Legal Opinion
City of Gillette, Wyoming v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 28, 1984No. 82-2084PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
The city of Gillette, Wyoming, appeals from two orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejecting Gillette’s application for a preliminary permit to study a proposed hydroelectric project. Under the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 791a-825r, the FERC may issue licenses for developing hydroelectric projects at federal dams. 16 U.S.C. § 797(e). A preliminary permit gives the recipient the exclusive right to study the feasibility of a project and to apply for a license to develop the project. It may be issued for a period as long as three years. 16 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Leonard P. Matlovich v. Secretary of the Air Force and Colonel Alton J. ThogersenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- United States of America Ex Rel. Neil Bruce Checkman v. Hon. Melvin Laird, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Jicarilla Apache Tribe v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by11 opinions
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