Rains v. Donovan

CHOY, Circuit Judge:

Petitioners Rains, Waldon, and Langford are laid-off employees of Nor-Cal Cutters, a logging contractor formerly working for Simpson Timber Co. in forest lands near, but not inside, the area used to expand Redwood National Park in 1978. Title II of the Redwood National Park Expansion Act of 1978, Pub.L. No. 95-250, 92 Stat. 163 (“Redwood Act”)1 provides benefits to certain employees affected by the expansion of the Park. The petitioners appeal the decision of the Secretary of Labor that they do not qualify for Redwood Act benefits. We note jurisdiction under 16 U.S.C. §…