(a) Advise and consult.--The board shall advise, consult, make recommendations and propose reasonable rules, regulations and standards to the department for the prevention of conditions detrimental to the public in the use of amusement rides and attractions as the board finds necessary for the protection and safety of the public upon the basis of circumstantial evidence and information available to or developed by the department or upon circumstantial evidence and information submitted by any interested person at a public hearing held in accordance with subsection (b). The department shall make such recommendations to the board regarding rules, regulations and standards as it deems necessary to carry out the intent of this act.

(b) Hearings.--The board shall hold public hearings at such time and place as the board may specify to carry out its responsibilities. All hearings shall be conducted pursuant to the act of July 19, 1974 (P.L. 486, No. 175), referred to as the Public Agency Open Meeting Law.¹

(c) Recommendations.--The board shall submit to the department its recommendations concerning proposed rules, regulations and standards, together with a report, indicating the need for the proposals and summarizing the testimony presented at any public hearing and any other information or technical data available to the board.