TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION 1: MARITIME AND COASTAL RESOURCES
§ 1532. Coastal Resource Management: Permit Process. (a) Within 60 days from the receipt of any request for review, the coastal resources management regulatory agencies shall review all applications for coastal permits and prepare a joint written decision to grant, deny or condition each coastal permit application in a manner which is timely, nonarbitrary, noncapricious and in full accordance with the policies of this chapter and any other applicable decision or regulations. (b) Permit decisions shall comply with the land and water use plans adopted by the legislature. (c) Further procedures for the permit process may be provided by regulation. (d) If any coastal resources management regulatory agencies or the Coastal Resources Management Office is unable to agree on a permit or variance decision, on questions of departmental jurisdiction, or interpretations of the Commonwealth’s obligations under this chapter, the agencies and the Coastal Resources Management Office shall summarize their recommendations in writing, along with any supporting documentation, and submit them to the Governor for a determination of the disagreement. Source: PL 3-47, § 9, modified. Commission Comment: With respect to the references to the “Coastal Resources Management Office,” see Executive Order 94-3 (effective August 23, 1994), reorganizing the executive branch, changing agency names and official titles, and effecting other changes, set forth in the Commission comment to 1 CMC § 2001; see also the comment to 2 CMC § 1512.