ELR Citation: ELR 20217
No(s). 04-35936 (9th Cir. Oct 19, 2005)

The court holds that §407 of the Flathead and Kootenai National Forest Rehabilitation Act does not violate the separation-of-powers doctrine. Under §407, timber sales can be implemented as long as each project area retains 10% designated old growth below 5,500 feet. Nothing in §407 di...