(a) The property disposition plan shall be transmitted to the Chairmen and Minority Chairmen of the House and Senate State Government Committees or their successor committees not later than May 1 of each year. The House and Senate Committees shall conduct public hearings which may be joint hearings to review the plan and shall advise the department of any suggested modifications in the plan not later than June 1 of each year.

(b) The department shall publish its proposed property disposition plan in the Pennsylvania Bulletin not later than May 1 of each year and invite public comments on the plan during the following 30-day period. The proposed plan shall not require review by the Attorney General for form and legality prior to publication, but during the 30-day comment period the department shall request that the Attorney General review the plan for form and legality. The Attorney General shall communicate his evaluation of the plan, in writing, to the department and to the Chairmen and Minority Chairmen of the House and Senate State Government Committees or their successor committees.

(c) Whenever the department deems that there is significant public interest in the plan proposed for disposition of a parcel of real property, the department shall, in the vicinity of the site, hold public hearings on the proposed property disposition plan for the parcel.