Maine v. Department of the Navy
ELR Citation: ELR 20614 No(s). 86-0211-P (D. Me. Nov 23, 1988)
The court holds that Resource conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) §6001 waives the federal government's sovereign immunity from state actions for civil penalties under state law, and from state hazardous waste fees. The court first holds that RCRA §6001 waives the federal government's sovereign i...