· 7/26/2004
In Re Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules
Citations
- 852 A.2d 1083
- 180 N.J. 478
- 2004 N.J. LEXIS 914
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- holding that “if the regulation is plainly at odds with the statute, we must set it aside.”
- explaining that the FWPA provides the only regulatory authority for freshwater wetlands and that the DEP may not expand its regulatory authority of freshwater wetlands beyond that provided in the FWPA
- stating \deference is appropriate because . . . agencies have the specialized expertise necessary to enact regulations dealing with technical matters\
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Judges: Wallace
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