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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 346 (2026)

Judicial appeals

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1.  Appeal to Superior Court.  Except as provided in subsection 4 and section 347‑A, subsection 3 or 4, any person aggrieved by any order or other final action of the board or commissioner may appeal to the Superior Court. These appeals to the Superior Court must be taken in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 7.  
[PL 2023, c. 139, §5 (AMD).]
2. 
[PL 1977, c. 694, §759 (RP).]
2-A.  Appeal.  Any party to the appeal in the Superior Court under this section may obtain review by appeal to the Supreme Judicial Court sitting as the law court. The appeal shall be taken as in other civil cases.  
[PL 1977, c. 696, §342 (NEW).]
3.  Limitation. 
[PL 2001, c. 232, §4 (RP).]
4.  Appeal of decision.  A judicial appeal of final action by the board or commissioner regarding an application for an expedited wind energy development, as defined in Title 35‑A, section 3451, subsection 4, an application for a transmission line or lines developed pursuant to Title 35‑A, section 3210‑I, subsection 2 or a general permit pursuant to section 480‑HH or section 636‑A must be taken to the Supreme Judicial Court sitting as the Law Court. The Law Court has exclusive jurisdiction over request for judicial review of final action by the commissioner or the board regarding expedited wind energy developments, an application for a transmission line or lines developed pursuant to Title 35‑A, section 3210‑I, subsection 2 or a general permit pursuant to section 480‑HH or section 636‑A. These appeals to the Law Court must be taken in the manner provided in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 7 and the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 80C.  
[PL 2023, c. 660, §11 (AMD).]
5.  Tolling of deadlines.  When a license or permit decision or other final action of the board or the commissioner is appealed to a court in accordance with this section, the board or the commissioner may toll for the pendency of the judicial appeal the running of time for any deadline established in the license, permit or action under appeal.  
[PL 2023, c. 139, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 300, §9 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 694, §§758,759 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 696, §342 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B4 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 232, §4 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. B, §§7, 8 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. E, §5 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 642, Pt. B, §§3, 4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. A, §34 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 139, §§5, 6 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 660, §11 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2024 · leading case: Friends of Lincoln Lakes v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 2010 ME 18 (Me. 2010).
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Friends of Lincoln Lakes v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 2010 ME 18 (Me. 2010). · cites it 3× “38 M.R.S. § 346(1), (2-A) (2009). FOLL argues that the direct appeal to us unfairly denies parties in expedited wind energy development matters the right to have the appeal heard first by the Superior Court, as occurs in most other administrative appeals.”
Concerned Citizens to Save Roxbury v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 15 A.3d 1263 (Me. 2011). · cites it 3× “[¶ 1] Pursuant to 38 M.R.S. § 346(4) (2010), 1 Concerned Citizens to Save Rox- *1265 bury, the Silver Lake Camp Owners Association, and several individuals (collectively CCSR) appeal from a decision of the Board of Environmental Protection that approved the issuance of permits…”
Tenants Harbor Gen. Store, LLC v. Dep't of Env't Prot., 2011 ME 6 (Me. 2011). · cites it 2× “§ 11001 (2010), 38 M.R.S. § 346(1) (2007), and M.R. Civ. P.”
Passadumkeag Mountain Friends v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 2014 ME 116 (Me. 2014). “See 38 M.R.S. § 346(4) (2013); M.R.App. P. 2(b)(3).”
Tomer v. Maine Human Rights Comm'n, 2008 ME 190 (Me. 2008). “See 38 M.R.S. § 346 (2007); Hannum v. Bd. of Envtl.”
Storer v. Dep't of Env't Prot., 656 A.2d 1191 (Me. 1995). · cites it 2× “We discern no particularized injury to Storer caused by the agency’s grant of his application. In fact, Storer has benefitted in each instance from the agency order awarding him a revised permit.”
Friends of Maine's Mountains v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 2013 ME 25 (Me. 2013). “” Friends appealed the Board’s order directly to this Court, pursuant to 38 M.R.S. § 346(4) (2012) (providing the Law Court with exclusive jurisdiction to review the Board’s final action on expedited wind energy developments).”
Save Our Sebasticook, Inc. v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 2007 ME 102 (Me. 2007). “In its decision, the Board explicitly adopted the Department’s findings of fact and made additional findings of fact after reviewing the materials submitted by SOS and FPL Energy.”
Gulf Island Pond Oxygenation Proj. P'ship v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 644 A.2d 1055 (Me. 1994). “Pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A. § 346 (Supp.1993) and M.R.Civ.”
Martha A. Powers Trust v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 15 A.3d 1273 (Me. 2011). · cites it 3× “Powers Trust and Brian Raynes (collectively Trust) appeal, pursuant to 38 M.R.S. § 346(4) (2010), 1 from a decision of the Board of Environmental Protection.”
Hans Utsch et al. v. Dep't of Env't Prot., 2024 ME 10 (Me. 2024). · cites it 2× “38 M.R.S. § 346(1). The Administrative Procedure Act provides that parties may seek an advisory ruling or an informal staff opinion from an agency, though such a ruling or opinion is neither binding nor appealable.”
Champlain Wind, LLC v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 2015 ME 156 (Me. 2015). “” Champlain filed a timely petition for review of the Board’s final agency action pursuant to 38 M.R.S. § 346(4) (2014), 5 M.R.S. § 11002.”
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— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 346(1) — 9 cases
Friends of Lincoln Lakes v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 2010 ME 18 (Me. 2010). “38 M.R.S. § 346(1), (2-A) (2009). FOLL argues that the direct appeal to us unfairly denies parties in expedited wind energy development matters the right to have the appeal heard first by the Superior Court, as occurs in most other administrative appeals.”
Tenants Harbor Gen. Store, LLC v. Dep't of Env't Prot., 2011 ME 6 (Me. 2011). “§ 11001 (2010), 38 M.R.S. § 346(1) (2007), and M.R. Civ. P.”
Storer v. Dep't of Env't Prot., 656 A.2d 1191 (Me. 1995). “We discern no particularized injury to Storer caused by the agency’s grant of his application. In fact, Storer has benefitted in each instance from the agency order awarding him a revised permit.”
Hans Utsch et al. v. Dep't of Env't Prot., 2024 ME 10 (Me. 2024). “38 M.R.S. § 346(1). The Administrative Procedure Act provides that parties may seek an advisory ruling or an informal staff opinion from an agency, though such a ruling or opinion is neither binding nor appealable.”
Jonathan Day v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 2016 ME 7 (Me. 2016).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 346(4) — 6 cases
Friends of Lincoln Lakes v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 2010 ME 18 (Me. 2010). “38 M.R.S. § 346(1), (2-A) (2009). FOLL argues that the direct appeal to us unfairly denies parties in expedited wind energy development matters the right to have the appeal heard first by the Superior Court, as occurs in most other administrative appeals.”
Concerned Citizens to Save Roxbury v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 15 A.3d 1263 (Me. 2011). “[¶ 1] Pursuant to 38 M.R.S. § 346(4) (2010), 1 Concerned Citizens to Save Rox- *1265 bury, the Silver Lake Camp Owners Association, and several individuals (collectively CCSR) appeal from a decision of the Board of Environmental Protection that approved the issuance of permits…”
Passadumkeag Mountain Friends v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 2014 ME 116 (Me. 2014). “See 38 M.R.S. § 346(4) (2013); M.R.App. P. 2(b)(3).”
Friends of Maine's Mountains v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 2013 ME 25 (Me. 2013). “” Friends appealed the Board’s order directly to this Court, pursuant to 38 M.R.S. § 346(4) (2012) (providing the Law Court with exclusive jurisdiction to review the Board’s final action on expedited wind energy developments).”
Martha A. Powers Trust v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 15 A.3d 1273 (Me. 2011). “Powers Trust and Brian Raynes (collectively Trust) appeal, pursuant to 38 M.R.S. § 346(4) (2010), 1 from a decision of the Board of Environmental Protection.”
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