Legal Opinion
United States v. Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 13, 1974No. Civ. 73-454PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHERIDAN, Chief Judge.
The United States of America brings this action requesting that “1. A judgment be entered declaring that: (a) Section 605 of the Pennsylvania Clean Stream Law, 35 P.S. 691.605, is neither applicable to nor enforceable against the United States or its officers or agents; (b) the civil penalties totaling $1,667,000.00 imposed by order of the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board against the officers and agents of the United States, are invalid, and (c) the penalties entered as liens upon the Judgment Records of the Prothonotary of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, are…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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