Legal Opinion
Haynes v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1989No. 88-3944PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge:
I
Appellants appeal a grant of summary judgment upholding the Secretary of the Interior’s interpretation of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (“ANCSA”), 43 U.S.C. § 1613(h) (1982). The Secretary determined the language of 43 U.S.C. § 1613(h) granted him the discretion to limit the allocation of lands to Alaska Natives to less than the statutory maximum of 160 acres where the lands claimed were part of a National Wildlife Reserve. We defer to the Secretary’s interpretation, which we view as reasonable, supported by statutory language, and not inconsistent with the…
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