45-6B-59. Laws applicable to processing and action on applications.Applications for permits under §45-6B-53 shall be processed and final action taken thereon within forty-five days of the filing thereof. The provisions of §§45-6B-16, 45-6B-17, and 45-6B-28 concerning publication, notice, written objections, petitions, and supporting documents shall, so far as practicable, apply to this section, but the Board of Minerals and Environment shall, by rule, provide simplified and reduced procedures and requirements therefor which are applicable to meet the forty-five-day period. Within the forty-five-day period, the board shall hold a hearing on an application as provided in §45-6B-30. Source: SL 1982, ch 305, §59.
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