95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7229, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12,347 Patrick Buckley Personal Watercraft v. City of Redding, California, a Municipal Corporation

66 F.3d 188 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7229 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12,347 Patrick BUCKLEY; Personal Watercraft, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF REDDING, CALIFORNIA, a Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-17277. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 15, 1995. Decided Sept. 13, 1995. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Nov. 30, 1995. * Sharon K. Sandeen, Downey, Brand, Seymour & Rowher, Sacramento, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants. Walter P. McNeill, Law Offices of Walter P. McNeill, Redding, CA, and Bradley N. Webb, Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, Sacramento, CA, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Before: HUG, ALARCON, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. HUG, Circuit Judge: 1 In this case, we must determine whether the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act ("the Act"), 16 U.S.C. Secs. 777 -777k, confers a right enforceable under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 to access certain waterways for specified recreational purposes. We hold that the Act does confer rights enforceable under section 1983 and, accordingly, reverse the…