9-553. Application for license; hearing; terms;
conditions
A. Any person desiring to obtain a license to construct, operate and maintain an
industrial gas pipeline from a licensing authority shall apply to the licensing authority
in a form specified by the licensing authority and shall comply with requirements
specified by the licensing authority.
B. Prior to the issuance of a license, the licensing authority shall hold a public
hearing within the city, town or county where application has been made, following
reasonable notice to the public, at which every applicant and its proposals shall be
examined and the public and all interested parties afforded a reasonable opportunity to
be heard. Reasonable notice to the public includes causing notice of the time and place
of the hearing to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, town or
county where application has been made once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first
publication shall not be less than fourteen days before the day of the hearing. If there
is no such newspaper in the city, town or county where application has been made, notice
shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the city or town hall, if applicable, or other
suitable location determined by the respective licensing authority for a period of not
less than fourteen days before the day of the hearing.
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