COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
v.
The Honorable Robert JUBELIRER, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, et al.
The Honorable Robert P. Casey, Governor, Intervenor.
Appeal of The Honorable Robert JUBELIRER, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Honorable D. Michael Fisher, Chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Gary R. Hoffman, Director of the Pennsylvania Code and the Pennsylvania Bulletin, and John Hartman, Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Legislative Reference Bureau at No. 65.
Appeal of John R. McGINLEY, Jr., Chairman of the Independent Regulatory Review Commission, Commissioner Irvin G. Zimmerman, Commissioner Robert J. Harbison, III, Commissioner Mark Schwartz, Frank J. Ertz, Executive Director of the Independent Regulatory Review Commission, and the Independent Regulatory Review Commission at No. 66.
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Argued January 22, 1990.
Decided September 16, 1992.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Ernest D. Preate, Jr., Atty. Gen., for Comm. of Pa. at No. 65.
S. David Fineman, Norman S. Berson, Harold K. Cohen, Philadelphia, W.C. Matthews, III, Coatesville, for Independent Regulatory Review Com'n at No. 65.
Henry G. Barr, Harrisburg, for amicus — Pa. Chamber of Business & Industry at No. 65.
Douglas R. Christian, Judith L. Rosenthal, Stanley L. Arabis, Philadelphia, for amicus — Sun Co., Inc. at No. 65.
Linda J. Shorey, John P. Krill, R. Timothy Weston, Harrisburg, for Hon. Robert Jubelirer, and Hon. Michael Fisher and the Senate of Pa. at No. 66.
James L. Walsh, Vincent C. DeLiberato, Robert W. Zech, Harrisburg, for Gary R. Hoffman, John Hartman and Legislative Reference Bureau at No. 66.
Keith Welks, Chief Counsel, Richard P. Mather, Asst. Counsel, Richard D. Spiegelman, Carl H. Shuman, Harrisburg, for Dept. of Env. Resources at Nos. 65 & 66.
Thomas W. Scott, Harrisburg, for P.S.E.A.
Allen Warshaw, Harrisburg, for Hospital Ass'n.
Linda J. Shorey, John P. Krill, R. Timothy Weston, Harrisburg, for Hon. Robert Jubelirer, Hon. D. Michael Fisher and The Senate of Pennsylvania.
James L. Walsh, Vincent C. DeLiberato, Robert W. Zech, Jr., Harrisburg, for Gary R. Hoffman, John Hartman and Legislative Reference Bureau.
S. David Fineman, Norman S. Berson, Philadelphia, Harold K. Cohen, W.C. Matthews, III, Coatesville, for appellants.
William Titelman, Pittsburgh, amicus for H. of R.
Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
OPINION
NIX, Chief Justice.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources ("DER" or "Appellee"), on August 24, 1989, filed a Petition for Review, an Application for Special Relief, and a Motion for Expedited Consideration of the Application for Special Relief. In the Petition for Review, the DER asked the Commonwealth Court to declare the Regulatory Review Act, Act of June 25, 1985, P.L. 633, as amended, 71 P.S. §§ 745.1-745.15...
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