Effect on time deadline in contested case

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an agency that is required to issue a decision in a contested case proceeding in one year or less may increase its statutory deadline for issuing the agency decision by sixty days if the agency seeks to enter into a professional services contract covered by §§ 5-18D-17 to 5-18D-20 , inclusive. Source: SL 2010, ch 31 , § 116.