· 9/1/1981
Milardo v. Coastal Resources Management Council
Citations
- 434 A.2d 266
- 12 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20
- 1981 R.I. LEXIS 1263
How courts have described this case
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- stating that upon delegation, administrative agents must have flexibility to effectuate the purposes of the legislation
- stating that the exercise of a combination of governmental powers has been upheld with respect to administrative agencies and has been consistently recognized as constitutional
- stating that delegation of legislative functions is not per se unconstitutional in light of the need for administrative expertise in the discharge of certain legislative functions
- holding a delegation reasonable in light of the necessity of agency expertise, the specificity of the functions delegated, the standards accompanying the delegation, and the safeguards against administrative abuse
- reviewing court should reverse agency's factual conclusions only where totally devoid of competent evidentiary support
- plaintiff's claim that property had no value was \sweeping conclusion\ that failed to take into account other possible uses
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Judges: Weisberger
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