Dunn-McCampbell Royalty Interest, Inc. v. National Park Service

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Before 1963, there was no Padre Island National Park off the coast of the State of Texas. It took a lot of maneuvering between the State of Texas and the United States to create the national park out of these coastal island lands, much belonging to the State of Texas, some belonging to private parties. The Texas Consent Statute, the deeds of conveyance, the federal Enabling Act of 1962, and the Oil and Gas *433Management Plan of 2001, as well as the Energy Policy Act of 2005, are all involved in this appeal.

Now, almost fifty years later, this appeal presents a…