Opinion ID: 1945434
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Heading: The Merits of Claim I in the State Legislators' Petition for Review

Text: It remains for us to address the merits of the claim which we have determined the state legislators have standing to pursuethat the Commerce Department's decision to grant the submerged lands license to HSP was improper because the General Assembly has the sole and exclusive authority to issue a license for the use of the Commonwealth's submerged lands under the Delaware River. In HSP Gaming, we upheld the validity of HSP's license, concluding that the General Assembly granted the City the authority to issue such a license within the City's confines in Act 321 and that the City's delegated power in this regard survived subsequent legislative enactments or other expressions. 954 A.2d at 1156. [12] Therefore, we hold that based on our decision in HSP Gaming, Claim I in the state legislators' Petition for Review is without merit, and that HSP is entitled to summary relief on the claim.