Legal Opinion
United States v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Environmental Quality Board
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 7, 1983No. 83-1046PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, District Judge.
The United States, on behalf of the Navy, instituted this action in the district court against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its Environmental Quality Board (“EQB”), seeking to set aside a decision of the EQB denying a water quality certification request. The defendants (hereinafter collectively “Puerto Rico” or “the Commonwealth”) moved to dismiss the case for want of subject matter jurisdiction, asseverating that the Clean Water Act of 1977, Pub.L. No. 95-217,91 Stat. 1566 (1977) (codified as amended at 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251-1376) (“CWA”) requires the issues raised…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Isaac Camacho v. Autoridad De Telefonos De Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
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