State of Alaska & Mauneluk Association v. Cecil D. Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Defenders of Wildlife, Intervenors. State of Alaska & Mauneluk Association v. Cecil D. Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Defenders of Wildlife

591 F.2d 537 14 ERC 1299 , 9 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,137 STATE OF ALASKA & Mauneluk Association, Appellants, v. Cecil D. ANDRUS, Secretary of the Interior, Appellee, v. DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE et al., Intervenors. STATE OF ALASKA & Mauneluk Association, Appellees, v. Cecil D. ANDRUS, Secretary of the Interior, Defendant, v. DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE et al., Appellants. Nos. 77-3169, 77-3408. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Feb. 22, 1979. William T. Council, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Juneau, Alaska, for State of Alaska. Karin P. Sheldon (argued), Thomas B. Stoel, Jr., Washington, D. C., for Defenders of Wildlife. James W. Moorman, Robert L. Klarquist (argued) of Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., G. Kenneth Gilleland, Tallahassee, Fla., for Secretary of the Interior. Appeal from the United States District for the District of Alaska. Before WRIGHT and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and JAMESON * , District Judge. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge: 1 This appeal presents the question whether the Secretary of Interior's nonexercise of executive power (which he may or may not possess) to regulate wildlife on federal land in Alaska requires him to file an environmental impact statement.…