ELR Citation: ELR 20750
No(s). 78-5676 (5th Cir. Sep 24, 1979)

Reversing a criminal conviction, the court rules that the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) does not give the Secretary of the Interior authority to promulgate conservation regulations governing offshore activities unrelated to mineral leases. Defendant, who damaged a coral reef while carryi...