1338                                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                          [Ch. 291

APPLICATIONS WHICH BY SOLE OR REGULATION IT ESTABLISHES.
THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO USE AND OCCUPANCY
PERMITS.]]

WHENEVER A PERSON APPLIED AS REQUIRED UNDER

APPLICABLE LAW TO ANY UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT FOR ANY

ZONING, PERMIT, AUTHORITY, OR RIGHT TO USE, DEVELOP, OR

CONSTRUCT ON ANY AREA SITUATED IN ANY DESIGNATED AREA OF

CRITICAL STATE CONCERN, THAT UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT

SHALL NOTIFY THE BOARD AND THE APPROPRIATE UNIT OF LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AFFECTED IN THE DESIGNATED AREA OF SUCH

APPLICATION IN WRITING BY FORWARDING A COPY OF THE

APPLICATION WHEN IT IS FILED. WHENEVER A PERSON APPLIES

AS REQUIRED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW TO ANY UNIT OF LOCAL

GOVERNMENT FOR ANY ZONING, PERMIT, AUTHORITY, OR RIGHT TO

USE, DEVELOP, OR CONSTRUCT ON ANY AREA SITUATED IN ANY

DESIGNATED AREA OF CRITICAL STATE CONCERN, THAT UNIT OF

LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE BOARD OF SUCH

APPLICATION IN WRITING BY FORWARDING A COPY OF THE

APPLICATION WHEN IT IS FILED. THE BOARD OR THE
APPROPRIATE UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY WAIVE IN WRITING
ITS RIGHT TO NOTIFICATION IN REGARD TO ALL OR CERTAIN

TYPES OF APPLICATIONS WHICH BY RULE OR REGULATION IT

ESTABLISHES. THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO USE AND

OCCUPANCY PERMITS.

24. INITIATION OR INTERVENTION IN CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS BY
BOARD:

RIGHT AS PARTY IN INTEREST AND AGGRIEVED PARTY.

(A)    THE BOARD SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT AND AUTHORITY
TO INITIATE, OR INTERVENE IN, OR BECOME A PARTY TO ANY

ADMINISTRATIVE, JUDICIAL OR OTHER PROCEEDING IN__THIS

STATE OR PARTICIPATE IN AMY MEETING IN___THIS__STATE

CONCERNING LAND USE, DEVELOPMENT OR CONSTRUCTION IN
REGARD TO ANY AREA SITUATED IN ANY DESIGNATED AREA OF
CRITICAL STATE CONCERN. [[IT ALSO SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT
AND AUTHORITY TO INITIATE, OR INTERVENE IN OR BECOME A
PARTY SIMILARLY CONCERNING LAND USE, DEVELOPMENT OR
CONSTRUCTION IN REGARD TO ANY AREA NOT SITUATED IN ANY
DESIGNATED AREA OF CRITICAL STATE CONCERN IF THE BOARD
DEMONSTRATES THE LAND USE, DEVELOPMENT, OR CONSTRUCTION
INVOLVES MORE THAN A LOCAL IMPACT AND IS OF SUBSTANTIAL
STATE OR REGIONAL INTEREST.]]

(B)    WHENEVER THE BOARD INITIATES, OR INTERVENES
IN, OR BECOMES A PARTY TO A PROCEEDING IN THIS STATE
PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD
SHALL HAVE STANDING AND ALL RIGHTS OF A PARTY IN INTEREST
OR AGGRIEVED PARTY INCLUDING ALL RIGHTS TO APPLY FOR
JUDICIAL REVIEW AND APPEAL. IN ADDITION, IT MAY FILE A
FORMAL STATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL OR ECONOMIC IMPACT
EXPRESSING THE VIEWS OF THE BOARD OR OF ONE OR MORE STATE