Legal Opinion
Watt v. Energy Action Educational Foundation
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 1, 1981No. 80-1464PublishedCited by 274 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
We are asked to review a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit compelling the Secretary of the Interior to experiment with the use of certain statutorily defined bidding systems in awarding leases for oil and gas exploration and development on the Outer Continental Shelf. Because the decision below incorrectly construes the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978, 92 Stat. 629, 43 U. S. C. § 1331 et seq. (1976 ed. and Supp. Ill), we reverse.
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The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953 (OCS Lands Act), 67 Stat. 462, as amended, 92…
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