Legal Opinion
United States v. Union Oil Company of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1977No. 74-1574PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWNING, Circuit Judge.
This is a quiet title action brought by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to section 21(b) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, 30 U.S.C. § 1020(b), to determine whether the mineral reservation in patents issued under the Stock-Raising Homestead Act of 1916, 43 U.S.C. § 291 et seq., reserved to the United States geothermal resources underlying the patented lands. The district court held that it did not. 369 F.Supp. 1289 (N.D.Cal.1973). We reverse.
Various elements cooperate to produce geothermal power accessible for use on the surface of the earth.…
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