ZZ.

a.

Ths

Netietnal Environmental Policy Act
arrliieas snd Has Been Violated

UEFA :oriies In Tne Trust Territory ~ NEPA governs the actions

of Fetersl agerniiss in the Trust Territory.

In People of Enewetak

+. Latrd, 353 F.Susp. 311 (D.C. Hawaii 1973), this District
1 ly

ama extensively considered whether actions of

the Letartment of Defense and of the Air Force, taken in
ne Trust Territory, were subject to NEPA.

Federal District

R

euize Samuel PB. xing concluded that NEPA did apply and therefore
envcinei Turther conduct of a high explosives testing program
on Ene vataxz Atoll tn the Marshal] Islands because the Federal
S2arenients had Teilei to prepare an environmental impact
ment

28

state-

reguireid tv Nees

env. Department of Interior, 356 F.Suss.
$-2,

22i'3 as moaities, 502 F.2d 99, cert. denied, 43 U.S.L.9. 3525

flit

arch 1975) Judge King once again carefully considered,

ynen artimmed, nmis-crevious holding that NEPA is applicable to the
aco tions t2 Federai officials in the Trust Territory.

Upon aposal,

tne Tourt of Avreals for the Ninth Circuit specifically recognized,
ena affizrmed, tnat tonelusion.

502 F.2d 90, 94-95.

lz2 also Presicential Exec. Order No.
(2utec.

11752, 3 C.F.R.

), in which President Nixon on December 17, 1973 set out the

wetrinsicilities

7 Fesaerel agencies under NEPA and other environmental

Laue ir, gamstrusating Parzilities within the United States.

Unicei =vates" i: defined to include the Trust Territory.

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