(A) Any person may recommend or propose regulations to the Board for adoption. The Board shall determine whether to hold a hearing within 60 days of submission of a proposed regulation.
(B) No regulation or emission control requirement shall be adopted until after a public hearing by the Board. As used in this section,
REGULATION includes any amendment or repeal thereof.
(C) Notice of hearing shall be given at least 30 days prior to the hearing date and shall state the subject, the time and the place of the hearing and the manner in which interested persons may present their views. The notice shall also state where interested persons may secure copies of any proposed regulation or air quality standard. The notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city and county. Reasonable effort shall be made to give notice to all persons who have made a written request to the Board for advance notice of its hearings.
(D) At the hearing, the Board shall allow all interested persons reasonable opportunity to submit data, views or arguments orally or in writing and to examine witnesses testifying at the hearing. Any person heard or represented at the hearing shall be given written notice of the action of the Board.
(E) The Board may designate a hearing officer to take evidence in the hearing.
(F) No regulation or emission control requirement adopted by the Board shall become effective until 30 days after its filing under the State Rules Act, Sections 14-3-24, 14-3-25, 14-4-1 through 14-4-9 NMSA 1978.
(G) A copy of adopted air quality control regulations shall be on file in the office of the City Clerk and shall be available for inspection by the public during regular business hours. Copies of the regulations shall be available to any person upon request and payment of a reasonable charge set by the Mayor.
('74 Code, § 6-16-6) (Ord. 13-1975; Am. Ord. 45-1984; Am. Ord. 65-1993)