Legal Opinion
League to Save Lake Tahoe v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 17, 1975No. 73-3611PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RENFREW, District Judge:
In 1968 the states of California and Nevada entered into a compact to create a regional agency with extensive powers to regulate and control development within the Lake Tahoe Basin in order to protect the natural resources and ecological balance of the area. 1 In December of 1969 Congress gave its consent to the compact as provided for in Article I, § 10, cl. 3 of the United States Constitution. 2
The Tahoe Regional Planning Compact (“Compact”) created Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (“TRPA”) and charged it with responsibility for developing within ninety days a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by55 opinions
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