Coastal Resources Management: Private Actions

2 CMC § 1542 — under Coastal Resources Management Act.

2 CMC § 1542

TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES

DIVISION 1: MARITIME AND COASTAL RESOURCES

§ 1542. Coastal Resources Management: Private Actions. Any interested person may initiate an action in the Commonwealth Trial Court to compel the performance of the duties specifically imposed by this chapter upon the Coastal Resources Management Office or any coastal resources management regulatory agency. No action may be brought unless 30 days written notice has been given by the complainant to the Coastal Resources Management Office and any affected coastal resources management regulatory agencies regarding the duties which the complainant alleges have not been performed. Source: PL 3-47, § 11. 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. Section 4 of PL 6-25, the “Commonwealth Judicial Reorganization Act of 1989,” provides that “[w]herever the term ‘Commonwealth Trial Court’ appears in the Commonwealth Code, it is henceforth to be interpreted and understood to refer to the Commonwealth Superior Court.”