Legal Opinion
Port of Astoria v. Hodel
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1979No. Nos. 75-3465, 75-3621, 75-3699 and 76-1049PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge.
This case consists of appeals and cross appeals from a judgment that held a power supply contract between the defendants valid, but unenforceable, until the contract’s implications had been assessed in environmental impact statements (EIS’s) pursuant to section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4332. The contract (referred to herein as the “Umatilla contract”) obligates the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to supply electrical power to an aluminum reduction plant that Alumax Pacific Corporation (Alumax) plans to build and operate in…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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