1997 Minnesota Statutes

     116C.66 Rules. 

    The board, in order to give effect to the purposes of 
 sections 116C.51 to 116C.69, shall prior to July 1, 1978, adopt 
 rules consistent with sections 116C.51 to 116C.69, including 
 promulgation of site and route designation criteria, the 
 description of the information to be furnished by the utilities, 
 establishment of minimum guidelines for public participation in 
 the development, revision, and enforcement of any rule, plan or 
 program established by the board, procedures for the revocation 
 or suspension of a construction permit or a certificate of site 
 compatibility, the procedure and timeliness for proposing 
 alternative routes and sites, and route exemption criteria and 
 procedures.  No rule adopted by the board shall grant priority 
 to state-owned wildlife management areas over agricultural lands 
 in the designation of route avoidance areas.  The provisions of 
 chapter 14 shall apply to the appeal of rules adopted by the 
 board to the same extent as it applies to review of rules 
 adopted by any other agency of state government. 

    The chief administrative law judge shall, prior to January 
 1, 1978, adopt procedural rules for public hearings relating to 
 the site and route designation process and to the route 
 exemption process.  The rules shall attempt to maximize citizen 
 participation in these processes. 

    HIST: 1973 c 591 s 16; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1977 c 439 s 22; 1978 c 
 658 s 2; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1984 c 640 s 32