Legal Opinion
Independent Petroleum Ass'n of America v. Armstrong
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 28, 2000No. Civ. 98-00531 RCL, Civ. 98-00631 RCLPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LAMBERTH, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, two gas industry trade associations whose members hold federal and Indian gas leases, challenge as arbitrary, capricious and not in accordance with law amended Department of the Interior (“Interior”) regulations (“Rule”) that impose royalties on costs incurred when lessees sell gas in downstream markets. Plaintiffs contend that the royalty obligations imposed by the Rule exceed Interior’s statutory authority under the applicable statutes and have no basis in prior regulations or the gas leases themselves. Additionally, plaintiffs advance…
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