County of Santa Barbara, a Political Subdivision of the State of California, and the City of Santa Barbara, a Municipal Corporation of the State of California v. Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior, United States of America, Alvin Weingand v. Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior, William T. Pecora, Director, United States Geological Survey, D. W. Solanas, Regional Supervisor, Oil and Gas Division, United States Geological Survey, Lee A. Dubridge, Science Advisor to the President of the United States, John S. Steinhart, Office of Science and Technology and Executive Secretary to the Special Panel on the Future of the Union Oil Lease, Gulf Oil Company, Mobil Oil Corporation, Texaco, Inc., Union Oil Co.

426 F.2d 164 COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, a political subdivision of the State of California, and The City of Santa Barbara, a municipal corporation of the State of California, Appellants, v. Walter J. HICKEL, Secretary of the Interior, United States of America, et al., Appellees. Alvin WEINGAND et al., Appellants, v. Walter J. HICKEL, Secretary of the Interior, William T. Pecora, Director, United States Geological Survey, D. W. Solanas, Regional Supervisor, Oil and Gas Division, United States Geological Survey, Lee A. Dubridge, Science Advisor to the President of the United States, John S. Steinhart, Office of Science and Technology and Executive Secretary to the Special Panel on the Future of the Union Oil Lease, Gulf Oil Company, Mobil Oil Corporation, Texaco, Inc., Union Oil Co., Appellees. No. 25413. No. 25414. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 21, 1970. A. L. Wirin (argued), Fred Okrand, Los Angeles, Cal., George P. Kading, Stanley T. Tomlinson, Marvin Levine, Santa Barbara, Cal., Bruce A. Bevan, Jr. (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for appellants. Edmund Clark (argued), Washington, D.C., Philip K. Verleger (argued), Allyn Kreps (argued), Los Angeles, Cal.,…