Hoonah Indian Ass'n v. Morrison

ELR Citation: ELR 21024
No(s). s. 97-35833, -36018 (9th Cir. Mar 24, 1999)

The court holds that the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) does not preclude two U.S. Forest Service timber sales in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. The tribal governments allege that the sales violate an ANILCA provision that prohibits public land use that significantl...