Maine DOT hired the law firm Thompson and Bowie to defend them in Huber v. MDOT. On FEBRUARY 3, 2011, they filed this 29 page reply to the December 17, 2010 appeal filed by Penobscot Bay conservation activist Ron Huber with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court , which asks the Court to strike down a 2005 law Public Law 277. An Act Regarding the Management and Use of Sears Island, , and overturn a Superior Court dismissal of his February 2009 appeal of a conservation easement on 2/3 of Sears Island granted by MDOT to Maine Coast Heritage Trust. The unconstitutionality of Public law 277, now known as 23 MRSA §4206 (1)(O) is in it giving extraordinary veto authority to a single legislative committee over all executive branch decisions relating to management and uses of Sears Island. The Transportation Committee decided that no easement would be granted until a port developer received all necessary permits to build on the remainder of the island: its wetlands-rich west shore and irreplaceable adjoining fish nursery shoals, which would have to be dredged away to give ships access to the island

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