State v. St. Croix County

¶ 1. At the State's direction, St. Croix County passed a zoning ordinance (the river-way ordinance) to regulate the portion of the Lower St. Croix River that lies within the County. Later, the County amended the riverway ordinance so that it did not apply to the portion of the Lower St. Croix River that is under federal administration. This left that portion of the river without riverway zoning adequate to meet the State's mandate to the County. Therefore, the State sued to nullify the County's amendment. As a defense to the State's action, the County claims that the federal government…