(1) The commission shall hold regular public meetings at the times and locations determined by the chair but, if feasible, at least quarterly.
(2) Before the adoption of the regional transportation plan or the implementation plan, a public hearing shall be conducted by the commission in each of the counties affected, at least one of which must be before the board. Any interested party shall have the opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel and to introduce testimony in his or her behalf at the hearing. Reasonable notice of each public hearing must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which such hearings are required to be held, at least 7 days before the hearing. The commission shall comply with all applicable federal and state requirements related to new or altered transportation facilities or services.
History.—s. 11, ch. 2013-173.
1Note.—Repealed by s. 13, ch. 2013-173.