ELR Citation: ELR 20671
No(s). s. 85-2588, -2609 (Fed. Cir. May 14, 1986)

The court holds that the Corps of Engineers' (Corps') denial of a Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) §404 permit to mine limestone in Florida is not necessarily a taking of private property requiring just compensation simply because it inhibits the landowner's ability to make a profit.The ...