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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="5-305" title_number="5" title_name="State Planning" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="General Authority and Responsibilities of Department">
  <level label="a">
    <text>With respect to any administrative, judicial, or other proceeding in the State concerning land use, development, or construction, the Department has the right to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>intervene as a party; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>file a formal statement expressing the views of the Department and any other unit of the State government concerning environmental or economic impact.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Department may intervene only in accordance with the rules of procedure and law that apply to the proceeding.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>After intervening, the Department has the standing and all the rights of a party in interest or an aggrieved party, including all rights of judicial review and appeal.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Department and the governing body of each local subdivision shall establish procedures for notifying the Department of each application for zoning, a permit, or authority to use, develop, or construct on land, whenever the application:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>has more than local impact; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is of substantial State or regional interest.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
