Legal Opinion
Western Oil & Gas Ass'n v. Sonoma County
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1990No. 88-6608PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge:
Two oil industry associations, the Western Oil and Gas Association (WOGA) and the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), challenge the constitutionality of certain land use ordinances passed by various coastal cities and counties in the State of California.1 The local ordinances regulate the onshore facilities used to support off-shore and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas development. Appellants contend that the ordinances violate the federal policy underlying the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. §§ 1331-1865 (Supp. Y 1987), which…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by46 opinions
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