75-10-918. Application -- filing and contents -- proof of service and notice. (1) (a) An applicant shall file with the department an application for a certificate under 75-10-916 in a form that the board requires, containing the following information:
     (i) a description of the proposed location and of the facility to be built;
     (ii) a summary of any studies that have been made of the environmental, social, and economic impacts of the facility;
     (iii) a description of at least three reasonable alternate locations for the facility, a general description of the comparative merits and detriments of each location submitted, and a statement of the reasons why the proposed location is best suited for the facility;
     (iv) baseline data for the primary and reasonable alternate locations;
     (v) at the applicant's option, an environmental study plan to satisfy the requirements of 75-10-901 through 75-10-945; and
     (vi) other information that the applicant considers relevant or that the board by order or rule may require or that the department by order or rule may require.
     (b) A copy or copies of the studies referred to in subsection (1)(a)(ii) must be filed with the department, if ordered, and must be available for public inspection.
     (2) An application must be accompanied by proof of service of a copy of the application on the chief executive officer of each unit of local government, each county commissioner, city or county planning board, and solid waste district, and each federal agency charged with the duty of protecting the environment or of planning land use located in the area in which any portion of the proposed facility is proposed or is alternatively proposed to be located and on the following state government agencies:
     (a) environmental quality council;
     (b) department of fish, wildlife, and parks;
     (c) department of commerce;
     (d) department of transportation; and
     (e) department of natural resources and conservation.
     (3) An application must be accompanied by proof that public notice was given to persons residing in the area in which any portion of the proposed facility is proposed or is alternatively proposed to be located by publication of a summary of the application in newspapers of general circulation that will substantially inform those persons of the application.

     History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 468, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 512, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 207, Ch. 418, L. 1995.