1. Where a statute directs an agency to carry out
and pay for a federal project for public benefit
without granting express authority to regulate
private parties, may agency action shifting
project costs onto private parties be upheld by
application of Cheuron deference?

2. Does the unconstitutional conditions doctrine
to protect private property rights apply in the
context of federal government contracts and
subcontracts?

Where a statute directs an agency to carry out and pay for a federal project for public benefit without granting express authority to regulate private parties, may agency action shifting project costs onto private parties be upheld by application of Chevron deference?