Legal Opinion
Santa Fe International Corp. v. Watt
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 17, 1984No. Civ. A. 83-347 MMSPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, District Judge.
Former Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt issued a decision on March 10, 1983, barring Kuwaiti citizens and corporations from acquiring interests in oil and gas leases on public lands under the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920, 30 U.S.C. §§ 181 et seq. (1982) (the “MLLA”). See “Decision on the Status of Kuwait Under the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. § 181 et seq),” Docket Item (“Dkt.”) 6A at 157 (cited hereinafter as the “March 10 Decision”). The present action challenges that decision. 1
Section 1 of the MLLA, 30 U.S.C. § 181,…
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