Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION AND POWERS
38 §346. Judicial appeals

§346. Judicial appeals
1.  Appeal to Superior Court.  Except as provided in subsection 4 and section 347‑A, subsection 3 or 4, any person aggrieved by any order or decision of the board or commissioner may appeal to the Superior Court. These appeals to the Superior Court must be taken in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 7.  
[PL 2009, c. 642, Pt. B, §3 (AMD).]
2. 
[PL 1977, c. 694, §759 (RP).]
2-A.  Appeal.  Any party to the appeal in the Superior Court under this section may obtain review by appeal to the Supreme Judicial Court sitting as the law court. The appeal shall be taken as in other civil cases.  
[PL 1977, c. 696, §342 (NEW).]
3.  Limitation. 
[PL 2001, c. 232, §4 (RP).]
4.  Appeal of decision.  A judicial appeal of final action by the board or commissioner regarding an application for an expedited wind energy development, as defined in Title 35‑A, section 3451, subsection 4, or a general permit pursuant to section 480‑HH or section 636‑A must be taken to the Supreme Judicial Court sitting as the Law Court. The Law Court has exclusive jurisdiction over request for judicial review of final action by the commissioner or the board regarding expedited wind energy developments or a general permit pursuant to section 480‑HH or section 636‑A. These appeals to the Law Court must be taken in the manner provided in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 7 and the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 80C.  
[PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. A, §34 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 300, §9 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 694, §§758,759 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 696, §342 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B4 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 232, §4 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. B, §§7, 8 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. E, §5 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 642, Pt. B, §§3, 4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. A, §34 (AMD).

Structure Maine Revised Statutes

Maine Revised Statutes

TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION

Chapter 2: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION AND POWERS

38 §341. Department (REPEALED)

38 §341-A. Department of Environmental Protection

38 §341-B. Rules

38 §341-C. Board membership

38 §341-D. Board responsibilities and duties

38 §341-E. Board meetings

38 §341-F. Administration

38 §341-G. Board of Environmental Protection Fund

38 §341-H. Departmental rulemaking

38 §342. Commissioner, duties

38 §342-A. Operations (REPEALED)

38 §342-B. Liability of fiduciaries and lenders

38 §343. Regulations (REPEALED)

38 §343-A. Rules (REPEALED)

38 §343-B. Preapplication and presubmission meetings

38 §343-C. Technical and Environmental Assistance Program

38 §343-D. Pollution Prevention and Small Business Assistance Advisory Panel (REPEALED)

38 §343-E. Voluntary response action program

38 §343-F. Reporting and disclosure requirements

38 §343-G. Environmental management systems (REPEALED)

38 §343-H. Clean Government Initiative

38 §343-I. Smart Tracks for Exceptional Performers and Upward Performers Program

38 §344. Processing of applications

38 §344-A. Outside review of applications

38 §344-B. Timetables for processing permit applications

38 §345. Hearings (REPEALED)

38 §345-A. Hearings

38 §346. Judicial appeals

38 §347. Violations (REPEALED)

38 §347-A. Violations

38 §347-B. Modification, revocation or suspension of license (REPEALED)

38 §347-C. Right of inspection and entry

38 §348. Judicial enforcement

38 §349. Penalties

38 §349-A. Mining rules (REPEALED)

38 §349-B. Debarment from department contracts