(a) Before taking any action pursuant to Sections 39806 and 39808, the state board shall hold a public hearing within the air basin affected, upon a 45-day written notice given to the basinwide air pollution control council, if any, the affected districts, the affected air quality planning agencies, and the public.
(b) In addition to any other statutory requirements, interested persons shall have the right, at the public hearing to present oral and written evidence and to question and solicit testimony of qualified representatives of the state board on the matter being considered. The state board may, at the public hearing, place reasonable limits on the right to question and solicit testimony.
(c) If, after conducting the public hearing required by subdivision (a), the state board determines to take action pursuant to any section enumerated in subdivision (a), the state board shall, based on the record of the public hearing, adopt written findings which explain the action to be taken by the state board, why the state board decided to take the action, and why the action is authorized by, and meets the requirements of, the statutory provisions pursuant to which it was taken. In addition, the findings shall address the significant issues raised or written evidence presented by interested persons or the staff of the state board. The transcript of testimony and exhibits, together with all papers and requests filed in the proceedings, shall constitute the exclusive record for decision by the state board.
(d) Subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) shall be applicable to the executive officer of the state board acting pursuant to Section 39515, or to his delegates acting pursuant to Section 39516, with respect to any action taken pursuant to any section enumerated in subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 982.)
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