蒙大拿州上诉法院的裁决, 该州不能对冰川国家公园内私人土地进行监管. Montana appeals court rules state can't regulate private land in Glacier National Park.

联邦上诉法院裁定蒙大拿州的河流保护法不适用于冰川国家公园内的私有土地, A federal appeals court ruled Montana’s stream protection law does not apply to private land inside Glacier National Park, allowing a couple to build a home along McDonald Creek. 九巡回法院维持了下级法院的判决, 表示该州缺乏权力执行环境法规在因历史法律而转移到联邦政府管辖范围. The Ninth Circuit upheld a lower court's decision, stating the state lacks authority to enforce environmental regulations on inholdings due to historical laws that transferred jurisdiction to the federal government.