Board of Natural Resources of the State of Washington and Washington State Board of Education v. Ronald H. Brown, Secretary of Commerce of the USA and the United States of America, County of Skamania County of Cowlitz County of Jefferson County of Lewis County of Pacific Edward McLarney County of Whatcom and County of Skagit v. Ronald H. Brown, Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America and the United States of America

992 F.2d 937 61 USLW 2687 , 23 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,848 BOARD OF NATURAL RESOURCES OF the STATE OF WASHINGTON; and Washington State Board of Education, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ronald H. BROWN, * Secretary of Commerce of the USA; and the United States of America, Defendants-Appellees. COUNTY OF SKAMANIA; County of Cowlitz; County of Jefferson; County of Lewis; County of Pacific; Edward McLarney; County of Whatcom; and County of Skagit, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ronald H. BROWN, * Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America; and the United States of America, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-35004. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 9, 1992. Decided May 4, 1993. John W. Hough, Deputy Atty. Gen., State of Washington, Olympia, WA, for plaintiffs-appellants Bd. of Natural Resources, Washington State Bd. of Educ. Daniel B. Ritter, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, WA, for plaintiffs-appellants County appellants. Jeffrey P. Kehne, Environmental & Natural Resources Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellees. Lorraine Wilson, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, WA, for amicus curiae Washington State School Directors' Ass'n.…