* § 885. Consolidated hearings. 1. Any applicant for permits required
for a business undertaking, project, or activity, or any state agency
having jurisdiction of the required permits, may request the office to
coordinate any public hearings. The office may consolidate such hearings
insofar as may be feasible.

2. A consolidated hearing shall be conducted in a manner consistent
with the state administrative procedure act. The director or his
designee shall be the presiding officer and shall establish an agenda
for, and regulate, the course of the hearing. A representative of each
state agency within whose jurisdiction a specific application lies shall
conduct that portion of the hearing pertaining to the submission of
information and data relating to such application. The hearing may be
continued by the presiding officer when appropriate and shall be
recorded in a suitable manner.

3. The office, with the consent of the state agencies having permit
jurisdiction, may provide for a pre-hearing conference to assist in the
disposition of the type, time, place, and parties of the consolidated
hearing, the simplification of the issues, the stipulations as to agreed
facts and necessary documents, and any other relevant matters.

* NB Authority of office terminated per § 893 December 31, 1995