Legal Opinion
Nebraska v. Rural Electrification Administration
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 4, 1994No. 93-2084PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
The State of Nebraska petitioned the district court to limit the participation of the Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust in various environmental litigation. The district court denied the petition, finding that the Trustees were acting within the scope of their authority under the trust instrument. We affirm.
The Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust was established pursuant to a 1978 settlement agreement following litigation between the State of Nebraska and the Basin Electric Power Cooperative of Bismarck, North Dakota, the project manager of *1338th…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Nebraska v. WyomingSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Nebraska v. Wyoming (Colorado, Impleaded Defendant, and the United States, Intervenor)Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- In Re Trust of CrissNebraska Supreme Court · 1983
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- State of Nebraska, the National Wildlife Federation Nebraska Wildlife Federation National Audubon Society, Powder River Basin Resource Council Laramie River Conservation Council, Intervenors v. Rural Electrification Administration David A. Hamil, Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration Frank Bennett, Director, North Central Area-Electric, for the Rural Electrification Administration, Basin Electric Power Cooperative Tri-State Generation & Transmission Assn., Inc. Chimney Rock Public Power District the Midwest Electric Membership Corp. Panhandle Rural Electric Membership Assn. Wheat Belt Public Power District Nw Rural Public Power District City of Lincoln, Intervenors, Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust, Intervenor-Appellee. State of Nebraska, the National Wildlife Federation Nebraska Wildlife Federation National Audubon Society v. James W. Ray, in His Official Capacity as District Engineer, Omaha District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994