After the hearing, he was still looking for the answer.

"After the hearing, I think the thing's going to take on a life of its own in one direction or the other."

He said a final vote would be taken after a public hearing on March 12.

The law was passed after a public hearing on March 31.

The judge can rule at any time after the hearing.

Generally, the official decision is made two to three weeks after the hearing.

The board will make a final decision after public hearings in June.

"We have to learn how it does work," he said after the hearing.

After public hearings, the federal agency will a final decision, probably by 2007.

The committee recommendations are set to be put before a vote a week after the hearing.