ELR Citation: ELR 20602
No(s). 18-73-R (E.D. Va. Jun 5, 1973)

The Administrator of EPA is not required to allot all funds authorized to be appropriated under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, but the allotment of only 45 percent of the amounts authorized represents an illegal abuse of discretion. EPA's policy of impounding funds is held to be null and void. See Comment, Impoundment: Courts Move to Compel Release of Withheld Funds, 3 ELR 10102 (July, 1973). See also City of New York v. Ruckelshaus, 3 ELR 20410.

Counsel for Plaintiff
Alan B. Morrison
W. Thomas Jacks
Public Citizen Litigation Group
2000 P. St., NW, Suite 515
Washington, DC 20036

Counsel for Defendant
Brian P. Gettings
U.S. Attorney
Alexandria, VA

Harlington Wood, Jr.
Harland F. Leathers Attorneys
Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530