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Impact Statements: Regulations Leave Room For Delays In Seqra Proceedings, John R. Nolon
Impact Statements: Regulations Leave Room For Delays In Seqra Proceedings, John R. Nolon
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
SEQRA, the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act, creates a process whereby public actions are reviewed with the intent to mitigate adverse environmental impacts. The SEQRA process has several flexible time constraints, which through negotiation, may be extended. Issues often arise due to the discrepancies between SEQRA’s imposed time limits and the time limits imposed on land use boards to make determinations about proposed projects. The question of which time limits apply was determined in Sun Beach Real Estate Corp. v. Anderson Beach. In that case, the court held that decisions, such as site plan approval deadlines, do not …
The Original Understanding Of The Takings Clause, William Michael Treanor
The Original Understanding Of The Takings Clause, William Michael Treanor
Georgetown Environmental Law & Policy Institute Papers & Reports
The champions of the property rights movement claim that they are fighting to restore the original understanding of the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment. They invoke James Madison and other founding fathers as support for proposed statutes that require the federal government to pay property owners when it prevents them from harming the environment or jeopardizing the survival of endangered species. Wetlands regulation, it is often said, "takes" property by diminishing its value, and the founders adopted the Takings Clause to ensure that, when government regulations diminished the value of property, the owner would receive compensation. Increasing numbers of …