(1) The working committee, with the assistance of local officials and the department, shall conduct a public hearing held in conformity with Title 2, chapter 3, MCA.

(2) The department shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the proposed specific geographic area reasonably in advance of the hearing. The department shall also mail notice of the hearing to all interested persons who have expressed to the department an interest concerning department actions and have requested to be placed on the department's list of interested persons.

(3) The department shall allow interested persons the opportunity to submit data, views, or arguments orally or in writing prior to the hearing, at the hearing, and for a reasonable time after the hearing.

(4) The hearing must be held in an accessible facility in the specific geographic area proposed for the center.