Section 2-303 - Air quality rules and regulations - Procedures for adoption. - Maryland Statutes

§ 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.]