ELR Citation: ELR 20455
No(s). 8062 (E.D. Tenn. Apr 17, 1973)

NEPA does not require the Tennessee Valley Authority to submit a separate environmental impact statement each time it awards a long-term coal procurement contract. A single statement concerning overall coal procurement policies fulfills the requirements of the Act. TVA had a rational basis for believing that contract-by-contract impact statements would unduly restrict competitive bidding, in violation of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act. Plaintiff environmentalists' motion for summary judgment is denied.

Counsel for Plaintiffs
Charles D. Susano Jr.
1200 Hamilton National Bank Building
Knoxville, TN 37902

Counsel for Defendants
Robert Young
Suite 1000 Burwell Building
Knoxville, TN 37902

C.D. McDoulett Jr.
Fourth National Bank Building
Tulsa, OK 74119