Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Columbia River Gorge Commission

Petitioner Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc., seeks judicial review of the Columbia River Gorge Commission’s (commission) revision of its management plan, arguing that various changes made to the plan violate the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act (Scenic Area Act or the Act), 16 USC §§ 544 - 544p. The commission approved those changes in response to a decision of the Supreme Court, which held that several aspects of an earlier revision of the management plan violated the Act. Friends of Columbia Gorge v. Columbia River (S055722), 346 Or 366, 213 P3d 1164 (2009). The court…