N.Y. Energy Law § 18-113 – Judicial review

1. A judicial proceeding to review a final decision of the board shall be brought in the appellate division of the supreme court in the judicial department embracing the county wherein the facility is proposed to be located. Such proceeding shall be initiated by the filing of a petition in such court within thirty days after the issuance of a final decision by the board together with proof of service of a demand on the board to file with said court a copy of a written transcript of the record of the proceeding and a copy of the board's decision and opinion. The board's copy of said transcript, decision and opinion, shall be available at all reasonable times to all parties for examination without cost. Upon receipt of such petition and demand the board shall forthwith deliver to the court a copy of the record and a copy of the board's decision and opinion. Thereupon, the court shall have jurisdiction of the proceeding and shall have the power to grant such relief as it deems just and proper, and to make and enter an order enforcing, modifying and enforcing as so modified, remanding for further specific evidence or findings or setting aside in whole or in part such decision. The appeal shall be heard on the record, without requirement of reproduction, and upon briefs to the court. The findings of fact on which such decision is based shall be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence on the record considered as a whole and matters of judicial notice set forth in the opinion. The jurisdiction of the appellate division of the supreme court shall be exclusive and its judgment and order shall be final, subject to review by the court of appeals in the same manner and form and with the same effect as provides for appeals in a special proceeding. All such proceedings shall be heard and determined by the appellate division of the supreme court and by the court of appeals as expeditiously as possible and with lawful precedence over all other matters.
2. The grounds for and scope of review of the court shall be limited to whether the decision and opinion of the board are:
1. (a) in conformity with the constitution of the state and the United States; and
2. (b) supported by substantial evidence in the record and matters of judicial notice properly considered and applied in the opinion;
3. (c) within the board's statutory jurisdiction or authority;
4. (d) made in accordance with procedures set forth in this article or established by rule or regulation pursuant to this article;
5. (e) arbitrary, capricious or an abuse of discretion.
3. Except as herein provided article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules shall apply to appeals taken hereunder.