Department information-gathering meeting

1. Upon receipt of the board's approval of a drainage application for drains determined to have statewide or interdistrict significance under section 89-02-01-07.4 and any information received or considered by the board as a part of that permit application, the department shall hold an information-gathering public meeting. 2. The procedure for notice and meeting must be as follows: a. The department shall publish a notice of meeting thirty days prior to holding the meeting. b. The meeting must be conducted by the department. c. The meeting may be held in Bismarck. The meeting may be virtual. d. The meeting is not an adjudicative proceeding hearing under North Dakota Century Code chapter 28-32.