75-20-227. Certificate renewal hearing -- decision. (1) The board shall follow the provisions of 75-20-218 through 75-20-222 in making decisions on certificate renewals.
     (2) Within 60 days after submission of the recommended decision by the hearing examiner, the board shall make complete findings, issue an opinion, and render a decision upon the record, either granting or denying the renewal application or renewing the certificate with such changes in the terms and conditions as the board considers appropriate.
     (3) The board may not renew a certificate either as proposed by the applicant or as modified by the board unless it finds and determines the criteria in 75-20-301 and 75-20-503, considering any significant changes in need, alternatives, technology, baseline environment, and environmental impact.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 155, L. 1985.