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116C.06 HEARINGS.
    Subdivision 1. Process. The board shall hold public hearings on matters that it determines
to be of major environmental impact. The board shall prescribe by rule in conformity to the
provisions of chapter 14, the procedures for the conduct of all hearings and review procedures.
    Subd. 2. Delegation to hearings officer. The board may delegate its authority to conduct
a hearing to a hearings officer. The hearings officer shall have the same power as the board
to compel the attendance of witnesses to examine them under oath, to require the production
of books, papers, and other evidence, and to issue subpoenas and cause the same to be served
and executed in any part of the state. The hearings officer shall be knowledgeable in matters of
law and the environment.
If a hearings officer conducts a hearing, the officer shall make findings of fact and submit
them to the board. The transcript of testimony and exhibits shall constitute the exclusive record
upon which such findings are made. The findings shall be available for public inspection.
    Subd. 3. Recommendations. After receipt of the findings of fact of the hearings officer, the
board shall make recommendations to the governor and legislature as to administrative and
legislative actions to be considered in regard to the matter.
History: 1973 c 342 s 6; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444;
1995 c 233 art 2 s 56; 1997 c 187 art 5 s 15

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