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5 Joule: Duq. Energy & Envtl. L.J. 1 (2017)

handle is hein.journals/joule5 and id is 1 raw text is: The Limitations of Federal Agencies and the Finality and Judicial Reviewability of Agency Actions Under the Administrative Procedure Act: U.S. Army Corps of Eng'rs v. Hawkes Co., 136 S. Ct. 1807 (2016) Kathleen M. Hum Abstract This case note addresses a delayed clarification in administrative and agency jurisprudence, specifically dealing with the scope and reviewability offinal agency actions under federal statutes. Part I of this case note discusses the Clean Water Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers' (Corps) jurisdiction. Part II analyzes a recent United States Supreme Court Decision, U.S. Army Corps of Eng'rs v. Hawkes Co., that firther defined the rights ofprivate landowners to challenge final agency actions. In U.S. Army Corps of Eng'rs v. Hawkes Co., the Court held that an approved jurisdictional determination issued by the Corps was afinal agency action under the Administrative Procedure Act. Part III inquires into the history of the Corps' authority over waters of the United States. Finally, Part IV argues why the Supreme Court correctly expanded the rights ofprivate landowners to challenge a federal agency 's actions and the current limitations of that decision. 1