§ 8502. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “District Commission” means a District Environmental Commission established under
chapter 151 of this title.
(2) “District coordinator” means a district environmental coordinator attached to a District
Commission established under chapter 151 of this title.
(3) “Environmental Court” or “Environmental Division” means the Environmental Division
of the Superior Court established by 4 V.S.A. § 30.
(4) “Land Use Review Board” or “Board” means the Board established under chapter 151 of
this title.
(5) “Party by right” means the following:
(A) the applicant;
(B) the landowner, if the applicant is not the landowner;
(C) the municipality in which the project site is located and the municipal and regional
planning commissions for that municipality;
(D) if the project site is located on a boundary, any Vermont municipality adjacent to
that border and the municipal and regional planning commissions for that municipality;
(E) the solid waste management district in which the land is located, if the development
or subdivision constitutes a facility pursuant to subdivision 6602(10) of this title;
(F) any State agency affected by the proposed project.
(6) “Person” means any individual; partnership; company; corporation; association; joint
venture; trust; municipality; the State of Vermont or any agency, department, or subdivision
of the State; any federal agency; or any other legal or commercial entity.
(7) “Person aggrieved” means a person who alleges an injury to a particularized interest
protected by the provisions of law listed in section 8503 of this title, attributable to an act or decision by a district coordinator, District Commission,
the Secretary, or the Environmental Division that can be redressed by the Environmental
Division or the Supreme Court.
(8) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Natural Resources or the Secretary’s duly authorized
representative. As used in this chapter, “Secretary” shall also mean the Commissioner
of Environmental Conservation, the Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation,
and the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife, with respect to those statutes that refer
to the authority of that commissioner or department. (Added 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 74, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 53e, 236; 2013, No. 11, § 22.)