Northwest Resource Info. Ctr. v. National Marine Fisheries Serv.

ELR Citation: ELR 21218
No(s). C92-1156(D)M (W.D. Wash. Mar 3, 1993)

The court holds that the Ninth Circuit's exclusive jurisdiction over a challenge to a final decision of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) turns on the action challenged and not on the lawsuit's legal theory. In order to encourage prompt action, the Northwest Power Act (NWPA) grants exclusive...