1. (a) Not later than thirty (30) days after being served a request for an adjudicatory hearing, an administrative law judge under IC 4-15-10.5 shall, if the administrative law judge determines that:

   1. (1) the request was properly submitted; and

   2. (2) the request establishes a jurisdictional basis for a hearing;

      assign the matter for a hearing.

2. (b) Upon assigning the matter for a hearing, an administrative law judge may stay the force and effect of the following:

   1. (1) A contested permit provision.
   2. (2) A permit term or condition the administrative law judge considers inseverable from a contested permit provision.

3. (c) After a final hearing under this section, a final order of an administrative law judge on a permit application is subject to review under IC 4-21.5-5 .

   [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-10-2.5(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.25-1997, SEC.6; P.L.90-1998, SEC.14; P.L.128-2024, SEC.19.