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(ej In addition to (a) - (d) above, for leases and loans of water, water rights or interests in <br />water under section 37-92-102(3). such notice shall include the proposed term of the <br />lease or loan and the proposed season of use of the water under the lease or loan. <br />(2) At every regularly scheduled Board meeting subsequent to the mailing of notice, and prior to final <br />Board action, Staff will report on the status of the proposed acquisition and time will be reserved <br />for public comment. <br />(3i Any Person may address the Board regarding the proposed acquisition prier to final Board action. <br />Staff shall provide any written comments it receives regarding the proposed acquisition directly to <br />the Board. <br />(4;i Any Person may request the Board to hold a hearing on a proposed acquisition. Such a request <br />must be submitted to the Board in writing within twenty days after the first Board meeting at <br />ti~rhich the Board considers the proposed acquisition, and must include a brief statement, with as <br />much specificity as possible. of why a hearing is being requested. <br />(5) At its next regularly scheduled meeting after receipt of the request for a hearing. or at a special <br />meeting. the Board :will consider the request and may. in its sole discretion, grant or deny such a <br />request. All hearings scheduled by the Board shall be governed by the following procedures: <br />(ai A hearing on a proposed acquisition must be held within the 120 day period allowed for <br />Board consideration of an acquisition pursuant to Rule 6b., unless the Person requesting <br />the Board to consider the proposed acquisition agrees to an extension of time. <br />(b The Board shall appoint a Hearing Officer to establish the procedures by ~~~~hich evidence <br />wi!I be offered. <br />(c~ At least thirty days prior to the hearing date(s). the Board shall provide ~~rritten notice of <br />the hearings to the Person proposing the acquisition. all interested parties known to the <br />Board. and all Persons on the ISF Subscription Mailing List and the State Engineer's <br />Substitute Supply Plan Notification List for the relevant water division. The Board also <br />shall provide Proper Notice. as defined in ISF Rule 4n. <br />(d> Any Person ~vho desires party status shall become a Party upon submission of a written <br />Notice of Party Status to the Board Office. The Notice shall include the name and mailing <br />address of the Person and a brief statement of the reasons the Person desires party <br />status. The Board Office must receive Notice of Party Status within seven days after <br />notice of the hearing is issued. <br />(e) The Hearing Officer shall set timelines and deadlines for all written submissions. <br />Prehearing statements will be required, and shall include, but not be limited to, the <br />following: 1) a list of all disputed factual and legal issues; 2) the position of the Party <br />regarding the factual and legal issues; 3) a list identifying all of the witnesses that will <br />testify for the Party, and a summary of the testimony that those witnesses will provide; <br />and 4) copies of all exhibits that the Party will introduce at the hearing(s)_ <br />(f) Any Party may present testimony or offer evidence identified in its prehearing statement <br />regarding the proposed acquisition. <br />(g) The Hearing Officer shall determine the order of testimony for the hearing(s), and shall <br />decide other procedural matters related to the hearing(s). The Hearing Officer does not <br />have authority to rule on substantive issues, which authority rests solely with the Board. <br />