State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand Gravel Co.

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  1. Public Trust Doctrine & Water Rights - The Walker Case: Does the Public Trust Doctrine Apply to Water Rights Established in Judicial Decrees?

    Best Best & Krieger LLPRoderick WalstonMarch 24, 2017

    Under the federal equal footing doctrine, new states, upon their admission to statehood, acquire the same sovereign authority over navigable waters and underlying lands as the original thirteen states. Oregon v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co., 429 U.S. 363, 372-374 (1977); Shively, 152 U.S. at 49-50. Thus, when Nevada was admitted to statehood in 1864, Nevada acquired sovereign authority over all navigable waters and underlying lands within its borders.