N.Y. Public Service Law 148 – Rehearing and judicial review
* § 148. Rehearing and judicial review. 1. Any party aggrieved by the board's decision denying or granting a certificate may apply to the board for a rehearing within thirty days after issuance of the aggrieving decision. Any such application shall be considered and decided by the board and any rehearing shall be completed and a decision rendered thereon within three months of the expiration of the period for filing rehearing petitions, provided however that the board may waive the deadline where a rehearing is required if necessary to develop an adequate record. Thereafter such a party may obtain judicial review of such decision as provided in this section. A judicial proceeding shall be brought in the appellate division of the supreme court of the state of New York in the judicial department embracing the county wherein the facility is to be located or, if the application is denied, the county wherein the applicant has proposed to locate the facility. Such proceeding shall be initiated by the filing of a petition in such court within thirty days after the issuance of a final decision by the board upon the application for rehearing together with proof of service of a demand on the board to file with said court a copy of a written transcript of the record of the proceeding and a copy of the board's decision and opinion. The board's copy of said transcript, decision and opinion, shall be available at all reasonable times to all parties for examination without cost. Upon receipt of such petition and demand the board shall forthwith deliver to the court a copy of the record and a copy of the board's decision and opinion. Thereupon, the court shall have jurisdiction of the proceeding and shall have the power to grant such relief as it deems just and proper, and to make and enter an order enforcing, modifying and enforcing as so modified, remanding for further specific evidence or findings or setting aside in whole or in part such decision. The appeal shall be heard on the record, without requirement of reproduction, and upon briefs to the court. No objection that has not been urged by the party in his application for rehearing before the board shall be considered by the court, unless the failure or neglect to urge such objection shall be excused because of extraordinary circumstances. The findings of fact on which such decision is based shall be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence on the record considered as a whole and matters of judicial notice set forth in the opinion. The jurisdiction of the appellate division of the supreme court shall be exclusive and its judgment and order shall be final, subject to review by the court of appeals in the same manner and form and with the same effect as provides for appeals in a special proceeding. All such proceedings shall be heard and determined by the appellate division of the supreme court and by the court of appeals as expeditiously as possible and with lawful precedence over all other matters.
Terms Used In N.Y. Public Service Law 148
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Board: means the New York state board on electric generation siting and the environment, which shall be in the department of public service and consist of seven persons, one of whom shall be the chairman of the public service commission, who shall serve as chairman of the board, one of whom shall be the commissioner of environmental conservation, one of whom shall be the commissioner of health, one of whom shall be the commissioner of the state energy office, one of whom shall be the commissioner of commerce and two of whom shall be public members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be an ad hoc member who shall be a resident of the judicial district in which the facility as primarily proposed is to be located and one of whom shall be an ad hoc member who shall be a resident of the county in which the facility as primarily proposed is to be located. See N.Y. Public Service Law 140
- Certificate: means a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need authorizing the construction of a major steam electric generating facility issued by the board pursuant to this article. See N.Y. Public Service Law 140
- Department: means the state department of public service. See N.Y. Public Service Law 140
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
2. The grounds for and scope of review of the court shall be limited to whether the decision and opinion of the board are:
(a) in conformity with the constitution of the state and the United States; and
(b) supported by substantial evidence in the record and matters of judicial notice properly considered and applied in the opinion;
(c) within the board's statutory jurisdiction or authority;
(d) made in accordance with procedures set forth in this article or established by rule or regulation pursuant to this article;
(e) arbitrary, capricious or an abuse of discretion.
3. Except as herein provided Article 78 of the civil practice law and rules shall apply to appeals taken hereunder.
* NB Expired January 1, 1989
* NB Operative with regard to applications filed on or before December
31, 1988
* NB There are 2 § 148's