§ 4853. Informational meeting

(a) Upon receipt by the Secretary of a permit application for construction of a new barn under this subchapter, the Secretary shall establish an advisory group to assist in reviewing the application. The advisory group shall consist of, in addition to the Secretary, the Secretary of Natural Resources or his or her duly authorized representative, a farmer appointed by the Governor, and a representative of the legislative body of the municipality in which the proposed facility would be located. Such representative shall be appointed by the legislative body but need not be a resident of the municipality. The Secretary may establish the advisory group pursuant to this subsection upon receipt of a permit application for expansion of an existing barn under this subchapter.

(b) The Secretary shall conduct an informational meeting in a municipality when there is a proposal to construct a new barn, within the municipality, that would require a permit under this subchapter.

(c) The Secretary may conduct an informational meeting in a municipality in which a barn expansion is sought if the barn is already subject to permitting requirements under this subchapter.

(d) The Secretary shall upon request prepare in writing the response of the agency to matters raised during a meeting held pursuant to this section or submitted to the Secretary in writing. Such response shall pertain to considerations required under this subchapter. (Added 1995, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. May 15, 1996; amended 1999, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 4c, eff. May 5, 2000; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2005, No. 78, § 10, eff. June 24, 2005.)