18-5-503 and any applicable rules and regulations. If the board

18-5-503 and any applicable rules and regulations. If the board of county commissioners determines that the application is incomplete, it shall within thirty (30) days of receipt of the application notify the applicant of the specific deficiencies in the application. The applicant shall provide the additional information necessary within thirty (30) days of receipt of a request for additional information from the board. When the board of county commissioners determines that the application is complete it shall notify the applicant that the application is complete and shall provide notice of the date and time at which the hearing required by W.S. 18-5-506 will be conducted.

18-5-506. Hearing and public comment.

Any board of county commissioners receiving an application to permit a facility shall hold a public hearing to consider public comment on the application no less than forty‑five (45) days and not more than sixty (60) days after determining that the application is complete. Written comment on the application shall be accepted by the board of county commissioners for not less than forty-five (45) days after determining that the application is complete.

Note: Effective 1/1/2026 this section will read as:

Any board of county commissioners receiving an application to permit a facility shall hold a public hearing to consider public comment on the application no less than forty-five (45) days and not more than ninety (90) days after determining that the application is complete. The applicant may agree to extend the date by which a public hearing is held under this section. Written comment on the application shall be accepted by the board of county commissioners for not less than forty-five (45) days after determining that the application is complete.

18-5-507. Decision of the board; findings necessary.

(a) Within forty-five (45) days from the date of completion of the hearing required by W.S. 18-5-506, the board shall make complete findings, issue an opinion, render a decision upon the record either granting or denying the application and state whether or not the applicant has met the standards required by this article. The decision shall be subject to the remedies provided in W.S. 18-5-508. The board shall grant a permit if it determines that the proposed facility complies with all standards properly adopted by the board of county commissioners and the standards required by this article.

Note: Effective 1/1/2026 this subsection will read as:

(a) Within sixty (60) days from the date of completion of the hearing required by W.S. 18-5-506, the board shall make complete findings, issue an opinion, render a decision upon the record either granting or denying the application and state whether or not the applicant has met the standards required by this article. The decision shall be subject to the remedies provided in W.S. 18-5-508. The board shall grant a permit if it determines that the proposed facility complies with all standards properly adopted by the board of county commissioners and the standards required by this article.

(b) No permit shall be granted if the application is incomplete or if all notices required by W.S. 18-5-503 have not been timely given.

(c) A copy of the decision shall be served upon the applicant.

18-5-508. Remedies.

(a) Any party aggrieved by the final decision of the board of county commissioners may have the decision reviewed by the district court pursuant to Rule 12 of the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure.

(b) When a decision is issued after hearing on an application for a permit under this article, the decision is final for purposes of judicial review.  18-5-509. Referral.

(a) Any board of county commissioners which receives an application to permit a wind energy facility or solar energy facility which does not meet the definition of an industrial facility as defined in W.S. 35-12-102(a)(vii)(E) or (G) may refer the facility to the industrial siting council for additional permitting consistent with the requirements of the Industrial Development Information and Siting Act, W.S. 35-12- 101 through 35-12-119, but the provisions of W.S. 39-15-111 and