(a) (1) (A) Upon receipt of an application for a permit for the construction, operation, or redevelopment of a wind energy facility or a wind energy facility expansion under this subchapter, the Arkansas Public Service Commission shall fix a date for the commencement for a public hearing on the application.(B) The date of the public hearing under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section shall not be earlier than sixty (60) days after the date set for the receipt of comments from the state agencies under § 23-18-1411, including any extensions.(2) The testimony presented at the public hearing may be presented in writing or orally, provided that the commission may make rules designed to exclude repetitive, redundant, or irrelevant testimony.(3) The Rules of Practice and Procedure, 23 CAR pt. 462, shall apply to the proceeding.
(1) (A) Upon receipt of an application for a permit for the construction, operation, or redevelopment of a wind energy facility or a wind energy facility expansion under this subchapter, the Arkansas Public Service Commission shall fix a date for the commencement for a public hearing on the application.(B) The date of the public hearing under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section shall not be earlier than sixty (60) days after the date set for the receipt of comments from the state agencies under § 23-18-1411, including any extensions.
(A) Upon receipt of an application for a permit for the construction, operation, or redevelopment of a wind energy facility or a wind energy facility expansion under this subchapter, the Arkansas Public Service Commission shall fix a date for the commencement for a public hearing on the application.
(B) The date of the public hearing under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section shall not be earlier than sixty (60) days after the date set for the receipt of comments from the state agencies under § 23-18-1411, including any extensions.
(2) The testimony presented at the public hearing may be presented in writing or orally, provided that the commission may make rules designed to exclude repetitive, redundant, or irrelevant testimony.
(3) The Rules of Practice and Procedure, 23 CAR pt. 462, shall apply to the proceeding.
(b) (1) After the public hearing, the commission may deny, grant, or conditionally grant the permit.(2) A permit shall not be granted if the applicant has not received a permit for the construction or operation of the wind energy facility or the wind energy facility expansion from a state or federal agency having jurisdiction over the air, water, and other environmental impacts associated with a wind energy facility or a wind energy facility expansion.
(1) After the public hearing, the commission may deny, grant, or conditionally grant the permit.
(2) A permit shall not be granted if the applicant has not received a permit for the construction or operation of the wind energy facility or the wind energy facility expansion from a state or federal agency having jurisdiction over the air, water, and other environmental impacts associated with a wind energy facility or a wind energy facility expansion.