Pennbank v. United States

ELR Citation: ELR 20353
No(s). 85-3066 (3d Cir. Dec 20, 1985)

The court rules that actions of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Agriculture concerning sewage treatment construction grants fall under the discretionary function exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The banks had provided interim financing to the municipal...