Legal Opinion
Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Ass'n v. Watt
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 30, 1982No. Nos. 81-1040, 81-1041PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
In this case, plaintiff Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association (RMOGA) challenged the Department of the Interior’s interpretation of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. § 1782(c) (1976) (FLPMA or Act), as it relates to oil and gas activity on public lands under federal lease. RMOGA sought declaratory and injunctive relief barring Interior’s application of a “nonimpairment” standard of protection for wilderness values when it considers lessees’ applications to conduct exploration and development activities in Bureau of Land…
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