Opinion
Argued January 31, 2006
Decided February 28, 2006
On certification to the Superior Court, Appellate Division, whose opinion is reported at 377 N.J.Super. 78, 871 A.2d 711 (2005).
Dennis J. Krumholz, argued the cause for appellant Federal Pacific Electric Company (Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland Perretti, attorneys; Mr. Krumholz and Marilynn R. Greenberg, of counsel; Steven T. Senior, on the briefs).
Edward F. McTiernan, argued the cause for appellant New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce (Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger Vecchione, attorneys; Mr. McTiernan and Paul M. Hauge, on the briefs).
Jane F. Engel, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Zulima V. Farber, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Michael J. Haas, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel).
Thomas J. Burns III, submitted a letter in lieu of brief on behalf of amici curiae American Petroleum Institute and Chemistry Council of New Jersey (Reed Smith, attorneys).
Susan J. Kraham, Staff Attorney, Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic, submitted a letter in lieu of brief on behalf of amici curiae Edison Wetlands Association, New York/New Jersey Baykeeper, New Jersey Environmental Federation, New Jersey Work Environment Council, New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance and Ironbound Community Corporation.
Stephen W. Smithson, submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Technical Regulations Advisory Coalition (Lowenstein Sandler, attorneys).
The judgment is affirmed, substantially for the reasons expressed in Judge Coburn's opinion for the Appellate Division, reported at 377 N.J.Super. 78, 871 A.2d 711 (2005). For affirmance — Chief Justice PORITZ and Justices LONG, LaVECCHIA, ALBIN, WALLACE and RIVERA-SOTO — 6.
Opposed — None.