ELR Citation: ELR 20129
No(s). 82-1326 (U.S. Jan 11, 1984)

The Court, reversing the Ninth Circuit, 12 ELR 21084, rules that the sale of outer continental shelf (OCS) oil and gas leases does not "directly affect" the coastal zone and thus does not require a consistency determination under §307(c)(1) of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA). The Court first...