TITLE 10
Courts and civil procedureProcedure in particular actions
CHAPTER 10-20
State Environmental Rights
SECTION 10-20-8
§ 10-20-8 Administrative and licensing
proceedings Intervention by environment advocate.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-20-9, in any administrative,
licensing, or other similar proceedings and in any action for judicial review
thereof which is made available by law, the environmental advocate may
intervene on such terms as the court may deem just and equitable in order to
effectuate the purposes and policies set forth in § 10-20-1.
(b) In any administrative, licensing, or other similar
proceedings, the agency shall consider the alleged impairment, pollution, or
destruction of the air, water, land, or other natural resources located within
the state and no conduct shall be authorized or approved which does, or is
likely to have, such effect so long as there is a feasible, prudent, and
economically viable alternative consistent with the reasonable requirements of
the public health, safety, and welfare.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1978, ch. 224, § 1.)
