MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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FACILITY INCLUDING AT LEAST ITS ANTICIPATED SIZE,
EFFLUENT LOAD, AND PRODUCTION LEVEL.

(4)   AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROBABLE INDIVIDUAL
AND CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF THE PROJECT UPON THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT OF THE PROJECT SITE AND THE SURROUNDING
REGION.

(5)    AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROBABLE SHORT AND
LONG TERM ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROJECT ON
THE PROJECT SITE AND THE SURROUNDING REGION.

(6)    A LISTING AND ASSESSMENT OF WAYS TO
MINIMIZE OR ALLEVIATE ANY ADVERSE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, OR
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.

(7)     RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MINIMIZING ANY
ADVERSE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.

(8)    IN THE CASE OF FACILITIES HAVING A
SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT, AN EVALUATION OF THE NEED FOR THE
FACILITY AND THE RELATIVE MERIT OF OTHER POSSIBLE SITES,
WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF MARYLAND.

(C) STATEMENTS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT
TO REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES AS TO CONTENT AS
PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

6-506.

(A)    FURTHER ACTION MAY NOT BE TAKEN UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE WITHOUT COMPLETION OF THE STATEMENT REQUIRED
UNDER § 6-505 OF THIS SUBTITLE, AND ITS BEING MADE
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, AND UNTIL THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT,
WHERE THE PROPOSED FACILITY IS TO BE LOCATED HAS
CERTIFIED TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT ALL NECESSARY LOCAL
APPROVAL HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR COMMENCEMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION.

(B)    WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE PROVISIONS OF
SUBSECTION (A) HAVE BEEN MET, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HOLD
AT LEAST ONE PUBLIC HEARING. PRIOR TO THE HEARING THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE THE STATEMENT AVAILABLE TO THE
PUBLIC. IN ADDITION, ANY COMMENTS ON THE STATEMENT
PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR ANY OTHER STATE DEPARTMENT,
ANY PROPOSED PERMITS TO BE ISSUED BY ANY STATE AGENCY TO
THE APPLICANT, ANY CONDITIONS PROPOSED BY THE DEPARTMENT
PRIOR TO GRANTING A PERMIT, AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT
INFORMATION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC PRIOR
TO THE HEARING.

6-50 7.

(A)        WITHIN 90 DAYS FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE