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· 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

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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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