Kentucky ex rel. Dep't for Natural Resources & Envtl. Protection v. Stephens

ELR Citation: ELR 20772
No(s). 75-1050 (Ky. Jul 2, 1976)

The court upholds the consitutionality of the Kentucky Wild Rivers Act, but rules that when Kentucky seeks to prohibit activities in areas covered by the Act, a taking of property occurs for which compensation must be paid. The Wild Rivers Act designates eight streams, including the subject Columbia...