NORTHERN PLAINS v. BOARD OF NATURAL RESOURCES

No. 14215.

594 P.2d 297 (1979)

NORTHERN PLAINS RESOURCE COUNCIL and Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Inc., Petitioners and Respondents, v. BOARD OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION et al., Respondents and Appellants.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided April 10, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.H. Bellingham argued, Billings, John L. Peterson argued, Butte, Richard J. Andriolo argued, Bozeman, Maurice F. Hennessey argued, Butte, C.W. Leaphart, Jr., argued, Helena, Neil S. Keefer, Billings, John W. Ross, Butte, for respondents and appellants.

Leo C. Graybill, Jr. and Gregory H. Warner, argued, Great Falls, for petitioners and respondents.

Benjamin W. Hilley argued, Great Falls, D. Patrick McKittrick, Great Falls, for amicus curiae.


HARRISON, Justice.

Pursuant to the Montana Major Facility Siting Act, section 70-801 et seq., R.C.M. 1947, now section 75-20-101 et seq. MCA (hereinafter "Siting Act"), the Board of Natural Resources and Conservation (hereinafter "Board of Natural Resources"), on July 22, 1976, granted to the Montana Power Company, Puget Sound Power and Light Company, Portland General Electric Company, the Washington Water Power Company, and Pacific Power and Light Company (hereinafter...

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