Section 9-316 - Rules and regulations - Procedures for adoption. - Maryland Statutes

§ 9-316. Rules and regulations - Procedures for adoption.
 

(a)  Compliance with Administrative Procedure Act.- The Department may not adopt any rule or regulation under this subtitle unless the requirements of this section and the Administrative Procedure Act are met. 

(b)  Public hearing.- Before adopting any rule or regulation under this subtitle, the Department shall announce and hold a public hearing on the subject. 

(c)  Notice.-  

(1) Before the public hearing, the Department shall publish notice of the hearing. 

(2) The notice shall state: 

(i) The date, time, and place of the hearing; 

(ii) The general subject of the rules and regulations that are to be considered at the hearing; and 

(iii) If appropriate, the specific waters for which standards are sought to be adopted, amended, or repealed. 

(d)  Submission of information by interested persons.- At the public hearing, any interested person may submit information or views, orally or in writing. 
 

[NR § 8-1405; 1982, ch. 240, § 2.]