Legal Opinion
Arizona Power Authority v. Morton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1977No. 75-2141PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Water is the precious lifeblood of the Southwest.1 In recognition of this fact, Congress has authorized several extensive projects for the development of the water resources of the Colorado River Basin, the principal drainage system of the region. One of these projects is authorized by the Colorado River Storage Project Act (CRSP), ch. 203, 70 Stat. 105 (1956), as amended, 43 U.S.C. §§ 620 et seq. A critically important incident of the damming and construction of storage reservoirs along the upper Colorado River pursuant to CRSP is the generation of hydroelectric power.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- National Woodwork Manufacturers Ass'n v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. Sacramento Municipal Utility DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Board of the County Commissioners v. Crystal Creek Homeowners' Ass'nSupreme Court of Colorado · 2000
- City of Santa Clara, California v. Cecil Andrus, Individually and as Secretary of the Interior, and R. Keith Higginson, Individually and as Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, United States Department of Interior, Cecil Andrus, Individually and as Secretary of the Interior, and R. Keith Higginson, Individually and as Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, United States Department of Interior v. City of Santa Clara, California, Pacific Gas & Electric Company v. City of Santa Clara, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Marjorie Frakes v. Samuel R. Pierce, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Alaska Public Easement Defense Fund v. AndrusDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1977
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