45.1-361.19 - Notice of hearing; standing; form of hearing.
§ 45.1-361.19. Notice of hearing; standing; form of hearing.
A. Any person who applies for a hearing in front of the Board pursuant to theprovisions of § 45.1-361.20, 45.1-361.21, or 45.1-361.22 shall simultaneouslywith the filing of such application, provide notice by certified mail, returnreceipt requested, to each gas or oil owner, coal owner, or mineral ownerhaving an interest underlying the tract which is the subject of the hearing,and to the operator of any gas storage field certificated by the StateCorporation Commission as a public utility facility whose certificated areaincludes the tract which is the subject of the hearing. Whenever a hearingapplicant is unable to provide such written notice because the identity orlocation of a person to whom notice is required to be given is unknown, thehearing applicant shall promptly notify the Board of such inability.
B. At least 10 days prior to a hearing, the Board shall publish its agenda innewspapers of general circulation that are widely circulated in thelocalities where the lands that are the subject of the hearing are located.The agenda shall include the name of each applicant, the localities where thelands that are the subject of the hearing are located, the purpose of thehearing, and the date, time and location thereof.
C. The Board shall conduct all hearings on applications made to it pursuantto the formal litigated issues hearing provisions of the AdministrativeProcess Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.). The applicant and any person to whom noticeis required to be given pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of thissection shall have standing to be heard at the hearing. The Board shallrender its decision on such applications within thirty days of the hearing'sclosing date and shall provide notification of its decision to all parties tothe hearing pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Process Act.
(1982, c. 347, § 45.1-304; 1989, c. 529; 1990, c. 92; 1997, c. 759; 2008, c.534.)