Montana Wilderness Association v. Connell et al

Filing 224

JUDGMENT regarding 222 Motion for Order/Judgment. PLEASE SEE ORDER FOR FULL DETAILS. Signed by Judge Sam E Haddon on 12/27/2016. (MMS)

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FILED DEC 2 7 2016 Clerk, U.S. District Court District Of Montana Helena IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA GREAT FALLS DIVISION IN RE MONTANA WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION No. CV-09-95-GF-SEH JUDGMENT This document relates to: CV-09-95-GF-SEH CV-09-96-GF-SEH On January 9, 2014, this Court issued an order entering The Parties' Stipulation Regarding Remedy. See Doc. No. 218 ("Order"), 218-1 ("Stipulation"). The Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") has completed Class III surveys of open roads, ways, and airstrips on the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument pursuant to ~ 2 of the Stipulation. BLM has not yet fully determined the eligibility of certain properties, listed in ECF Nos. 223-1 and 223-3 as having an "NRHP Eligibility" status of "Undetermined," for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Nonetheless, 1 the recorded properties listed in ECF Nos. 223-1 and 223-3 as having an "NRHP Eligibility" status of "Undetermined" will be treated as eligible for the National Register unless and until such time as they are determined ineligible by BLM, provided that BLM consults with the State Historic Preservation Officer pursuant to the Montana State Protocol Agreement (2015). ORDERED The Clerk shall enter judgment in the above-captioned case as follows: Judgment is hereby entered for Plaintiff Montana Wilderness Association on Count III of their Complaint (Case No. 09-95, Doc. No. 1, ,-r,-r 102-07) and for Plaintiffs The Wilderness Society, Friends of the Missouri Breaks Monument, National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Oil and Gas Accountability Project on their Fifth Claim for Relief insofar as it relates to BLM' s failure to conduct an inventory of historic properties under the National Historic Preservation Act ("NHP A"). See Case No. 09-96, Doc No. 1, ,-r,-r 224-27, 229-32, 234-35. 1 Judgment is hereby entered for Federal Defendants Jamie Connell, in her official capacity as Director of BLM' s Montana State Office, Neil Kornze, in his official 1 Plaintiffs' The Wilderness Society et al. 's Fifth Claim also included a claim that BLM failed to consult with the State Historic Preservation Office under the NHPA. See id at if 228, 233, 236. The Ninth Circuit found Plaintiffs' consultation claim to be without merit. See Montana Wilderness Ass 'n v. Connell, 725 F.3d 988, 1010 (9th Cir. 2013). 2 capacity as Director ofBLM, the BLM, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Josh Chase, in his official capacity as Acting Manager of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument; and for Defendant-Intervenors Missouri River Stewards, Fergus County, Phillips County, Chouteau County, Blaine County, the Recreational Aviation Foundation, and Montana Pilots Association on all other claims. 2 Each party shall be~~ own costs. DATED this ~/%y of December, 2016 ~HADf#.~/~ United States District Judge 2 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d), Neil Komze and Josh Chase are substituted for Mike Pool and Zane Fulbright, respectively. 3

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