Legal Opinion
Arkla Exploration Co. v. Watt
District Court, W.D. Arkansas
Decided September 20, 1982No. Civ. 82-2168PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
H. FRANKLIN WATERS, District Judge.
I. Historical Background and Factual Summary
Congress first authorized mineral exploration and development of government land in 1920, when it gave the Secretary discretionary authority to open “public domain lands” to leasing. 30 U.S.C. §§ 181-263. In 1947 Congress authorized mineral leasing on lands “acquired” by the federal government from private owners. 30 U.S.C. §§ 351-359. Under the 1947 Act, lands acquired by the United States and set apart for military or naval purposes were excluded from leasing. 30 U.S.C. § 352.
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2Cases cited62 opinions
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- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Arkla Exploration Co. v. Texas Oil & Gas Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Anable v. FordDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1985
- Texas Oil & Gas Corp. v. HodelDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987
- Arkla Exploration Co. v. WattDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1983
- Arkla Exploration Company and State of Arkansas v. Texas Oil & Gas Corp., James G. Watt, Secretary of Interior. (Two Cases). Arkla Exploration Company and State of Arkansas v. Texas Oil & Gas Corp., James G. Watt, Secretary of Interior, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984