Legal Opinion
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 31, 2016No. 14-15326; 15-11599PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, District Judge:
This case involves the addition of approximately 112,400 acres of land (“Addition Lands”) to the Big Cypress National Preserve in the State of Florida (“Original Preserve”). The Original Preserve was established by the Big Cypress National Preserve Act, 16 U.S.C. § 698f(a), and consists of over 574,000 acres. In 1988, Congress authorized the National Park Service (“NPS”) to acquire the Addition Lands, which are the subject of this suit.
The Addition Lands contained approximately 244 miles of Off-Road Vehicle (“ORV”) trails that were open for public use prior to their…
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