* § 142. Application, notice, and review relating to major renewable\nenergy facility siting. 1. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, ORES\nshall, within sixty days of its receipt of an application for a siting\npermit with respect to a major renewable energy facility subject to this\narticle determine whether the application is complete and notify the\napplicant of its determination. If ORES does not deem the application\ncomplete, ORES shall set forth in writing delivered to the applicant the\nreasons why it has determined the application to be incomplete. If ORES\nfails to make a determination within the foregoing sixty-day time\nperiod, the application shall be deemed complete; provided, however,\nthat the applicant may consent to an extension of the sixty-day time\nperiod for determining application completeness. Provided, further, that\nno application may be complete without proof of consultation with the\nmunicipality or political subdivision where the project is proposed to\nbe located, or an agency thereof, prior to submission of an application\nto ORES, related to procedural and substantive requirements of local\nlaw.\n 2. No later than sixty days following the date upon which an\napplication has been deemed complete, and following consultation with\nany relevant state agency or authority, ORES shall publish for public\ncomment draft permit conditions prepared by the office, which comment\nperiod shall be for a minimum of sixty days from public notice thereof,\nor notice of intent to deny with reasons thereof. Such public notice\nshall include, but shall not be limited to: (i) written notice to the\nmunicipalities or political subdivisions in which such project is\nproposed to be located; (ii) publication in a newspaper or in electronic\nform, having general circulation in such municipalities or political\nsubdivisions; (iii) posting the notice on the office of renewable energy\nsiting and electric transmissions and the department's website; and (iv)\nwritten notice to each member of the legislature through whose district\nthe facility proposed in the application would be located.\n 3. For any municipality, political subdivision or an agency thereof\nthat has received notice of the filing of an application, pursuant to\nregulations promulgated in accordance with this article, the\nmunicipality or political subdivision or agency thereof shall within the\ntimeframes established by this subdivision submit a statement to ORES\nindicating whether the proposed project is designed to be sited,\nconstructed and operated in compliance with applicable local laws and\nregulations, if any, concerning the environment, or public health and\nsafety. In the event that a municipality, political subdivision or an\nagency thereof submits a statement to ORES that the proposed project is\nnot designed to be sited, constructed or operated in compliance with\nlocal laws and regulations and ORES determines not to hold an\nadjudicatory hearing on the application, ORES shall hold a\nnon-adjudicatory public hearing in or near one or more of the affected\nmunicipalities or political subdivisions. In any such adjudicatory\nhearing, ORES or the department, shall designate members of its staff to\nrepresent the public interest, including with respect to the application\nof local and state laws.\n 4. If public comments on a draft permit condition published by ORES\npursuant to this section, including comments provided by a municipality\nor political subdivision or agency thereof, landowners, or members of\nthe public, raise a substantive and significant issue, as defined in\nregulations adopted pursuant to this article, that requires\nadjudication, ORES shall promptly fix a date for an adjudicatory hearing\nto hear arguments and consider evidence with respect thereto.\n 5. Following the expiration of the public comment period set forth in\nthis section, and following the conclusion of a hearing undertaken\npursuant to subdivision four of th
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