[§206E-5.6]  Public hearing for decisionmaking; separate hearing required.  (a)  When rendering a decisionregarding:

(1)  An amendment to any of the authority's communitydevelopment rules established pursuant to chapter 91 and section 206E‑7;or

(2)  The acceptance of a developer's proposal todevelop lands under the authority's control,

the authority shall render its decision at a publichearing separate from the hearing that the proposal under paragraph (1) or (2)was presented.

(b)  The authority shall issue a public noticein accordance with section 1‑28.5 and post the notice on its website;provided that the decision-making hearing shall not occur earlier than fivebusiness days after the notice is posted.  Prior to rendering a decision, theauthority shall provide the general public with the opportunity to testify atits decision-making hearing.

(c)  The authority shall notify the presidentof the senate and speaker of the house:

(1)  Of any public hearing upon posting of the hearingnotice; and

(2)  With a report detailing the public's reaction atthe public hearing, within one week after the hearing. [L 2006, c 251, pt of§1]