1997 Minnesota Statutes

   62J.2916 Repealed, 1997 c 237 s 22 

*   NOTE:  Subdivision 1 was also amended by Laws 1997, chapter 
*225, article 2, section 26, to read as follows:  

*   "Subdivision 1.    Choice of procedures.  After the 
*conclusion of the period provided in section 62J.2915, 
*subdivision 2, for the applicant to respond to comments, the 
*commissioner shall select one of the three procedures provided 
*in subdivision 2.  In determining which procedure to use, the 
*commissioner shall consider the following criteria: 

*   (1) the size of the proposed arrangement, in terms of 
*number of parties and amount of money involved; 

*   (2) the complexity of the proposed arrangement; 

*   (3) the novelty of the proposed arrangement; 

*   (4) the substance and quantity of the comments received; 

*   (5) any comments received from the regional coordinating 
*boards; and 

*   (6) the presence or absence of any significant gaps in the 
*factual record. 

*   If the applicant demands a contested case hearing no later 
*than the conclusion of the period provided in section 62J.2915, 
*subdivision 2, for the applicant to respond to comments, the 
*commissioner shall not select a procedure.  Instead, the 
*applicant shall be given a contested case proceeding as a matter 
*of right."