However, there are plenty of other Federal laws that WILL apply if there's
CURRENT Federal involvement -- notably the National Environmental Policy Act,
National Historic Preservation Act, American Indian Religious Freedom Act,
and Religious Freedom Restoration Act. If you can find a federal agency
that's involved -- via funding assistance, permit, or whatever -- and can let
me know what agency it is and how it's involved, I may be able to help you
push the right buttons. Some possibilities include:
* Some branch of the Justice Department that might be providing financial or
technical assistance;
* Another federal financial assistance agency, such as HUD or what used to be
the Farmers Home Administration;
* The Corps of Engineers, which would have to issue a permit if the project
will involve filling a wetland or discharge into a waterway; and
* The State coastal zone agency, if it has to issue a permit for the project
under authorities delegated to it pursuant to the Federal Coastal Zone
Management Act.
Good luck.
Tom King
tfking106@aol.com