Section 2-303 - Air quality rules and regulations - Procedures for adoption.
§ 2-303. Air quality rules and regulations - Procedures for adoption.
(a) Compliance with Administrative Procedure Act.- The Department may not adopt any rule or regulation under this title unless the requirements of this section and the Administrative Procedure Act are met.
(b) Public hearing.- Before adopting any rule or regulation under this title, the Department shall announce and hold a public hearing on the subject.
(c) Notice.-
(1) At least 30 days before the public hearing, the Department shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the area concerned.
(2) The notice shall state:
(i) The date, time, and place of the hearing; and
(ii) The purpose of the hearing.
(d) Action after hearing.- After the public hearing, the Department may adopt the rule or regulation with or without modification.
[An. Code 1957, art. 43, §§ 697, 700; 1982, ch. 240, § 2; 1991, ch. 13.]