeDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1986
- Bunch v. HodelDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1985
- League Of Women Voters Of Tulsa v. United States Corps Of EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984